How A Tumble Dryer Works This is how the tumble dryer functions; it is not intended as repair guide. There are three basic types of tumble dryer: The blower tumble dryer The condensing tumble dryer Auto-sensing tumble dryers All share basic characteristics, as follows. Consider the ma…
Category: Appliance Self Repair
Repair Your Own Appliance
Can you diagnose the problem and fix your own washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer, cooker or fridge freezer?
In this section we explain the top problems with domestic appliances, how they work and often how to go about diagnosing the fault and curing it, what spare part you might need and advice on how to avoid common appliance problems and maintain your appliances so they work better and last longer.
For any information that you cannot find please use our appliance help and support forums or should you not see an article that you think should be in this section then please feel free to email a request to us on admin@ukwhitegoods.co.uk and we will do our best to accommodate your requirements.
Dishwasher General Principles, How They Work
Simple How A Dishwasher Works Contrary to popular belief, the dishwasher is a very simple appliance, with few moving parts. However, unlike most appliances (where removing the lid allows you to see the internal components), the dishwashers parts are buried in the door or beneath the m…
General Principals Of The Automatic Washing Machine
How A Washing Machine Works This diagram shows the basic layout of a washing machine, in this case a Zanussi “Nexus” range machine but the basic principals are more or less the same with most washers. To be fair, the actual style of washer matters little as the process remains basical…
Appliance Fault Codes
About Appliance Fault Or Error Codes What fault codes will tell you and, what they will not tell you Every week on UK Whitegoods we receive countless requests for the meaning of fault codes for many appliances, the most popular being Zanussi, Indesit, Ariston, Hotpoint, Whirlpool an…
Check These Before Calling In A Dishwasher Engineer
Common Problems You Can Fix Yourself Out of all the appliances dishwashers have probably the most suspected faults that a customer can check themselves. Checking these simple problems can save you time but, more importantly, a needless service visit to repair a fault on your dishwashe…
Washing Machine Installation Fault Advice
Common Problems On Installation Unfortunately washing machines are the single worst cause of calls being generated where the customer has either not read the instruction or not understood them when the machine is installed. Please be very aware that if you call the manufacturer servic…
Tumble Dryer Basic Fault Finding
How To Repair A Tumble Dryer Repairing a tumble dryer is often a relatively easy task for most people reasonably competent in DIY and working with electrical products as they really are rather simple appliances all things considered. Of course things get a little more complex once you…
Gas Hobs
Gas Hobs And Cookers Gas appliances can be an extreme hazard and it is strongly inadvisable to attempt repairs yourself, please call a Gas Safe registered repairer. If you are even vaguely hesitant about gas and cannot do a drop test DO NOT INTERFERE WITH IT. I cannot stress enou…
Refrigeration Help
Quick Refrigeration Help Some things you can look at yourself before calling an engineer out to repair the product here is some of them. Fridges And Fridge Sections Of Fridge Freezers As a general rule these are mostly all working on the same principal and using a system t…
Washing Machine Soap Powders
Soap Drawers As engineers, we often get faults reported that are nothing whatsoever to do with the actual appliance; in fact it may well be the detergent used that can cause faults! In fact, improper use and general misunderstanding with this critical element of washing your clothes i…