From the monthly archives:

January 2003

Yes, Grasshopper, your journey into appliance repair excellence begins with good technical information. While it’s true that Fixitnow.com is the Muthah of all appliance repair websites and offers an extensive online library of information, a do-it-yourself repair forum, and live help, there’s just no way we can reproduce all the esoteric information contained in [...]

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Appliance Usage Handbook

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 31, 2003

in General Appliance Wisdom

Ahh, yes, the Appliance Usage Handbook: the bible of optimal appliance usage. This fine comprehensive reference was compiled by Maytag and is invaluable for answering questions on using your washer and dryer, dishwasher, stove and refrigerator.
Additionally, this valuable handbook contains information on the basic operation of all household major appliances, regardless of brand. [...]

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Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances. If you need to learn the fundamentals of appliance repair, like how to make basic electrical tests, how to read a schematic diagram, testing a refrigerator defrost timer, how to read a washer timing chart, and lots and lots of other cool fundamental stuff then buy this book. [...]

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Live Help Update

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 30, 2003

in Website Updates

I’ll be online for live help tonight from about 9:00pm (New Hampster time) ’till whenever right here at Fixitnow.com. Talk to you then.

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Whirlpool Microwave Oven Tidbits From the Factory

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 29, 2003

in Microwave Ovens

If your Whirlpool Microwave Combination Built-In oven is giving you the error code “door” in the display and you can’t restart the unit, then the door-monitoring portion of the microcomputer board is fried. The only cure is to replace the microcomputer board. Whirlpool just started making more of these boards in July 2002 [...]

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So your fancy Whirlpool or KitchenAid Side-by-Side with the in-door icemaker quit making ice for your margaritas? And it’s one of those space-age looking icemakers with the red LED and infrared ice level sensor? Well, Grasshopper, go pour yourself a tall cold one, and get me one while you’re at it, because the [...]

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Samurai Web Cam

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 28, 2003

in Karaoke Lounge, Website Updates

I just got one of those cool web cams, you know, those X-10’s that you see in popup ads everywhere you go on the web? Yeah, one o’ those. Well, I finally broke down and bought one. It was easy to set up and seems to work pretty well. I have [...]

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Network Update

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 25, 2003

in Compooting

Looks like Microslop provided more fertile ground for yet another internet worm attack. Maybe this is what’s behind the .NET passport outage.

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All Systems are GO (if you don’t count Microslop)

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 25, 2003

in Compooting, Website Updates

Looks like MSN .NET passport servers are having another bad hair day. I can’t sign in to .NET passport to check email or answer questions at the Appliantology Group. Anyone else having this problem? Seems like the .NET passport servers go down about once a week. I’m just glad Microslop didn’t [...]

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A Higher Source

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 23, 2003

in Website Updates

So, Grasshopper, you’ve carefully studied the vast repository of appliance diagnostic and repair information in the Appliantology Files but you are still confoosed. In this case, you must seek wisdom from a Higher Source. Two founts of divine appliance wisdom are available to you:

The Appliantology Group and

The Samurai School of Appliantology Forum.

What’s the [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Hooking Up a Gas Dryer

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 21, 2003

in Dryer Repair

Here are some fundamental guidelines that you shall obey when installing a gas dryer:
The flex gas line diameter shall be 3/8″ and the length shall not less then 6 feet. The 6 ft. length is so the dryer can be slid forward to clean and work behind it without having to remove the gas line [...]

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Kid’s Letters to God

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 21, 2003

in Karaoke Lounge

Dear God,
Please put another holiday between Christmas and
Easter. There is nothing good in there now.
Ginny
Dear God,
Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for
was a puppy. I never asked for anything before. You
can look it up.
Joyce
Dear Mr. God,
I wish you would not make it so easy for people to
come apart. I had to [...]

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IM Madness

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 19, 2003

in Compooting, Website Updates

The IM world used to drive me nuts. Some of my friends are on Yahoo Messenger, some on MSN Messenger, others on AOL Instant Messenger. I got so fed up with all the fragmentation in the IM world that I just punted IMing altogether. But I just discovered a very cool service [...]

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Return from the Dark Side

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 18, 2003

in Compooting, Website Updates

I’m back from my brief foray into the Dark Side of the Web: MSN 8. I jumped over to the Dark Side a couple of months ago after I downloaded Intellisync from Yahoo and it crashed my computer. In a fit of rage, I deleted the Appliantology group at Yahoo Groups and [...]

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Stop the Madness!

by Samurai Appliance Repair Man on January 9, 2003

in Karaoke Lounge, Samurai Incarnate

I hate junk faxes. People that send ‘em are nothing more than sleazy little thieves. They’re even a notch below email spammers because they steal my paper and toner to get their stupid message to me. And what kind of half-wit responds to scam offers in unsolicited faxes? There must be [...]

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