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Appliance Repairs
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Buy Appliances
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Appliance Safety
Look after your home & family. Faulty appliances cause many fires, but they rarely get reported.
Learn about vital safety notices, and risks & dangers related to all your white goods appliances – Appliance safety
Consumer Advice
Advice & help on UK consumer rights issues related to white goods appliances.
Your rights when buying, with faulty appliances, and with bad repairs or service – Consumer section
Using Appliances
Essential advice & helpful tips on using all your white goods appliances.
Learn how to use them more efficiently, and how to save time & money. I guarantee you will learn something useful – Using appliances
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It’s remarkable how many times someone has contacted me to say that they have cleaned the pump filter on their washing machine and now it is leaking. …
Latest Comments
I have a forty-seven year old Creda Compact 3S tumble dryer which has never been serviced and is still running…
Hi Ann. Yes. It’s covered in my article above with links to buy the parts needed. Either use a drain…
I have just been given a washing machine the waste hose is short about one to two inches can this…
I should also add that I am unable to find any clear definition, on any consumer website, that specifically mentions…
Apologies John, I meant to reply to this sooner. I think the fact that the appliance has been used may…
Hello Nicholas. If your washing machine does not have 1/2 load button then it probably adjusts for the size of…
How do i get from a half load to a full load in my LG ,washing machine please help
Renting Appliances
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Hello Gordon. If you search Google for oldest working tumble dryer, I think you might find it is definitely a…