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Where do you buy replacement parts?

 
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I have had success ordering from Parts Warehouse.

I have purchased replacement parts for a variety of items. From lawnmower, tiller, to vacuums. Just enter make, and model in the search box to access exploded diagrams and parts list for your project.

Where do you buy your parts?
 
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I have used Appliance repair clinic with success.
https://www.repairclinic.com/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=appliance%20parts&utm_content=&utm_campaign=&mkwid=_pcrid_81157825759456_pkw_appliance+parts_pmt_bp_slid__pdv_c_product__&msclkid=c7535d92499714885eb93ae577776909
 
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Small engine parts:  https://www.jackssmallengines.com

Automotive when I don't need them NOW:  https://www.1aauto.com

electrical wire:  https://www.wireandcableyourway.com  (when I need that sort of thing)

Plumbing and electrical:  Local Ace Hardware
 
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I've only ever used them for electronic stuff, but https://www.ifixit.com/ has some good tutorials, parts, and even tools.
 
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As evidenced by all the great responses, parts suppliers are as varied as the items being repaired. It's great to have a long list of places to go looking. Probably smart to write a list and add to ones homestead binder/notebook!

First I have to shoutout local, small businesses. I like being able to look up a part number and do the research online, compare prices, put an order in and be done with it. However, a local appliance shop once replaced a dead heating element for our oven the DAY before Thanksgiving. It was a holiday miracle lol. That type of speed and service will only exist as long as we keep shopping at those places.

Now for my online favorites...*

- Another vote for "ifixit" - and their tool kits are amazing
- Fixez.com for iPhone parts
- Rockywoods Fabrics for heavy duty buckles, zippers, and technical fabrics. (It's surprisingly easy to replace a bit of hardware on a tool bag, backpack, etc. with a decent domestic household sewing machine. Zippers are a little more work.)
- Rockauto.com is well organized
- Ebay. Seriously. If all else fails, there are so many sellers on Ebay with obscure parts.

Most of the time, the hard part for me is figuring out what the 'part' is called.


*If anyone lives around Upstate SC I'll add my local places :)
 
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I usually get my replacement parts from Amazon or eBay. Both sites have a lot of options and you can find detailed descriptions.
 
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I am usually going directly to a store.
That way I can show the shopkeep a photo of what I need.
I learned this when I was a service plumber.
The plumbers who trained me depended on the guys at the service desk to know what they needed.
I'm not talking drains, pipe or hoses, but parts for faucets.

If you brought the actual part with you, they usually knew what you needed before you opened your mouth.
They sometimes knew tricks for making the install easier.

It's like going to an Ace hardware vs going to a big box store.
You might pay more, but you are paying for knowledge.
Next time, you will know what you need and that will be the time to shop around.


 
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In addition to the sources mentioned, for electric power tools, I have had good success finding and ordering parts from eReplacementParts.com

I did come up dry on a replacement trigger switch for my dad's chop saw, which had a smoked contact.  Small quantities of silvered rivet switch contacts seem to not be available either, though in quantities of 1000 or more I could have readily ordered them.  So, the poor saw sits derelict, at least for the moment.  But, on most other counts, I've found what I needed from them.

For commodity appliance parts (interlock switches for washing machines or dryers), Mouser and DigiKey have had Cherry brand switches.

Bailey's has chainsaw parts.

I'll need to check from which places I have recently ordered vacuum cleaner parts, but I have done fairly major overhauls of 2 within the last year or two.  One of them now needs a new fan/motor assembly, so I'll need to look up those sources, in any case.
 
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I second https://www.ereplacementparts.com/ and ACE Hardware.
 
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What a great and much needed and appreciated topic.
Thank you for posting this, Joylynn!

Great recommendations from everyone.

One place I found recently:
Bens Appliances and Junk

They focus on appliances and, when/where certain parts are known to be problematic even from OEM, they have released replacement parts to "upgrade" for the goal of better performance and/or reliability.
The caveat of the "upgrade" is, of course, the actual long term track record, which only time will tell.
 
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