Major Appliances You Can Control with Your Phone
Smartphones can do some truly incredible things. In addition to enabling us to communicate with people around the world, take pictures and videos, read entire books, and monitor our health, they can also control major appliances in your home—when you’re not even there. At the grocery store and not sure if you need to buy […]
Buying the Right Major Appliance for You
Other than your home itself, some of the biggest purchases you’ll make for your home are major appliances. At some point, it’s likely you’ll need a new refrigerator, oven, washer or dryer, and more; because these can be pricy—and not easy to return—it’s important to make sure you’re making the right choice. Read on for […]
Appliance Maintenance Tips to Keep Them Running Like New
Save Money with These Appliance Maintenance Tips Appliances are the vital organs of your kitchen. Without them, cooking meals at home would be next to impossible. Large items like your refrigerator, stove, dishwasher and the microwave cost a great deal of money. Considering how much you rely on these large pieces of equipment, it’s important […]
AVOIDING UNNECESSARY APPLIANCE REPAIRS
Keep your refrigerator condenser clean. The condenser is what keeps your compressor from overheating. Most refrigerators have a fan motor which moves air across the condenser which cools your compressor. Lint and pet hair gets sucked into the condenser. When it builds up and restricts the air flow, your compressor overheats. Compressor replacement is the […]
REPAIRING A DISHWASHER
The control panels on the latest dishwashers can look intimidating. They’re loaded with so many dials, push buttons, and other features that the machine looks too complex to repair. This is actually not the case. With the exception of the control panel, dishwashers haven’t changed much in basic design over the last two decades. You […]
Home Appliances Tips
Replacing a refrigerator or oven range can take a bite out of your budget, as can buying a new washer or dryer. To make sure your appliances stand the test of time and continue to perform, follow these home appliances tips: Keep your fridge and freezer clean In general, appliances operate best when spick-and-span. Besides […]
Best Refrigerator Temperature to Keep Food Fresh
For the food in your refrigerator to stay fresh for as long as possible—no ice crystals on the lettuce or bacteria breeding in warm spots—the refrigerator temperature should hover right around 37° F. In the freezer, a temperature of 0° F will keep foods thoroughly frozen. Knowing that, the reasonable step would be to set […]
DISHWASHER NOT DRAINING
Piston & Nut Assembly Some models of dishwashers utilize a check valve as part of the drain sump. Within the check valve there is the piston and nut assembly. If your dishwasher is not draining water properly, the piston and nut assembly could be the source of the problem. This assembly is located on the […]
WHO INVENTED dishwasher
By definition the kitchen is a room used for food preparation that is typically equipped with a stove, a sink for cleaning food and dish-washing, and cabinets and refrigerators for storing food and equipment. Kitchens have been around for centuries, however, it was not until post-civil war period that the majority of kitchen appliances were […]
HOW TO GET YOUR KITCHEN SPARKLING CLEAN
When you think about it, you practically spend as much time in your kitchen as you do your bedroom — and it can get just as messy. Follow our easy plan to keep your appliances sparkling clean. Clean Weekly: Appliance faces: Use a mild cleaner or make a paste of baking soda and water to clean. […]
