Every Year the Number of Household Appliances Thrown Out is Equivalent to a Fifth of the U.S. Population. Save money and the planet by fixing and maintaining your existing household appliances. When a stove or refrigerator breaks, most of us …
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As the weather warms up enough for the perennials to begin blooming, you’re probably calculating how many days to wait until you fire up the lawn mower. While you’re watching your lawn slowly come back from hibernation, you should take …
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The importance of changing refrigerator water filters. ‘Refrigerator water not flowing,’ ‘ice maker not working,’ ‘fridge water tastes funny,’ flecks in filtered fridge water,’ etc. are some of Repair Clinic’s most searched refrigerator symptoms and most-watched Troubleshooting videos. Do …
Unless your closet is filled with strictly drip-dry clothing, you expect your gas or electric dryer to earn its keep and efficiently dry your clothes after washing. But if you discover your shirts, blouses, pants, or underwear are still moist …
You open the washer lid or door after running your washer only to discover the items in the wash load don’t appear to have moved and are soaking wet; or worse, the items are still sitting in several inches of …
What Happens When a Belt Breaks on a Washing Machine? Read More »
There once was a young man whose very first apartment had an old freezer-on-top refrigerator that required manual defrosting from time-to-time. Not being familiar with how to accomplish this and having numerous distractions to keep his mind off this matter, …
Grinding, droning, buzzing, and whistling sounds are commonly heard in the kitchen provided someone is grinding coffee beans, using an electric can opener, or heating up water in a tea kettle. But if those noises are coming from your dishwasher, …
If you live in an area experiencing extreme winter temperatures and power outages, you run the risk of the pipes in your home freezing. As water running through your pipes begins to freeze, the water will expand 10% in volume until the pressure rises enough to …
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The thought of the furnace failing to ignite during the coldest winter months is enough to give one the chills… just not as chilling as when the furnace actually does fail to heat up. One way to prevent this occurrence …
With the snow piling up to three inches or more, you decide it’s time to bring your snowblower out of the garage and let it do the heavy lifting. However, while the engine fires up just fine, the auger blades …
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