The knobs on your kitchen stove are among the most used control in the whole kitchen. Maybe the microwave gets more use. Then again, maybe it doesn’t. Your cooktop knobs power every kind of recipe. Soups and canned goods heat on the stove. Burgers sizzle. Or the stove becomes the stage for your home chef performance. However you use the …
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 …
How to Level your Oven or Stove
A stove and oven need to be balanced in order to cook properly. Otherwise, the heat won’t distribute right and your food will slosh to one side of every pan. It’s important to know how your oven is leveled and how to fix it if the oven is not level for some reason. The feet of your stove and oven …
Why your Whirlpool Duet Washer Won’t Drain Properly
So, your washing machine is out of order and you’re looking for a fix. The good news is that Whirlpool Duet washing machines tend to come with a diagnostic mode which is fully designed to help you get to the root of the problem. The first thing that you need to know is that there are various washing machines that …
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 Replace Your Dryer’s Start Button
Dryers are not particularly finicky machines. They are complex, in that they involve a spinning drum and high-electricity heating, but they are also usually very sturdy. This is why there are dryers rattling around in houses that are 15 or even 20 years old. Of course, something eventually breaks but this is often not the end of the dryer. If, …
How to Fix a Dishwasher That Won’t Drain
Have you opened your dishwasher to find dishes that look clean, but an appliance that is still full of water? Has water started spilling out of your appliance and onto your kitchen floor while it is in use or after? Unbeknownst to you, these two issues are caused by the same problem – a dishwasher that won’t drain. As it …
7 Strategies to Improve Your Electric Cooktop Performance
Electric cooktops are a common part of most modern households. Having an electric stove defines today’s kitchen. Sure, there are still plenty of home gas stoves across the country, but all you need for an electric cooktop is a power outlet while gas needs pipes and infrastructure. If you have an electric stovetop at home, no doubt it’s performance impacts …
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 …
The 6 Common Reasons Why Your Washing Machine Won’t Start
Whether you wash clothes every day or once a week, having that washer in your home is an essential luxury of home. No laundromat, no laundry service. You can throw in a load of clothes and enjoy the dryer-fresh result in a couple of hours. Until your washer stops working. Few things are more inconvenient than a malfunctioning washing machine. …