Who doesn’t love the convenience of an ice maker? Unfortunately, like any other mechanism, your KitchenAid refrigerator model KSCS25INSS00 ice maker can malfunction, meaning you’re left trying to pinpoint the component causing the issue. If you’re dealing with an iceless, ice maker, there’s a good chance either the control module or the ice maker thermostat is faulty. Luckily, replacing the broken part …
Every dryer has more than one thermometer. These temperature sensors are designed to keep the heating process safe. Without these sensors, the dryer is at risk of overheating and even starting a fire. This is why your dryer often defaults to not heating if one of the thermometers or thermostats ceases to function. The auto-dry sensor, however, is a unique …
A non-heating electric LG dryer model DLE3500W can disrupt your daily schedule and lead to all sorts of chaos as you desperately try to determine the cause of the malfunction. While no-heat is a symptom attributed to a number of faulty components, a burned-out thermal fuse is one of the more common culprits. Your dryer’s thermal fuse acts as a safety device …
Household appliances make our lives easier. They turn check-lists that would normally consume large portions of our day into quick and easy tasks that can be checked off without much thought. But they aren’t without their complications and setbacks. One issue you might come across with your whirlpool dryer is that, instead of blowing hot air as it should, it …
The traditional dryer buzzer is a sound that’s hard to miss. That wall-piercing buzz was designed to reach you anywhere in the house to announce that there are warm but not-too-hot clothes ready to be folded before the perm-press bonus fades. For anyone used to relying on that sound to manage your laundry or schedule your day, having it suddenly …
Ice makers are a fantastic addition to the modern home experience. Why worry about constantly emptying and refilling ice trays when your refrigerator will output ice into your drink with a few seconds of pushing the lever. Except when it doesn’t. Ice makers may be great, but they are also finicky and it’s not always obvious what’s wrong with them. …
From quickly warming up leftovers to cooking an entire meal in minutes, it’s safe to say most households benefit from the convenience of a microwave. Unfortunately, like any hardworking appliance, microwave malfunctions are bound to occur. While you may think buying a new microwave is easier than fixing your old one, you may be surprised to find how painless and …
Your front load Samsung washer model WF206AN is equipped with a small component called a check valve. The valve is located at the end of the drain pump’s discharge port. Its purpose is preventing wastewater from flowing back into your washing machine. If you open your washer door at the end of a drain cycle and find dirty water inside the inner …
An above normal temperature in your refrigerator’s fresh food compartment or a below normal temperature in your freezer indicates the evaporator coils in your appliance are frosted over. A common cause of frozen coils is a faulty defrost heater. The defrost heater’s main purpose is melting the frost off the evaporator coils, meaning when the heater fails, frost build-up is …
Your washing machine moves a lot of water during every washing cycle. The drain pump pushes that water out during the washing and spinning cycles. But if your tub still has dirty water in it after the cycles are complete, there are two likely causes. Either the drain pump filter is clogged (and you can clean it by following these …