Have you ever thought about how hot your dryer gets? Thermostats and thermal fuses are put in dryers for your safety and if you don’t maintain them, you could be putting yourself, your house, and your family at risk. Your dryer uses of a combination of heat and airflow to dry your clothes. The heat […]
Tumbling Troubles How To Get Your Dryer Working Again
January 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
When you place clothes in your dryer and turn it on you expect to hear the gentle thump, thump, thump of the clothes tumbling. But rather than hearing the sound of clothes tumbling, all you hear is the hum of the dryer’s motor – something’s not right. Your dryer’s drum tumbles clothes in order to […]
How To Prevent Clothes Dryer Fires
December 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Few people realize the importance of dryer safety. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are an estimated annual 15,500 fires, 10 deaths and 10 injuries caused by dryer fire. Several hundred people a year are also subjected to carbon monoxide poisoning from improper dryer safety measures. The financial costs come to nearly […]
Washer Woes
October 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Washing your clothes in cold water is great if you have cold-water detergent, but regular detergent is designed to work best with warm or hot water. If the water temperature of your washing machine is not properly regulated your clothes may not be getting as clean as they should. Understanding how your washing machine regulates […]
What is Overcrowding?
April 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Let’s learn to determine the right size for a laundry load and tips on starting the washing machine. Overcrowding is never a good idea. This results in your clothing not coming out clean. There needs to be a certain amount of room in the washer for your clothes to move around. With them moving against […]
What washing machine?
October 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
What washing machine? Half an hour later and still standing in front of rows of gleaming washing machines. You wonder which one is the best buy for you. The salesman can smell the desperation and you know he is going to try and sell you an expensive one. How can you avoid this situation? I have put […]
