13/10/2026
Steam iron REPAIRED 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Andy our skilled repairer at Orpington Repair Cafe diagnosed that the water-valve solenoid had burned out and taken down a "fusible" resistor. The valve, itself, seemed fine - just the coil had failed. A replacement unit was around £40. Andy found the same coil (with a different valve) on Ali Express for £8.18. Upon receipt, he found that he had to drill the coil out to accommodate the original valve, and attach larger spade connectors (the originals were too small). He also bought and fitted a new fuse/resistor.
Total cost of replacement components £17.05 v a new machine £199.
A FANTASTIC repair - well done Andy! 👏🏼👏🏼