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Archive for October, 2008

30-Day No-Hassle Return Policy on Appliance Parts

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Return ANY Part for ANY Reason!
Electrical parts? Special-order parts? No problem! Our awesome parts partner, RepairClinic, absolutely guarantees your money back if you decide to return any part within 30 days. Even electronic control boards that have already been installed! This is unheard of in the appliance parts bidness. [...]

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Buying a Replacement or Add-on Ice Maker

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

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 [...]

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How to Repair a Dishwasher

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

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

Monday, October 27th, 2008

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 [...]

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

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

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 [...]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2008

Friday, October 24th, 2008

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!
Kanpai!

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Maytag Atlantis Washer Spins but Doesn’t Agitate

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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 [...]

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Brand-Spankin’ New Bosch Dishwasher Not Drying Dishes

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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 [...]

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

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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.
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Gas Dryer Burner Know-How

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

This picture sums it up nicely; click it for a larger image.

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
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