Our bread maker is on the blink. It's a Panasonic that's been working tirelessly for over a decade. The last two loaves have seen the flour and water not mixed properly with large patches of white flour around the bottom edges. Paddle is attached correctly, when I switched it on with an empty basket I could see the paddle rotating as normal, but sticking my hand in and grasping the paddle it was easy to stop it turning ( though I'm not sure if that's normal)