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What you have linked is NOT a pump, it is just a pump controller. (a device which switches a pump on and off as required.) It senses water pressure and if the pressure falls too low, it switches on a pump. It is used in systems that provide a whole of house pressurized system from a simple water...

Hi Dom   Sorry I can't offer any info about model numbers. A photo of the control panel might help someone identify, but probably not me. As I said I have never been very interested in these machines.   I don't think your description of the pawl is correct. The pawl engages with the clutch...

Now here's an idea... Here is a website of a man I used to see occasionally who has written a book about repairing Australian washing machines. His name is Lindsay Alford and he is a retired washing machine repairman. I believe he was previously a teacher before that. (??)   He is a lovely...

Sorry Dom but that last photo is very blurry, I can't make out anything useful. Any chance of you taking it again? Shining a bright light in there should make a clearer image.   I suspect the twist tie might be something to do with your problem, either a previous dodgy repair, or just a twist...

Gizmo here... Hi, it's late so I will be brief. I will come back in next day or two for more detail if needed.   The brake is a spring steel band that grips around the aluminium gearbox casing. A flat strip of strong spring steel that grips the outer edge of the gearbox, through some sort of...

Are you cooking only one slice?   If you are cooking only one slice of toast, it MUST go into the slot that has the words ONE SLICE stamped next to it. If you cook one slice in the other slot, the toast sensor gets radiant heat direct from the opposite element, and is "tricked" into shutting...

Hi Adam It's still not clear what you want.   Do you have the wire whisk? The K-beater?   I have spares of at least the whisk, and possibly the K-beater as well. If you want them, you can have them, you would have to pay postage.   I'm not certain but I thought the accessories are the...

Kenwood Chefs were made here in Australia (not sure what period, but for decades, I think), they were very popular so there should be no need to import parts from the UK.   I think Adam is asking about accessories, not about the standard bowl and beaters / whisk.   I can't help with that, I...

Might it be a slipping belt? This is often worse in wash than spin - during wash, the motor turns slower and the washing is full of water, so very heavy, making it more likely to slip. In spin, the motor turns much faster, so slipping is less obvious.   We need more info, but this is one thing...

Maybe that socket was installed by an Australian... That's how our standard 230V sockets are fitted - active and neutral (sloping pins) at the top, earth ( called ground in USA) vertical at the bottom.   Like the link below:     Not long ago I bought a kettle (called a tea kettle" in USA)...

The controller board - it is probably for a Chinese Whirlpool front loader - quite likely not sold in USA or Canada. We have had Chinese-made Whirlpool front loaders here in Australia for a long time, possibly 20 years? I tried googling the part number in the Aliexpress ad but came up with...

water valves slow till hot water goes through This is typical of valves where the rubber diaphragm is getting old and less flexible. The hot water softens them temporarily. Time for new water valves.

Is the door lock wired up or disconnected? The locks do fail (often) and that may be the problem, or a faulty door lock may have been bypassed to keep the machine operating.

  I'm not certain but I don't think that timer is from a 460. It looks like a 470 timer. My understanding is the 460 used a rather bulky European timer (Crouzet maybe??) and the later machines used a cheaper Australian made timer, which is much more slender in shape, your photo looks like the...

"Looks to be one of the earlier models." It's one of the later models.   The early ones had a horizontal "time line" indicator to show progress through the cycle. Later ones like the one above had a circular "clock face" to show progress. The later ones also had some cheapening - plastic...

Thanks Chetlaham.   We had been a couple already for 35 years when we finally married. First we needed a change in the law, then covid got in the way and caused a couple more years delay. We got there in the end...   Quite a few guests asked "so, what's with the washing machine?" but we...

Oooh that is lovely! I'd love to get it, but...   It's a bit too far from me, otherwise I'd be on it in a flash. I'm probably the closest member of this website group, but it's till a very long distance to travel.   It's the same model as the one we used at our wedding in 2022 - it was our...

In the majority of American kitchens...? Garbage disposal? (they are almost unheard of here, in fact I believe no longer sold new, but common in USA?)

Reply to John's quiz Lots of small kitchen appliances aren't rated for continuous operation. I have seen mainly food processors, stick mixers and blenders with short on cycles - the worst I've seen was a cheap stick mixer with 30 seconds on / 5 minutes off cycle. (Max usage time 30 seconds...

I remember using one of those machines at a caravan park in the early 1980s, somewhere in rural Victoria. I was very impressed with it - washed very vigorously, and if you lifted the lid during spin, it pretty much stopped instantly - it must have had a hell of a strong brake. Lift the lid and...