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Dualit

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Dualit
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Dualit Classic Toaster Most toasters die when one heating element burns out. In the Classic, each ProHeat element is a separate part, and Dualit says its replacements fit most Classic toasters made in the last 40 years. A dead slot means ordering one element, not a new toaster. End and center elements are different parts, so match the type to its position, and Dualit asks that a qualified electrician do the fitting. Buy the Classic itself if repair is the point: it is the toaster range Dualit lists as repairable, while some of its other toasters are not.
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Moccamaster

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Moccamaster
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Moccamaster coffee brewers Few appliance makers put repair at the center of their pitch, but Moccamaster does: replacement parts are available for all current models, the company keeps making spare parts for many years after a model is discontinued, and its US service technicians will repair any Moccamaster for the life of the brewer. The 5-year US warranty is long for a coffee maker. Even small wear items come as kits, such as the repair set for the drip stop in the filter basket, so a slow leak does not mean a new brewer.
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Bialetti Moka Express

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Bialetti Moka Express
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There is almost nothing in a Moka Express to break. What does wear is the rubber gasket and the filter plate that seal the upper chamber, and both are sold as cheap sets matched to the pot's cup size. When coffee starts weeping from the seam or the pot hisses without brewing, a new gasket usually cures it in a minute. Measure first: the 6-cup gasket is wider than the 3 and 4-cup one, and Bialetti's stainless steel models, such as the Venus and Musa, take their own gaskets rather than the classic aluminum pot's.
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KitchenAid

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KitchenAid
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KitchenAid tilt-head stand mixer The mixer has a deliberate weak link: a nylon worm gear in the gearbox that strips under overload so the motor is spared. That turns the most common breakdown into an inexpensive gear, fresh grease and an afternoon with basic tools, and parts sellers publish step-by-step guides for the job. While the top is off, check the gear housing for cracks, because a broken housing makes it a bigger repair than a gear swap.
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Rancilio

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Rancilio
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Rancilio Silvia A home espresso machine built from café-grade pieces, with a commercial-size 58 mm portafilter and a brass boiler. Group gaskets and shower screens are routine wear parts, and specialist shops also sell the boiler, heating element and steam valve separately, along with seals and gaskets for older versions. It asks more of the owner than an automatic machine, both to use and to maintain, but the parts that wear can all be reached and replaced.
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Henry (vacuum)

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Henry (vacuum)
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Numatic says it can supply replacement parts for every Henry ever made, and that of more than 14 million built, most are still in use. That is believable once you look inside: a drum, a motor, a hose and a cable reel, with parts shared across the Hetty, James and George family. The usual faults are worn motor carbon brushes, tired cable reel contacts and split hoses, and each is sold as its own part, so a dead Henry is normally a screwdriver job rather than a replacement.
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Kärcher

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Kärcher
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Kärcher K Series pressure washers Kärcher prints a spare parts list in the operating instructions for its home pressure washers, and every part on that list can be bought from Kärcher retailers. Anything not on the list is fitted by Kärcher's trained service partners instead, which still beats a sealed unit headed for the dump. Before ordering, read the part number off the nameplate on the machine, so the hose, gun or seal you buy matches your exact model rather than a lookalike from the same range.
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Victorinox

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Victorinox
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Victorinox Swiss Army knives A pocket knife that loses its tweezers or cracks a scale does not have to go in the drawer. Victorinox sells spare parts and accessories directly and through authorized online retailers, so owners can replace the small pieces themselves. For bigger problems there is a repair center: knives covered by the lifetime warranty against material and manufacturing defects are repaired and returned free, while work outside the warranty, such as ordinary wear, may carry a service charge.
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FELCO

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FELCO
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FELCO 2 pruning shears The FELCO 2 has been made since 1948, and it is sold as much as a set of parts as a tool. Blades, springs, shock absorbers, the bolt and nut, and the thumb catch are all available separately, and FELCO will do the work itself if you send the shears in. The spring is the cheapest piece, sold in pairs, and a fresh one is the quickest fix when hard-worked shears stop snapping open properly. That is how a single pair can outlast many cheaper ones.
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Weber Inc.

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Weber Inc.
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Weber Original Kettle charcoal grill Weber still sells the pieces of its kettle that give out first. Replacement cooking grates are listed by grill size, and the One-Touch cleaning system that sweeps the ash out through the bottom vents, the part that rusts and bends on a well-used grill, comes as a kit with new damper blades, control rod, hardware and installation instructions. Check the diameter before ordering, since the 18.5 and 22.5-inch kettles take different parts.
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Osprey Packs

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Osprey Packs
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Osprey backpacks Osprey designs its packs so that many small components, such as buckles, straps and webbing, can be swapped by the owner or by any registered Osprey retailer. In the US, Osprey sends functional replacements for those parts free under its All Mighty Guarantee, which also covers repairs to damaged packs. Larger components such as hip belts and harnesses are not free parts, though customer support can price and order them. The US parts service does not ship abroad, so owners elsewhere go through their regional Osprey site.
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