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Frigidaire Affinity Front Loading Washer Error Codes

2008-12-01T16:33:29Z

This washer is one of Frigidaire’s more recent offerings (also sold under the Kenmore label). Like most appliances made these days, these washers have an electronic control board programmed with lots of different error codes for various failures. At some point during your marriage with this machine, you’ll see one or more of [...]

Happy Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-27T14:59:53Z

During these times of imploding economies, collapsing currencies, wiped out retirement funds, staggering debt loads, and shattered dreams, let’s take a moment to give thanks and remember that, no matter how bad it seems right now, it could be worse. Much worse. Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

How to Fix a Washing Machine

2008-11-24T20:37:49Z

Not just another pretty face, this funky roboappliancebabe with the multi-harmonic voice has some valuable repair tips for your washing machine. Click here to go there now! To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

Glassware Etching and Poor Cleaning in Whirlpool (and Kenmore) or KitchenAid Dishwashers

2008-11-22T21:52:19Z

Now, Grasshoppah, prepare for dishwasher illumination. The Samurai is gonna reveal to you what they never tell you about fixing cleaning problems in your Whirlpool-Kenmore-KitchenAid dishwasher. So, strap yourself in and get ready to download wisdom directly from my brain to yours. For newer-model Whirlpool and KitchenAid dishwashers (also sold under the [...]

GE Recalls Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

2008-11-19T12:02:34Z

GE strikes again! This time, they’re recalling a quarter of a million wall ovens sold under the GE, GE Profile, Monogram and Kenmore labels. The problem is caused by the extreme heat used in the self-clean cycle escaping if the wall oven door is removed and incorrectly re-attached by the installer or the [...]

Older Whirlpool / Kenmore Dishwasher Won’t Drain

2008-11-16T20:58:47Z

These were good dishwashers made back in the day when they used big ol’ honkin’ motors that jacked up the pressure on the water and blasted your dishes clean. An example model number of this vintage is DP940PWPQ2 (these dishwashers were also sold under the Kenwhore label). Alas, they just don’t make ‘em [...]

Appliance Repair Tool of the Day: VersaPak Cordless Screwdriver

2008-11-14T17:37:32Z

When you’ve turned as many screws as ol’ Samurai, you get pretty excited about cordless screwdrivers. A good cordless screwdriver can really speed up the job, eliminating some of the drudgery and saving you real time so you can go back to doing important things, like drinking beer. What distinguishes a “good” cordless driver from [...]

Gas Stove Burner Sparking Continuously After Burner is Lit

2008-11-14T15:15:13Z

Gas stove clicks and clicks even though burner is lit. Some things to check here. To learn more about your range/stove/oven, or to order parts, click here.

Whirlpool / KitchenAid Microwave Combination Built-In Ovens with Error Code “door”

2008-11-14T20:44:40Z

More trouble with cheesy electronics in appliances. This time, it’s the Whirlpool-built (includes KitchenAid) built-in combination microwave ovens. In this particular inconvenience, error code “door” appears in the display and the microwave oven shuts down in mid-cycle. When restarted, the microwave will shut down immediately again and show the “door” error code. The [...]

Maytag Performa or Atlantis Washer Leaks from the Base of the Tub

2008-11-10T15:52:23Z

Maytag washer has incontinent leak from tub; Replace the tub seal. To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

Microwave Oven Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Flow Chart

2008-11-07T16:27:49Z

The best-kept secrets in microwave oven troubleshooting revealed! Now, for the first time ever on the internet, Samurai Appliance Repair Man, your partner in appliance repair, reveals what they don’t want you know about diagnosing and repairing your dysfunctional microwave. It’s all ratcheer in this user-friendly, quick and easy microwave oven troubleshooting flowchart. [...]

The Ten Commandments for Working With Household Power

2008-11-07T19:18:30Z

If you’re gonna work on your own appliances, you need to know something about electricity. You at least need to know what you don’t know because lots of folks think they know, but they really don’t and they end up popping a circuit breaker, getting shocked, or smoking a control board. Why? [...]

How to Remove the Control Panel on a Frigidaire Wall Oven

2008-11-06T22:00:57Z

Removing the control panel on a wall oven can be tricky. On some brands, such as the Frigidaire, you need to actually remove the walloven from the cabinet just to remove the control panel. Why they design it like this, I’ll never understand. Nevertheless, this is but one of a plethora of [...]

How to Replace the Water Inlet Valve in a Bosch Dishwasher

2008-11-05T16:18:53Z

How do I replace The water valve in my Bosch? This parchment reveals. To learn more about your dishwasher, or to order parts, click here.

The Permanent Cure for Repeated Frost-Up Problems in a Maytag Side-By-Side Refrigerator

2008-11-05T16:39:52Z

Defrost system failures are a common problem in the Maytag (and Jenn-Air) refrigerators with the Automatic Defrost Control (ADC) boards. Most of the time, the cause of the problem is that the ADC board has failed. Master Appliantologist AZBen has developed and field-tested an ingenious field modification that vastly improves the reliability of [...]

Underside and Control Panel Anatomy of a GE Triton Dishwasher

2008-11-05T03:47:46Z

Click the pic for the larger version (opens in a new window). Save a copy for future reference. To learn more about your dishwasher, or to order parts, click here.

How to Test the Defrost System in a GE Arctica or Profile Refrigerator

2008-11-04T13:22:33Z

All refrigerators need to be defrosted every few hours. Older refrigerators used a simple, inexpensive, and very reliable mechanical timer. In many models made today, the defrost cycle, temperature control, and other hoo-hahs are all handled by an over-priced and highly failure-prone electronic circuit board. GE calls theirs a motherboard. I [...]

Samurai Certification for Electronic Circuit Board Analysis

2008-11-04T07:48:29Z

Almost all major home appliances built today have at least one electronic control board inside of them. Because they are so ubiquitous in the world of major appliances, electronic circuit board analysis is a crucial skill for successfully repairing appliances. Most grasshoppers are not skilled in the ancient and mystical ways of analyzing [...]

GE or Hotpoint Refrigerator Makes Lots of Weird Noises

2008-11-04T01:54:34Z

Noisy GE fridge clicks, clops, clunks, flashes, and whirrs. Checkout The Recall. To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.

Requiem for Xdrive

2008-11-04T02:11:58Z

I used to store and share my vast library of appliance repair service manuals using Xdrive, which was, at one time, the premier secure file sharing service. Sometime in 2007, AOL bought ‘em out and, as you would expect, Xdrive went steadily downhill after that because AOL has a gift for turning everything they [...]