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Washing Machine Repair Guides

Washing machine help section for washing machine and washer dryer repair guides Tutorials and guides on how washing machines work, what commonly goes wrong with washing machines and how you can repair a washing machine yourself. All the top washing machine and washer dryer issues you will find in this section.

The tutorials and guides are designed to help you to disagnose the problem with your washing machine and give insight into the diagnostic procedure.

Note that the washing machine tutorials are generic and the exact details may vary from your own washing machine or washer dryer but the general principles will almost always be the same.

Most of the common issues are covered in these repair guides but more specific fault code information may be available in the fault code section.

For addtional help or specific advice if required please use our forums and not the comments section on the guides.
1 Common Washing Machine Problems And Cures 15545
2 Fault Finding On Washing Machines 51655
3 General Principals Of The Automatic Washing Machine 7483
4 Holes In Clothes: Mechanical Causes 182
5 Holes In Clothes: The Main Causes 199
6 How A Washing Machine Really Works 333
7 How To Access Washing Machine Bearings 2616
8 How To Fit A Washing Machine Door Seal Gasket 29916
9 How To Repair A Washing Machine 5168
10 How To Replace A Washing Machine Door Lock 4496
11 How To Replace A Washing Machine Drum Paddle 6826
12 How To Replace A Washing Machine Water Valve 6528
13 How To Replace Washing Machine Drum Bearings 52091
14 Intermittent Leaking On Washing Machines 27
15 Mould Lumps In A Washing Machine 8632
16 Overloading A Washing Machine 11996
17 Poor Wash Results From Your Washing Machine 170
18 The Number One Washing Machine Fault 1088
19 Washer Dryers General Principles 5955
20 Washing Machine Bouncing or Vibration 26676
21 Washing Machine Door Glass Failures 1099
22 Washing Machine Drain Pumps 29497
23 Washing Machine Drive Belts 6960
24 Washing Machine Fabric Softener Issues 8893
25 Washing Machine Installation Fault Advice 7969
26 Washing Machine Motor Carbon Brushes 29793
27 Washing Machine Not Spinning 24805
28 Washing Machine Overfoaming Or Oversudsing 4652
29 Washing Machine Soap Drawer Leaking 224
30 Washing Machine Soap Powders 6472
31 Washing Machine Timer, Control Module Or Programmer Faulty 15522
32 Washing Machine Variable Wash Times 195
33 Washing Machine Will Not Drain 11333
34 Washing Machines Backfilling From Waste Pipe 13299

 

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