A machine that stops for no obvious reason halfway through a programme is one of the more baffling appliance faults, and a worn tumble dryer door catch is behind a good proportion of them. The door still looks shut. The load is still turning when you check on it. Then...
Tumble Dryer Vent Hose Faults That Are Quietly Ruining Your Drying Times
A vented tumble dryer is the simplest drying appliance in the house and the tumble dryer vent hose is the simplest part of it, which is precisely why it gets ignored. It carries hot moist air from the drum to the outside world, and if it cannot do that freely...
Washer Dryer Drying Capacity and Why the Second Number on the Door Matters Most
Almost every washer dryer sold in this country carries two capacity figures, and washer dryer drying capacity is the one households routinely overlook. A machine badged nine kilograms will very often dry only five or six, and that gap is not a manufacturing shortcoming. It is a physical necessity that...
Washer Dryer Condensation and Why Your Kitchen Windows Stream Once the Heating Goes On
Every autumn we take calls that begin with a damp problem and end with an appliance diagnosis. Washer dryer condensation is the reason. Through the summer, moisture leaving a drying cycle disperses through open windows and nobody notices it. From late September, with the windows shut and the heating on,...
Washing Machine Capacitor Faults and the Hum With No Spin
A machine that hums but will not turn is one of the more alarming things a domestic appliance can do, and a failed washing machine capacitor is among the first things an engineer will consider. The symptom is distinctive. The programme runs, the display behaves normally, the motor is clearly...
Washing Machine Drain Hose Faults and the Syphoning Problem Nobody Expects
The washing machine drain hose is a length of corrugated plastic that most households never look at, and it accounts for a surprising share of the drainage faults we attend. It is cheap, it is entirely accessible, and it is the component most likely to have been damaged during a...
