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Where did they find this guy?  And he's blasting out this advice (like sanitizing diapers with the "quick" cycle) on HGTV?  If we had a functioning Congress, I'd say they should reel in the runaway misinformation train before it hits warp speed...

To Paraphrase Dana Carvey -- <span style="color: #000000;">Can you say . . . TRIGGERED???</span>   That dryer console looks way too familiar.  Too much like the demonic '67 gas model that made the laundry/family room smell like a big rig just drove through it and caused static video...

Hard water in my part of town too.  Mostly sourced from ground water.  When we lived out near Los Gatos, a larger portion of our water was sourced from mountain runoff, but it still had its share of mineral content.    Now that I'm back in a neighborhood that's over 100 years old, I'll add...

I don't think I've ever seen such a fitting tribute to Shirley Jones.

WEHT Rosalie's?

Eddie,   The house is original with regard to certain built-ins, woodwork, plaster and flooring, except for both bathrooms and the kitchen, which have all been remodeled.  The kitchen remodel looks to have happened in the '70s.  A KDS-18 was in there when she moved in (1987 or so).    The...

Thanks guys.  I'm glad that at least she's getting a reputable unit, and agree that resale value of her home will increase.  She's super thrifty and rarely uses heating.  I freeze in her house when I'm visiting during the winter months and overnight temperatures are typically in the 40s and...

Well, it turns out the tech wasn't there to assess the Magic Chef.  He was there to write up a deal for a new heat pump.  I agree with everyone who said this doesn't make financial sense, but it's not like she's ever had a whole lot of that . . .  Why she even sent me that picture, I don't...

Thanks for all of the replies!  BUT --   She has a tech there right now and sent me a picture.  It's a Magic Chef (Columbus Ohio and Los Angeles).  Who knew?  I didn't.    Here is the sticker info in case the sticker is hard to read (tilt your head to the left -- grrrrr!)   Model: UBO-3...

This is about my sister's furnace.  She had the gas company out because it wasn't working.  The report cited the "luminous flame, unable to correct."  Per my sister, the burner flame is yellow.  This can mean a poor mixture, like a valve problem or a burner issue.  The gas guy shut the whole...

Dave had that range when he was still married.  Even though it was electric, he dug it.  Great choice for tight kitchens.

Thanks Gary,   I'll look up those parts and see if there are any instructional videos on r&r.    Should I assume that the door switches properly in place?  It seemed to me that the bracket was configured in a way that the switches can only be installed as intended.

Hi John,   I looked up a parts diagram and could not find anything identified as a high voltage rectifier or capacitor; only a transformer.  Do you have any leads on part numbers for either of those?   TIA for any help,   Ralph

Thanks Gary and John for your input.  I have a feeling that I replaced two switches that were still good, but it didn't cost much to do so.  I'll check both old and new ones with the meter just in case the Chinese QC process was questionable.   The turntable did seem to be rotating fairly...

This microwave stopped midway through a re-heating process.  Everything was dead, like it had been unplugged.  A blown fuse seemed to be the problem.  Replaced the fuse and everything came back to life.  Placed a measuring cup full of water in it to check operation.  It did not warm up.   The...

Dominic,   To post in the Shoppers Square forum, use the "create a new thread" navigation and scroll down to the "Appliance Related Wanted or Items for Sale" heading. 

Jon, WJIB sounds very similar to KCEA here.  KCEA is all pre-recorded and there are no live announcers or commercials, just the usual ID spots and some mentions of school district events, which are also pre-recorded.   I like the sailing reference in WJIB's call letters.  Locally we had a...

These days, it's all about the clicks.  If I see a story on my news feed that has a "read more" button to click that takes me to the source's web site, I stop reading.  I will not be used in this manner.   It seems to me that between Chrome and Edge, there's an effort to make other browsers...