Certain appliances, like dishwashers and washing machines, seem like they’d be self-cleaning. After all, they do use cleaning products and hot water every time you run them. Which is why they are often overlooked when it comes time to clean the house. But, despite their own cleaning abilities, these appliances should be cleaned just like every other appliance in your …
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 …
When it comes to appliances, your freezer is one of the least likely places to get seriously dirty often. Unlike the refrigerator or your stove, it isn’t subject to frequent unsealed food exposure. When food goes into your freezer, it gets frozen and it isn’t as likely to be spilled and is less likely to release ambient odors because it …
There are many different ways you can discover that your oven door isn’t closed. In most cases, it is not stuck completely wide open but rather is stuck open just enough so that it doesn’t seal heat inside. This can manifest in several obvious signs that your oven door isn’t closed properly, including: The oven light will not turn off …
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. …
Few appliance owners actually know the usual run time for a dishwasher. You just know that it cleans a load of dishes in some amount of reasonable time and if you don’t notice it, it works great. Typically, a healthy dishwasher will complete a wash anywhere between 30 minutes and 4 hours. This is a huge time discrepancy, but there …
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 …
No matter how careful you are when you cook, eventually your cooktop will become dirty. It could be a drip from a spoon, it could be a boiled over the pot, but most likely, it will just happen from the ambient particles that come from the cooking process. However, cleaning your cooktop isn’t hard. There are a lot of substances …
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 …
The modern clothes dryer is among the best things about living in a post-1950s world. Dryers not only speed up the time it takes to dry clothes but if you’ve ever hung-dried a whole load of clothes because your dryer is busted, you know there’s a serious fluffiness factor as well. Clothes that hang dry tend to be stiffer and …