Why is My Front-Load Washer Leaking?
Most front-load washing machines will use two to five gallons of water during each fill cycle. If any of that water ends up on your laundry room floor, you know you’ve got a problem you need to take care of …
Can I Install My Own Dishwasher?
While the installation of a new dishwasher often seems like something a professional repair technician should handle, the process is easier than you might think. In fact, provided you follow a few important rules, there’s no reason you can’t install …
What Causes a Refrigerator To Stop Cooling?
The first self-contained home refrigerator, with a compressor located at the bottom of appliance, was invented in 1916. Within two years, this product was being mass produced by the Frigidaire company and has remained an indispensable part of our kitchens …
What Would Cause an Electric Oven To Not Heat Up?
In last week’s blog entry we addressed the top reasons why a gas oven would fail to heat. Well, it’s only fair to show the same courtesy to those who depend on an electric oven for baking and broiling, so …
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What Would Cause a Gas Oven To Not Heat Up?
You’ve set your gas oven to pre-heat at 350 degrees Fahrenheit while you carefully align the final sheet of your much-complimented layer cake. You place the cake in the oven and start cleaning up the cake batter and frosting from …
Why Is My Dryer Not Heating Up?
Finding your clothing still damp after the dryer has run for sixty minutes may be the textbook definition of “disappointing”. Before you give up on the appliance in favor of stringing up a clothesline, you should know that there are …
How To Unclog Washing Machine Drain
To successfully unclog a washing machine drain, you first need to identify exactly where the obstruction is. If there is standing water in the washer tub following the final spin cycle, or there is water leaking from the bottom of …
What Would Cause a Microwave To Stop Working?
You’re just about to stream your favorite movie, but first you set the package of microwave popcorn on the microwave’s glass turntable. You press the “Popcorn” button and… nothing. Or, you just want to heat up last night’s leftovers for …
How To Balance a Washing Machine
This is probably something we’ve all experienced: as your washing machine enters the spin cycle, it begins to make a sound like a jet airliner barreling down a runway. Alarmed by the noise, you run into the laundry room to …
Refrigerator Icemaker Replacement
Whether your refrigerator has an ice dispenser built into the door or you retrieve the ice from a bin in the freezer compartment, the ice maker itself is one accessory that seems increasingly essential as the weather turns hot. If …