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Anyone had to get replacements or repair their bread machine? the paddle fitments have come away from the bottom of the bread pan but I can't find a replacement for it. I don't know if I am looking in the right place. I have seen paddle replacements but the paddle is fine. It is the centre piece that has broken away and left a round hole round the the prong that holds the paddle in place.

Any information or experience on this would be great. I don't want to have to replace the machine if I can help it.

I'm afraid we live in a throw away society, but the best of luck with your search.
What make is it?

It's a breadman plus.

It has been great and well worth the money. We got it half price when we bought it new and that was 5 years ago I think. I seem to remember paying $50 for it but they are $100 new.

go to a baker....any get a chocolate eclair while you are at it.

Try Sears. They carry parts for all sorts of things. You can search online if you have the model number of your machine.

thanks for the idea. I tried it with the model number and every other number I could find on there and came up with nothing.

I can find the paddles but they don't come with the central ring or anything. :???:

I can get a new bin for $40 but it's not worth it for that price.

In my experiance with electrical items that cost less than $150 new its never really worth the cost of getting them repaired .

A case of the sum of its parts equalling more than the whole.

I had the same issue with my Krupps kettle.
We bought one years ago that held 10 cups and it broke 2 years ago.....went out shopping for a new one but they had changed the style (the element was now under where the water went) they had cut down in the capacity to a great extent. The lower capacity meant that when we had visitors we would have to boil the kettle twice just to make enough tea for everyone. We all know how long it takes to boil a kettle here dont we? roll
So.....I didnt want to pay over $60 for a kettle that had less capacity than our broken one so I went shopping for the thing that I thought had broken....the element.

It took me three weeks to source one. Trawled the internet like crazy and eventually was 'allowed' to buy one directly from Krupps Germany. I went through all sorts of parts sellers first, went to Krupps USA, they gave me the runaround but left a loop jole open to enable me to get directly through to the wholesale parts dept.

A week after sourcing I was the proud owner of a new element...kettle fixed and only $12 poorer for the experience. It did take a long time to source but most of it was waiting for email replies.

The element is still going strong though the kettle now gets reverse osmosis water put in it now )

If you are determined enough and they actually make the part you are needing then you may actually be able to get it )

Mandy

I have to agree with John A and others that say it's a better deal to get a new machine. A repair is going to cost at least $25 plus part costs.


Myasibe, check out the Braun Kettles we have a 7 cupper and it takes about 8 mins to boil, when full~ I/ we think it great far easier to handle than the Krupps in my opinion.

EG it just boiled while i typed this note. shock

That was a good deal mandy, Shipping cost here would cost more.

After some hesitation, I will introduce you to the Mark 1, highly illegal, British army, water heater. You need a container for the water, your British army issue knife and fork (actually, any metal knife and fork}, an electrical flex and a piece of wood. You tie the knife and fork to the piece of wood so it can rest on the rim of the container with the knife and fork dangling in the container. Leave the plug on the flex but remove the socket end. Strip the wires for an inch or two and wrap one around the top of the knife and the other around the fork. Put water in the container and plug in. After a few minutes, boiling water. Unplug and remove the assembly and use the water. Bon appetite.

I don't drink tea so I don't have that problem, I drink coffee, and Mr Coffee Jr does a fine job.

Thanks everyone. )

I think in this instance John is right (is that the 2nd time this year I've agree with you John ;) ) and there is nothing we can do about it. All the parts you can get are either a full new bread bucket but they cost $40 plus shipping and the only other thing is the paddle but the paddle is fine. I do appreciate all the ideas, though.

Kettles have definitely improved over here. When we first arrived just over 7 years ago we couldn't find a plug in kettle for much under $100 shock A year later we managed to pick up a small one for $10 but didn't switch off. Great for taking to hotels lol And we noticed more electric ones in the stores and the prices were slowly coming down. Now you can get them everywhere and good sized ones that boil pretty quickly for under $40. )

Ben, another address to try for more info on do it yourself appliance repairs from todays Times
http//www.RepairClinic.com


Looks to have a lot of good info on it.

Thanks John. But unfortunately no bread machines.

does look good for larger appliances though. worth keeping handy )

What's your bread speciality Ben? I like making pizza dough in mine, it comes out "quite professionalle"! I also made a good Jallepeno and cheese loaf. The loaves take 2 hours or so to do and 2 mins for my family to devour them!

I do the pizza dough too. also whole grain and white bread or just dough and make rolls. I've also made jam and cranberry sauce in ours and even if I do say so myself, they come out tasting great :) And yes, nothing lasts very long in this house either but then if you knew the eldes you can easily see why! :lol:

There are quite a few on here who make their own bread, either with a breadmaker or by hand. You can search the food section and find all the threads to do with bread. Great reading some of them :)