Even if appliances are dependable and long lasting, at some point household appliances will break down and need repair. Keep reading to know the top five common appliances and their problems that technicians have to deal with and their solutions.
You could be transferring a wash load from the washer to the dryer only for you to realize it still has a lot of soapy water. This is a sign that your washing machine is faulty and stalled during the washing. The fault could be a damaged lid or a door switch. Washers rely on a door sensor to close the lid and in case the switch has a problem it may not run effectively. Rough use of the lid is the main cause of problems in the washing machine door switch. The fix is by replacing the door switch.
Cloth dryers require heat to dry wet garments. In case your dryer is not performing its function it could have blown its thermal fuse and the fix for this is to check the thermostat and replace the fuse so that the dryer continues to produce heat to dry your clothes.
Modern freezers from time to time finish defrost cycles such that homeowners do not have to keep defrosting their freezers every time. During the defrost cycles the melted water goes to the drain using the defrost drain. Water will leak to the lower compartment in case the defrost drain is blocked with debris and food. Melted water will eventually form as ice on the floor of the freezer. A freezer technician should replace and clean the defrost drain.
An agitator is used in many washing machines to spin, swish and swirl clothes when washing them. A washing machine will not work properly if the agitator is not moving. It could be stalled and will only produce noise in its struggle to function. Some homeowners think that the machine is fautly beyond repair and end up replacing it. This is wrong because repairing this component is a fraction of the price of a new unit. By replacing the full motor coupling is the solution to that problem.
Sometimes your dishwasher could go on and not run. The problem could be the switch float which is the part used to control water going into the machine. A float switch makes sure the unit is properly operating. This part can only be accessed from the inner side of the unit, there’s a likelihood that either a fork, knife or any other object may have jammed it. The solution to this would be to keep it locked to stop it from release water used in running the machine.