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A cautionary PSA for Grasshoppers undertaking microwave oven repair

Posted by Samurai Appliance Repair Man, in Microwave Oven, Humor 14 May 2013 · 145 views
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This Public Service Announcement is brought to you by Brother PDuff:

I'm reminded of one time, a fellow tech and myself were at the shop.  He was working on a large countertop microwave and I was down the hall in the front office.  We could see each other and were carrying on a conversation, I forget about what.  I'm absolutely positive he had a few fillings in his mouth because as he was looking and talking to me his hand must have touched the high voltage diode or capacitor, discharging it.  I kid you not sparks flew out of his open mouth!  Being the trained and responsible guy I am I immediately fell to the floor, laughing my ass off.  I eventually recovered and asked him if was ok and he said yes, just scared the hell out of him.  I said, "Man, did you see sparks fly out of your mouth?"  He said no, he must have missed that.  Needless to say we both found new respect for microwaves and the awesome, dangerous, and sometimes hilarious power of the high voltage capacitor.

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Source: Im DUMB and need help on Kitchenaid Microwave khms2040wss-0


Appliantology Newsletter: Front-Load Washer Stinkology

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Caressing your cranium like cool cherry blossoms, it's the green shoots of another Appliantology issue easing down into your eyeballs like the misty morning dew in springtime. Come in and have some Tranya...


Inverter Motor Fuse Eliminated from GE Hydrowave Top-Load Washers

Posted by Samurai Appliance Repair Man, in Washing Machine Repair 09 May 2013 · 234 views
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From the GE Tech bulletin on this:


New variable speed inverter motors no longer
require the in-line fuse. When replacing an
older Hydrowave inverter motor with the new
inverter motor, the in-line fuse must be
removed from the washer harness. Failure to
remove this fuse link will cause the fuse link to
fail due to the higher inrush current of the new
motor design.

Replacement motors will include a jumper wire
and 2 wire splices to remove the in-line fuse.


Read more: http://appliantology...#ixzz2SpWjBMAt


You can download the tech bulletin here:  http://appliantology...r-fuse-removed/

Buy parts for your GE washer here: http://www.repaircli...g-Machine-Parts


Understanding Engineers

Posted by Samurai Appliance Repair Man, in Humor 05 May 2013 · 314 views
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A priceless compendium of engineer jokes posted by Brother Lee Fix:

Understanding Engineers #1
Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"  The second engineer replied,  "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."  The first engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice:  The clothes probably wouldn't fit you anyway."

Understanding Engineers #2
To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty.  To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Understanding Engineers #3
A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys?  We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!"  The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!"  The priest said, "Here comes the greens-keeper.  Let's have a word with him."  He said, "Hello George, What's wrong with that group ahead of us?  They're rather slow, aren't they?"  The greens-keeper replied, "Oh, yes.  That's a group of blind firemen.  They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime!."  The group fell silent for a moment.  The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."  The doctor said, "Good idea.  I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything she can do for them."  The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

Understanding Engineers #4
What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons.
Civil engineers build targets

Understanding Engineers #5
The graduate with a science degree asks, "Why does it work?"  The graduate with an engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"  The graduate with an accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"  The graduate with an arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"

Understanding Engineers #6
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body.  One said, "It was a mechanical engineer.  Just look at all the joints."  Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer.  The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."  The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer.  Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

Understanding Engineers #7
Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.  Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Understanding Engineers #8
An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."  He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket.  The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with you for one week."  The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.  The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want."  Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.  Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter?  I've told you I'm a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want.  Why won't you kiss me?"  The engineer said, "Look, I'm an engineer.  I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog - now that's cool."



Source: More hotter water, please!


Kenmore-Amana bottom-mount refrigerator: warm beer compartment but freezer seems okay

Posted by Samurai Appliance Repair Man, in Refrigerator Repair, Repair Videos 05 May 2013 · 240 views
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You're probably going to find the evaporator coil in the freezer choked in with frost, in which case, the problem is almost always the infamous Jazz Control Board.  

There's a tech sheet in the toe grill that tells how to put the board in diagnostic mode for various tests.  But the most common failures with this board are 1) failing to initiate defrost and 2) keeping compressor running during defrost.  Both result in a frosted up evaporator coil.  

Put the unit into forced defrost.  If the defrost heater fires up, that means the defrost heater and limiter are good.  Then go ahead and replace the Jazz Board.  

Here's my video showing how to do the diagnostic dance:




Source: Kenmore/Amana Bottom Mount 596.65939401






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