Category: Washing Machine Spare Parts

Often we think we need to have a conversation with people about this topic as we’ll often be asked for the drum suspension springs and dampers all at once which is indicative that the person asking, to put it as kindly as we can, doesn’t know what the problem is. See, here’s the thing about peopl…

  Washing Machine Doors You wouldn’t think that washing machine doors were much of a problem but they can be as they are often plastic and door handles, catch and trims will often break. The door glass will sometimes go but that’s a whole other debate that has raged for a wh…

  Washing Machine Door Locks A door lock in a washing machine is referred to using several different terms seemingly dependent on which manufacturer that you talk to but the common ones are a door interlock, door safety interlock or simply a door lock. It is important to note that this …

  Heating Elements Almost every washing machine and, certainly any that we have come across in the UK and most of Europe has a water heater or heating element fitted in order to bring the water up to the desired wash temperature. Thankfully the wash element is a very simple thing most o…

  Water Fill Valves People often think that the valve in a washing machine, washer dryer and even a dishwasher are actually smarter than they are. Water valves are almost always basic devices that only know either an on or off state when mains power is appied to the electro-magnetic coi…

  Washing Machine Drive Belts The drive belt in your washing machine, like many other spares, is a much maligned  component that is or at least has, been blamed for being a weak point in a washing machine or washer dryer without any real justification.  There is a myth that washing…

  Washing Machine Control Units It is very, very common for people to get an error on their washing machine or washer dryer and to simply “assume” that the programmer or timer is faulty when, very often it isn’t. In fact, on tests that have been carried out of all returns that come back…

  Washing Machine Bearings Washing machine bearings are, usually, not an easy thing to replace. However this is very much dependent on how easy they are to actually get to and, how badly they they have failed. If you have limited DIY knowledge or are not comfortable with the idea of tak…

  Washing Machine Fault Finding Washing machine and washer dryer timers, control PCB’s or electronic control units are, very often, ASSUMED to be faulty when in fact this is not the case. All too often we see people assuming that the controller has a problem when, in fact, the fault is …

  Washing Machine Motor Brushes If you’ve diagnosed that your washing machine or washer dryer carbon brushes (some people mistakenly call them bushes for some reason) you will be looking to source a set replacement carbons as cheap as possible. We will assume that you have also read our…