From hairdryers to washing machines, toasters to televisions, this useful book provides easy-to-follow solutions for repairing everyday appliances. Comprehensive information and fault-finding strategies provide the insight and confidence you need to tackle frustrating break-downs, helping to save valuable time and money. Whether it is the video recorder or vacuum cleaner, electric drill or tumbledryer, being without an appliance you often rely on is inconvenient and exasperating. Furthermore, getting them fixed by professionals is time-consuming and can be very expensive, even for the most simple of repairs. With this book, you don't need to be an expert to tackle most of the tiresome break-downs and faults thrown up by your household equipment. Everything is explained simply, yet comprehensively, in this highly illustrated manual. Packed with advice from professional repair and maintenance engineers, the book de-mystifies the workings of basic household equipment and provides the knowledge to solve common problems. This book covers all major household equipment including small and large appliances, audio-visual equipment, alarm systems, power tools, computers and accessories. It features fault-finding techniques to identify common problems and provides comprehensive advice on replacement parts and accessories.