Appliance Consumables and Part Numbers List

Who this is for

The right filter, bag or belt, first time. The first page records each appliance's model number and where it is printed; the second lists every consumable part it takes, with the part number, others confirmed to fit, where you buy it and the spares in the cupboard.

Households that have stood in a shop holding an old vacuum bag, anyone who orders fridge, cooker hood or water filters online, and people looking after a relative's home and appliances.

What this helps you track

• Each appliance's brand and exact model number
• Where on the machine the model number is printed
• Every filter, bag, belt, cartridge, seal and bulb it takes
• Part numbers, and others confirmed to fit
• Where you buy each, the last price paid and spares held

How to use it

1. Write the home, your name, the date and where the manuals are kept.
2. On page one, find each appliance's rating plate and write the brand, the model number and where the plate is.
3. On page two, give each consumable part a line with the appliance, the part number and any alternatives you have confirmed fit that model.
4. Write where you bought it, the price, the date and how many spares are in the cupboard each time you buy.
5. Check the list before ordering; the browser version saves in your own browser.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Where do I find the model number?

On the rating plate or label, often inside the door, around the door seal, on the back or underneath. Write where you found it, so next time you can read it without pulling the machine out.

What goes in the also fits column?

Other part numbers you have confirmed fit the same model, such as the maker's newer number or a compatible part from another brand. Only list ones checked against the model number, not ones that just look similar.

How is this different from the filter change log?

The filter change log records when each filter was changed. This list is a buying reference: every consumable across all your appliances with its exact number and where you buy it.

Does the sheet say how often to change parts?

No. How often a filter, bag or belt is changed comes from the maker's manual and how the machine is used. This list records the numbers, the spares and when each was last bought.