Appliance Repair Tips and Repair Stories From Rochester, MN
Straight answers from local technicians: what breaks, why it breaks and what you can check before you call.
Latest · Refrigerators
Refrigerator Not Cooling but the Freezer Works: 7 Causes and Fixes
The most common refrigerator call we get in Rochester, explained part by part, with the checks you can do before calling.
Refrigerators
Laundry
How to Clean Your Dryer Vent Before a Minnesota Winter
Lint, long vent runs and frozen flaps make winter the worst season for dryer fires and no heat calls. Here is how to clean the vent the right way.
Front Load Washer Not Draining: How to Clean the Drain Pump Filter
Most front load washers that will not drain have a clogged pump filter. Here is how to clear it safely, what else to check and when the pump itself has failed.
LG Washer OE Error Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
OE means the washer could not drain in time. Most of the time the fix is a 10 minute filter clean. Here is the full checklist, plus what other LG codes mean.
Dishwashers
Why Your Dishwasher Leaves White Film in Rochester, and How to Fix It
Rochester's hard water is the usual reason glasses come out cloudy. Here is how to tell scale from etching, clean it out and keep it from coming back.
Bosch Dishwasher E15 Error: Causes and Fixes
E15 means the leak protection system tripped. Tilting the dishwasher clears the code, but only finding and fixing the leak stops it coming back.
Water heaters
Ice makers
Ovens and stoves
Repair stories
How We Fixed Heavy Frost in a GE Refrigerator in Rochester, MN
A GE side by side kept frosting over even after a manual defrost. Here is how we traced it to the defrost system.
Diagnosing a GE Microwave Oven Combo That Stopped Heating in Slatterly Park
Fuse, transformer, magnetron and diode were already replaced. Here is how we narrowed down what was left.
How We Fixed a Whirlpool Front Load Washer Leak in Plainview, MN
Water on the floor, but the door gasket was dry. The real cause was in the soap tray.
How We Fixed a GE Spectra Oven That Stopped Heating in Kutzky Park
A 24 year old GE Spectra stopped heating overnight. The elements were fine. The sensor was not.
How We Fixed a Frigidaire Ice Crusher Problem in Byron, MN
The dispenser mixed whole cubes with crushed ice. The flap was sticky and the crusher solenoid had failed.
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