Accessories & supplies
The small things that decide the result
Sixteen categories of parts and accessories, judged the same way as the appliances: by what they change, and whether the cheap option is already good enough. Most appliances described as broken come down to a clogged filter, a perished seal or a filter well past its stated life — not the machine.
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- HEPA filters The part that decides whether the purifier still purifies 3
- Activated carbon filters The layer that handles odor, not particles 2
- Window venting kits The seal that decides whether the BTU rating means anything 7
- Exhaust hoses A crushed hose is a machine working twice as hard for less 9
- Portable AC spare parts Confirmed but confidential: small parts on a small budget line 1
- Descaling cartridges Hard water's bill, paid in a small replaceable part 1
- Water tanks & parts Confirmed but confidential: replacement reservoirs by model 1
- Dehumidifier filters The intake screen that quietly throttles extraction 7
- Replacement remotes Lost behind the sofa, and now the only way to change the mode 12
- Fan stands & blades The base that keeps it upright, the blade that keeps it balanced 1
- Protective covers Six months in a cupboard, and how it comes back out 10
- Smart plugs & timers Scheduling an appliance that was never built with a schedule 11
- Outlet thermostats Giving a dumb heater the thermostat it never had 12
- Thermo-hygrometers The cheap instrument that tells every other appliance what to do 12
- Humidifier scent pads Confirmed but confidential: fragrance for machines that support it 2
- Replacement power adapters Confirmed but confidential: the brick behind a dead small appliance 1