Thursday, August 27, 2009
Maytag announces voluntary refrigerator recall
In an effort to protect its customers and promote their safety, Maytag has issued a recall on a series of refrigerators under the brand names Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Crosley, Magic Chef, and Performa by Maytag.
From the recall website:
Consumers are recommended to visit this product recall site, and see if their refrigerator is affected.
From the recall website:
Description: The recall includes certain Maytag®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand side-by-side and top freezer refrigerators. The affected refrigerators were manufactured in black, bisque, white and stainless steel. They have model and serial numbers printed on a label located on the top middle or left upper side of the refrigerator liner and have the following model and serial number combinations:
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| Serial Numbers ENDING with | AND Model Numbers BEGINNING with |
| Side-by-side Refrigerators | CN, CP, YY, YZ | MZ |
| Top Freezer Refrigerators | CA, CC, CE, CG, ZB, ZD, ZF, ZH | CT15G4, CTB152, CTL151, CTM152, CTN151, MTB195, MTB215, MTB245, MTF195, MTF215, PTB155, PTB175, PTB195, PTB215 |
Consumers are recommended to visit this product recall site, and see if their refrigerator is affected.
Labels: Admiral, Amana, Crosley, Jenn-Air, Magic Chef, Maytag, Performa, recall notice, refrigerators
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving from Service Care
We wish everyone the happiest of Thanksgivings.
Service Care is thankful for many things. We're thankful for the continued support of our customers, without whom we would not exist. We're thankful for our families, for our friends, and the fact that we live and work in what we believe is the greatest country in the world.
We're also thankful that you stopped by to read this lil' blog and we hope you'll be thankful that you found us. If you have any problems with electronics repairs (like televisions), or home appliances (like refrigerators), we're always ready to help you in Alabama.
Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy your family time!
Service Care is thankful for many things. We're thankful for the continued support of our customers, without whom we would not exist. We're thankful for our families, for our friends, and the fact that we live and work in what we believe is the greatest country in the world.
We're also thankful that you stopped by to read this lil' blog and we hope you'll be thankful that you found us. If you have any problems with electronics repairs (like televisions), or home appliances (like refrigerators), we're always ready to help you in Alabama.
Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy your family time!
Labels: Alabama, appliances, electronics, refrigerators, televisions
Monday, November 24, 2008
How to replace the water filter in your Whirlpool Side-by-Side Refrigerator
You should ALWAYS be careful when working on your own appliances. If you feel uncomfortable, don't do it. If it involves getting near electricity... be careful. Oh also, be careful. Did I mention be careful? Seriously, you've got to have serious respect for electricity...
Fortunately, you shouldn't be anywhere near the dangerous stuff when replacing the Whirlpool SXS water filter... I'm just saying. This stuff can kill you if you're not careful.
Anyway, on the the fun:
First, as far as the indicator light goes: Green equals good filter, Yellow equals order another filter, Red equals (you guessed it) stop using this filter and by-gum put another one in it.
These filters operate about a year, and 500 gallons on the models that have the replacement indicator. The sensor operates both on usage and on time of use. So if you're not using it a lot, and a year goes by, you will still get a signal to replace the filter. Whether you do or not is up to you, but you probably should if you're just getting trickles of water through the door and the icemaker isn't producing. Both are signs of filter clogged up with yuck and muck. (Oh yeah, if your refrigerator doesn't have the cool green-yellow-red indicator, just replace it every 6-9 months or so... once again, if the water doesn't flow, the filter has got to go).
Look at the front of your Whirlpool Side-by-Side refrigerator, and nod your head knowingly...
Now look down, and notice the strange round knob amidst the otherwise horizontal lines of the toe panel at the very bottom of the refrigerator (the knob will be below the freezer side).
See it? Great. Now turn that knob one quarter turn counter-clockwise (lefty loosey). This does two things. It is supposed to block the water inlet and outlet valves temporarily, bypassing the filter. It also allows you to pull out the filter.
Yep, just pull it out. It's normal for a small amount of water to trickle out when you pull it out of the filter housing. If it's continuous, or a lot, there's something wrong with the filter system itself. Try putting the filter back, and turning back clockwise one-quarter to the right. Then either call a service center or study a little harder for the somewhat more complicated water filtration system.
Most likely, you'll have a tiny little trickle of water when you pull out the filter, and that's all. Next, take the knob off the old filter, and put it into the new one. There's probably a cap on the end of the new one that's not on the old one. Pull that off. Push the new filter back into the housing and turn the knob one quarter clockwise.
The last step is to run about a gallon or so of water through the filter until the water is clear. You've got to purge the lines of air, and wash out any residual loose carbon dust and whatnot in the water filter. Trust me, you'll enjoy your first glass of water much more after this step. (Oh, be warned, you might get spurts of air & water when you're doing this, it's normal, normally. Again, just purging the lines of air).
To reset the Red indicator to Green, press the light switch 5 times in 10 seconds. It should reset. If not, you've got an operational failure in the control board. Probably.
That's it, hope that helps.
We're happy to come out and do it for you, if you don't want to mess with it, but I'll bet you've got the stuff to handle this one. I know you do. Of course, you just may not want to, and that's cool, too.
Fortunately, you shouldn't be anywhere near the dangerous stuff when replacing the Whirlpool SXS water filter... I'm just saying. This stuff can kill you if you're not careful.
Anyway, on the the fun:
First, as far as the indicator light goes: Green equals good filter, Yellow equals order another filter, Red equals (you guessed it) stop using this filter and by-gum put another one in it.
These filters operate about a year, and 500 gallons on the models that have the replacement indicator. The sensor operates both on usage and on time of use. So if you're not using it a lot, and a year goes by, you will still get a signal to replace the filter. Whether you do or not is up to you, but you probably should if you're just getting trickles of water through the door and the icemaker isn't producing. Both are signs of filter clogged up with yuck and muck. (Oh yeah, if your refrigerator doesn't have the cool green-yellow-red indicator, just replace it every 6-9 months or so... once again, if the water doesn't flow, the filter has got to go).
Look at the front of your Whirlpool Side-by-Side refrigerator, and nod your head knowingly...
Now look down, and notice the strange round knob amidst the otherwise horizontal lines of the toe panel at the very bottom of the refrigerator (the knob will be below the freezer side).
See it? Great. Now turn that knob one quarter turn counter-clockwise (lefty loosey). This does two things. It is supposed to block the water inlet and outlet valves temporarily, bypassing the filter. It also allows you to pull out the filter.
Yep, just pull it out. It's normal for a small amount of water to trickle out when you pull it out of the filter housing. If it's continuous, or a lot, there's something wrong with the filter system itself. Try putting the filter back, and turning back clockwise one-quarter to the right. Then either call a service center or study a little harder for the somewhat more complicated water filtration system.
Most likely, you'll have a tiny little trickle of water when you pull out the filter, and that's all. Next, take the knob off the old filter, and put it into the new one. There's probably a cap on the end of the new one that's not on the old one. Pull that off. Push the new filter back into the housing and turn the knob one quarter clockwise.
The last step is to run about a gallon or so of water through the filter until the water is clear. You've got to purge the lines of air, and wash out any residual loose carbon dust and whatnot in the water filter. Trust me, you'll enjoy your first glass of water much more after this step. (Oh, be warned, you might get spurts of air & water when you're doing this, it's normal, normally. Again, just purging the lines of air).
To reset the Red indicator to Green, press the light switch 5 times in 10 seconds. It should reset. If not, you've got an operational failure in the control board. Probably.
That's it, hope that helps.
We're happy to come out and do it for you, if you don't want to mess with it, but I'll bet you've got the stuff to handle this one. I know you do. Of course, you just may not want to, and that's cool, too.
Labels: diy, refrigerators, water filter, Whirlpool
Friday, November 21, 2008
Kitchenaid Professional Mixer Accessories and Parts
Recently had a customer ask if we carried a mixing attachment for the Kitchenaid Pro Mixer. Unfortunately, we do not (nor do we do service on them). We referred them to the Williams Sonoma store in the Summit shopping center (211 Summit Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35243, 205-970-4101).
Honestly, I don't know if Williams Sonoma carries these replacement parts, as the website did not list any, so I did a little research for you Kitchen Mixer folks and found this page on Kitchenaid's website:
Kitchenaid Fine Stand Mixer Accessories
They've really got a lot of accessories for these mixers:
I found several for pasta (mmmm, ravioli), an ice cream maker, shredder, slicer, food grinder, etc. They've got dough hooks, beaters and mixer whips.
Of course, you can always try Williams Sonoma locally, and tell them Service Care sent you.
Service Care does repair Kitchenaid household major appliances like refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.
Honestly, I don't know if Williams Sonoma carries these replacement parts, as the website did not list any, so I did a little research for you Kitchen Mixer folks and found this page on Kitchenaid's website:
Kitchenaid Fine Stand Mixer Accessories
They've really got a lot of accessories for these mixers:
I found several for pasta (mmmm, ravioli), an ice cream maker, shredder, slicer, food grinder, etc. They've got dough hooks, beaters and mixer whips.
Of course, you can always try Williams Sonoma locally, and tell them Service Care sent you.
Service Care does repair Kitchenaid household major appliances like refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.
Labels: appliances, dryers, Kitchenaid, mixers, parts, refrigerators, washers
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The networked refrigerator
This is totally useless information about a totally useless idea to hook a refrigerator up to the internet. I'm not being mean, that's really how it's described by the maker of this geeky-fun refrigerator project.
Finally, you can find out how cold the Diet Coke is in Paul Haas' extra refrigerator. Actually, I'm not sure it's still transmitting live data, but still...
http://hamjudo.com/cgi-bin/refrigerator
Finally, you can find out how cold the Diet Coke is in Paul Haas' extra refrigerator. Actually, I'm not sure it's still transmitting live data, but still...
http://hamjudo.com/cgi-bin/refrigerator
Labels: refrigerators
Monday, November 17, 2008
JVC Owner's Manuals Online
If you need a replacement, electronic version of your manual, JVC has them online on the JVC website.
Below are some quicklinks to those looking for specific products:
JVC Plasma Flat Panel - link
JVC LCD Flat Panel - link
JVC LCD Monitor - link
JVC Refrigerator - link
JVC Laundry - link
JVC Air Conditioner - link
JVC Dishwasher - link
JVC Cooking - link
There's a few more on the website if you don't see your product here.
Below are some quicklinks to those looking for specific products:
JVC Plasma Flat Panel - link
JVC LCD Flat Panel - link
JVC LCD Monitor - link
JVC Refrigerator - link
JVC Laundry - link
JVC Air Conditioner - link
JVC Dishwasher - link
JVC Cooking - link
There's a few more on the website if you don't see your product here.
Labels: air conditioners, appliances, dishwashers, JVC, laundry, LCD, monitors, Plasma, refrigerators, televisions
