June 2009

Viking Range Corporation Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Doors Can Detach

June 23, 2009 Appliance Recalls

NEWS from CPSCU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 16, 2009 – Release # 09-242 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 345-2650, CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772, CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the [...]

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How to Replace the Adaptive Defrost Control (ADC) Board in a Maytag Refrigerator

June 13, 2009 Refrigerator Repair

Diagrams and links to enlightening explanations here.

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Dryer Venting Requirements

June 11, 2009 Dryer Repair

Dryer venting questions and confusions keep coming up in emails and in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum. Lots of disinformation out there about dryer vents, too. How Dryers Work A dryer’s job is pretty simple: heat the clothes so that the water in the fabrics evaporates. Then get rid of all that water vapor (humidity) [...]

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