February 2008

Getting the Door Back on a Thermador Range

February 29, 2008 Oven Repair

So, you pulled the door off your Thermador range because you and your buddy were doing shots of cheap vodka and, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe you had another reason that sounds almost as good as that one. Whatever. But now, you can’t figger out how to get [...]

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Mystery Water Leak from a GE/Hotpoint Dishwasher

February 24, 2008 Dishwasher Repair

So, how do we deal with water leaks in appliances? Let us open our hymnals to the 7th Law of the Prophecy, wherein it is written, “All leaks are visual.” In observance of the prophecy, remove the kickplates from the dishwasher and run it while peering intently underneath with a flashlight. If you see the [...]

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Flakey Heater in a KitchenAid Dishwasher

February 24, 2008 Dishwasher Repair

And I do mean literally flakey. Apprentice Appliantologist billccm posted this question in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forums: Hello All: I have a six year old KitchenAid Dishwasher KUDR01TJBL0, serial FL5125226. It is a very mediocre product, but that is a subject for another day. What I am experiencing is flaking of black, crusty coatings [...]

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New Beers for the New Year

February 2, 2008 Samurai Incarnate

One of the New Year’s resolutions I made was to try five new beers this year. Yeah, I like to set a low hurdle so as to build up my self esteem, an’ all. Anyway, given my legendary penchant for the sacred fermented nectar, it didn’t take long to fulfill that one. Here are the [...]

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Blown Fuse on a Maytag Neptune Motor Control Board

February 1, 2008 Washer Repair

Not to be confused with the famous burned R11 on the Machine Control Board, this little nasty is on the board down inside the machine, below the drum. You can’t just replace the fuse– nawsir, you ain’t gettin’ off that easy…. or cheap. You’ll need to replace the motor and motor control board upgrade kit. [...]

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