Local appliance engineer
Appliance Repair in Ashburton
We repair domestic appliances in homes across Ashburton, the Dartmoor stannary town just off the A38. From washing machines and dishwashers to fridge freezers and electric ovens, we diagnose the fault in your home and agree the cost first.
01Local knowledge
Homes in Ashburton, and what they need
About Ashburton
The place and its homes
The origins of this Devon settlement lie in an old farming community built around a stream frequented by ash trees. Today, it sits adjacent to the A38 on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor and remains the largest town in the national park. With a population of about 4,114 people, the area is home to South Dartmoor Community College, a large secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. Families with teenagers generate a lot of laundry, meaning washing machines and tumble dryers work hard to keep up with school uniforms and sports kits.
In homes like these
What that means for your appliances
To the north of the town, the Ashburton Cookery School and Chefs Academy was founded in 1992. An interest in cooking at home puts high demand on kitchen equipment. Electric ovens, induction hobs and cooker hoods need to function correctly when preparing meals from scratch. When an oven element fails, it stops producing heat, while a faulty cooker hood might fail to extract steam and cooking smells. Whether a home is near the Parish church of St Andrew or further out, a broken dishwasher or fridge freezer causes disruption in any kitchen.
02What we look out for
What these homes mean for your appliances
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Washing machine drum bearing wear and noise
Families with secondary school pupils wash a lot of clothes. Heavy loads put strain on washing machine drum bearings. When these bearings wear out, the machine makes a loud rumbling noise during the spin cycle. A worn bearing eventually causes the drum to drop and damage the door seal.
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Electric oven fan elements failing to heat
Preparing meals from scratch requires a working cooker. If an electric oven blows cold air while the fan spins, the circular heating element has likely failed. The element degrades over time through heating and cooling cycles until the internal wire breaks, stopping the appliance from reaching the set temperature.
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Dishwashers failing to drain water completely
A dishwasher that leaves a pool of dirty water in the base at the end of a cycle has a drainage fault. This happens when food debris blocks the sump filter, or when the drain pump gets jammed by a hard object like a fruit pip or a piece of glass.
03Where we go
Ashburton and around it
Operating from our Plymouth base, we travel to homes across the region to repair domestic appliances. We cover properties throughout the local area, including those near St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton Town Hall and the All Terrain Scout Transport replica. Our repair service also extends to nearby towns such as Buckfastleigh, Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot.
Nearby towns we cover
04Questions
Questions from Ashburton
Not answered here? Tell us the make, the model and what the appliance is doing.
Call 01752 922765Yes, this town is situated on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor.
No, we do not work on gas cookers, gas hobs or any gas appliance. Our cooking appliance repairs are strictly for electric and induction models. We repair electric ovens, electric cookers, electric range cookers, and electric and induction hobs, as well as cooker hoods and microwaves.
Frost-free fridge freezers use a heater to melt ice off the cooling coils. If this defrost heater or its control timer fails, ice builds up and blocks the fan that circulates cold air. This leaves the fridge section too warm while the freezer section becomes choked with solid ice.
Families washing large amounts of clothing rely on tumble dryers to work efficiently. If a dryer takes hours to dry a load, the airflow might be restricted. A blocked lint filter or a condenser unit clogged with fabric fibres prevents moisture from escaping, which significantly increases the drying time.