The household handbook for appliances
11,347 plain-English answers for the washing machine that won’t drain, the fridge that’s stopped getting cold, the code on the display and the Gas Mark in your recipe — written for the appliances in British homes.
11,347 answers 8 chapters 115 topics
The household handbook
Contents
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By appliance
Pick the appliance, then the problem. The brand names under a subject open that brand’s own answers.
Error codes
Type the brand and the code the way the display shows it. Codes are explained brand by brand, because the same code can mean different things on different machines.
Oven temperatures
British recipes give a Gas Mark; most ovens show °C, and a fan oven runs hotter. The chart has the three side by side — each row opens its own answer.
Oven temperature chart
| Gas Mark | °C | Fan °C | °F | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 140 | 120 | 275 | Guide → |
| 2 | 150 | 130 | 300 | Guide → |
| 3 | 170 | 150 | 325 | Guide → |
| 4 | 180 | 160 | 350 | Guide → |
| 5 | 190 | 170 | 375 | Guide → |
| 6 | 200 | 180 | 400 | Guide → |
| 7 | 220 | 200 | 425 | Guide → |
| 8 | 230 | 210 | 450 | Guide → |
| 9 | 240 | 220 | 475 | Guide → |
A fan oven cooks hotter: set it about 20 °C lower than a conventional oven, unless your oven’s manual says otherwise.
Common questions
Most people arrive with one question. These come up the most.
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Safety first
Most fixes on this site are checks anyone can do: a filter, a hose, a setting. Anything past that — a panel off, wiring, gas — is a job for a qualified engineer.
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House rules
Each page opens with the likely cause and what to check, then explains why.
UK models and UK words: hob, tumble dryer, Gas Mark, °C, 230 V mains and 13 A plugs.
Error codes and settings are explained for the brand and the machine, because the same code can mean different things.
Where a fix means a panel off, wiring or gas, the page says so and points you to an engineer.
No jargon without an explanation: when a part has a name, the page says what it does.
We don’t make, sell or repair appliances.
