Help & Advice
Practical help for UK household appliances: fault finding, fixes you can try at home and when to call an engineer, for washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and more.
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Free Appliance Repair Help - UK
A broken appliance is stressful. The instinct is to search for a forum, find someone who has had the same problem, and see what fixed it. That instinct makes sense, but the reality of…
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Heat Pump Tumble dryer urgent fire risk safety notices
Haier, Hoover, Candy and five more brands of built-in heat pump tumble dryer are under a stop-use safety notice. Check your serial number and rating plate.
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Hotpoint & Indesit gas cooker safety notice
Hotpoint and Indesit have recalled 17 gas cooker models made in late 2024 over a gas leak risk. How to check your model and get a free repair or replacement.
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Why Is My Laundry Covered in Small Fibres After Washing?
Do you have thousands of small fibres all over your laundry after washing? A look at this irritating problem by an experienced white goods engineer.
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Can You Lay a Fridge or Freezer on Its Side or Back When Moving It?
How to safely transport a fridge or freezer to another house or location. Do not lay on its back or side before reading this article.
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How to save food if your freezer isn’t working
An experienced engineer describes what to do if your freezer has broken down. And how to save your food - or what to do if food is already defrosted and spoiled.
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Can I claim for spoiled food when freezer breaks down?
Find out when you might be able to claim for spoiled food, who to claim from, and what steps you need to take first to make a successful claim more likely.
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Motor bracket on washing machine broken
Can you repair a broken motor bracket on a washing machine drum that's caused the motor to come loose? Advice by an engineer with over 40 years experience.
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Potential health risks from unused hot water tap
Did you know if you just stop using the hot water tap on your washing machine's plumbing it could pose a health risk? Detailed analysis by appliance engineer.
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Is a hot and cold fill washing machine more economical?
Theoretically it should be more economical to utilise pre-existing hot water in a washing machine, but this article explains why it is mostly less economical. .
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