Not every manufacturing batch is perfect. There are many small flaws that can occur in product design or manufacture that only appears in the intensive testing of commercial sale. With thousands of customers, any flaw in the design will appear in the millions of cumulated user-hours. If a flaw appears more than once, a company assesses its product for a …
Your dishwasher is a modern marvel. It saves hours of soaking and scrubbing and drying. All you have to do is rinse the dishes beforehand and put them away when the dishwasher has dried. Of course, your dishwasher can only successfully dry if the drain actually clears all the water out of the bottom. If you have recently opened your …
So your microwave isn’t heating and you’ve done some research. You’re pretty sure it’s not the door latch, so it’s got to be the diode, the magnetron, or something in between. You’ve decided that this is a repair you’re willing to tackle. However, replacing any part of the microwave heating apparatus comes with a uniquely dangerous task that you absolutely …
There is a certain part of the dryer that has many names and everyone refers to it in a different way, but they all mean the same thing. The dryer vent, dryer hose, or dryer duct are all the same thing in most people’s eyes. Sure, we could be pedantic and try to break down each term to mean a different …
Glasstop stoves are beautiful. They are smooth and convenient. Transitioning from burner to stove surface is easy and that shiny surface makes your kitchen looks pristine. But over time, the glass can become damaged. Glass tops don’t stay pristine forever and eventually, you will want to replace it. This repair involves electric components, but the glasstop itself is not electric. …
Top-loading washers have an important lid function that prevents both mess and injury; a simple mechanism that controls and detects whether the lid is open. The lid switch knows whether or not the lid is open and won’t start a wash cycle until the lid is closed. The lid lock, understandably, locks the lid of the washer shut while a …
Appliance brands do their utmost to provide high-quality appliances at affordable prices. Wherever you are in the homemaking process, eventually you will need to buy an appliance. But be careful. Every responsible homeowner (and renter) should remain aware of the most recent appliance recalls. A recall occurs when there is something deeply wrong with the manufacturing process and an item …
For many households, life centers around the oven clock and timer. Those glowing numbers let you know what time it is and can be used to time everything from baking cakes to your children’s time-outs. The unmistakably loud beeping assures you that nothing will burn (and no one sits in time-out for too long) and some ovens will even turn …
There are few more heartbreaking appliance issues than opening your washer after the cycle is supposed to be done and finding that your clothes are still sitting in a tub of water. While you can certainly pull your clothes out and wring the excess water out of them, you still have all that water in the machine to deal with. …
There are a lot of reasons to choose an induction cooktop. It heats only the pan making it so no food will cook on the surface and tiny hand reaching up are less likely to get burned. Furthermore, because it works faster to cook your food, it is a more energy-efficient option that doesn’t heat up your kitchen. However, induction …
