So your oven doesn’t heat evenly. This is one of the most common home appliance problems in the business. There are a number of oven element malfunctions that may cause your oven not to heat evenly. Your element electrical component may have burnt or shorted out. The heating element may be too old or may have taken damage. The only …
Your washing machine is a crucial part of the daily routine. You need it to get the household clothes done and maintain the cycle on which all clean laundry occurs. When your washing machine doesn’t work, there are many things you can do to fix it, especially if you know how to troubleshoot. A little investigative prodding around the machine …
A microwave is a surprisingly complex piece of machinery with many small parts crammed inside. There are the magnetron and the stirrer, the vent and fan, the high-voltage capacitor, the light, and much more. But one of the simplest and most important parts is the turntable motor. This is the motor that ensures the plate inside turns in an even …
A leaking refrigerator is not the most concerning problem in the world, but it becomes one of the most annoying ones very quickly. A little puddle is easy to clean up, but having to clean it up every time you go into the kitchen is one chore you don’t need to be added to the list. Furthermore, the water you …
Chicago has its pizza, Seattle has its coffee, but L.A.? We have something better – we have tacos. While not the home of tacos, Los Angeles tacos are the best you can get in the United States, and you can find them anywhere. Get them off a food truck, get then in a Michelin-starred restaurant, get then from nice grandmothers …
No one likes water on the kitchen floor. Sure, it happens from time to time when you rinse the dishes or there’s a spill. But a random puddle of water on the floor? That’s not just dangerous, it’s bad news. The first thing we all do is check around to see where the water is coming from. Is it the …
The dishwasher is one of the cleverest inventions in the last century. Rather than spending an hour every evening washing and drying at the sink, the dishwasher uses spinning water-sprayer arms, wire racks, and timely soap dispensing to get your dishes just about spotless every time. Those spinning sprayer arms are the key to everything. They ensure the dishes are …
For some home chefs, a gas stove is a cuisine must. For many others, your home came with a gas stove and you’re just trying to figure out how to use it. One of the biggest concerns of owning a gas stove is the pilot light. Some stoves, the pilot never goes out and your burners always flare up on …
Cooking with a glass top stove is not like any other electric (or gas) stove experience. You have the whole stove to work with and far less iron to soak or scrub. In many ways, it’s cleaner. But it’s also harder to perform repairs. With a traditional electric stove, all you have to do is swap out burners in sockets …
Microwaves that are mounted above the counter are often placed over the stove. For this reason, many microwaves have an exhaust fan feature that takes the place of the oven hood fan where the microwave has been placed. The microwave exhaust fan is designed to pull heat and cooking fumes up away from the stove and channel them outside the …