Refrigerator not cooling but the freezer is fine
One compartment cold, the other warm, is almost never the compressor. What it usually is, and how a technician tells the difference.
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Why your dryer takes three cycles to dry one load
A dryer that has to run twice is rarely broken. It is breathing through a vent that has closed up, and in a Chicago…
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Front-load washer door will not unlock: what to do next
A locked door with water behind it is the machine protecting your floor. Drain it first, in the right order, before anybody touches the…
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Dishwasher not draining? Check the installation before the pump
Two installation faults produce exactly the symptoms of a failed drain pump, and both are common on machines that never drained properly from day…
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Your oven died the day after a self-clean cycle. That is not a coincidence
Self-clean runs the cavity hundreds of degrees above cooking temperature. The thermal fuse and the control board are the usual casualties, and both are…
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Gas burner clicks but will not light: five things to try first
A clicking burner that never catches is usually wet, dirty or misaligned rather than broken. Four of these five checks cost nothing.
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Ice maker stopped making ice: what to check before calling
Half of the ice maker calls we take turn out to be a filter, a supply valve or an arm that got knocked. The…
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How long should each appliance actually last?
Realistic service lives for the appliances in a Chicago kitchen, and the point at which repairing one stops making financial sense.
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Why your garage refrigerator stops working every winter
A second refrigerator or freezer in an unheated Illinois garage runs outside its rated conditions for months. Here is what that does and how…
Read moreHard water is quietly shortening the life of your appliances
Across DuPage and Will counties the water is hard enough to matter. What scale actually does to a dishwasher, an ice maker and a…
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