Home appliance diy

General appliance repair tips.

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Please read the smallprint below ,before accessing this site.

Use caution when repairing electrical appliances ,with the machine always unplugged from the mains supply.

I have been repairing domestic appliance for over 25 years and my knowledge has been recorded on this site .

The information in this site is free for anyone to read as you wish as long as you read and understand the smallprint.

These pages are demonstrations of how i repair various faults.

If you have a problem with your machine let me know and i will try to do a page on it or if you need advice

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Contact me at Appdiy@yahoo.co.uk

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Home Appliance Diy

Hotpoint Indesit dryer burning smell
If there is signs of burning then give the manufacturer a ring ,they take these faults very seriously.You may get a free repair or more.
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I ALWAYS UNPLUG FROM MAINS.
Remove 2 screws from lid (shown in picture.)


Push lid ( as shown in diagram ) until it moves back then lift lid.It can be very tight and can need a hard push.

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Remove the four screws as shown in the picture to the left. Then remove the two screws at the top of the side panel as shown in picture below.


Remove the two screws at the top of the side panel.

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Remove the plynth by inserting a small flat bladed screwdriver in the 3 places as shown in the picture and slightly lift up to release the 3 clips (one at a time ) then the plynth can be released from the lower clips (The lower clips can be tight and soon break).


Remove the 2 screws as shown in the picture ( some of the models have a screw underneath shown by the arrow).The side panel slides back and can be removed .

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The insides can now be seen .Unplug the heater plug as shown in the picture . Remove any tie wraps on the heater wires, and loosen the belt.


Remove the 2 screws from the rear cover.

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image nine Remove the pin in the drum shaft.


The rear panel can then be prised apart to allow the drum to be removed and excess fluff can be removed. image ten


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Inspect the rear seal and remove any excess fluff.


Refit the belt as shown image twelve


image thirteen .Unplug the heater plug as shown in the picture . Remove any tie wraps towards the rear of the machine.


Remove the screws from the heater cover (There are 2 small screws where the yellow circles are these hold the heater in place DO NOT RELEASE YET . Then using a flat bladed driver prise the cover away from the rear panel to remove the heater cover and heater (mind the heater image fourteen


Chect the heater and remove any access fluff. image fourteen