My mum gave me her Panasonic a year ago; she'd owned it for years, but only used it infrequently, never with any problem. It worked beautifully for us at first, but in the last couple of months its operformance has been increasingly erratic.
Now, it never seems to mix all the ingredients together properly, resulting in very short (2" high), stumpy loaves with most of the flour still caked round the bottom edges. This happens both on the short and normal-length programmes.
Has the whole machine died a natural death from old age, or should I try and get a replacement spinny bit from Panasonic? I can't afford to buy a new one, but we are very reliant on our home-made bread!
If anyone has any similar experiences, or advice, i'd love to hear from them.