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Maytag Gemini range control panel stopped working, does not respond to key presses but the clock still works. How to fix?

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Your Name: Verne

Type of Appliance: Oven/Range/Stove

Brand: Gemini

Model Number: MGR6772BDB

Your Precious Words:
The oven was working fine, then our ability to use the control panel stopped. We are now unable to use any useage functions, but the clock works and the oven lights remain on.

Hi Verne,

Thanks for your email! The key telling point here is that you are no longer able to use any of the functions via the control panel, yet the clock still works. This tells me that there’s either a bad connection on the ribbon connector from the touch pad to the control board or the touch pad itself is bad. Try this trick first:

Maytag Gemini Range Control Board

Looking up your model number, the touchpad and control board are sold as a combined unit. If the trick shown above fails to fix the problem, you’ll needs to replace the control board & touch pad assembly ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Oven-Control-Board/5701M57660/1488609?modelNumber=MGR6772BDB?RCAID=24038

You can find whatever appliance part you need through the parts search box at www.fixitnow.com. No harm in buying and trying with our 365-day, no-hassle return policy, even on electrical parts that were installed!

Subscribe to our FREE, award-winning newsletter, Appliantology: The Oracle of Appliance Enlightenment ==> http://newsletter.fixitnow.com and download your free report on appliance brand recommendations! Every issue is jam-packed with appliance repair tips and inside information direct from the Samurai’s fingertips to your engorged and tingling eyeballs.

Electric dryer runs but doesn’t heat. Checked/replaced all the usual suspects. What’s left?

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Your Name: bhoeff

Type of Appliance: Dryer

Brand: maytag

Model Number: pye2300ayw

Your Precious Words:
dryer runs but doesn’t heat. replaced thermal limit, hi limit, ohmed element o.k., check voltage L1 & L2 o.k., checked voltage on most large wires on timer o.k. timer clicks smooth. What’s next?

You’ve covered all the bases except one: the centrifugal switch in the dryer motor:

Dryer Motor Centrifugal Switch

The example shown is for a Whirlpool dryer but all dryer motors operate similarly. Some centrifugal switches are separately replaceable (like this one); some are not.

For an electric dryer no-heat complaint where you’ve checked everything else as you have and still not getting heat, that only leaves a bad centrifugal switch in the dryer motor. On most models, including yours, that means a new motor because the centrifugal switch is not separately replaceable.

Here’s the part link to your dryer motor with a 365-day return policy ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Drive-Motor/W10410996/2024638?modelNumber=PYE2300AYW

You can find whatever appliance part you need through the parts search box at www.fixitnow.com. No harm in buying and trying with our 365-day, no-hassle return policy, even on electrical parts that were installed!

Subscribe to our FREE, award-winning newsletter, Appliantology: The Oracle of Appliance Enlightenment ==> http://newsletter.fixitnow.com and download your free report on appliance brand recommendations! Every issue is jam-packed with appliance repair tips and inside information direct from the Samurai’s fingertips to your engorged and tingling eyeballs.

To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here.

Oven bake element sparked and arced! How to replace it safely? [video]

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Your Name: Linda

Type of Appliance: Oven/Range/Stove

Brand: GE

Model Number: JBP26GS2WH

Your Precious Words: Where to begin my oven on Easter burn and arc so we shut the power off to it and we are wondering how to take the old one out..thank you so much.
Linda

Hi Linda, thanks for your email! Yes, these calrod elements used in all electric ovens can fail in dramatic and spectacular fashion. This video probably shows something like what you saw (just don’t do what this guy did):

Anyway, you can buy the replacement element you need for your range with a 365-day return policy right here ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Bake-Element/WB44X5082/3358?modelNumber=JBP26GS2?RCAID=24038

For others reading this with a different brand or model number range or oven, you find your replacement elements with the same 365-day return policy on this page ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/Range-Stove-Oven-Parts

As for replacing the bake element in your GE range, this video shows you how to do it safely and correctly:

You can find whatever appliance part you need through the parts search box at www.fixitnow.com. No harm in buying and trying with our 365-day, no-hassle return policy, even on electrical parts that were installed!

Subscribe to our FREE, award-winning newsletter, Appliantology: The Oracle of Appliance Enlightenment ==> http://newsletter.fixitnow.com and download your free report on appliance brand recommendations! Every issue is jam-packed with appliance repair tips and inside information direct from the Samurai’s fingertips to your engorged and tingling eyeballs.

Whirlpool Duet washer noisy in spin and drum feels loose

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Your Name: Michelle

Type of Appliance: Washer

Brand: Whirlpool

Model Number: wfw9400sz04

Your Precious Words:
Duet washer very noisy during spin cycle noticed it has rubbed rubber boot. I have only had a month, does it matter I bought at close out place? Would that avoid manfacture warranty?the basket moves very freely up and down and round and round.

Hi Michelle,

Unfortunately, this sounds suspiciously like the drum supports spider has broken. An easy way to tell whether or not this is happened is to open the door and reach in and grab the lip of the steel in her basket. Try to move the basket up-and-down back-and-forth. If it moves at all independently of the outer drum then you have a broken drum supports spider. If this is the case, the washer is a total.

There are other things that can cause this noise and we can help you sort that out in the repair form. Click the link below and start a new topic in the Appliantology appliance repair forums so we can reply with detailed repair help– photos, diagrams, part links and instructions to help you get it fixed ==> http://appliantology.org/forum/5-the-laundry-appliance-repair-forum/

You can find whatever appliance part you need through the parts search box at www.Fixitnow.com. No harm in buying and trying with our 365-day, no-hassle return policy, even on electrical parts that were installed!

Subscribe to our FREE, award-winning newsletter, Appliantology: The Oracle of Appliance Enlightenment ==> http://newsletter.fixitnow.com and download your free report on appliance brand recommendations! Every issue is jam-packed with appliance repair tips and inside information direct from the Samurai’s fingertips to your engorged and tingling eyeballs.

Samurai Appliance Repair Man

To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

Kitchenaid built-in ice maker troubleshooting flowcharts

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The icemakers in these KitchenAid refrigerators are actually built by Whirlpool Corporation (as is the whole refrigerator itself). So the troubleshooting information will be identical. Here are a couple docs that’ll help you fix a problem with these ice makers:

Troubleshooting Flowchart for the Ice Maker Itself:

http://fixitnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/21562311-Troubleshooting-the-Whirlpool-Modular-Icemaker.pdf



Troubleshooting Flowchart for the Optical Controls for the Ice Maker:

http://fixitnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/TroubleshootingOpticalIcemakerSystem.pdf

To learn more about your ice maker, or to order parts, click here.

Dryer overheats and/or dryer runs too hot! [screencast]

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Dryer overheats and/or dryer runs too hot! from Samurai Appliance Repair Man on Vimeo.

A dryer that overheats or gets too hot can ruin clothes and even start a fire in your house! The cause is usually very easy to find and correct. This Samurai Screencast™ explains how to get your dryer running right again.

To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here.

Flex tray ice maker in a Samsung refrigerator not making ice [podcast]

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Your Name: K. Gaff

Type of Appliance: Ice Maker

Brand: Samsung

Model Number: RS2533VQ

Your Precious Words:
I can hear the electric connection click when moving the arm to the right side of the unit up and down. Tray is in the dump position,and will not rotate by hand. No water is currently in fill tube. Wife says, I need to fix it right now or no supper.

Click the play button in the audio player below to hear my reply:

F50 error code on a Whirlpool Cabrio / Maytag Bravo / Kenmore Oasis washing machine [podcast]

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The F50 error code is a common one that pops up in the Maytag Bravo, Whirlpool Cabrio, Kenmore Oasis top-loading washers. This episode of Fixitnow.com Radio explains what causes this error code and how to fix it.

Your Name: Loren

Type of Appliance: Washer

Brand: Maytag

Model Number: Bravo top load

Your Precious Words:
The machines keeps flashing F50 code.

Rotor Position Sensor (RPS) ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Rotor-Position-Switch/1394136?RCAID=24038

Control Module ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Control-Module/1469076?RCAID=24038

Click the play button below to listen to this episode:

How to clean a dryer vent yourself [video]

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Most folks know that their dryer vent should be cleaned out periodically for safety and to help keep the dryer running at peak efficiency. But not everyone is familiar enough with their dryer or venting to know how to clean their dryer vent. Here are some things that’ll help you do it yourself and save money.

A good, inexpensive tool that’ll help you do a good job cleaning your dryer vent is a dryer vent brush ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/20-Foot-Vent-Cleaning-Brush/18001034/424663

And this repair video shows you how to do it:

This screencast explains how the dryer vent affects drying time in dryers:

To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here.

How to clean a refrigerator condenser yourself [video]

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Most folks know that their condenser needs to be cleaned periodically but not everyone is familiar enough with their refrigerator to be comfortable doing that. This short little video shows you exactly how to safely and quickly clean the condenser on your refrigerator to keep it running at peak efficiency. You can do it!

Here are a couple things that’ll help you do a good job cleaning the condenser:

Condenser brush ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Long-Handled-Bristle-Brush/5303318693/12859

Vacuum attachment for cleaning condensers ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Vacuum-Hose-Attachment/8171579A/1544893

To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.

Asko washer service manual

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Your Name: joe

Type of Appliance: Washer

Brand: asko

Model Number: 10505

Your Precious Words:
I am in need of a repair manual for the washer asko 10505 can you help? thanks

Ya sure, ya betcha! We have this and many, many other manuals available in the Downloads section of the Appliantology Academy. And we’re adding more all the time.

Access to service manuals, both already uploaded to the Downloads section and provided on request is one of the many perks available to Apprentices in the Appliantology Academy. Learn more about our Apprenticeship programs ==> http://apprentice.appliantology.org/

And here’s the download link to the Asko washer service manual ==> http://appliantology.org/files/file/170-asko-washing-machines-service-manual-various-types/

To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

Converting a gas range from Natural Gas to LP or vice versa

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All gas ranges come from the manufacturer set up to burn Natural Gas (NG). If you’re set up to burn Liquid Propane (LP) in your house, you’ll need to convert the range for this. Most gas ranges come with instructions for doing this but sometimes they get lost or “borrowed” by a sticky-fingered tech who worked on your range.

These instructions below are for a Frigidaire gas range, FPDF4085KF, but the same idea applies to all gas ranges. If you have some other model, you can use this as a guide for the general concept of converting your gas range to burn a different fuel.

http://fixitnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/L0205223.pdf

To learn more about your range/stove/oven, or to order parts, click here.

Easy way to replace the door latch assembly in a Whirlpool Duet / Kenmore HEt front load washer [video]

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If the door on this washer doesn’t latch properly, the washer won’t spin, either. To fix this, you’ll need to replace the door latch assembly. Piece of pie repair! This short repair video steps you right through it.

Part link to the door latch assembly (365-day return policy!) ==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Latch-Assembly/8183270/1419926?RCAID=24038

Homeschooling: It’s not just for scary religious people anymore!

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In this first of a (probably) four-part series of podcasts, Samurai Appliance Repair Man and Mrs. Samurai discuss why homeschooling is superior to public schools (or “government indoctrination camps,” as the Samurai refers to them) providing kids with a true education– which the government schools fail to provide– and a better socialization experience. They also discuss their 12+ years experience in homeschooling their three kids.

Click the play button in the player below to listen:

Shogun Hike up Mt. Cardigan with the Oz Man: the trailer of the blockbuster film coming soon to a theater near you!

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Hike up Mt. Cardigan with the Oz Man, April 3, 2012 from Samurai Appliance Repair Man on Vimeo.

The Samurai and Oz man hiked up Mt. Cardigan via the Vistamount Trail and Mt. Gilman. Gorgeous day to be out! Very windy at the summit. The last clip is a small pan from the summit.