From the monthly archives:
Just got back from two intensive days of technical training with Miele, a German appliance manufacturer. This was by far the most intensive field-factory training I’ve attended. The first day was dishwashers, washers, and dryers. The second day was ovens, steam ovens, convection/microwave ovens, and coffee brewer systems. The instructor, LeRoy [...]
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Intermittent problems are the hardest kind to troubleshoot. It takes a true technician, not a parts-changing monkey, to figure it out. Now you, too, can learn how to troubleshoot an intermittent no-cool problem in an Amana refrigerator from genuine über-techs. Lucky you!
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If you’ve recently learned that your Sub-Zero refrigerator is leaking freon, then you need to study this topic in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum very carefully to avoid being taken for a ride; pay particular attention to the pearls of wisdom dispensed by AccApp, a Sublime Master of Appliantology.
Lots of hacks and charlatans out there, [...]
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Here’s a common way that this fault will appear:
I can wash a load of clothes and it gets down to the last few minutes (ranging from 11 to 3 minutes) and it goes to the F02 error or SUD. I can let the washer sit for a few hours and then run it [...]
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So, the motor in your washer runs and you’ve laid eyeballs on the belt to confirm that it’s not broken, but still no spin. Trying to Help, a Sublime Master of Appliantology in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum, explains how to tell whether the problem is the transmission (that’s bad), the thrust bearing and [...]
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Read this two-page info sheet on Dryer Safety. Prepared by the Orange County (California) Fire Authority.
For more information on constructing safe dryer vents, read The Ultimate Dryer Venting Guide.
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Most of the motors in the high-efficiency (HE) washers, such as front loaders, use what’s called brushes to conduct current from the rotor to the stator. You’ll find these kind of motors in common-brand washers made by Frigidaire and Whirlpool (also sold under the Kenwhore label), as well as the over-priced, under-performing, so-called higher-end [...]
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If you’re trying to figure out how to replace the ADC board in your Maytag or Jenn-Air refrigerator, then you’re working on fixing a defrosting problem and the evaporator coil in the freezer looked something like what’s shown here (click for larger view).
So, you’ve done your due diligence and checked the continuity of the defrost [...]
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Check out this photo set illustrating the procedure, courtesy of Jedi Appliance Guy. There’s a cool repair trick in that set, too. Can you find it?
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If you’re seeing the back wall inside your freezer coated with fuzzy ice, then your refrigerator has a defrosting problem. Welcome to my world. First order of bidness here, Hoss, is to jump J9 to J11 on that muthahboard to see if the defrost heater will glow orange. If it does, then [...]
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and the sweet sound of spraying water is my reward.
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The digital July edition of Appliance Design magazine has hit the web streets. If you’re into appliance technical esoterica, this magazine is for you. Done in a cool format, too; not a mere pdf file, this is a completely web-based, interactive experience. Awww, GEEK OUT!
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