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Six tips to keep your appliances operating efficiently

July 27, 2010 – 10:28 pm

Mid-summer task list will get your appliances in tip top shape as you prepare for the busy fall season.

  1. Improve refrigerator efficiency. Clean refrigerator condenser coils with a condenser cleaning brush and your vacuum cleaner to clear dust and lint off the coils underneath (or behind) your self-defrosting refrigerator. We recommend using a condenser cleaning brush to make this job easier. 

  2. Keep your garbage disposer smelling fresh and running smoothly. Clean and deodorize it with a special garbage disposer cleaning agent.

  3. Help keep your dryer free of lint; prevent dryer lint fires and reduce drying time for your clothes. Clear your dryer exhaust vent with a dryer vent brush — a flexible brush that can reach around corners and dislodge lint trapped in the vent.

  4. Prevent washing machine floods. Inspect the water fill hoses to your washing machine and replace them if you see blisters, cracks, or if the hoses are more than five years old. Consider upgrading to hoses with metal sheathing; they are much less likely to burst.

  5. Keep water and ice cubes tasting fresh and clean. Change your refrigerator or ice maker water filters.

  6. Clean the lime, scale and soap scum buildup inside your dishwasher using a special detergent that also removes discoloration due to iron and other water impurities.
By admin | Posted in Humidifier, Icemaker | Comments (0)

 

The Best Prices on Humidifier Filters – All Brands

April 27, 2010 – 8:46 am

For some people, a humidifier is an absolute necessity.  With the cost of humidifier replacement filters, it can become an expensive ordeal.

Indoor heating tends to lower the humidity that people need in order to be comfortable, especially when they sleep. This is especially aggravating if you or someone in your home has allergies. 

Low humidity can cause your skin to dry out as well as the mucous membranes in your nose – causing nose bleeds for some people.  To stay healthy, many doctors remommend a  humidifier to keep the level of humidity in the air at a certain level. Humidifiers can definitely make sleeping a lot more tolerable.

One of our favorite whole-house humidifiers is the Essick Air Credenza.  Find the lowest online price for the Essick Air Credenza Humidifier by clicking here.  It has a beautiful cherry cabinet and looks like a piece of furniture or display stand in your home.

Pictured to the right is a cute pig styled humidifier to use in a child’s room.  Safe and adorable, this is a perfect baby shower gift too!

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Adding a Backguard to your Range can save your sanity.

April 12, 2010 – 7:07 pm

There is nothing worse than having to clean an overflowing pot of spaghetti that has splattered on the walls behind your range and seaped into the crevice between the wall and the range.  That is why most ranges come equip with a backguard.

If your range was not installed with a backguard, you can still purchase a backguard and install on your range.  Here are a number of backguard’s available on the market today:

Installing a range backguard is actually fairly simple and manufacturers give explicit directions that are easy to follow. 

Another option, but more expensive than a backguard is to install mosaic tiles along the wall behind your range. Creating a beautiful and original design can save your walls and create a conversation piece in your kitchen.

A backguard is a necessity when you have children or teens using the range and can actually add beauty to your kitchen.

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Help – there is no water getting to my Icemaker!

March 29, 2010 – 7:49 pm

If your icemaker is not getting water, it is most likely your icemaker’s water inlet valve

The first thing you should know is that Kenmore ice makers are made by Whirlpool, which supplies ice makers for most refrigerator companies.  So when looking for a water inlet valve for a Kenmore – note that many of them are labeled Whirlpool.

The water inlet valve is the controlling device that allows water to enter the ice maker.

It is energized during the last 5-8 seconds of the harvest cycle. (the harvest cycle is the dispensing cycle) During this 5 to 8 second period, there should be 110v across the two wires connected to the valve .

If there is power supplied to the valve and the valve does not open to allow water to flow, the valve is defective.

However, if power is being supplied to the valve and water will flow through it freely, it could be that the water supply line or inlet tube have frozen solid.  These lines can be thawed with warm water or a hair dryer.

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Itsa’ Launching – The Appliance Life Price Comparison

March 17, 2010 – 6:48 pm

We’ve been busy “worker” bees over here at Appliance Life and we are excited to announce our newest glory:  The Appliance Price Comparison engine.

We admit that it is still beta – but we’d like our loyal customers to give it a whirl and send us feedback as we “dot the i’s and cross the t’s”.  As of today (St. Pat’s Day) – we have 14 participating retailers including big-names like Sears and AJ Madison!

The comparison shopping site was originally slated to compare pries on appliance parts, but we received many requests to use our expert technology and appliance knowledge to include new appliances also.   It’s a pretty simple concept – to match up like products from online retailers to allow a visitor to quickly compare prices and purchase from the retailer with the lowest price.

More on our new engine as we add new features and fine tune the accuracy – but until next time – enjoy your green beer and give our new Appliance Comparison Price Search Engine a whirl!

Pictured to the upper right – Woods Oil Resistant Appliance Extention cord at BackyardStyle.com.

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Price That Tool – (Foe or Friend?)

March 8, 2010 – 2:26 pm

A new website has emerged and the jury is still out. Is www.PriceThatTool.com a competitor to Appliance Life or a complementary website that will serve as a partner or friend over the years?

Price That Tool is a tool, hardware and part price comparison engine with over 1/2 million tools, parts and handyman necessities stored in it’s “fancy pants” database.  The online shopping application uses “artificial intelligence” to match like products from multiple online retailers to magically determine the lowest price on the web for a particular part, tool or construction product.

For example, take a look at the Hitachi Variable Speed Jig Saw.  A great tool for us DIYselfers, and you can find it at a great price at ……..  (well we won’t give it away, go ahead and click through to see for yourself).

Or the Milwaukee Cordless Inspection Tool -  $30 difference in price at different online stores.  Not sure about you, but I can find alot to do with an extra $30.

ApplianceLife loves the www.PriceThatTool.com idea and stay tuned …….  we might just think about copying the idea and helping you save big on Appliance Parts soon!

Extend the life of your household appliances with the right parts and NOW .. the right Tools at the right Price!

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11 Million Parts for DIYers – Including Appliance Parts

February 16, 2010 – 9:27 pm

Electronic and Appliance Parts:

 
When you shop at PartStore you can shop with confidence. Just in case you’re not sure, PartStore has an easy returns policy that makes buying a lot less stressful. Our expert data associations make it easy to reference whether your part fits with your exact make and model -whether your refridgerator is one year old or 10 years old.
 

 

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    Fix that Dishwasher Silverware Basket for Valentines Day

    February 13, 2010 – 6:47 pm

    How many dishwashers at any one time in America have broken silverware baskets?

    If you are like our family, it is not unusual to have a dishwasher silverware basket that has multiple sections with cracked plastic.  This causes difficulty when trying to close the washer (because the silverware can fall through the larger holes where the basket has cracked), it can cause items to slip through and clog the dishwasher and it can eventually cause the silverware to fall through and clog the drain holes at the bottom.

    Make a valentine’s committment to search for your basket or silverware container and replace it before the procrastination causes worse problems.

    If you have other whirlpool dishwasher problems – take a peek at:

    Whirlpool Dishwasher Do-It-Yourself Manual Whirlpool W10131216

    The Whirlpool Dishwasher Washer Do-It-Yourself Manual provides step-by-step instruction for dishwasher repair and maintenance. 

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    Welcome to the “New” Appliance Repair Blog at ApplianceLife.com

    February 8, 2010 – 10:24 pm

    Nothing much is different but alot is the same.  Today, we converted our blog over to a new platform.  Not that we didn’t like Blogger, we just liked having our blog on our own domain.  ApplianceLife.com is of special significance to us DIYers.  ApplianceLife is here to extend the life of your household appliances … not sell you new ones.

    Our ultimate goal is to help you fix your appliances for a fraction of the cost of  purchasing new ones and extend the life of your appliances as long as feasibly possible.

    So stay in touch with us, stop by often and of course – please post your tips and tricks for fixing old appliances!

    The Staff at ApplianceLife.com

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