December 2006

Broken Information Appliance

December 30, 2006 General Appliance Wisdom

Just want to access the forum … link keeps trying to open Netscape, I use IE, so can’t seem to get kernected … Jeff _______________________________ The above message was sent when you were offline, via your Timpani site. Message sent from IP: 68.43.28.244 Ahh, Grasshoppah, the problem you describe pertains to the default browser settings [...]

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Dryer Venting Diseases: Venterialsclorosis

December 26, 2006 Dryer Repair

If the inside of your dryer vent looks like this… … then you have what we professional appliantologists call Venterialsclorosis. This disease is caused by lint accumulating on the inside walls of the dryer vent. As it progresses, it reduces the effective area of the dryer vent resulting in longer drying times. The end result [...]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Winter 2006

December 9, 2006 General Appliance Wisdom

At long last, the wait is over: the Winter 2006 issue of our newsletter, Appliantology, has hit the streets, face-first and screaming! You can download the newsletter from the following link: http://fixitnow.com/documents/appliantology-winter-2006.pdf In this issue: The Samurai visits RepairClinic… and likes what he sees! Changes in the repair forum to serve you mo’ bettah. Talk [...]

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It’s Cold Outside and the Furnace in My House Just Died!

December 8, 2006 General Appliance Wisdom

Winter is no time for your furnace to shi’ite the bed. If your furnace (or other heating appliance) is down and you need to save money on the repair, we can help you fix it in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum. For example, in this topic, Master Appliantologists guide an apprentice through the troubleshooting and [...]

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The Samurai’s Rock ‘n Roll Appliance Repair Mystery Tour

December 5, 2006 General Appliance Wisdom

The seats are filling up fast so hurry and get your tickets today!

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GE Profile Oven with an Intermittent F7 Error Code

December 5, 2006 Fan Mail

I am on my knees bowing to you you honerable great samurai master!! I have a GE Profile oven that has been giving me an intermittant F7 error code for years. The repair man said it was the computer board. I figured it was bullsh*t to spend big bucks on a computer board for a [...]

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New Roper Gas Dryer with a Mystery Hole in the Front Panel

December 5, 2006 Dryer Repair

MESSAGE SENT THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE Name: Patty IP Address: 24.118.140.136 I just had a Roper gas dryer delivered. There is a hole in the front panel below the door that wasn’t on the electric dryer at the store. The delivery guys didn’t know what it was for, nor did the salesman at Menards. Do you [...]

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Mailbag: Samurai Appliance Repair Man, God of Appliance Repair?

December 4, 2006 Dishwasher Repair

HELLO! YOU ARE A GOD! I just logged onto your site and fixed my F&P dishwasher (there was water in the pan) THANK YOU THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU! HAHAH _______________________________ The above message was sent when you were offline, via your Timpani site. Message sent from IP: 202.43.226.167 Bless you, my son.

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Mailbag: Using a Digital Multimeter in Appliance Repair

December 4, 2006 Dryer Repair

i would like to understand the process of useing a digital multimeter to figure out why my kenmore gas dryer will not operate. i just bought it (used) brought it home , hooked it up and ran it for a few minutes (empty) now …….nothing, i don’t understand how to use this tool properly to [...]

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