Your microwave is one of the most encapsulated appliances in the home. For most appliances, you can see how the parts would come apart and go back together. Microwaves, however, are built in a way designed to disguise disassembly. This is one of the reasons why microwave repairs seem so daunting or don’t even occur to us at all, even …
The washer and dryer in your home are designed to work together. But in the balance of time, the dryer often takes longer than the washer when trying to move multiple loads of laundry through the machines. This is made all the more challenging if your dryer seems to have slowed down on how long it takes to dry clothes, …
Clank, bang, boom — Your oven is making noises. There are some noises that you expect from the oven. A small click when the gas ignites, a whiny hinge as you open the door, the hum of a fan, but most other noises, they are not normal. As an oven is an appliance that creates heat, anything going wrong with …
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 …
Front load washing machines are the latest in decorative and convenient appliances. Many people were very happy to finally have a washer and dryer that open the same way, in the same or cooperative directions. The front-loading washer is also more decorative, providing a window of soapy spinning clothes for laundry room entertainment. However, there is nothing entertaining about a …
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 …
Appliances tend to fail into an off state, meaning that they don’t do the things they should rather than doing things they shouldn’t. It’s important for appliances to have a failsafe mechanism built into nearly every system so that if something fails, the appliance stops working instead of continuing to work to catastrophic effect. However, sometimes these fail-safes don’t work …
Water seeping out of your Bosch dishwasher model SHE3AR72UC door is an alarming sight. Unfortunately, if you don’t act quickly, the damage done to your kitchen floor can turn a simple dishwasher repair into an expensive home repair. However, catching the leak early and diagnosing the cause will ensure your floors stay intact and your dishwasher is operational, sooner than later. Most …
Having a gas range is a unique advantage for any home. Your gas stove can continue cooking during power outages and your cooking costs are separate from household electricity. There are millions of homes across the country that have gas connections for a gas range. In fact, many have electric stoves with a hidden gas connection, in case a future …
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 …
