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from the RepairGuru®
Welcome to
the January 2007 edition of the RepairClinic.com newsletter. This month,
you'll find tips on changing the filters in your humidifier and replacing
a burned-out oven light bulb
Plus, read
how Meg in Midland, Texas found the part and help she needed to fix her
oven - just in time to bake a special birthday cake.
RepairClinic.com
Regular Troubleshoots Oven in Time to Bake Hobby Horse Cake
Meg
A., Midland, Texas
For
decades, Meg's family has carried on a special tradition: When each
child turns one, someone in the family bakes him or her a hobby-horse
cake for their first birthday. This was once Meg's mom's job; now
Meg is the family baker.
Just
as Meg was planning to bake the traditional cake for her great-niece's
first birthday, her oven began acting up.
"I
would set the temperature, but it would go way up or way down,"
she said. "I was going to have to borrow someone else's oven
to make the cake.'"
Just
two days before the party, Meg called the local store where she
had originally purchased her oven. The store could get the part,
but it would take at least five days and cost about $150.
With no time to lose, Meg turned to a trusty resource she had relied
on before - RepairClinic.com®. A regular do-it-yourselfer, Meg
had visited the site previously for a washing machine problem.
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How Did She
Do It?
Problem:
Oven not maintaining the proper temperature
What led her to RepairClinic.com:
Meg had previously found RepairClinic.com® on Yahoo after
doing a search for "washing machine repair." This
time she went straight to the website
How she diagnosed the
problem:
Emailed the RepairGuru® her specific problem along with
her brand and model number
How he fixed it:
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Pulled the oven
away from the wall |
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Removed both
the outer and inner covers |
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Replaced the
sensor using instructions included with the part
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Put
covers back on |
Part
needed:
An oven temperature sensor
Tools used:
Screwdriver and nut driver
Total time for repair:
20 Minutes |
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"She
emailed the RepairGuru® her specific problem, brand and model number.
She quickly received a response with the diagnosis and the part she needed
- an oven temperature sensor.
She ordered
the part on a Thursday evening with rush shipping. By the time she returned
home from work on Friday, the part was on her doorstep.
Using the
instructions that accompanied the part, Meg began by pulling the oven
away from the wall. She removed the back of the appliance, and then the
cover inside in order to reach the sensor. She replaced the temperature
sensor and put the inner and outer oven covers back on.
In just 20
minutes, she was back in business and on to the next important project
- baking the cake for the birthday party the following day.
On RepairClinic.com®,
the oven sensor cost less than half what it the local shop would have
charged-even with rush shipping. And, by doing the repair herself, Meg
saved another $100. More importantly, she had time to bake the cake.
"I was
so pleased with how quickly RepairClinic got back to me," she said.
"And there's no charge for the information they give you. That's
a lot more help than I can get from the local parts store."
Two
Tips to Try This Month
Enhance humidifier effectiveness
A
humidifier is an important part of keeping your body and home healthy.
It helps prevent illness and dry skin, reduces static electricity, and
prevents cracks and drying in your woodwork, furniture, carpets and rugs.
Calcium and
other mineral deposits reduce the effectiveness of humidifier pads, wicks
or filters to evaporate moisture into the air. To prolong the life of
your humidifier and prevent bacterial growth, replace these items annually,
even if they appear to be fine.
Need new filters? Click
here.
Replace the burned out oven light bulb
Most ovens have an
interior light, which are often very easy for the do-it-yourselfer to
replace. The light bulb is usually behind a small glass dome near the
upper left or right side of the inside of the oven. Remove the glass dome
covering the bulb, usually by sliding a wire off of it, or rotating it
counter clockwise, to replace the bulb. Find common bulbs in our range/stove/oven
accessories section. For harder to find bulbs, use our PartDetective.
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