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  • Back at work!

    Back at work!

    I was away last week but now I’m back fixing appliances in the Foothills of Yuma Arizona. The photo is of my daughter out front of Uncle Lunkers bait and tackle store …why? Because that storefront is the original location of Star Appliance!

  • I’ll be back on 8/22/22

    I’ll be back on 8/22/22

    I’ll be closed next week, 8/15 – 8/19 while I attend my Dad’s Celebration of Life in Bridgton Maine. He passed away earlier this year and the family and friends are gathering to honor him.

  • 17 Years Ago

    17 Years Ago

    I learned the trade of Appliance Repairman around 20 years ago when I took a break from my Telecommunications career and bought a mom and pop appliance sales and repair business in Bridgton Maine. Kathleen ran the sales floor and scheduled me as I went out on repairs. It was a fun and challenging time.…

  • GE Model PGS908SEP3SS Thermal Fuse

    GE Model PGS908SEP3SS Thermal Fuse

    The control panel stopped working after the customer used the broiler for fifteen minutes straight. I figured it was the thermal fuse but I didn’t figure on how difficult it was to get too!

  • Bake Ignitor in GE JGBP36CEJ1CC Range

    Bake Ignitor in GE JGBP36CEJ1CC Range

    Issue with this GE oven was that the oven section took several minutes to ignite. Upon inspection I couldn’t find anything wrong, the baconitor glowed and eventually it ignited the gas, however, replacing the bake igniter allowed it to heat up much quicker. Most likely this is because the more times an igniter heats up…

  • Samsung Refrigerator Section Freeze-Up Repair

    Samsung Refrigerator Section Freeze-Up Repair

    Samsung RF28HFEDTSR tends to freeze up in the upper right area of the refrigerator sections evaporator coils. I added this tape and foam in an effort to keep it from freezing in this section in the future. Only Time Will Tell.

  • Iced Over Refrigerator Section

    Iced Over Refrigerator Section

    Why oh why did manufacturers like this Samsung unit, start adding evaporator coils in the refrigerator section!? I have yet to see the benefit of doing this. Leave the cooling to the freezer section! …anyways, this is another iced over evap coils in the fresh food section of a Samsung.

  • Replacing Bathroom Vent Fan

    Replacing Bathroom Vent Fan

    A bit outside my wheelhouse but when a customer complained their bathroom fan was not working I did a bit of research and ordered a replacement off Amazon.

  • Samsung Duo Dryer Control Boards

    A common problem with these Flex Duo Dryers from Samsung is that the drum will continue to turn with no heat endlessly, even with door open and control panel off, until you unplug it. When I replaced the control boards it corrected this issue, locating these control boards was an issue unto itself.

  • Call: ‪(928) 294-4823

    Call: ‪(928) 294-4823

    Welcome to my new web page, it is under construction, so don’t mind the mess! Have a home appliance that needs service? Give me a call and I’ll pop over and take a look. I service the Yuma Foothills area! Call: ‪(928) 294-4823‬ Text: ‪(928) 294-4823‬ Email: eric@foothills-star.com Address: 12369 E 39th Pl, Yuma AZ…