General Appliance Wisdom FAQs

• Appliance Repair Tool of the Day: VersaPak Cordless Screwdriver
• The Ten Commandments for Working With Household Power
• Samurai Certification for Electronic Circuit Board Analysis
• Requiem for Xdrive
• 30-Day No-Hassle Return Policy on Appliance Parts
• New and Improved Three-Step Samurai Appliance Repair Program and Appliance Repair FAQ Pages
• Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2008
• Protect your Electronified Appliances with Surge Suppressors
• Samurai Fixit Cam
• Getting Started in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forums: The Movie
• Maytag Appliance Use and Care Manuals
• Use the Forum, Luke!
• Using GFCI Outlets with Appliances
• How to Find Appliance Parts Without Having to Know Much
• The Famous Three-Step Samurai Appliance Repair Program
• Working with Electronic Circuit Boards in Appliance Repair
• Mafia Goon Learns Appliance Repair from the Samurai
• Tips for Painting Appliances
• Spiffy New Parts Search Engine from RepairClinic
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances
• United Samurai Beer Fund
• Leave a Message for the Samurai
• "Who are you and what's your problem, dude?"
• Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2007
• Cool Tools for Fixit Fools
• Archives
• Fixitnow.com Sitemap
• The Rational Art of Troubleshooting
• How to Get Help in the World-Famous Samurai Appliance Repair Forum
• Appliance War Story: Urban Appliance Repair
• Appliantology Newsletter, Summer 2007
• Samurai Appliance Repair Apprenticeships
• Appliance Deconstruction Techniques Illustrated
• Adventures of a New Appliance Technician
• Love Means Never Having to Say Goodbye... to Your Appliances
• Thermador and Other High-End Brands are Less Reliable than Mid-Range Appliances
• Meet the Appliantology Masters
• Where Have All the Tradesmen Gone?
• Staber Washer Fan Mail
• Mega-trends in Appliance Repair
• Magic Serial Number Decoder for GE Appliances
• Broken Information Appliance
• Appliantology Newsletter, Winter 2006
• It's Cold Outside and the Furnace in My House Just Died!
• The Samurai's Rock 'n Roll Appliance Repair Mystery Tour
• Mailbag: Using a Digital Multimeter in Appliance Repair
• Tales from the Buttcrack, Episode No. 1,897: Defective Customers
• Meet Cheeky the Appliance Repairclown...
• Use the Form, Luke!
• Using a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter) with Appliances
• The Samurai Appliance Repair Forum Ch-ch-ch-changes
• RepairClinic Earns the Coveted Intergalactic Samurai-Approved Certification
• Pamper your Appliances!
• Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2006
• Appliance Brand Recommendations
• Miele Appliance Technical Training
• Repair Inspiration at Fixitnow.com
• Appliance Design Magazine, July Edition
• Does Your Appliance Servicer Have the Skills Needed to Repair Your Appliances?
• Appliance Repair Radio: How to Use the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum
• Appliantology Newsletter, Summer 2006 Issue is Now Out!
• Appliance Repair Radio: How to Use Fixitnow.com to, well, Fix It Now
• Basic Appliance Troubleshooting Flowchart
• Samurai's Appliance Repair Photo Galleries
• Appliance Repair Radio: Appliance Service Calls
• Appliance Repair Radio: How Much is a New One?
• Bureaucrats "Approve" Whirlpool and Maytag Merger
• Appliantology Newsletter, March 2006
• Announcing Fixitnow.com Appliance Repair Radio
• Nanny-State Alert: New Hampshire Contemplates Licensing Requirements for Gas Fitters
• Maytag Shareholders OK Sale to Whirlpool
• Appliance Repair: A Dying Trade
• Get Ready to Pay More for New Appliances
• Glorious Washer Repair
• Horizontal Axis Washers: Are They Worth the Money?
• Fixed a Washer With Dad
• Appliantology Newsletter, November 2005
• Fixitnow.com Message of the Day
• The Story of "O!" (that being our painful exclamation as we get screwed again and again by Big Gubmint and Big Corporations)
• How to Make Electrical Measurements; how to use a volt-ohm meter; how to measure electricity
• Using Archived Pearls of Wisdom from the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum to Fix Your Insolent Appliances
• The Naked Truth about being an Appliance Repair Tech
• Using the Concept of Appliance Half-Life to Determine When to Replace an Old Dryer (or any other appliance)
• Subscribe to Appliantology: The Oracle of Appliance Enlightenment
• Who Made my Kenmore?
• Background Information on LG, Siemens, and Samsung Appliances for Consumers; appliance reviews
• Appliantology Newsletter for July-August-September 2005
• Samurai's 12 Laws of Appliance Repair
• Are Maintenance Agreements Worth the Money?
• Laundry Room Horrors: Shout it Out!
• Appliantology Newsletter for May/June 2005
• Shakin' and Bakin' at the Samurai School
• The Way of the Samurai
• GE: Bringing Anything-but-Good Appliances to Life
• Appliantology Newsletter for April 2005
• What's All the Fuss About Power Quality?
• Appliantology Newsletter for March 2005
• Appliance Repair Mania
• Coughin' Up More Cash for New Appliances
• Fixite Do: The Ancient Martial Art of Appliance Repair
• Appliantology Newsletter for February 2005
• "Is There a Washer and Dryer Worth Buying?"
• Let the Samurai Help you Fix It Yourself!
• Spiffy New Appliance Parts Lookup Tools
• Appliantology Newsletter for January 2005
• Appliantology 3000 Microchip Implant Now Available!
• Samurai Appliance Repair Apprenticeship Training
• Whirlpool Taking Over Fisher & Paykel?
• Appliance Repair Revelation, The Secrets of Household Electricity... REVEALED!
• Mailbag: Making Simple Repairs Complicated
• Appliantology Newsletter for December 2004
• Master Appliantologists at the Appliantology Group Repair Forum
• Appliance Repair Revelation, Making Basic Electrical Measurements
• Mailbag: Mental Therapy for Appliance Repair
• Appliantology Newsletter for November 2004
• Mailbag: Washer and Dryer Recommendations
• Appliantology Newsletter for October 2004
• The Samurai's Martial Art of Appliance Repair
• Appliance Wisdom from On High
• Why Whirlpool Is Cleaning Up
• 15-Second Appliance Tips Airing on WNTK
• New Trouble for Ol' Lonely
• Service Call from Hell
• Bounce This Around
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Electrical Requirements for Household Major Appliances
• Get Pearls from the Samurai
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Appliance Power Usage
• New Economy Appliance Repair Service Coming Soon to Your Town!
• Appliance Tip of the Day: How Hard Will It be to Fix It?
• Samurai to Go!
• Appliance Satori
• Poll: Do-It-Yourself Appliance Repair
• Appliance Jive Turkey Award: A Sears/A&E Servicer in South Florida
• Mailbag: How to Get Help With Your Appliance Problem
• Appliance Tip of the Day: How Hard Will It be to Fix It?
• Mailbag: Hot Water Heater Gets Cold too Fast
• Appliance Tip of the Day: How Long Should Appliances Last?
• Mailbag: Changing Parts Without a Clue
• Appliance Tip of the Day: How Hard Will It be to Fix It?
• Appliance Service Calls...Samurai Style
• Fix It Yourself and Save Big Bucks!
• Mailbag: GE Appliances
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Rodent Rage
• Appliantology: "How Much is a New One?"
• Mailbag: Are Extended Warranties on Appliances a Rip-off?
• Appliantology Goes to Press
• Mailbag: Appliance Brand Recommendations
• Appliance Repair Tool of the Day: Non-Contact Voltage Light Stick
• On Sale Now!
• Septic Salvation
• Call for Service
• Mailbag: Making Gas Connections...Safely
• Whirlpool Appliance Technical Help Online
• Samurai on the Job: Every Appliance Repair Man's Nightmare
• New Repair Photos at the Appliantology Group
• Mailbag: Discharging and Testing a Capacitor
• Mailbag: Appliance Service Ripoff Update
• Mailbag: Preventing Mold and Mildew in Basement Carpet
• Mailbag: Appliance Service Ripoff?
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Appliance Power Usage
• Appliance Tip Of the Day: Phixit Photos
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Indoor Air Pollution Control
• Appliance Tip of the Day: The Ten Commandments for Reading Appliance Model Numbers
• Libertarian Appliance Repair
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Energy-Saving Appliances
• Share the Love, Yo!
• Cheesedork Alert!
• Appliance Tip of the Day: "How Much is a New One?"
• Appliance Tip of the Day: The Hard Facts About Hard Water
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Use and Care Manuals
• Appliance Service Calls
• Appliance Tip of the Day Encore: Genuine Appliance Manufacturer's Repair Manuals
• Appliance Usage Handbook
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Money Saving Tips for Commercial Kitchens
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Who REALLY Made Your Appliance?
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Genuine Appliance Manufacturer's Repair Manuals
• Appliance News Update
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Storing Flesh Meats Safely
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Use and Care Manuals
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Your Detergents Suck
• Appliance Recall Alert
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Appliance Service Calls
• Appliance Tip of the Day: Ohm's Law
• Frequently Asked Questions
• The Samurai's Rules of Etiquette