Oven Switches Oven selector switches that can be referred to as function switches or commutator switches are the small switch that sits behind the control knob of your oven and switch between the various functions of your oven. These switches range in shape, size and functions depende…
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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Gas Burners Not Staying Lit
Gas Hob Burners Gas burners on cooking appliances, these days, are generally only used for an oven burner and of course hob burners that you will find as a stand alone built in hob and, also on the top of a cooker or a range cooker. In the past you could also find gas grills but these…
Washing Machines Blowing Fuses & Tripping
Washing Machines Tripping If your washing machine trips your electrics it can be any number of things that cause it If your washing machine trips the electrics, trips an RCD (Residual Current Device), fuse or other safety device then there is a number of simple checks that you can do …
Oven & Cooker Tripping Problems
Oven & Cooker Tripping Electrics If your oven, cooker or hob trips the electrics or, trips an RCD (Residual Current Device), fuse or other safety device then there is a number of simple checks that you can do in order to try to narrow down what the problem could be. It should be pointed out t…
Overloading Tumble Dryers
Overloading Just as much as people overload washing machines, tumble dryers also get overloaded on a regular basis and it causes issues with the efficiency of your dryer as well as potential failures. Often people seem to be tempted to squeeze in as much as possible to dry as much as …
Tumble Dryer Belts Snapping
Broken Tumble Dryer Belts If your tumble dryer belt is snapped or burned through then the chances are, we’re sorry to inform you, that it is almost certainly your fault. Or, the fault of the person using the tumble dryer. The reason is really rather obvious when you think about it and…
Intermittent Leaking On Washing Machines
Occasional Leaking Your washing machine occasionally leaks, here’s what is probably causing that We will quite often come across reports from users of washing machines that will leak on an intermittent basis, especially so on what is known as high capacity front loading washing…
Dishwasher Not Draining
Not Draining There are any number of reasons why your dishwasher would not drain and here we will explain the most common causes that we find to be causing the water not to be drained from your dishwasher. Blockages In A Dishwasher The first and most common cause of any la…
Poor Wash Results From Your Washing Machine
Poor Wash Results Over the past number of years people getting poor wash results or damaged clothing from their washing machine has seemed to have been on the rise and, we think we know why this is. Since the mid 1990’s we have seen an arms race in the washing machine industry over en…
Holes In Clothes: The Main Causes
Holes In Clothes Continuing on from our article on the mechanical reasons a washing machine can cause small holes or tears in clothes we will now explain the by far more common explanations on why this happens. We will demonstrate that very often it is not your washing machine t…