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Dishwasher Pump Solenoid
The complaint was that the dishwasher would not drain. When I looked underneath I saw that the solenoid piston was covered in some kind of hard black goo. You can see it on the shaft sticking up from the old solenoid in my hand. I do not know where this stuff came from but it…
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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!
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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.
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Broken Dryer Heating Element
The heating element in this unit was bad too as you can see in this photo of the bread in the element. This GE dryer, model DWSR483EB1WW, had several issues. You can see the shredded remains of the belt on the floor of the unit. That was due to the idler pulley seizing up and…
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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.…
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Rusted Through (updated)
(I ran into another example of a washer tub being rusted through so I decided to update this earlier post) Rarely do I see a washer tub that has completely rusted through like this. With the agitator in place you could not see the damage, but when you ran it you sure could hear it!…
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A Better Mouse Trap
The door on this Model #66513793K601 Kenmore Elite dishwasher would just crash open because its door spring cords had been chewed through by mice. I found two dead mice near one of the door spring cords, I think they chewed through the cord and then got a deadly surprise.
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Happy Customer Picture
I’ve been working on this Model #2537041341B Kenmore refrigerator for a few weeks now. The complaint was of frozen water in ice tray and no ice production. If you look at this picture of the ice maker you will see that the water inlet tube is frozen solid. This typically happens because the inlet valve…
