The inside of your freezer is a no-man’s land. Even if you’re the person who packages and freezes leftovers, the back recesses of any freezer become unexplored and crowded. Spills that happen in the freezer never get cleaned up and frost builds up over time. Leftovers that were unlabeled or forgotten about may have been lost for years, long past …
The water inlet valve on your washing machine is the gatekeeper for water flow. When the water lines are connected, the inlet valve controls whether water is allowed to flow into the washer during the fill and wash cycles. It is usually located in the back of your washer near the fill hose connections, for obvious reasons. However, when your …
The light inside your oven is one of the most useful little gadgets introduced by cooking-enthusiast engineers. That little light lets you take a look at the food that’s cooking without releasing heat from your oven. You can get the perfect golden-brown when baking ensures that anything warming in the oven isn’t crisping as well. The oven light is fun …
Nothing spoils a day quicker than opening up the refrigerator to find that the gallon of milk you put in there yesterday is a milk slushie when pouring over your cereal. Frozen food is for the freezer, but if the right conditions are met, it may also be for the fresh food section of your refrigerator whether you like it …
Every so often, you will hear about a house fire on the news. In some cases, it may have been a short circuit or an accident, but sometimes, it will be because of the dryer in the home. Cloth items, when dried, will produce lint. By design, your dryer should catch that lint in the lint trap so you can …
There are few things more disruptive to your kitchen than a noisy microwave. When you’re cooking and holding a conversation or listening to TV or radio, a noisy microwave can drown out everything else going on. Or perhaps you sometimes get up in the middle of the night craving popcorn or a slice of leftover pizza. You load up your …
Your appliances work hard for you on a day to day basis. They make life easier by cleaning and drying your dishes quickly, keeping your food fresh and your juice cold, and helping you prepare a delicious meal for the family. Imagining life without them seems impossible. They have become such a normal part of our routine that sometimes we …
This repair will work with the Kenmore brand family of dryers including Whirlpool, Maytag, Amana, and GE dryers, provided that yours is a model with an access panel in the bottom front of your dryer with a lint assembly in the door rather than the top. —A dryer that has stopped heating is a real problem, as clothes stop getting …
Your oven is an essential part of the kitchen and, for many people, an essential part of your cooking routine. The oven makes toast, casseroles, and desserts. It’s key to reheating leftovers evenly with a nice crisp instead of microwave sogginess or chewiness. So when your oven stops heating correctly (or never heated correctly) it’ can be a pretty big …
If you have opened your dishwasher after the cycle is supposed to be finished and find standing water, dirty of not, then you have a drainage problem with your dishwasher. There is something blocking some portion of the drainage system that needs to be addressed. When you have discovered that your dishwasher won’t drain, here is what to start checking …