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Ways to get parts:
==Original== Original manufacturer (OEM) parts are usually of consistent quality, but often steeply priced. Often these are required to maintain a warranty.
==Pattern== Unbranded copies are usually much cheaper, and usually ok. But not always.
==Other industry suppliers== A few parts can be had cheaper or more conveniently from suppliers to other industries, eg pipes & pipe clips from car accessory shops.
==Used== Used parts are a very cheap option when you can find them, and can make repairs viable that would otherwise be too expensive. Popular sources include freecycle, ebay, rubbish dumps and so on.
==Used, from a different machine== In some cases parts designed for a different machine can be used. Sometimes its necessary to modify or customise their mounting.
There are some situations where this can potentially be unsafe, such as replacing a fusible resistor with a non-fusible, or a 2kW oven element with a
2.6kW, so more knowledge is required.==Repair== Some parts are [[repair]]able, eg [[motor]]s can be rewound, damaged [[metal]] can be [[Adhesive|epoxied]], switch contacts cleaned and so on.
==Make it== Some parts are practical to make. Sheet metal & [[plastic]] can make many things.
==No part== Sometimes parts can simply be left out or wired out. The result varies from not a good idea to in some cases a good option. Examples include:
- Washing machine hot water fill valve, this only affects the boil wash
- a faulty washing machine [[heater]] can be disconnected, and the temp detector wired over
- a number of car parts offer only trivial functionality.
[[Category:Appliances]] [[Category:Repair]]