When an appliance breaks down, many people automatically search the web and contact a large national repair company. National firms can offer wide coverage, large customer-service teams and established booking systems but that infrastructure also costs money.

I recently attended a customer’s home in Kirby Muxloe, Leicester, to investigate a Beko integrated dishwasher with a door that had suddenly become extremely heavy and difficult to lower safely.

I recently attended a Rangemaster cooker hood, model OPLHD100BL, where the motor had completely seized.

I was called out to an oven repair in Oadby, Leicester, where the customer had a Belling Farmhouse cooker with a grill that had stopped working.

I recently attended a customer in Leicester with a Belling integrated dishwasher showing an E4 error code. The customer explained that the day before, they had noticed water leaking from the appliance, and the dishwasher had then stopped working correctly.

I recently attended a washing machine repair in Leicester for a Hotpoint Aquarius 6kg slim washing machine that was leaking from inside the appliance.

A smelly washing machine is a really common problem, and it is usually caused by a build-up of detergent, fabric conditioner, dirt, limescale and bacteria inside the machine.

I recently attended a Beko washing machine in Markfield, Leicester where the customer had noticed water leaking from around the dispenser drawer during the wash.

Today I attended an Indesit freestanding oven in Blaby, Leicester where the customer reported that the oven was no longer heating from the grill.

It's a sunny Thursday afternoon in Glen Parva, Leicester where I have just attended an AEG washer dryer where the customer reported that the appliance was tripping the electrics as soon as the washer started the cycle.

Called out today to Blaby, Leicester to a Hoover washing machine where the customer had reported that the machine had become really noisy during use.

I recently attended a Samsung WW90T684DLH washing machine where the customer was having a problem with the auto dispensing detergent system.