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How to Repair Appliances

Are you ready to start repairing your own appliances? If you are new to the world of DIY, we invite you to get started at Hometalk. We have DIY video tutorials, discussion boards, and slideshows to guide you with step-by-step instructions on how to successfully repair your broken appliances. Check out our best appliance repair projects too.

Appliance Repair Rundown – Fix Almost Any Appliance With Our Top Tip

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Appliance Repair Rundown – Fix Almost Any Appliance With Our Top Tip

Advice for Fixing Appliances

Listen to identify the issue

Listen to the moving parts of the appliance to isolate the issue. If something is broken, there will often be an unpleasant noise.

Switch off and unplug

This may seem obvious, but it can be forgotten. Never start any type of repair on an appliance that is switched on or plugged in.

Consult the appliance’s manual

Manuals can provide the answer to common problems. If you've lost the paper copy of a manual, you can always find it online.

Find the right parts

Installing the wrong part or a poorly made component can cause the appliance to break further. Use official or trusted suppliers.

Give it a good clean

If in doubt, remove and clean components where possible. It may be that a build-up of dirt stopped the appliance from working smoothly.

More repairing categories

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Top Appliance Repair Projects

We hereby present you with the top DIY appliance repair projects at Hometalk.

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Popular Slideshows for Repairing Appliances

Enjoy our slideshows of DIY appliance repair projects and learn something new.

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Appliance Repair Rundown – Fix Almost Any Appliance With Our Top Tip

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Appliance Repair Videos

Watch our DIY video tutorials on how to repair your own appliances. Great tips here.

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Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Appliance Repair Projects

Check out our best DIY appliance repair projects here. Prepare to be wowed.

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Popular Repairing Appliances Discussions

Visit and give us your two cents on the DIY appliance repair discussion board.

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Got a Repairing Question?

We at Hometalk would like to invite you to ask your appliance repair questions here.

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New Appliance Repair Projects

Here is our collection of new DIY appliance repair projects. Take a look around.

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