We often see people online, in comments, through email and offline over the phone desperately seeking free technical support to help repair a busted machine Here’s the thing, free support does exist but it requires you to put a bit of work in. Or, it isn’t free. We’ll explain how and why that is….
Category: Applies To All Appliances
This section has articles and tutorials that apply to all appliances and some, such as electrical safety, that should be read prior to attempting any DIY repair work on your appliance.
It is vital that you carry out any repairs to problems with your washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer and so on in safety and this means that any appliance should not be worked on with mains power applied. All components or parts can be accessed without any requirement to power them up.
These articles are designed to help you to stay safe and understand the appliances better, allowing you to repair them yourself should you choose to do so.
User Fails Tumble Dryers
Service engineers when on the road, crawling about under machines and fixing them see some sights. Some are funny. Some are scary. Some send shivers down your spine. Some are repulsive. Here we want to demonstrate the kinds of things that these unsung heroes have to put up with on tumble dryers a…
User Fails Dishwashers
Service engineers when on the road, crawling about under machines and fixing them see some sights. Some are funny. Some are scary. Some send shivers down your spine. Some are repulsive. Here we want to demonstrate the kinds of things that these unsung heroes have to put up with on dishwashers and…
User Fails Refrigeration
Service engineers when on the road, crawling about under machines and fixing them see some sights. Some are funny. Some are scary. Some send shivers down your spine. Some are repulsive. Here we want to demonstrate the kinds of things that these unsung heroes have to put up with on fridges, freeze…
User Fails Cooking
Service engineers when on the road, crawling about under machines and fixing them see some sights. Some are funny. Some are scary. Some send shivers down your spine. Some are repulsive. Here we want to demonstrate the kinds of things that these unsung heroes have to put up with on built in ovens,…
User Fails Washing Machines
Service engineers when on the road, crawling about under machines and fixing them see some sights. Some are funny. Some are scary. Some send shivers down your spine. Some are repulsive. Here we want to demonstrate the kinds of things that these unsung heroes have to put up with on washing machine…
How Safe Are Domestic Appliances
Appliance Safety How safe are domestic appliances in reality? Every now and then there is a news item or such that will latch onto some dangerous appliance scare story, normally it’s something surrounding fires, recalls, explosions and so on, very often making people very afr…
Appliance Fire Avoidance Tips
Appliance Fires Tips to make sure you stay safe and avoid risk of fire Any number of appliances can go up in flames and they can do so for a variety of reasons, most you can do something about through simple safety and, with all the recent press frenzy over the Hotpoint tumble …
Electronic Controllers & Timers
Electronic Controllers People often assume the worst and the controller is faulty but that’s often not correct Before you read this article let us point out that we are no electronics or programming gurus, have not a single qualification in the area but we do understand how man…
Modification And Bypassing Appliance Components
Hacking Appliances Why hacking appliances, altering them or modifying them might not be the best plan Electric shocks are not a lot of fun and, as an appliance repairers, we’ve had our share of them over the years that have usually been a result of our own stupidity or lack of …