Appliance Spares
Quick answer: A great many Australian appliances are built on shared platforms and sold under several badges, so one spare part often fits machines from brands that look like rivals in a showroom. That is why searching by brand name so often comes up empty and searching by part number or model number finds it straight away. The badge on the front is marketing; the code on the part is the truth. This guide shows the shared codes we can prove from our own shelves.
Last updated August 2026
Why your brand isn’t listed, and why that’s usually good news
It happens most days. Someone has a dryer with a badge nobody recognises, they search that badge, they find nothing, and they conclude the part no longer exists and the machine is scrap.
Almost always it does exist. A relatively small number of factories build a large share of the appliances sold in Australia, and the same machine goes out under different badges for different retailers and importers. The plastics change, the control panel graphics change, the badge changes. The belt, the pump, the filter and the element usually do not.
So the question is never “do you stock parts for brand X”. It is “which code does this part carry, and what else uses it”.
The shared codes we can show you
Every row below comes off our own shelves — these are single parts that carry more than one badge in their own fitment listings. There is nothing theoretical about them.
| One part code | Badges it covers | The part |
|---|---|---|
 2W50382E | Haier · Euromaid · Stirling · Midea · Homemaker · Conia · HEQS · Turboline | Washing machine drain hose outlet, 90 degree 22mm |
 H0030300313 | Tempo · Stirling · Akai · Rank Arena · Abode · Omega | Dryer green fan belt |
 OCD40WA / DM4KG / ED45KG | Omega · Euromaid · Stirling · Tempo | Clothes dryer lint filter |
 674000200032 | Omega · Baumatic | Dishwasher inlet valve (also listed for Baumatic BDW models) |
 1449012 | Electrolux · Westinghouse · Kelvinator · Simpson | Thermal fuse assembly |
 2035050 | Electrolux · Westinghouse · Chef · Simpson | Fan-forced oven element |
 FE-06 / 203174 | Smeg · Technika · Blanco · Omega | Fan-forced oven element, 2200W |
 A201229 | Whirlpool · Maytag · Amana · Fisher & Paykel | Refrigerator defrost timer, 10 hour |
 0198200005 | Simpson · Westinghouse · Hoover | Washing machine main belt |
 H0124000590B | Conia · Mistral · Tempo · GAF · Arda | Dishwasher heater assembly, 1800W |
 Universal thermal fuse | Haier · Hisense · Turboline · Conia · HEQS | Fridge thermal fuse |
 Shared pump platform | Centrex · Bosch · AEG · Euromaid | Washing machine drain pump |
Read the table again, because it changes how you search
Look at the first row. Eight badges, one hose. If you own a Homemaker washer and search “Homemaker drain hose”, you may well find nothing anywhere. Search 2W50382E and it is a stocked item.
The second row is the same story for dryers. A green fan belt marked H0030300313 turns up under Tempo, Stirling, Akai, Rank Arena, Abode and Omega. Six badges, one belt, and a belt is the single most common dryer failure there is.
And the fourth row is the neatest demonstration of the whole principle: the same six-digit code, 674000200032, printed on a valve sold as an Omega part and as a Baumatic part. Same factory, same valve, different sticker.
The families worth knowing
Beyond individual codes, some groupings repeat often enough to be worth carrying in your head.
The Electrolux group. Electrolux, Westinghouse, Simpson, Chef and Kelvinator have shared a great deal of hardware for decades — the thermal fuse and the oven element rows above are typical rather than exceptional. If you own any one of these and can’t find your badge, check the others.
The Euromaid, Omega and Stirling cluster. Shared model codes run right through the dryer and dishwasher ranges. Our guide to Euromaid and Omega dryer parts and the shared platform works through the model codes in detail, and the Omega and Euromaid filter and belt guide covers the two parts that fail first.
The Whirlpool group. Whirlpool, Maytag and Amana share a good deal, and some of it — like that defrost timer — extends to Fisher & Paykel as well.
Fisher & Paykel and Haier. Since the two companies came together, part numbers beginning H0 turn up across both ranges. If you have an F&P part number starting H0 and no listing under your badge, look under the other.
The house brands. Stirling is sold through Aldi; several other badges exist mainly as retail labels for imported machines. They are ordinary appliances from ordinary factories, and their parts are ordinary parts. Our Stirling model number guide and Esatto model number guide show where to look on those machines.
How many machines one part can cover
It is easy to underestimate the reach. We wrote up a single 8 microfarad dryer run capacitor that, once you follow the shared platforms out, fits 67 Australian dryer models across three brands. A dryer wall bracket kit we sell carries eleven badges. And the full wall bracket fitment table lists every Australian brand in one place.
None of that is unusual. It is simply how the industry works, and knowing it is the difference between “they don’t make parts for my machine” and a part on the bench tomorrow.
How to search when your badge draws a blank
- Get the part number off the old part. Moulded into the plastic, stamped into the metal, or on a small label. This is the single most reliable identifier there is, and it beats every brand name.
- Get the model number off the machine. The model sticker — inside the door rim on a front loader, under the lid or on the rear panel of a top loader, behind the filter flap on some dryers, on the door frame of a dishwasher. Photograph it.
- Search the number, not the badge. Codes are indexed against every brand a part is listed for, so the number will find things the brand name never will.
- Check the obvious relatives. Owner of a Chef? Try Westinghouse and Simpson. A Tempo? Try Stirling and Omega. A Homemaker? Try Midea and Haier.
- Ask. If you still can’t place it, send us the model number and a photo of the old part through the contact page and we’ll tell you what it is and whether we have it.
Two honest limits
This principle is powerful but it is not universal, and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise.
Door seals are mostly model-specific. They are moulded to a drum and a drain port position, so cross-badge substitution rarely works. Match those exactly.
Control boards and anything with firmware are usually specific to a model and often to a production variant. Sharing tends to hold for mechanical and electromechanical parts — belts, pumps, valves, filters, elements, fuses, seals on hoses — and to break down once electronics are involved.
And a safety note that applies regardless: oven elements, dishwasher and dryer heating elements and anything hard-wired sit on mains voltage. Isolate the power, and in some cases the work may legally require a licensed person. Belts, filters, hoses and pumps on plug-in machines are the friendly end of this list.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Why can’t I find parts for my appliance brand anywhere?
A: Usually because the badge is a retail label rather than a manufacturer. The machine was built on a shared platform and its parts are listed under the codes that platform uses. Search the part number or model number instead of the brand name and it generally appears.
Q: How do I know if a part from another brand will actually fit mine?
A: Match the part number moulded or stamped on the old part — that’s the reliable test. Where there’s no visible number, match your model number. If neither is available, send us a photo of the old part and your model number and we’ll check it.
Q: Which parts are safe to substitute across badges, and which aren’t?
A: Belts, hoses, filters, pumps, valves, elements and fuses are frequently shared and are the safe end. Door seals are moulded to a specific drum and rarely cross over. Control boards and anything with firmware are usually model-specific.
Q: My machine is 15 years old. Is it worth looking?
A: Often yes — older platforms were shared just as widely, and mechanical parts for them are frequently still made. The model sticker is the place to start, and if it has worn off, a photo of the old part is the next best thing.
Q: Where exactly is my model number?
A: Front loader: the door rim or rear panel. Top loader: under the lid or on the rear. Dryer: the door frame or behind the filter flap. Dishwasher: the door edge. Fridge: inside, usually on a side wall or above the crisper.
Bottom line: the badge is the least useful thing on your appliance. The number on the part, and the model number on the sticker, will find what the brand name never does. Put your model number through the part finder, or browse the full range in the shop.
Disclaimer: this article is general information only and is provided without warranty of any kind. Appliance designs vary between models and production runs — always follow the manufacturer’s instructions, switch off and unplug the appliance before starting any work, and confirm parts against the model number on your appliance’s model sticker. Any repair is undertaken at your own risk and Oz Appliance Spares accepts no liability for injury, loss or damage arising from work performed after reading this guide, to the maximum extent permitted by law. If in doubt, use a qualified technician.
