April 2004

Mailbag: Cold Air Port Periodically Freezes Up and Blocks Cold Air

April 30, 2004 Refrigerator Repair

Barry Humphus wrote: Sir:I have a 1997 KitchenAid top freezer refrigerator, 22cf. It cools, it freezes but periodically (every three to four weeks)ice forms in the plenum between the freezer and refrigerator and blocks cold air from the freezer being blown into the refrig. Seems like an automatic defrost issue but I’m not sure. Model [...]

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New Economy Appliance Repair Service Coming Soon to Your Town!

April 30, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

Broken appliance? Don’t wanna spend much money? Suspicious of greedy repairmen? Call Monkey Boy Appliance Repair! 1-800-MONKEYS Appliance broken but you don’t want to hire one of those over-priced, greedy repairmen just to replace a simple part? Then don’t! Put your wallet at ease by calling for a genuine parts-changing monkey from Monkey Boy Appliance [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: How Hard Will It be to Fix It?

April 29, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

Your appliance is broken and your repair quest has brought you to Fixitnow.com. Your knees wobble and your bowels rumble as you contemplate doing the repair yourself. Since he is omniscient (and he knows it), the Samurai hears your question before you even ask it: “What am I in for if I decide to do [...]

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Samurai to Go!

April 28, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

Now you can get each of the Samurai’s pearls of wisdom as they’re unleashed, er, I mean, released to the web. Yep, you can use your flavorite RSS reader to scoop up the latests pearls without ever having to actually click over to Fixitnow.com. Now how fain�ant is that? It’s even easier if you have [...]

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Mailbag: Toaster Repair

April 26, 2004 Oven Repair

ken kutzleb wrote: I have a GE toaster oven, model 116932. The thermostat broke. It is a poor quality piece. I don’t want to replace it to have it break again. Can you suggest another one to replace ti with? thnaks Ken _______________________________The above message was sent when you were offline, via your LivePerson site. [...]

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Mailbag: Diagnosing Refrigerator Defrosting Problems

April 22, 2004 Refrigerator Repair

“There are some who call me….Tim” wrote: Konichiwa Appliance Samurai,My freezer ices over. So I figure it’s something related to the defrost system that’s not working, but how do you know if it’s the timer, heater, or thermostat? I manually defrosted and it took a few months to freeze up again. Is this worth my [...]

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Appliance Satori

April 19, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

Our mission here at The Samurai School of Appliantology is to prepare our students for that moment of appliance satori–a profound and simultaneous awareness of all appliances everywhere. It often strikes like a lightning bolt when a student least expects it, such as while working on an appliance that’s still plugged in. Conversely, the cherished [...]

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Common Replacement Parts for Whirlpool/Kenmore Gas and Electric Dryers

April 15, 2004 Dryer Repair

You’ll be able to fix most problems with your Whirlpool-built dryer (this includes most Kenmores) with one of these replacment parts. If the drum thumps and bumps as it turns, you need one o’ these. Also, replace ripped, torn, or deformed lint screens promptly to prevent big problems, like burnt out motors or vent fires. [...]

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Buy Appliance Parts Here

April 12, 2004 Appliance Parts Smarts

Fixitnow.com offers a complete line of appliance parts for all brands and models through our parts partner, RepairClinic. We could have partnered with any number of other appliance parts retailers on the web, but we chose RepairClinic. You won’t find a more complete selection of appliance parts, better customer service, or a more lenient return [...]

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Christos Fukkatsu! Jitsu ni Fukkatsu!

April 11, 2004 Samurai Incarnate

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Poll: Do-It-Yourself Appliance Repair

April 8, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

take my poll at: Doin’ It Yourself:

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Appliance Jive Turkey Award: A Sears/A&E Servicer in South Florida

April 5, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

This latest Appliance Jive Turkey Award goes to a parts changing monkey who works for Sears/A&E in south Florida. Reason for award: this monkey boy tells customers with refrigerators that have had a sealed system leak that the sulfur in their water corrodes the copper and causes the leak. Our story begins with Charlie, in [...]

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Appliance Servicers: Advertise Your Bidness on Fixitnow.com for FREE!

April 4, 2004 Website Updates

How would you like to advertise your appliance service bidness right here at Fixitnow.com, the muthah of all appliance repair websites, for FREE! Yep, absotootely free. It’s the Appliance Servicer AD-vantage Program offered here, and ONLY here, at Fixitnow.com! All you have to do is actively participate in the repair forum at the Appliantology Group, [...]

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