October 2008

Buying a Replacement or Add-on Ice Maker

October 28, 2008 Ice Maker Repair

Looking to replace your dearly departed icemaker? Sick of filling ice cube trays and you’re finally going to install an icemaker kit in your fridge? Figuring out which kit you need can be confusing. Let this handy table be your guiding light. Refrigerator Replacement orAdd-On [1] Icemaker Kit to Buy Whirlpool and Kenmore with Flat-Style [...]

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How to Repair a Dishwasher

October 28, 2008 Dishwasher Repair

Let this odd techno-babe with the funky voice explain how. Click here to go there now! To learn more about your dishwasher, or to order parts, click here.

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Whirlpool Duet Washer with an F06 Fault Code

October 28, 2008 Washer Repair

An F06 fault code in a Whirlpool Duet washer (the Kenmore HE3/4t’s are also made by Whirlpool) usually means a motor-related problem. It usually pops up when the drum won’t rotate at all or only very sluggishly. Here’s the excerpt from the Whirlpool Duet Service Manual on this: Drive Motor Tachometer Error The control is [...]

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New and Improved Three-Step Samurai Appliance Repair Program and Appliance Repair FAQ Pages

October 27, 2008 General Appliance Wisdom

In his never-ending quest to enrich and vivify your online DIY appliance repair experience, the Samurai has re-designed the world-famous Three-Step Samurai Appliance Repair Program and the Appliance Repair FAQ pages. You can see preview images below; click the pix to be there now. Now you can find all the appliance repair troubleshooting and repair [...]

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Replacing the Agitator Dogs in a Whirlpool Direct-Drive Washing Machine

October 26, 2008 Washer Repair

Hey, Bubba, you got you a Whirlpool or Kenmore direct-drive washer where the top part of the agimutator just wallows around and does nothing important anymore? Well, well, well– you got what we professional appliantologists call, “bad dawgs.” Agimutator dawgs, that is. Really, I shi’ite thee not! The pictures below from the gen-u-wine Whirlpool washer [...]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2008

October 24, 2008 General Appliance Wisdom

Konnichiwa, My Friends! Just in time for Halloween, an all-new edition of our award-winning newsletter, Appliantology, is out terrorizing the neighborhoods! Download it here. (about 250 kb, PDF file) This issue features cool new stuff added to Fixitnow.com and lots of appliance tips so hurry and download it today before it gets all used up! [...]

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Maytag Atlantis Washer Spins but Doesn’t Agitate

October 22, 2008 Haiku

Atlantis washer Won’t agitate during wash. Read this topic now. To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

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Maytag ICELAND Refrigerator Temperature Settings Cannot be Changed

October 22, 2008 Haiku

Ten thousand Maytags cannot change temperature. Read Scroll of Service. To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.

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Eyeball Test for a Bad Defrost Thermostat

October 22, 2008 Haiku

Fridge is warm, frosty. Get eyeballs on thermostat; if puffed up, replace. Related Posts: What to Check when Your Refrigerator or Freezer is Warming Up Diagnosing Refrigerator Defrosting Problems Wiring in a New Defrost Thermostat To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.

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Amana Washer Makes Loud Ratcheting Noise During Spin (but doesn’t actually spin)

October 21, 2008 Haiku

Machine gun in my Amana washer. Replace: Helix and Pulley. To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

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GE Arctica Refrigerator Gets Really Hot During Defrost

October 21, 2008 Refrigerator Repair

Every now and then, I get a complaint about a GE Arctica refrigerator that warms way up, I mean like 65℉ or more, during the defrost cycle. During these thermally exciting episodes, it’s common to see one of the defrost heaters glowing bright red to pink. And it really shortens the life of delicate perishables [...]

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Brand-Spankin’ New Bosch Dishwasher Not Drying Dishes

October 21, 2008 Dishwasher Repair

Just paid out some serious jack for one o’ them fancy Bosch dishwashers, like a SHE45m06UC, and the silly thing doesn’t even dry the dishes? Well, turns out there’s a very good reason for this, compadre: none of the newer Bosch dishwashers have a heated dry cycle. It’s part of the whole greenie-weenie, fuzzy-wuzzy navel [...]

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Cooling Fan in a Jenn Air Range Runs On and On and …

October 21, 2008 Oven Repair

Common model numbers of Jenn Air ranges with this affliction are SVE47XXX and SVG47XXX. The problem is almost always the power relay board (PRB) located on the back panel of the range. Sublime Master Trying to help explains the why’s and how’s in this topic from the Samurai School of Appliantology. To learn more about [...]

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Gas Dryer Burner Know-How

October 21, 2008 Dryer Repair

This picture sums it up nicely… Readings for Meditation and Personal Enrichment: How to Check the Burner Components in a Gas Dryer How to Troubleshoot a Gas Dryer with No Heat Dryer Disassembly To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here.

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Protect your Electronified Appliances with Surge Suppressors

October 16, 2008 General Appliance Wisdom

Most smart compooter owners use a surge suppressor to protect their precious silicon from surges, spikes, and other nasties that frequently haunt home power. This is good. But did you know that almost all home appliances made today also have a compooter inside of them? Yes, my leetle grasshoppers, I shi’ite you not. Even wet [...]

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