A friend of mine owns an appliance store in the United States. He will be taking a trip to Europe and while in Paris he was hoping to check out how they do things there. [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Scam-Filter: Do appliance installers commonly try to avoid attaching water lines? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 17 answers

Proud mavens: help me find a new washer and dryer! [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 24 answers

Why do some electrical appliances lack an on-off switch? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 23 answers

My wife and I are looking for a small capacity dishwasher, the greener the better. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 6 answers

Is our New York City landlord responsible for repairing our broken oven? [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2008 - 14 answers

Where can I find a Saeco Piccolo steam cleaner in the US? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 5 answers

The vintage oven/range in my new apartment is so obviously awesome. And my landlord says it works. But how? [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 17 answers

So the electrician said nothing was wrong. But something WAS wrong, only it fixed itself by the time he got there. Help me diagnose this maddening problem our tenant had. [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 17 answers

Mini-fridge woes. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 8 answers

Online reviews of fridges are scaring me. Looking for suggestions for a solid, no-frills, long-lasting fridge... [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 13 answers

Detergent for front-loading washing machine - is there some available that's as innocuous as Cheer Free? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2007 - 17 answers

Need handyman help. My refrigerator has power, but isn't cooling. Light comes on, etc. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 9 answers

In-window air conditioner switch issue...I can't figure out how to google this, so I'm hoping someone here can understand my question! [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 5 answers

Please help me find a second-hand motor controller for my Fisher & Paykel Smartdrive MW512 washing machine. [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2007 - 5 answers

KitchenApplianceFilter: My Whirlpool fridge (the number inside says ET8WTK) seems to be messed up. [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 3 answers

are there any simply-email appliance(s) out there for grandma? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 24 answers

Where can I buy a cheap fridge in LA (and have it delivered)? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 8 answers

My current water heater is about 14 years old now, and I'm looking to replace it with a traditional 'tanked' water heater (I'm not going to be in this house long to justify a tankless unit). For the most part I'm only looking to heat water for two people, and I'm thinking a 40 gallon tank with a large burner will be sufficient. Does anyone have any suggestions or good resources for comparison?
posted on Jan 16, 2007 - 12 answers

My just-out-of-warranty electric cooktop died recently, and my handyman came up with the idea that it was feasible to replace it with a gas cooktop. Today, the project was finished up, and I now have this dandy cooktop in my kitchen. The only problem is that I've never cooked on gas before (other than on a propane grill). [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2006 - 18 answers

This may sound like a dumb question, but seriously: how do I use my oven? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 7 answers

How much can I charge to buy my washer and dryer? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 5 answers

Does household natural gas pool in low places or rise to high places? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 19 answers

Finding cheap after-market replacement burner knobs for gas range [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 8 answers

Grounding my old Marantz stereo amp in a two-prong outlet? (We're talking American 110v.) [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2006 - 8 answers

All of a sudden, my dish-washing machine no longer works. [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2005 - 11 answers

I was thinking about buying a commercial range for my kitchen - a Vulcan costs half as much as a Wolf and has the same output, same safety rating, same dependability and two folks I know who use them love them. However, many of the sellers will only sell to a commercial entity - not just for tax purposes, although I could understand that, but because they tell me my insurance company won't allow it, that I'll need fireproof floors, and industrial venting etc. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2005 - 11 answers

Please help me choose a secondary fridge (in the UK) - for an upcoming party and perhaps to keep after that. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2005 - 2 answers

My toaster oven continually needs more time to toast things... [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2005 - 2 answers

Should I buy a no frost freezer? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2005 - 11 answers

Where can I find a very accurate water heater? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2005 - 13 answers

Can I use a KitchenAid from the US in Europe with the aid of a 110 to 220v transformer? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - 7 answers

What real benefits are there to continuing to feed my Water Softener? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2005 - 12 answers

I am due to move to a new house this weekend but I'm keeping my old property for a month or so afterwards before selling it. My new place will not have a fridge or washing machine etc. I'm trying to find a company in the UK which will do short term rental of such appliances in the Birmingham UK area as I want to keep my existing stuff at my old place. Yellow pages and my google-fu have so far turned up a blank.
posted on May 5, 2005 - 2 answers

My dryer is dead, and based on some google searching I suspect it may be my thermal fuse. I want to test it with a multimeter, but I can not figure out how on earth to disconnect the leads. I am guessing there is some trick, but I can't figure it out and I don't want to keep yanking on the wires and have them break on me. Is there a trick to disconnecting the leads, based on the second picture on this page?
posted on Mar 29, 2005 - 6 answers

Any recommendations for a good Juicer? Durability, efficiency, and ease of cleaning are especially desired features, but I'd like to keep the cost under $100 if possible, or in that neighborhood if not.
posted on Mar 1, 2005 - 9 answers

I burned out my roommate's electric food chopper by trying cheese, so I need to get her a new one. Can you recommend a fairly priced model that won't go all stinky and smoky when I stuff it full of Wisconsin's best?
posted on Feb 16, 2005 - 12 answers

Voltage query: What are the disadvantages of regularly using electronics made for 110V using a step down voltage transformer in a 220V - 240V country?
posted on Jan 11, 2005 - 14 answers

Global citizen looking for either 240V only or bicurious with 110V CD Clock Radio in NYC or via online sites. O' Wise Ask MeFi, where do I find the perfect alarm clock to wake up with when in Bombay? I'm not yet desperate enough to make exceptions for 110V clocks in drag using a voltage convertor.
posted on Dec 8, 2004 - 6 answers

Garbage disposal/dishwasher part deux. [mi]
posted on Dec 7, 2004 - 8 answers

Looking for a small appliance they used to sell on TV to make hamburger patties. It was simply a clear plastic tube with circular dividers. Drop in meat, divider, meat, divider, meat, diver, meat, etc. -- then smush it into even patties. Can't Google, cuz I don't know what the hell it was called.
posted on Sep 25, 2004 - 7 answers

Line trimmers. I'd like to go with an electric line trimmer, but they don't seem to have the same amount of torque as the gas variety. Does anyone have experience with a very robust, torquey electric line trimmer? It has to be able to cut through blackberry bushes, for example of growth it needs to whack down.
posted on May 25, 2004 - 3 answers

I need some help with a Netscreen FR114P Firewall. The problem I'm having is that I can't get it to work with fixed IP's. More inside...
posted on May 7, 2004 - 1 answers