Do breadmakers wear out

[janetsflower]

I have a morphy richards bread maker which is probably about 5 years old now and i used to use in on a daily basis with fantastic results but use it less often these days, however over the past year when i have used it the results for some reason have not been as good ie. not risen or baked as well as i remeber. Obviously i am using fresh ingredients etc and following the same recipes of old but i am wondering if there is a problem with for instance the heating element of the breadmaker and if so how would i know? It makes the same noises as before and appears to be working but just isn't having the same results? Any once expereince this or suggest a reason why? Many thanks in anticipation

[BBWCHATT]

Janet maybe you can find something to help on this website:

http://www.breadworld.com/tipsterms/solutions. asp

[Keeprockin]

Being a machine it will deteriorate with time. If it's working reasonably well,then try small adjustments to ingredients;less salt,more sugar,more yeast or some variation. Another alternative may be to use the machine to do the chore of mixing,then bake in the conventional way in oven