It’s difficult to find the time and energy needed to make a good job of all your cleaning and mountainous laundry. Anyone who has ever lived in a flat or a garden-less house knows how difficult it is to find a place to dry your favourite pair of novelty socks after a good run in the washing machine. You find yourself just wishing you had a tumble dryer so you didn’t keep tripping up on zig-zagging clothes horses scattered all over the place. Of course, they then stop you from zipping around with that enormous, 10 year old vacuum cleaner that hacks like an old man with a lung infection. Then there is finding the space to get some ironing done! It all sounds like a lot of hard work that can be easily solved. Imagine rolling around in piles of clothes warm from tumbling, just dying to be ironed and neatly folded. Even if you can’t, we’re sure your dog or cat will enjoy it, though that might defeat the point of washing them in the first place…

Now, we know it’s rare to find someone who enjoys washing up. We’ve seen towering stacks of plates and dishes growing legs of their own on the sideboard because they’ve been sitting there for a week, neglected. A dishwasher won’t necessarily encourage you to be tidier, but at least you can hide away the mess. Though, if you’re not looking into buying anything new, you can simply find some replacement parts instead for washing machines and tumble dryers, as well as a selection of accessories like vacuum bags, belts, hoses, attachments, tubes and filters.

Bear in mind the obvious; delivery costs, installation costs, or time to collect. Some items are expensive, so you don’t want to risk damage or loss.