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I've been through probably 10 microwaves since I moved out on my on for college. If they don't fail (loud sparking sound with scorch smell, probably bad transformer), they rust. I've learned that Galanz makes most of the countertop microwaves in the world. From Hamilton Beach to GE to Magic...

Tried resetting the control board by unplugging for 15 min. No luck. Thought I'd take the rotor and stator off to examine it for issues...well, the stator had a burnt winding. Interesting enough, the bottom quarter of the stator core was noticeably rusty, and the winding that blew looked like it...

My Kenmore washer, made by LG, squeaks the last few seconds when coasting from a spin. It usually does it when using Heavy Duty (high spin speed) but doesn't usually do it if I do bulky/bedding (mid spin speed). I don't use any other cycle. If I use steam it will happen on the subsequent cycle...

If you think about it, your dirty laundry touches the gasket as you load it, as you unload, your clean clothes does the same. I have been wiping my gasket whenever I wash "contaminated" laundry like work clothes. Is this going too far? I always think of hotels, hospitals, etc keeping the door...

Persil liquid will suds up like crazy when washing my relatively clean/almost spotless "lounge around the house/run errands on my day off clothes" like my Addidas track pants, khaki shorts and T-shirts, yet my somewhat dirty to really grimy work clothes, depending on the day (Dickies work pants...

Stayed at six mid-range hotels on a trip (Days Inn, Quality Inn, AmericInn, Comfort Inn, etc.) and noticed that the towels aren't as bright as mine at home. They also no longer have that signature starchy/bleachy smell that I've known for the longest time, rather, it smells like sweat has been...

Was just thinking about the old Wascomats and how they sounded like jet engines. The spindown sound has me particularly puzzled. The newer Wascomats plus the other kinds of commercial machines aren't nearly as dramatic yet they spin faster. Why do these older Wascomats whistle/sound like jet...

I had a friend back in second through fifth grade whose parents had a mismatched washer/dryer set. One was a late 80s-early 90s Magic Chef washer, but the brown dryer was much older. It had a slanted control panel like a 70s-90s Whirlpool, had some pushbuttons and a largeish cycle dial but was...

Lately I've been sentimental about my elementary school years, remembering random moments that happened 15 years ago. I was fascinated with anything that used or was related to electricity, from vacuum cleaners and fans to power lines and substation transformers, but I was really overly obsessed...

Does the vent fan double as the cooling fan for the transformer/magnetron? I've noticed with every OTR microwave I've used, the vent fan seems to kick on when the microwave itself is used, which leads me to believe that there isn't a separate cooling fan for the microwave components like there...

Accidentally bumped my KitchenAid into my sink (thank God, no water) but had chipped the enamel off of the bottom part of my base. The sink sustained no damage. It's about a quarter-sized chip. Can this be fixed?

Was browsing at a thrift store and noticed an old 1970s avocado green Waring blender. It was missing some kind of dial (think it was a timer dial IIRC), so I didn't buy it as I have no clue of I could even find a dial for it. I looked on eBay and they had nothing. If I could source a dial for...

Found both at Goodwill. Just happened to walk in for no particular reason, just wanted to look around. Wasn't even looking for a vacuum as I am quite content with my Sanitaire SC886 but at $20 for the Kirby (with ALL attachments INCLUDING the shampoo system and Suds-O-Gun!) and $15 for the...

Grew tired of my Hoover SpinScrub 50 with its flimsiness and its propensity to go through brush turbines, so I purchased a Rug Doctor X3 with the hose attachment. It is evidently the same rugged machine that they rent out. The only difference from what I can tell is that the rentals are red and...

I was changing a belt in my Sanitaire the other day and discovered a vertical crack on the right side of the base right where the inner "wall" of the brushroll chamber meets the outer edge of the base. The crack looks as if it starts just under the edge of the chrome hood and stops about 80% of...

Apologies in advance to fans of cast iron cookware - it is my understanding that there are fervent believers out there. No offense and I will not take offense if you call me a crazy germaphobe, lol. I went to a fundraiser raffle/dinner with my wife last night at the hospital where she works as...

A nationwide fast food chicken joint which shall remain unnamed had a recent health inspection which noted flies and offensive odors near the walk in cooler, compounded with its inability of maintaining temp. I checked the condenser unit (which looked cobbled together, literally a piece of...

I've noticed something about some older homes and especially motels in beach communities in the PNW (Washington and Oregon) when I'm driving around those areas. A lot of the older homes and motels have wooden louvers directly below the windowpane, spanning the whole width of the window. They...

Looks like the loss leader in vacuums, Bissell, has acquired Sanitaire along with BEAM central vacuums, both formerly owned by Electrolux. Hopefully the quality and durability of the F&G style uprights stay the same. Hopefully they change nothing on these iconic uprights, which, by the way...

I went to grab lunch and decided to stop in Sears today to get a 1/2 in. ratchet replaced (this was not my local one, it closed a few weeks back) since it was across the street from where I stopped for lunch. I figured that I'd swap it out and be back on the job in five minutes like my past...