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…
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.
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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…
Fridges & Freezers Tripping Electrics
As with other appliances it is not especially uncommon to hear of fridges, freezers and fridge freezers tripping the house electrics or blowing fuses and her ewe will try to explain the most common reasons and the ones that you can check for yourself before calling in a repair technician. Please …
Tumble Dryer Drum Not Turning
This is a fairly common problem that people will often have with their tumble dryer irrespective of what make it happens to be and here we will run you through the most common issues that will cause that fault to happen. Drive Belt We’d guess that this one was fairly obvious to most people but …
Oven Cuts Out In Use
Very often we will see the fault reported by owners that their cooker or more accurately, the oven on their cooker of just a straight built in oven will cut out when in use. Ordinarily this is when the oven heats up, often appears to reach the desired temperature but then from the user’s pe…
Tumble Dryer Tripping Electrics
Tumble Dryer Tripping Whilst a tumble dryer tripping the electrics in your home isn’t an especially common problem it can and does happen on occasion and here we explain the most common causes in general that will lead to that happening. Please do be sure to follow the basic ele…
Refrigeration Compressors
Fridge And Freezer Compressors The compressor in your fridge, freezer or fridge freezer is probably the most important part of the unit as it is the heart of the machine, the motor that drives the refrigerant gas around the system causing the cooling to happen. Most people just see it…
Washing Machine Heating
Washing Machine Not Heating If you think your washing machien isn’t heating the water then read this first We see this problem crop up fairly regularly on the forums and sometimes there is a fault but, often times there’s not. Ordinarily the reported symptoms will be the …