We have seen many people asking in the forums about Beko fridge freezers and temperature problems with them. This is usually the normal fridge on freezer type fridge freezer and not the American style side by side ones. What we will see is a report that the temperatures will fluctuate sometimes a…
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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Refrigerant Gas
Refrigerant Gas There are a lot of misconceptions and, misinformation when it comes to refrigerant gas that we aim to put to bed here as these misconceptions lead to many an incorrect diagnosis on faults with refrigeration. The first thing that should be understood that, in relative t…
Oven Cooking Temperature Performance
Oven Temperatures We will sometimes get comments from people about ovens running too hot or too cool all too often with people thinking that there’s some sort of issue with the oven causing this. If this is how you stumbled across this article then before you go to all the hassle and possib…
Dishwasher Fire Risks
Dishwasher Fires Dishwasher fires are not all that commonplace, we rarely see them and even when we do they are generally not all that serious as in, burn the house down serious. Of course if the worst happens and your dishwasher does have a “fire” incident then it will gi…
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…
Tumble Dryer Will Not Heat Up
Dryer Not Heating There are any number of reasons why a tumble dryer will demonstrate the fault of “won’t heat” and here we will look at the most common reasons for that fault and how to troubleshoot it. These are the most common scenarios but they can vary depending…
Oven And Cooker Fire Risks
Oven & Coooker Fires Cooker, built in oven and hob fires do get reported but we think less so than other appliances as it is probably more expected and, people expect that the cause is liable to be what was being cooked that was the problem and not the appliance. Again, as with al…
Tumble Dryer Fire Risks Explained
Tumble Dryer Fires Just as with other domestic appliances, tumble dryer fires are more commonplace than many people might think them to be, from what we see in the news wires we’d roughly estimate that there are about one or two a month, perhaps slightly more in the UK. Again, a…
Washing Machine Fire Risks
Washing Machine Fires What is the real risk of a fire in your washing machine? Washing machine fires are more commonplace than many people might think them to be, from what we see in the news wires we’d roughly estimate that there are about one a week, perhaps slightly mo…
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 …