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One guide per fault, written around the way people actually search — not generic marketing fluff. Find your symptom and work through the causes in order.
Water sitting in the drum after the cycle? Work through the filter, the hose and the pump before you spend a penny.
It washes, it drains — but the drum won't spin. Here's how to tell a £15 pair of brushes from a dead motor.
F01 on Hotpoint and Indesit machines means a motor circuit fault — but check a £15 part before you price up a control board.
An inch of dirty water under the filter? Work outwards from the machine — the blockage is usually closer to the sink than you think.
Fan runs, light's on, oven's cold? It's usually a £15–£35 element — here's how to tell.
Freezer's fine but the fridge is at room temperature? On a frost-free, all the cold comes from one place — here's the 48-hour test to try first.
Drum turns, no heat? It's usually a tripped thermostat or a blocked airway — but find out WHY it tripped before resetting it.