Many refrigerators have ice makers. Most drop the ice into a handy bin where you can grab them one at a time or by the handful. A few of the high-end models of refrigerators also include a dispensing water system for cold, filtered water and ice cubes. You can get cubed ice or crushed ice, sometimes even dispensed at different …
How to Replace the Handles of Your Refrigerator
Refrigerators are one of the most used appliances in the house. Consider the number of times you open your refrigerator each day, from cooking meals to casually snacking. Now multiply that by the number of people in the house, each cooking or perusing the fridge every single day. Then there’s the occasional rough-housing or over-enthusiastic recipes that can put extra …
What to Do If Ice Maker Cubes are the Wrong Shape
Ice makers are a convenient device slipped into a necessary appliance. They’re a fantastic add-on that can make your lifestyle a lot more enjoyable. Whether you like ice in your drinks or blend ice into smoothies, having an ice maker can save you a lot of time. No filling, emptying, cleaning, and refilling ice trays. No worrying about how much …
How to Silence a Noisy Refrigerator
Under normal operation, your refrigerator runs fairly silently. Only when you are right next to it while it is running should you hear a small hum while it is working to keep your food cool. Unfortunately, loud humming you can hear in another room, rattling, clanging, grinding, or any other loud noise coming from your refrigerator is definitively not considered …
What to Do When Your Refrigerator Is Not Cold Enough
We rely on our refrigerators to remain cold. They are essential to maintaining your home’s food supply so we don’t have to go back to the market every other day for fresh vegetables, meat, milk, and eggs. Our desire to keep these items in the fridge for several days to a week or more is exactly why the fridge needs …
How to Turn Off the Ice Maker in Your Refrigerator
Turning off your ice maker is not something most people expect to find themselves doing. Automatic ice is a wonderful thing and we all enjoy never having to fill another ice tray again. But sometimes, the circumstances are such that turning off the ice maker is your best choice. Maybe you’re leaving town for a month, maybe you’ve already got …
Refrigerator Won’t Seal? 5 Fixes for a Loose Fridge Door
Your refrigerator needs to seal closed. If the door doesn’t close all the way and seal, then your refrigerator won’t be able to hold in the cold air and your food will get warm. This can lead to food spoilage and unpleasantly high power bills as your fridge keeps pumping cold air into the rest of the house. If your …
How to Keep Your Ice Maker Clean (and Your Ice Fresh)
Having an ice maker in your freezer is a pretty cool luxury, whether you have a classic ice-bin model or an ice dispenser in the fridge door. Fresh cubed ice that you don’t have to pour into molds is a convenience that most people enjoy. However, your ice maker is not immune to getting dirty even though it’s inside a …
How to Replace the Refrigerator Light In Your Whirlpool Fridge
The light in your fridge is a vital part of using the appliance. After all, you have to be able to see your food to store and manage it accurately. So when your Whirlpool refrigerator light goes out, replacing it is a necessary maintenance task you want to take care of quickly. Fortunately, this is a fairly easy fix that …
Routine Refrigerator Maintenance To Prevent Future Issues
We have talked a lot about how to do some refrigerator repairs, but there are some things you can do for this appliance to help stave off a lot of those repairs. Refrigerators are built to last a pretty long time, but they can last even longer when given the proper attention. So if you just had to make a …
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