December 2003

Mailbag: Slow Water Flow into a Washer, Part I

December 31, 2003 Washer Repair

Craig Raper wrote: I have a Kenmore washer, model 110.28972891. I read your page about washer water problems. My washer is about 4 years old and we just replaced the pump due to a few small leaks in it. Also a while back the fabric softener dispenser was leaking and it got replaced. We also [...]

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Samurai On the Air

December 29, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

Be sure to listen to Morning Liftoff on WNTK 99.7 FM tomorrow morning, Tuesday, 12/30/2003, starting just after the 8:30 ET break. The Samurai will be live and on the air for as long as the G-Team can stand it. So, if you tune in after 8:31, you’ll probably miss it. If you’re local to [...]

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The Samurai Gets Airborne

December 24, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

Fixitnow.com is now a time/weather sponsor on WNTK, 1020 AM and 99.7 FM, a major radio station based in New London, NH, that broadcasts to the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire and Vermont. And through their webcast, WNTK is carrying the Samurai’s message of appliance repair hope to grasshoppers all over the globe. WNTK [...]

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Yes! The Samurai and Mr. Appliance are Working Christmas Day!

December 24, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

Cooking your Christmas turkey and your range dies? Never fear, Samurai Appliance Repair Man is here! From his world-wide headquarters here in beautiful and genteel New London, New Hampshire, the Samurai will come into your home via phone, fax, email, and online chat to help you fix your range, refrigerator, or any other major appliance [...]

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Just in Time for Christmas: Live Appliance Repair Help Gift Certificates!

December 23, 2003 Website Updates

Christmas is just two days away and many of you still haven’t figured out what to get for that kind-of special someone. Many of you fixit dudes and dudettes have emailed me with much weeping and gnashing of teeth about your dilemma, turning to the Samurai to offer the solution, as I have so many [...]

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Moostafa Returns!

December 23, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

Our dear, dear friend, Moostafa, the Ayatollah of Appliance Repair, runs the world-renowned Moostafa’s Mecca of Appliance Repair. Several months ago, Moostafa’s tent was mistaken for a Taliban headquarters and was bombed by Ameedican, er, I mean, American troops. Since then, no one heard from Moostafa and we all feared the worst. However, today I [...]

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Appliance Service Calls…Samurai Style

December 22, 2003 General Appliance Wisdom

I’ve always had a bushy head of hair and I usually don’t bother trimming my beard. So, this is how I used to look when I’d go out for an appliance repair service call: But then I started thinking maybe I was scaring my customers. I dunno, little things, like I go up to the [...]

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Mailbag: Range Error Codes

December 22, 2003 Oven Repair

Jeff wrote: We have an F1 code on our Magic Chef Gas Range. We tried replacing the full ERC touchpad which was really expensive and found that was not the problem unless we got a faulty one? In surfing the net we found a notation that recently in Maytag the F1 error could be due [...]

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Audiophile

December 21, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

One of the Samurai’s winter hiking budrows emailed a while back expressing his appreciation for some of my audio posts. Let ‘em tickle your ears, too. Dave wrote: You make my hear ache! Here it is a balmy 65 degrees in PA and I make the mistake of clicking on to the new and improved [...]

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Mailbag: Dryer Stops when the Start Button is Released

December 20, 2003 Dryer Repair

Rudy wrote: I have a kenmore dryer that is about 4 years old and the problem is when I press the start button the motor runs and it should stay on, but the minute I release the start button it shuts off. I checked the thermal fuse and got continuity. I Thank you for your [...]

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Bird Watching Update: Rare Sighting of the Cacapee Bird

December 20, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

The rare and beautiful Cacapee bird once flourished throughout all New England. The name, Cacapee, is an Iroquois word meaning, “beautiful feathers.” Its long, brightly colored tail plume was highly prized for fashionable head wear. The wing feathers of the Cacapee were commonly used as “tonsil ticklers” in the vomitoriums which were hubs of social [...]

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Mailbag: Kenmore (Frigidaire) Front Load Washer Noisy Spin

December 20, 2003 Washer Repair

harry wrote: have kenmore front loader,When it goes in to final spin knocks like crazy try to locate problem cant find any thing wrong,But as soon as final spin starts the load noise begins _______________________________The above message was sent when you were offline, via your LivePerson site. Message sent from IP: 68.44.31.88 Although it’s labelled [...]

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Mailbag: Electric Dryer Runs but Doesn’t Heat

December 20, 2003 Dryer Repair

AL wrote: I followed your instuctions and cleaned out the vent system. But my Kenmore 70 series dryer continues to run with no heat.Do I just replace the heating element or do I replace the thermostat? I’ve yet to pick up A ohm meter, but I will today. _______________________________The above message was sent when you [...]

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The Inner Sanctum of Appliance Repair

December 20, 2003 Website Updates

You got questions? We got answers in the the inner sanctum of appliance repair wisdom: the Appliantology Group. I know, you’re wondering what could the Appliantology Group possibly offer that isn’t already contained in the vast repository of appliance repair wisdom here at Fixitnow.com. Two things: 1) hundreds of repair diagrams, photos, and illustrations for [...]

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Mailbag: Repairing an Electric Coffee Percolator

December 17, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

Alicea wrote: I have an old electric percolator and I think I fried something. I made the brilliant move of plugging it in with no water in it. And,left it like that for an hour. The electricity moves thru the cord fine, and into the pot. But, I can’t get it to do anything from [...]

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