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  • Maytag front-load washer wax motor switch

    Maytag front-load washer wax motor switch

    Wax motor switches use 120VAC to melt wax inside that little brown box in the picture. Once melted the plunger, coming out of the right side of the unit, pushes on that mechanism which locks the door to the front load washing machine. Maytag model number MAH4000AWQ washing machine.

  • 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!

  • GE Microwave Door Switches

    GE Microwave Door Switches

    This is the plastic cage that holds the door switches from a GE microwave. There are typically three micro switches and when testing them with an OHM meter the top and bottom ones are normally closed while the middle one is normally open.

  • Review from 11/23/2021

    Review from 11/23/2021

  • Samsung Front Loader Washer with Broken Shocks

    Samsung Front Loader Washer with Broken Shocks

    Most front loader washers have two large support springs and four shock absorbers to keep them from banging during spin. This one had two of it’s shocks completely broken off! I managed to replace all four after quite a lot of effort in uncomfortable positions, lol.

  • Review from 11/3/2021

    Review from 11/3/2021

  • Check Your Dryer Vent

    Check Your Dryer Vent

    Many dryers I see have too much vent pipe. The solid wall 4″ pipe and elbows are the best type because their smooth walls lower the air flow restriction you get from this corrugated piping. In this case the pipe was crushed behind the dryer severely limiting air flow resulting in burning out the element.…

  • Intermittent Noise from Fresh Food Section

    Intermittent Noise from Fresh Food Section

    This is the damper assembly from the fresh food section of a Kenmore 596.65232401 refrigerator. The motor was making a loud annoying noise. This damper has a louver that opens and closes to allow or restrict air flow from the freezer section. I hit it with some WD-40 which quieted it down while I wait…

  • Bad Gas Dryer Valve Solenoid

    Bad Gas Dryer Valve Solenoid

    GE DBXR463GBOWW gas dryer tumbling but not heating. Typically this is due to a blown thermal fuse, but in this case it was one of the solenoids in the gas valve. I’ll replace the wearable parts like glides and pulley while I’m in there.

  • Sealed System Compromised

    This little tap has been fastened to the sealed system on this Whirlpool french door refrigerator. This tells me that some technician in the past saw a need to add refrigerant, R134A according to the compressor, to this refrigerator. Sometimes doing this can give a dying fridge a few more years life and keep it…