Above, you'll find the popular brand names that will be familiar, covering washing machines and washer dryers sold in the UK. Each section also lists more brands that aren't especially major household names.
Each manufacturer section covers the areas we're asked about most — door seals, drain pumps, heating elements, door locks, bearings, control modules — so you can go straight to the part rather than working through everything else. Anything common enough to justify its own section has one.
Washing Machine Spare Parts Complexity
Washing machines are the appliance we're asked about most, and also the most varied. A single model line can span several drum sizes, spin speeds and motor types, and the same name may have been sold as both a washer and a washer dryer. The parts inside can differ substantially between builds that look identical from the outside.
Makers also revise components mid-production — a different door lock, a revised pump, a changed heating element — without altering the model number. The product code and serial number together are what pin down the specific build you own, and without them it's easy to end up with a part that fits the range but not your machine. More on why this happens here.
We know — it's fiddly, and it catches people out.
The safer route is to send us the rating plate details or a photo of the plate. From that, we can trace the exact build and confirm the right part before you order it.
Where To Find Your Rating Plate
On most washing machines and washer dryers, the rating plate is inside the door, on the rim or the inner face. On some models it's on the rear panel, or tucked behind the detergent drawer. If you can't find it, send us a photo of the machine with the door open, and we'll point it out.
Different Brands, Same Washing Machine Parts
Door seals, drain pumps, heating elements, door locks and drum bearings are rarely exclusive to one badge. The same component turns up across a spread of names, because the plants that build washing machines supply several brands from the same line — some of which were never sold in the UK.
From the outside, this can seem baffling. Two machines with nothing visually in common may share the same drain pump or the same door interlock.
The caveats above still apply, but the savings come from the overlap. The identical pump or seal is often listed at very different prices depending on whose name is on the packaging, and we routinely find the cheaper route to the same part.
Washing machines are also the appliance where diagnosis matters most, and where it's easiest to buy a part you didn't need. A machine that won't drain might have a blocked filter, a failed pump or a kinked hose — three very different fixes. A machine that won't spin could be the door lock, the motor, or the control board. Figuring out which one before you spend anything saves you the cost of parts that weren't the problem, and it's the part of the job we're happiest to help with.
It's also worth knowing which repairs are worth doing yourself. Door seals, drain pumps and door locks are usually manageable at home with basic tools. Drum bearings and spider arms are not — they need a full strip-down, and on an older machine the labour often costs more than the appliance is worth. Where a repair falls on the wrong side of that line, we'll say so rather than sell you the part.
