Choosing a ventless dryer is a good choice for homes that don’t already have a dryer vent, and don’t want the expense of having one installed. However, as ventless dryers lack a vent and thus have less of a chance of being clogged by lint, they come with their own unique set of potential problems. In vented dryer models, heated …
A warm freezer and wasted food are two symptoms of a freezer door that is no longer closing properly. The freezer door on your Maytag refrigerator model MBF2258FEZ uses a long gear and a short gear to slide closed. If either gear is damaged or is worn out due to years of use, the freezer door will no longer shut with ease, …
Have you opened your dishwasher to find the dishes on the bottom nicely cleaned, but the dishes on the top rack still dirty. One of the very first things to check is how you loaded them. Sometimes, too many dishes on the bottom can impede the ability of the dishwasher to water items on the top rack. However, that is …
If you have noticed that the hot water or warm water cycle on your wash cycle is icy cold, it may seem like a problem. However, in many cases of this particular problem, it is not actually an issue with the washer. Yet, you will still want it fixed, so here is what you will want to check. This issue …
If you have been chasing a funky smell around your house, you may find yourself looking at an appliance you didn’t expect – the washing machine. As with any appliance that can use water, your washing machine can develop a funk that comes from the growth of mildew and mold. However, upon investigation, you may not be able to find …
If you have an over the range microwave, it is more than just a microwave. As it sits over your stove, it also functions as a hood vent. Unfortunately, it isn’t just smoke and exhaust that rise up into this vent in your microwave, it is also grease particles. To protect the appliance and the vent, your over the range …
Aside from just spontaneously lighting on fire, a microwave throwing off sparks is one of the most terrifying things that appliance can do. It makes you afraid to touch it, and for good reason. Microwaves are small, but easily one of the most dangerous appliances in your kitchen. Unlike other appliances, even when unplugged, it can still store a lethal …
No appliance responsible for cleaning anything should have a funky smell to it. Well, in an ideal world anyway. If it cleans items, it should clean itself, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case. While your dishwasher will remain pretty clean, over time you can start to notice a distinct funk that builds up in it. When this happens, there …
Does your microwave turn on and appear to run its heating cycle only for you to open it up at the ding to find cold food? Certainly the most frustrating of situations, but actually it is really quite good news in a way. If a microwave were to just not run at all, it could be any manner of problems. …
As it is consistently exposed to water, the water line in your refrigerator-that feeds your ice maker and water dispenser can manifest various unpleasantness. It can grow mold, algae, and if you have hard water – it can become clogged with mineral deposits. If this is the case, you may be better off just pulling the water lines out and …