If your appliance such as a washing machine, fridge freezer, tumble dryer, cooker etc is brokern then you normally would simply pick up the phone to a tradesmen to try and get it fixed, however there are other options that you should consider before doing this.

We highly recommend using  HowToMendIt.com - as they describe themselves as a ‘free repair help & information site’ they offer some great tips on how to repair applainces as well as answering questions you may have. e.g if you have a washing machine that won’t spin, it will help you diagnose the problem and then help you with a solution.

They are an established site with thousands of helpful articles and questions and answers, so your problem has probably popped up a hundred times before hand making it even easier to find the solution. You can find them at http://www.howtomendit.com