Tumble Dryer Filters

  Tumble Dryer Filters Essentially there are two different types of tumble dryer so far as domestic tumble dryers are concerned at any rate, vented tumble dryers and self-condensing tumble dryers. Both have a lint or fluff filter on them as this is essential to stop fluff and lint from …

Oven Cooling Fan Motors

  Oven Cooling Fan Motors Cooling fan motors are fitted to many ovens and cookers normally at the top rear of the oven cavity and they look like a drum, tube or cylindrical type of fan. These are known as tangential fan motors and can be constructed from metal or plastics. There are som…

Oven Fan Motors

  Oven Fan Motors Fan motors are fitted to all fan assisted ovens normally at the rear of the oven cavity. The purpose of this is to stabilise the temperature, in effect to distribute the heat more evenly though the oven cavity giving the user greater temperature stability and therefore…

Dishwasher Door Locks

  Dishwasher Door Locks A door lock in a dishwasher is more of a latch and catch type of arrangement with the door lock as such usually referred to as the latch and the part on the body of the dishwasher being the latch. Usually the latch is the small protruding part at the very top of …

Washing Machine Door Locks

  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 …

Cooker Hood Motors

  Cooker Hood Motors The motor in a cooker or extractor hood is a very simple one, almost without exception it is a small brushless induction coil motor that requires no maintenance at all. One common reason for a fan motor to fail is a failure to maintain the cooker hood correctly, i.e. not…

Cooker Hood Lights

  Cooker Hood Lighting Cooker hood lights are probably the most common of all things to fail on a cooker hood but in this article we have to start with a bit of solid advice or a warning if you like, please pay attention to the following. Cooker hood lights are not meant to be left on all th…

Cooker Hood Switches

  Cooker Hood Switches Cooker hood switches come in a number of different formats and types as is the case with many components or spare parts. And, like most, they can be specific to a range or even a model where it’s a special arrangement of some kind. You can have some with individu…

Oven Safety & Cooling Fan Thermostats

  Safety & Cooling Thermostats Oven safety thermostats and fan initiation or control thermostats are normally small thermostats that are attached to the outer of the oven cavity to ensure safety, as in, your oven or cooker don’t get too hot so as to avert damage or, to control…

Tips For Finding Spare Parts

  Finding Appliance Spare Parts There are a number of different tricks to finding spare parts and, finding them as easily and cheaply as possible. By following these simple tips you should be able to find most parts with relative ease.   Asking us about parts can often get you…