When one has a plastic part that costs less than $10 break and causes a $700 clothes washer machine to be out of action, that is a pain in the ..... This part is a simple fix. Two Phillips head screws are removed to allow simple replacement. One thing of note- be sure to fetch the broken part from the hole where it is inserted or risk causing more problems. There are two of these listed on Amazon. This one here and the one located at this link Frigidaire 131763310 Striker. They are identical. I would post pictures if Amazon allowed me to but they do not.

I would recommend ordering two since it makes life easier in the future with teenage daughters slamming washer doors instead of shutting them gently. This will save you at least $75 for a service call!

This was used on a Frigidaire model # LTF6700 FS0 to replace the door striker. Hope this helps someone who searches for "Frigidaire LTF6700 door striker replacement"!

The cheaper one is here Frigidaire 131763310 Striker as well as another one here Frigidaire 134456600 Door Strike. In my opinion, they are all the same but I cannot guarantee this.


I have a newer energy efficient GE front-load washer and dryer. We bought the pair because of their high ratings by consumer reports. I added the pedestal stands to save our backs but soon discovered that the washer tended to vibrate radically when in the spin mode.

We have porcelain tile in our laundry room that helped to enable the new washer to dance all over the room. Our old top-loader danced too, but nothing like this new unit. I called GE factory service to service the washer. It started to move so much it was bouncing off the dryer and surrounding wall. It sounded like the washer and dryer were fighting a champion round and our laundry room was the boxing ring each time we washed a load. I figured this could not be good for the life span of the expensive appliances. The GE service tec told us that all front loaders moved around and that the pedestals he saw on washers always made it worse. He recommended removing the stands to reduce the movement but commented that our tiled floors were the source of the problem.

Rather than discard the stands or re-tile the laundry room I looked into a alternate solution. The Silent Feet Combo Pac seemed like the most reasonable solution. I was somewhat skeptical that they would work but figured it was worth a shot.

Silent feet worked as promised. We got the combo pac for the W&D. The sticky washer pads were difficult to put on and need some muscle power. Get some help if you need some. My petite wife and I were able to manage the task with me doing the heavy lifting while she reached under the washer to place the pads in place. The dryer was somewhat easier as the pads would slide with some heavy pushing. Now our washer is quite and it stays in place. The added height is nice too.

I highly recommend this option if you have noisy our vibrating laundry appliances. They are worth the investment.


This is the easiest, most economical and convenient way to purchase a water filter for my Whirlpool refrigerator.  It's not one of those things that is fun to go out and buy but you have to have it.  The price on amazon is better than any price I have found in a store and definitely much better than the price you get in the mail offers from whirlpool.  Buying this on amazon makes it easy and convenient to go back to my account and buy a new one whenever necessary without having to go to the effort of finding the proper model number and taking that to the store and searching for the right one.  These are easy to install and fit perfectly in my refrigerator.  I have a whirlpool side by side.  I have never had any trouble installing the filter or with leaks etc.  It does the job- water tastes good and I have the peace of mind knowing my family is drinking pure water.  When you install it, the water filter light turns back to green and you can forget about it until the light turns yellow or red.  They seem to last a long time so it's not a purchase I have to make too often even though our water dispenser gets a lot of daily use.  The water has a good taste and no smell.  The ice also has no odd smell when I use this filter.  I would highly recommend this Whirlpool refrigerator filter and would definitely suggest buying it from amazon to save both time and money.


I bought this to do a dishwasher install for my wife. She kept telling me that she wanted a dishwasher, and I kept telling her that I have one.  That don't sit well with her.  The hard part was that we didn't have a spot in our kitchen for one.  I then realized one day that we had a row of drawers and a cabinet right beside the sink that would be the equivalent space of a dishwasher.  All I would have to do is remove the cabinets... oh and buy the dishwasher.

Dishwasher was ordered, and on its way.  I started figuring out all the other necessary parts that would be needed.  This kit contained it.  All except one piece which I was given by the plumbers at my work.  Everything went together very easily, even with the help of my 1 year old little boy.  He has to be right there helping daddy with everything. I bought this kit though because it did include the little T splitter so that I could just branch off from my hot water line under the sink.  The only thing that would have made it a little bit nicer would have been a shut off on each branch of the splitter so I could still use hot water at the sink if I needed to turn of the water going to the dishwasher. The only piece we didn't use here was the little gold right angle piece. It evidently wasn't needed for our install.

It's been two months and so far, no leaks, no electrical issues and everything is going great.  The wife is happy as it means she didn't have to sit at the sink washing dishes nightly after dinner.


I really wanted to like this refrigerator, it looks great, I like the storage, I LOVE the bullet ice cubes.  Bought this fridge in December and until a week ago thought that I had escaped the dreaded ice maker problems...sadly the ice maker quite functioning last week.  Electrolux had me run the diagnostics and promptly and efficiently set us up for the retrograde fit on the ice maker.  Repair was out today to install.  Am hoping that the repair sticks, but from what I am reading my hopes are not high.  Repairman said the fix is hit or miss but this kit he installed was different from the other kits so he wasn't going to comment on if he thought the fix would work.  I bought the extended 1 year warranty when I brought the fridge home so at least I don't have the cost to repair it multiple times.  This is my primary refridge and I am lucky to have a back up fridge however, just so you know the other is a side by side Samsung less than a year old that is malfunctioning as well (its had the same repair 3 times) Currently in the process of getting the refund on it because they aren't making a replacement part for it anymore and its less than a year old (what does that tell you).  By the way not one tells you that you have to cut off the power cord and send it back to them in order to process the refund.  (So what are you supposed to do for a refridge while they are processing the check?)  At this point I am afraid to pick another Fridge my batting average stinks!


So far, I like this unit but there are a couple of issues: I'm not sure it gets all THAT cold, and it makes sort of a slight chirpy/squeaky noise when the compressor kicks on.  It was not very loud, but annoying enough to move it from near the tv.  I had to reposition the drip tray before turning the unit on, and it doesn't even mention the drip tray in the instructions.  I like COLD beer and they didn't feel that cold after being on all night.  This is at a weekend house.  I left the control at the coldest setting (7) on Sunday and will not be back until Friday - I hope it doesn't freeze and burst any of the soft drinks!  It did seem that drinks in the back (closer to the cooling part) were colder, and although it says it will hold 126 cans, maybe it will cool better if it isn't packed so full.  It arrived with no damage to the unit or the packaging.

NOT HAPPY UPDATE: I sent it back for warranty service the first week of November.  Nov 21 they said "We did receive your beverage cooler and it should be shipping out by this upcoming Wednesday." but was informed 12/5 that they could not repair it and will be sending me a replacement, but they are out of stock until Dec 26, and the warranty would be from my original purchase date, which was in August!  Really?  It takes until end of December to (hopefully) get a working unit and almost five months of the twelve month warranty period will be over?  I guess that is how warranty periods work, but taking almost two months to fix or replace it seems like they are just running down the clock.  I hope there aren't any issues with the replacement, but if there are, I'll be quicker to return it before using up any more of the warranty period.


We have a Kenmore 106.556xxxx side by side, and this did the trick !  It now works great.  The previous drawer slide/guide always seemed to fall off on us, and I would have to put it back on.  Then I noticed a small crack in the drawer slide, and decided to buy this and replace it.  I am very glad I did this.  After putting in this new slide for $11 and 10 mins of time, I now remember how nice the drawers are supposed to glide.  Very smooth !

We would have given this 5 stars stars if we didn't have to get the dremel out to remove the extra two small circle spots from the slide unit (See picture).  I found a youtube video of a serviceman putting this in with the two extra circles still on the slide, but it took too much effort to slide it and I was afraid I was going to break something.  So, I just used a dremel to remove the two circle bumps that were not on the original drawer slide to make it an exactly like the original that came with the refrigerator.

It helped a lot to remove the entire shelf from the refrigerator, turn the unit upside down on the counter, and replace the slide on the counter vs. trying to do this inside the refrigerator.  Bonus: I found one of my lights in the very back of the refrigerator was burned out when I removed the shelf for this repair - so now the inside is also brighter !


I ordered this directly from the Laundry Alternative and I'm very happy with the purchase.  My biggest reason for purchasing it is the high electric rates we pay here in NH.  I've tried washing a variety of items in the WonderWash and have come to a "compromise" method.  Since they are heavy when wet and are bulky anyways, I still wash jeans and towels in the regular washing machine but everything else gets washed in the WonderWash.  I'll do a few loads (enough to equal what can go in the big washer), and then instead of wringing everything by hand, I'll squeeze out some water and put the items into a trash bag lined clothes basket and then pop all the items into the regular washer just for a drain and spin cycle.  Since my big washer is a front loader, this gets out most of the extra water while only using the machine for about 10 minutes.  For me, this method works great.

Update:  Since reviewing this machine, I have purchased the Mini Countertop Spin Dryer from the Laundry Alternative.  I also have written a review on that dryer giving it a high rating also.  I do now wash jeans in the WonderWash, but towels still get put in the large washing machine.  This combination is saving me $40 per month over using my big washing machine and occasional use of my large full-sized dryer.  I also plan to take this on vacation this summer since I think I'd be lost without it now.  :-)

This product was a personal purchase for myself at the normal retail price. I am reviewing it solely because I want to share my experience with other potential customers. I have received no compensation for my review nor do I have any relationship with the seller or manufacturer of this product.


First: my experience with Dynamic Deals: I'll tell you that I was concerned ordering this range at this price, because everyone else wanted hundreds more. But I am pleased to report that it shipped right away, and was delivered within a few days. The shipping service included free removal and installation, however I installed it myself so I didn't use that portion of the service. The stove arrived in it's full packaging, unblemished and perfectly new.

As far as reviewing the stove is concerned, I couldn't be happier. It a beautiful aesthetic. The display is easy to comprehend and navigate. The touch display is bright and sensitive. I like the lock out feature that keeps kids from activating the stove, or perhaps prevent you from brushing by it and inadvertently turning on the oven. No such feature for the burners. The stove top heats FAST! there is a true "bridge" element that turns the two left burners into a longer oblong burner for things like casseroles. There are 5 burner positions. The front right has 3 modes, and a fast boil mode as well. We originally wanted a double oven, but the versatility this offers with the flex duo insert was the selling point. Several reviewers tested the unit as far as holding temps in each of the separated cavities and it passed with high efficiency. It's a true dual convection (2 Fans) oven when separated. The unit has a sensor that acknowledges the insert.

This is a beautifully engineered and constructed oven.


I purchased a new washer/dryer set back in December, and had this guy hook everything up for me because of time restraints, everything worked fine for about a month or so, then I discovered the guy that did the install had crimped the vent that runs from the dryer to the outlet, I corrected the problem on my own, only to discover the vent running to the outside was blocked.  I looked at the exhaust while the dryer was running, only to see moisture dripping from under the louvers, I ordered this set along with the extension set because of a twenty-five foot run, and man, I couldn't believe the stuff that came out of there.  Follow the directions, maybe with the exception of the tape and this thing will work, they are serious when they state attach one section at a time, unless you want to feel like you're playing jump rope.  This product saved me $150.00, it's a nasty job, but well worth the savings.Gardus RLE202 LintEater 10-Piece Rotary Dryer Vent Cleaning SystemGardus R3203612 LintEater 12-Foot Extension Kit


After 6 months of light use, the circuit board on the washer died. That was around December 1st. The service folks have been great, but the replacement part is on backorder, and every time the service company calls the manufacturer to see what's going on with the part, they keep getting a different date (further and further out) that it might be available.  At first it was going to be available in around 2 weeks. Then it was another week or two. Now the current projection is that the part won't be in stock until the end of January - two whole months!

I haven't tried to call Whirlpool to complain to them yet, but judging from other comments, I'm not sure I need the exercise in frustration. If I do, I'll update this.

I read some of the negative reviews here before I bought my Duet pair, but the sale price for the set was about the list price for a single piece, and I decided that I couldn't pass it up - so I purchased the extended warranty. But the warranty isn't of much use if the parts aren't available.  :-/

Since this has transpired over the holidays, I'm willing to cut the mfg a little slack, but 2 months is unacceptable! My next W/D will be top loader & manual dial.

UPDATE:
After it was fixed, it worked great and I was sad to leave it behind when we sold the house and moved. It's over 3 years old now and never had another problem. I'm upgrading to 4 stars - I still have to knock off a star for the defect and slow repair time. But I came to love it.


I bought this last October and finally got around to cleaning our 15-foot dryer duct run. It's just not the type of thing that's at the top of your list... like "Wow, should I go see a movie, or clean our dryer duct?" However, our dryer was drying slower and slower, and I knew it was a task that I needed to tackle, so I read the very long instruction book for this and began my work. The instructions really need to be re-written and simplified. My Sony TV has a smaller instruction manual. But I do appreciate the manufacturer's thoroughness. For those of you with short attention spans here's my quick start guide:

1. Screw the rods together and use electrical or duct tape to reinforce the joints to keep them from unscrewing during your work.
2. Stick one end of rod in your drill and set the clutch pretty close to the lowest or second lowest setting, then increase power if you need it.
3. Attached brush to other end of rod with supplied key wrench / allen wrench and tighten.
4. Make sure your drill is on clockwise - not reverse - mode or else the rods will unscrew inside your duct and you're screwed.
5. Read #4 again.
6. Turn dryer on air mode and then insert the brush in the pipe outside and begin spinning it by activating the drill. Push it in about a foot, then pull it out and watch the lint fly. Then push it in 2 feet and pull it out and watch the lint fly. Then 3 feet... etc.
7. Marvel at how much lint came out.
8. Marvel at how fast your dryer is and come write a review here.
9. Wash the clothes you were wearing when you did this because they are now covered in lint.

Hope this helps. It's a quick job and well worth it the trouble!


The lint eater is amazing! We recently bought a house that was built in 2001 and previously owned by an older lady, so I assumed the dryer vent had never been cleaned. Before setting up the dryer, I wanted to give the vent line a thorough cleaning for safety's sake and to help the dryer run as efficiently as possible. Well, I'm glad I did! The exterior cover on the vent had been gone for some time, and the amount of leaves and pine needles plus lint wads that I got out were shocking! It seemed like every time I ran the LintEater through line, it dislodged another fist-sized wad of stuff. When I first hooked up the shop vac inside the house, and went out to the vent exit, there was almost zero air getting sucked in. The wads were so huge that they kept stopping up my shop vac hose and I had to keep going inside to clean it out. After all was said and done, my vent line is free-flowing and working as good as new. Glad I spent the money on this product!

Helpful tip - when I started, I just jammed all of the rods together and tried to work it into the vent line. It's way too unwieldy this way, and every time you hit the power on the drill, the rods get kinked and knotted up because they're so flexible. Start with one, and when that one gets most of the way into the vent line, add another. Repeat as necessary and you'll have a MUCH easier time.


My dryer was listed as a match for this part. When they arrived I installed them and after 4 loads of laundry it started making a thumping sound. I opened it up and the rear wheel was shredded. (See photo) I bought a Manufactures Original Equipment. (MOE) replacement for about the same money - Link Here - 4392067 NEW FACTORY ORIGINAL OEM FSP WHIRLPOOL KENMORE MAYTAG ROPER ESTATE KITCHENAID MAGIC CHEF CLOTHES DRYER REPAIR KIT ( Includes (1) 661570 Belt (4) 3396802 Rollers (1) 3388672 Idler (8) 690997 Tri Rings (1) 233520 Washer (1) 279909 Instruction Sheet and they have been working fine. Ether they were defective or not heavy duty enough for my dryer? When I contacted the seller they told me to send them pictures and they would get back to me. I sent them the photos but didn't ever hear from them again. Amazon did take them back and refunded my money.


After returning TWO Avalon Bay Icemakers, the first with a bad fan bearing, the second that was poorly assembled and had condensation on the outside, it was suggested I try this unit in place of the Avalon Bay AB-ICE26S. this review will compare the two machines

First the NewAir water reservoir, hold 2 liters of water, compared to one liter in the smaller machines. The ice basket is bigger, and holds more ice. I did manage to crack the ear on the ice basket attempting to remove it with ice in it, I was sent a replacement fairly rapidly.

The NewAir is a much larger machine physically, the exhaust is on the left rear, near the top, which required finding a new location than the Avalon which was on the right side of the machine. Both machines only make 9 cubes at a time. The three sizes of ice are not any benefit as the largest is still pretty small. The NewAir will keep up with a family's ice needs during the day and evening. Remelting if turned off overnight

One difference with the Avalon is that the switch to turn off ice production is some type of thermal probe above the top right of the ice bin. So it is possible to have the machine stop making ice before it has filled the basket if an ice-cube lands on it or wedges itself on top of the switch ( it looks like a one inch stainless tube,  the diameter of a pen. Removing the lodged cube will cause the unit to restart, albeit slowly as the thermal switch has to warm itself to signal the machine to restart making ice.

Everything is sort of slow, the machine does not respond quickly to inputs, adding water when the indicator light goes on takes a couple of minutes to clear...just be patient.

What I like is that this machine has worked without the problems the Avalon displayed. Have used it for 3 weeks now and this one is a keeper.


The Bosch SHE68M0 lives up to its reputation as just about the quietest energy efficient machine out there. Its stainless steel exterior is sleekly attractive and the s/s interior makes it durable. We are avid cooks who entertain a lot. But after over a year of ownership, I am disappointed with this machine's shoddy racks, which do not slide into place smoothly; the components often come apart and the rack wheels sometimes fall off. The smaller capacity of the machine makes for overcrowding the loading areas, resulting in a less thorough wash. The rinser dispenser's instructions are confusing. The itsy-bitsy lettering on the controls almost require a magnifying glass to read. Also, one cannot change settings easily using the control buttons. Disregard Bosch's claim that one need not rinse before loading. Doing so merely leaves a bigger mess behind at the filter, which then can also become clogged at the drain exit -- despite regular cleaning of the filter by hand. When this happens, you must remove the filter and unclog the drain by hand.
 Finally, I am disappointed in the cleaning ability: tea- and coffee-stained cups do not get thoroughly cleaned. Also, food often remains stuck on washed items. I used Bosch's recommended detergent -- Electrosol -- which underperformed all the other soaps I have tried; I now use Cascade, but the stains still do not get removed, unlike with my old Kenmore.
This machine is adequate, it does the basic job, and very quietly. But its shoddy plastic interior parts and other flaws do not warrant the $1100 I paid for it. I will stick to Kenmore in the future.


Awesome replacement for the recalled Samsung it replaced.  I'm still adjusting to a washing machine that actually fills with water - twice - to wash and rinse my clothing.  I have to set off the water softener manually from time to time, but not a problem.  It has a gentle spin on some cycles, so I sometimes have to set off the spin cycle to get a bit more water out.  Still, that plus the wash time is under 40 minutes. Compare that to 2.5 hours for the Samsung cycle that barely got anything wet or clean and it is not an issue.  The delivery cross-country was a bit of a wait, but not any longer than waiting for it to be delivered to a retail store and then going to pick it up ourselves. Plus, it was delivered to our doorstep, no sales tax, and 3% reward on the Amazon card, so all of those little things added up to about $100 less than buying it at a retail store.  Most loads take around 30 minutes, so it outpaces the dryer, lol.  This model has the delayed start feature that I am really starting to appreciate.  I can set it up before I go to bed, it starts after the water softener has cycled for the night, and clothes are ready to dry/hang when I get up.  It is a little louder than some models, but nothing major.  It's not like it's a jet engine in the living room.  I like to think of it as a sturdy machine doing its job well.


If you are a fan of craft beer (aka the good stuff), then this kegerator is perfect. Many of the negative reviews about this unit claim that it does not drop to a low enough temperature. I have mine set at 3 (the middle setting) and my beer pours at around 38*F (the optimal serving temp. for most beer types). The individuals making the claim that this kegerator does not get cold enough have generally indicated that they are specifically using it for Bud/Miller/Coors. The lower a beer's temperature, the less flavor/taste you will be able to perceive. With Bud/Miller/Coors, you want them virtually freezing because they taste awful.

One VERY IMPORTANT thing to remember when setting up the kegerator is to make sure you use the provided rubber gaskets when connecting the couplers to the beer lines. It's not explicitly stated in the set-up instructions, but if you do not do this, the lines will not be water tight and beer will drip down everywhere as soon as the kegs are tapped.

Lastly, if you will be using this unit for craft beer, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND purchasing two low profile couplers: Low Profile US Sankey Keg Coupler - D System
While the unit comes with two regular couplers, many craft breweries use rubber-handle sixtels which are too tall to fit in the unit when tapped with the provided couplers.


I bought this machine from Target and almost did not because of the reviews....Bought it April 4th 2012 worked good for a while then slowly got worse, went thru the manual restarted the initial set up, checked filter, etc.  Don't work now and guess what .....Target won't take back since I have had it over 90 days.  My fault for not reading the fine print on my cash register ticket.  Tomarrow my husband will call the 800# that is in the manual and see what they can input and see how that goes.  When it ran ,  it put out ice and the taste was good, used my Brita waterfilter water for it.  was a little loud I thought.  Now it runs but does not make over one or 2 cubes of ice and they melt quickly.  I should have stayed clear of this product but I was hoping to be one of the lucky ones since we take care of our purchases.

8/24/12  Well to further the story had to send the machine back, $40 to send because of size and weight, had not heard anything since July when I sent it back,  Called to see what was going on, is going to be replaced by Emerson, that is the good news, the bad is $129 to buy, $40 to send back, Scheduled to be replaced in October 2012.  By them replacing rather than repairing tells me there are issues with this product.


I have tried a variety of hot air brushes and hot tools. I have stick strait asian hair that has no volume at baseline and often looks like it's flat against my head. I also usually go to sleep with wet hair and end up with hair that is bent and flattened in the back. I tried the babyliss hot air brush first, which only comes in the 2 inch version, and I sent it back b/c the brush was too large to make any sort of difference for my shoulder length hair (no curl, no bend). I bough the new 1.5 inch version of the conair spin brush, and the diameter is small enough to be effective in my hair. It adds curve and a little volume to give a blowout style. Don't expect this to add much curl as the diameter is too large and it does not get hot enough to do so. Also, I think the previous version of this product had a plastic barrel, which deterred me from buying it, but this version is metal and heats up well so that makes it more effective. The conair brush also has longer and stronger bristles than the babyliss one so it grips onto my slippery hair better. It also has a nice protective cover for the bristles so they don't get bent, which the babyliss product did not. Overall, this one is a keeper and definitely try the 1.5 inch or the combo 2 inch +1.5 inch brush, especially if you have a lob like me.


This is for the "top rack" only.  But if you're looking at this chances are you already knew that!  I purchased this to replace a Kenmore top rack assembly.  This worked PERFECTLY.  Its metal so right off the bat its more sturdy.  Everything I saw with my old Kenmore everyone complained about the plastic clips breaking off which essentially ruins the whole top rack, making it very unsturdy and falling off completely.  This was the case, when I went to searspartsdirect the replacement was approx $36 + shipping + waiting 7-10 days for it to get here.

Amazon prime wins again.  Under the price, check!  Quicker shipping, check! Better product, check!  Got the product and I must say, its more sturdy now they it EVER was.  My only complaint at all is the instructions were HORRIBLE.  I mean beyond horrible, they should of been written in Chinese that's how bad they were.  Then they try to provide sloppy printed picture diagrams that not even my child could see.  Needless to day we live in a digital world!  YOUTUBE to the rescue.  I found an AMAZING step by step guide on how to disassemble and reassemble this product with EASE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSj33DeNZJo  - I must add that I have no connections with the creator of this video.  Just a darn helpful video I found on "how to"

I give this 4/5 stars.  I would give it 5 though, instructions made it difficult.

Signature:  I by no means get "PAID" to write reviews.  I write my reviews based on a buying (REAL MONEY) customer that is in need / want of a product. I do not get any proceeds off any of my reviews.


Samsung top of the line product, falls short of expectations.

Indeed both washer and dryer from Samsung are beautiful units and a wonder as long as they work.!
We purchased these units in September of 2014.

After less 6 weeks  of use the dryer has faulted, and will not run. The dryer unit will start for about 5 seconds but stops with the electronic timer continuing to count down. We have tried To trouble shoot the problem every way we can, but unfortunately this model has very little service history record available. You would think something like this is easy to fix.? Not so with the complicated electronics and circuitry in unit!

We hope this is an isolated case and we may have a "lemon". However we are hearing that other customers who
may have brought This product recently may have had similar issues.

Android based samsung care app identifies this problem as an open door error. However technicians have looked into  this and feel  the problem is more complicated, could be faulting mototr or burnt out circuit board. This has neen changed once but the Problem persists
Samsung have been courteous in their assistance but unfortunately after 2 months we remain without a working drier.
Samsung have not moved forward to replace the units as they state that what their warranty is limited to "service only"
And  it is their choice on how they wish to remedy the defect.

For people seeking after sales service there are obvious limitations when Both parts and services being  provided by third parties,
servicing other makes or brands, who have limited resources for parts or for scheduling appointments. Either the parts are out of stock or the technician is unavailable for more than two weeks at a time. Warranty claims have to be routed via an 1800 customer service who for repeated calls will direct you to an executive customer support, who trained very well to be cautious and give lip service.

Lessons :  There may be better options available to you.


I've had this machine for years now in a NYC Coop apartment.  I keep it in a hall closet across from a bathroom.  I wheel it out when I want to use it and park it outside the bathroom door, hook it up to the sink and drain it into the bathtub.  I put one of those hair catchers over the drain in the tub to collect any lint that might get past the interior filter.  I have never stopped up the tub or had any problem with the 1939 plumbing.  A couple of years ago, I had to replace the drain hose - but I think that was because I pulled it too tight to make it go around the door and into the tub and it finally made a small hole in the hose.  When I replaced it, I left more room on the inside of the unit for the hose, and I added an extender so that I have plenty of hose to work with to reach the tub.  MIdway between, it hangs on a towel hook, as the hose must be above the top of the unit to drain properly.  This machine gets things really clean.  I do separate some of the clothes into mesh bags because the clothes do get knotted.  About six months ago, I got tired of hanging things up to dry, or going to the basement common laundry room to dry towels and sheets, so I bought the small 110 Avanti dryer.  I put it on a dolly and had a wood round top and same size glass top cut for it.  I put a beautiful floor length cloth between the wood and the glass, and it is camouflaged as a gorgeous, mobile, side table.  These really work for me and are a great solution for apartment dwellers in buildings that don't have built-in hook-ups.


<input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91cr9ndQ-KS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91zAUrab1yS.png" class="video-slate-img-url"> This replacement filter installed easily in my refrigerator and aside from some minor cosmetic differences, looks just like my OEM filter that costs several times as much. I've included side by side pictures for your consideration. It installed in my refrigerator without issue (see video). It did not leak. It made the little red indicator light signaling my refrigerator needed a new filter go off. The water tastes fine.

Summary: 4/5 stars for fulfilling the item description. Replacement 5231JA2006A Refrigerator Filter that easily installs and is detected by the refrigerator. I was not able to find out more information about this filter online except what was on the Amazon website.

I purchased this replacement refrigerator water filter at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. As a matter of routine, I give items that meet their descriptions a rating of 4 stars, and 5 stars if they exceed my expectations. If this review was helpful to you, please let me know by clicking the YES button below so I can continue to improve my reviews.


I have had mine for two plus years now. We replaced a huge full size side by side fridge with this counter depth fridge.  It is true that the ice maker is small and doesn't make much ice; but, if I had a choice I wouldn't have an ice maker inside my fridge anyway. This one doesn't take up valuable space inside the main compartment. The freezer bin and its drawers are so well designed that I can keep as much frozen food as my old side by side freezer held. The doors easily shut without having to check on them. We have a different brand French door fridge in our camp house on which the doors don't "grab" and I would replace that brand with Another of this exact model if I could afford it. The full drawer in the middle allows me to prepare a huge tray of appetizers. The depth is the full depth of the fridge, so when other counter depths might interfere with entertainment, this ones does not. The middle drawer can be a diff temp from the upper fridge section too, so we have used it for ice cream (cold enough to have it soft and not rock hard, for beer, for white wine that is chilled but not too cold, etc. we get our use out of this. I probably won't ever go back to a side by side. And the drawer feature is on my list forever too.

The diamond black color is actually better than the shines black one I had before. I was uncertain about the color, but I wanted black and appliance manufacturers apparently decided true black was out of style (not). The diamond black works fine with my other solid black appliances, and it doesn't show fingerprints and smudges quite as bad as the pure black or stainless steel surfaces do.

Would I buy this one again? Yes! Would I recommend it to a friend? Yes!


This is by far the worst, most horrendous online purchase we've ever made. They sent a unit that was either defective or damaged during shipping. Two major, catastrophic issues. 1) We happily started the unit. All was looking great until water started leaking all over the floor. I stopped it (obviously) and took the back panel off to see if I could identify the leak point (bear in mind we followed assembly instructions to the very letter). I noticed a plastic piece on the tub assembly was obviously broken, and water was coming out in a small stream. Its worth noting there were no unidentified pieces in the box or washer anywhere, which leads me to believe the unit was shipped already damaged. I'm handy, so I fixed the leak with a tiny screw wrapped in some Teflon tape. Great. No more leaking. 2) after confirming the leak was repaired we started the unit again. This time it didn't stop adding water. It just kept going and going until it spilled over the inside tub and again covered our floor in water. We stopped the unit and had to manually drain it since there is no drain function. It was a pain in the rear to say the least. We thought we'd give it one more try on the low water level setting. Overfilled again. Clearly this is a piece of garbage. I got it Friday, assembled it Saturday, but of course missed the customer service hours by 20 minutes. Not open until Monday. So I have to sit here stressed out with this piece of crap until then. Id be willing to update my star rating and review if customer service is unlike anything I've ever experienced. I somehow doubt it... Don't buy. For all that is holy, don't buy this machine. Its a true nightmare.


When I purchased this drawer dishwasher, we were excited to be able to start downsizing kitchen chores, using less energy made sense as our children started going off to college. Based on our experiences with past KitchenAid appliances (a refrigerator we own and using a full sized dishwasher at the in-law's house) we were confident it was a good decision. Well, we couldn't have been more wrong! Within a month of installation (done by the dealer), we came home to find the kitchen floor flooded after leaving the dishwasher running when leaving for work, called the dealer who came out and replaced some of he hoses. Six weeks later, same problem, but this time we noticed that one of the "covers" over the vents on the inside of the front end had fallen off. This time we were told to call KitchenAid service since we were now using our extended warranty. A service call was made to our house to replace the cover which we now learned, had fallen off due to the plastic fingers that engage the vent opening in the front wall of the drawer had broken/worn off.

Since then, KitchenAid has replaced the original dishwasher with a new one (we begged for a different model but they refused) and subsequently has dispatched a service rep more than 10 times to replace the same part, on both drawers, after leaking all over the floor, again. All of these visits have required that someone miss a day of work waiting for the repair, and the last time, the service rep had 6 new caps shipped to our house directly from KitchenAid parts, so we could replace them ourselves, after the kitchen floods. I have run out of this shipment of parts and will be placing a new service call to have someone come out again, another day of missed work, and replace the same cover. For this much money, at least KitchenAid should stand behind their product instead of hiding behind it. They should have recalled these a long time ago for all of the problems and poor performance.

The worst kitchen appliance I have ever owned and the last KitchenAid appliance I will ever buy. Don't buy it. I am looking at a Samsung as a replacement since I am afraid of the permanent damage to the flooring and cabinets.


Correct (revised OEM) part for our 16-yr old Kenmore HE3t Front Loader. Slightly thicker/stiffer than the one I replaced - so requires a little more effort to close/latch the door. Fit was exact; cutouts (2) for soap dispenser/hose correct. No leaks so far. Have to say I was a bit of a slacker and reused the (horizontally-geared) inner hose-clamp band and the outer spring-band. Both tightened up fine.
The old door seal was not leaking (even after 16 yrs of hard work) BUT we could not get rid of the mold smell in the drum - in spite of repeated sanitary cycles w/bleach; cleaning tabs; leaving door open, etc. Had gotten to the point that if you left the clothes in the washer after a cycle they'd also smell like mold. Determined that the most likely culprits were this door seal/bellows and the inner discharge hose (I replaced the pump assembly- after 15 yrs of use - last year). Replaced both; and this worked - washer does not smell like mold for the first time in years. I have attached a pic of the old seal to give you an idea of how gross these things get; note that we HAVE cleaned this part (w/bleach products) regularly - but the outer drum (plastic) mating surface (which is inaccessible unless you pull front panel off and uninstall door seal) was also covered in mold and had to be cleaned. Second pic (which Amazon has turned sideways) shows this surface (white plastic, now all cleaned up). You can see in the 1st pic that there's mold growing in the seal recesses/grooves which CANNOT be accessed for cleaning.
So if you've got the MOLD problem (inevitable in this machine unless you live in an arid climate) changing out this seal will fix it - at least for a while. The inner discharge hose also smelled pretty moldy when I pulled it out; I could have cleaned it probably but a replacement was not that expensive. Hope that helps!


I just finished installing this kit in my Kenmore refrigerator, so let me tell you how it went.

First, I found a video on YouTube that showed how to replace the ice door--it is currently posted by AppliancePartsPro. It was quite helpful--up to a point.

The video shows how to replace the door, but the kit comes with the door, door mounting bracket, spring, and dashpot (that's the black cylindrical thing). I was VERY glad I had the full kit because the white plastic bracket on which the door mounts was broken, which is why my door didn't seal correctly.

The video makes it look like a 20 minute job, which it probably is on a new refrigerator. However, as others have noted, the hardest part is to remove the front plate without breaking it. I wish I could give tips on how to do it, but just use a putty knife and/or slot screwdriver on the bottom of the panel (look for the two slots) and take your time. I spent an hour on that part (well, part of the time was searching the Internet for clues on how to remove it--there aren't any). But if your refrigerator has been in use for a decade or two, the front panel will adhere and be difficult to remove.

You can take pictures as you go, or refer back to the YouTube video.

The new dashpot (the black cylinder) seems to work a little differently than the old one, or maybe the old one was worn out. It slows the closure of the ice door, giving time for the ice to fall through, and then snaps shut. I like it. Google "dashpot"; I assume Wikipedia has a good description.

So it only took two years and 3 hours for me to replace it (my wife asked me for two years to do something about it).

So now my next job it to fix the leaking Kohler Avatar faucet I bought some years ago. I'll let you all know how it goes.


I bought this Maytag 2000 series washer to replace our 1st generation Maytag Neptune after its control panel went out in a cloud of electrical smoke; it was a good, simple machine with mechanical, not electronic, controls. Bought it when it was first introduced, ran it on our solar-electric system and it always functioned properly. As for the 2000 series washer, it does not stack-up to the performance of the original Neptune.  FIRST, this 2000 series machine only has one useful setting: the Rapid Wash cycle (the others take way too long). With it,your wash is finished in 28 to 34 minutes (depending upon the soil level setting you choose) ASSUMING THAT THE MACHINE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY DURING THE SPIN CYCLE.  SECOND, this machine often has trouble balancing the load during the spin cycle.  This either greatly extends the running time of the machine, or it finally just gives-up and shuts down, leaving you with a load of wash that's much too soggy to put into the dryer.  THIRD, related to the proceeding problem, it's not possible to stop the machine, open it, manually redistribute the load to balance it, then continue with the spin cycle. Once this washer is shut-down, because it is an electronic rather than a mechanically controlled device, it can only be restarted from the beginning of the wash cycle, i.e., you have to wash everything again and hope that it spins properly, this time; a waste of your time, a waste of electrical energy and water to boot.  FORTH, we can't run this electronic machine on our older, solar-power system due to technical reasons that I won't go into.  The gist: This machine was likely designed and tested by engineers who don't actually do the laundry at home.  If I can find a refurbished, earlier model Neptune or equal, I'll gladly trade-in this 2000 series Maytag for the older one and cut my laundry day losses.


Just like every other review for these suspension rods, our Whirlpool Cabrio HE washer had been going on the fritz after a few years of decent service. It started out that only a few loads would result in the UL (unbalanced load) error message, and this was usually when washing towels or comforters or other bulky items, so we assumed it was our fault. As time progressed (I'd say over a few months), this problem got worse and worse until every single load we put into the washer resulted in the UL error message.

We were pretty desperate at this point and started looking online and read on a few forums that the suspension rods on these types of washes sometimes get worn out and this could be the problem. We were fairly skeptical about this at first, but the price was certainly right to give it the old college try.

Installation was pretty easy. It helps if you have narrow arms and a friend to help lift the basket up to remove the old suspension rods and install the new ones. These rods use plastic bushings instead of grease, which supposedly helps them last longer than the old ones, and the bushings were at the very bottom of the narrow box they arrived in, so be sure to check the box before throwing it away! Be sure to clean all the grease off of where the old suspension rods sat. For the new rods, the suspension bearing must be seated in the little plastic bushing, so you must have the bushing snapped into the opening BEFORE you fish the new suspension rod through it and attach the bearing. In total, it took me and my husband about 30 minutes to replace the old suspension rods and wipe down the inside of the washing machine.

We installed these new rods about 4 months ago, and so far we have not had even a single unbalanced load problem, which is VERY encouraging.

So in summation, these new suspension rods seem to have solved our unbalanced load problem, and were inexpensive and very easy to install.


It's a great little machine. The dishes are coming out sparkling clean, and I love the small drawer footprint in my kitchen. It doesn't hold much, and probably wouldn't work for a family with children, but it's perfect for a household of one or two. I find I am running it every other day or so. It looks absolutely great.

I purchased a Fisher Paykel laundry set a couple of years ago on the recommendation of my appliance repairman. I've really liked them, so I wasn't scared off by the review ranting about how awful the company is. I haven't had to work with them directly, but my appliance repairman doesn't seem to have any problem working with them on warranty issues and replaced a mangled control panel on the dryer at no charge to me.

I was concerned about the review from the woman who said her drawer arrived with dents. The packaging for shipping for this product was AWFUL. The drawer sat in styrofoam at the top and bottom and then was shrink wrapped in a heavy plastic--totally insufficient for travel. The UPS man arrived solo and wasn't about to lift the 70 lb. bundle, so he "rolled" it out of the back of the truck, at which point I stopped him and went to get lift-and-carry help. We were relieved to see there was no damage--or so we thought. After it was completely installed, we peeled the protective plastic off to find a big dent at the bottom edge.

Amazon gave me a refund of 25% of the purchase price, which I somewhat unhappily accepted since there didn't seem to be anything I could do about any of it. As the review from the woman whose drawer arrived with dents said, there was no good way to ship it back (the styrofoam was broken in many places) and it was already installed. I called my appliance repairman and Fisher Paykel would not pay for "cosmetic" damage under warranty. However, the cost of a new front panel was about the same as the Amazon refund and Fisher Paykel did cover the service call under warranty. So it all worked out okay--it just took a lot of my time and energy.


First id like to preface this review by saying I have a Max Burton induction cooktop and I have high quality chef  cooking pots and pans so I know induction cooktops don't perform this bad; these other 5 star reviews must be from newbs who don't understand how these things work and/or are just looking to buy an overprice water boiler. Of course we know 95% of people don't even know how to cook, so their food would get destroyed with or without this; so they will see no change in getting a better product. 95% of americans just buy junk to hoard in their house and never it and eat at Mc DOnalds 24/7 instead of cooking. Thats very likely the defining  point to the good reviews. This is the only reasons I can come up with why anyone would review this good.

Pro: Lives up the the rosewill standards and quality guidelines. (none at all) WIll heat up really fast and boil (on the lowest setting even), so if you are tarded and need a new stovetop just  to boil water for coffee; this will do.

Cons. Lives up to the high standards of the Rosewill brand (none at all). Pure trash.  It will warm milk till its warm enough to kill a army of babies, or just kill you if are warming a sinus rinse application to melt your insides with. Boils over on lowest setting. Sunnyside eggs are burnt on the bottom and uncooked on top Burns up rice in minutes when "simmering" (after its boiled all the water out on the device and the counter and the floor), will kill your baby if you "warm up" the milk with this.

Second thoughts: Being Rosewill brand the likelyhood it will break then somehow burn down your house eventually is expected to be above 50%. Specially when its throwing water everywhere. AVOID ROSEWEED PRODUCTS!


I bought this cooktop in November 2012. By February 2013, I started having problem with the automatic ignition. I placed service call to Kitchenaid. They came out and replaced the ignitor. It worked for a month, and the automatic ignitor failed again. I called and they came out and replaced the ignitor again plus some other electronic parts. This time it worked for couple months. In July 2013, the automatic ignitor failed again. I called for service again. This time, Kitchenaid wanted to do the same thing they have been doing in the past by replacing new ignitor and some more parts. I requested for a new cooktop replacement since the same problem occurs 3 times. Each time, it takes a minimum of 2 or 3 appointments for technician to come to do a diagnostic, order parts, and come back to install parts. Every time they come, they give me a window of 4 to 6 hours of waiting. I have to take time off from work and wait for them.
KitchenAid has refused to replace my cooktop. They want to keep replacing ignitors and parts until I am out of warranty and the problem is solved. Come on KitchenAid, this is an expensive luxury cooktop that costs more than a thousand dollars. Is this the way KitchenAid stand behind their products? The best KitchenAid can do is to send people to my house to replace ignitors and parts every other month? They don't care about their customer time and inconvenience. I will never buy another product from them again. And I will make sure my friends and family know about this.
==>UPDATE 09/27/2013
After the third attempt to fix the ignitors problem failed, KitchenAid management team has agreed to send me a brand new cooktop with brand new 12 months warranty. That's what customer service should be! Thanks KitchenAid. I am happy now. The new unit seems to be working fine so far. Hopefully, the cooktop that I got initially was just an unusual/unlucky one in the systems.


I had been having problems with my dryer for the past couple of weeks.  It all began with a piece of bad ducting put in but the home builders that acted like the perfect lint trap behind the dryer.  Well, eventually the lint buildup was enough to take the ducting apart and I looked behind the dryer only to find a giant clog and lint all over the floor and wall.  Well, I cleaned everything out that I could inside and outside and it still took forever to dry.

I read a bunch of "How To's" on what might be wrong so I measured all the resistances on the heating element, thermal cutoffs, etc and they all read to spec.  So I figured it might be the ducting still, I have two 90 in my ducting so I figured it was caught in one of those and pretty plugged up to not be working.  So rather than root around in my attic and try and find where they buried the ducting in the insulation I decided to buy this thing off of here.  It's about $10-15 cheaper on amazon than hardware stores or home improvement stores.

I was kind of skeptical, but figured what the hell.  I was pleasantly surprised, the auger brush hooked easily into my cordless drill and fed itself through the ducting.  I bought the extensions because my ducting goes 27'.  But it cleaned it out very well and is very easy to use.  It even bent easily around the 90 I thought was plugged.  The pile of lint that came out would help explain why my dryer is now shot.  No airflow equals a no-no for dryers...they need it for internal cooling...and gas removal for gas dryers (CO).  But at least now I have this so I can clean my ducting out once in a while to keep the new dryer from burning up.  It was an old dryer anyways so it was about time to replace it and the washer which is also having issues.  But I definitely recommend this to anyone.

One thing you can check to see if it the ducting rather than the dryer too is let your dryer run disconnected from the vent.  won't actually hurt anything for one load.


We had moved into a Condo from a private home and I have a touch of Asthma well, moving in there was the worst thing we could have done because, my Asthma got so bad living in there we found out after we bought the Condo that two lady's that smoked very heavily lived in the Condo also, tehy had two Cat's and tyere was Mold and Mildew coming from the Cabinets's my Asthma was so bad for ten months in the Condo then, one night when my husband was watching TV there was an AD from Stanley Steemer and the Vital Oxide well, the rug needed to be cleaned anyway so we went for the Fogging treatmkent from Stanley Steemer when the tech did the treatment he fogged everything even the cielings walls everything that the fog could reach well, let me tell you that was the best money that we ever spent because, my Asthma was so much better almost right away and so I ordered it for my daughyter because, her son has a touch of Asthma like I do and she fogged the whole house she has a huge house the first room she did was my Grandson's Room and it helped him also, Thank God for whoever made that Formula because, I swear by it I think it got rid of any irritent that was in my Condo and in my Daughter's hoise, I ended up selling that Condo but, not because I was sick in it anymore but, because, from being sick and knowing that smokers lived in there for several years doinh a very good job of masking the smoke smell because, I didn't smell it when we went to look at the Condo with Realtor, when my daughter is finished doing the entire treatment to her entire house I will do the Condo that I just bought just to be on the safe side for my Asthma.

Again I give The Vital Oxide a five star mark I love it and it really works, I will always have it in my Condo,.

Thank you very much for developing this formula you really know your stuff and God Bless You.

Regards,
Laurie


OK, I changed this from 5 stars to one star because it burned out after about 1.5 years. The original lasted about five times as long, and the way this one deteriorated, it is clearly inferior quality. I ended up replacing the oven, since it was a low end unit, but I might still be using it, if that igniter hadn't burned out so fast. Next time I'd pay up for a real GE replacement part, not this look alike version. It's basically junk.

This is my original review which should still be helpfull for people doing this repair-- This is an aftermarket copy of the original Norton 501A igniter. While it's marketed as the original GE part, it isn't. It does work and fit exactly as the original, and in one sense it is better than getting the replacement that includes the original plug. While the directions state to leave the original plug on, and to use the ceramic wire nuts to splice the wires together after the original connection; I chose to cut the somewhat deteriorated (appeared to be discolored, cracked, and burnt) original connection off. Since there is a ton of extra wire supplied with this aftermarket part, this is relatively easy, and eliminates the much weaker, original connection. By the way, the only tricky part of this is pulling the original plug out and carefully stripping a quarter inch of the four inches available. If you have a sharp wire stripper, and you work carefully (and slowly), the whole job might take 45 min. If, on your oven there isn't enough extra wire (unlikely), or you can't find the original plug, just splice the wire and don't worry about this. There are pretty much, only two igniters used in all ovens, this square Norton style, and a round Carborundum style. It seems that this is, by far, the most common problem, and just because an igniter glows, doesn't mean that the current it allows to pass to the gas valve, is addequate to open it. Don't be fooled if you see that the igniter is still glowing. Have fun--Let the force be with you.


JB Hunt contacted me within a week to schedule the delivery.  Since I wasn't home, they left a message saying they could deliver the Amana washing machine on Thursday and that they would call me back Wednesday to let me know a 4 hour window for delivery.  I received a second call, very professional and friendly, Wednesday morning to confirm that the Thursday delivery would be all right.  JB Hunt gave me a 4 hour window of 8-12 AM on Thursday morning.  The drivers were to call me when they were 30 minutes from delivery and installation.  Then I received another robocall confirming the delivery window

The drivers called at 9:20 AM to say they would be here in 15-20 minutes and in fact arrived a little ahead of that.  We had removed our old washing machine, even though they were contracted to do so, to move it to our son's house.  They dismantled the hookup and measured to install new hoses.  They put absorbent cloths down on the floor before they brought in the washing machine so as to not damage the floor.  They hooked up the machine, checked to make sure it was level (it was), and ran it through a cycle.  That took about 10 minutes of the entire 30 they were here.  Then they rolled up the floor cloth again as they backed out the door.

The delivery men were friendly and polite.  Even my dog liked them and barked only as an announcement, which was a huge cry from the welcome the UPS guy gets:  Syd starts barking the minute the UPS driver turns down the street and then slams himself against the fence or the door, barking ferociously until the UPS truck leaves, or until someone throws a frisbee.  Even Syd liked these two and he's a tough customer.

I found this to be a completely positive experience, nothing at all like the delivery guys who barely drop and run (or throw and run).


Note that the following is regarding FAFW3577KW1, a previous iteration of this model; perhaps the current model has improved.

My tiny, 1970s-construction laundry closet isn't deep enough for most current models, and I insist on being able to close the closet door, so I had limited choices at my local dealer...basically, this was it. The installers had a terrible time stacking the corresponding dryer on top of this washer and installing the set in my closet, so I was hoping it would last for many years. I read the manual, followed all the instrux and took good care of it. Since it's just me, I've probably run only about 50 loads since I purchased the set.

To my dismay, about a month ago--just over a year and a half after my purchase--I heard beeping sounds coming from the laundry closet while the machines were idle. Upon opening the closet, I discovered that the beeping was coming from the washer and that all of its lights (including the panel lights and the interior light) were randomly flashing on and off as well. It was possessed! I had to unplug the machine to get the beeping and flashing to stop.

The set is barely out of warranty since Electrolux offers just one year (they've apparently got this down to a science). Fortunately, I'd used a VISA card to make the purchase, and VISA will cover the repair, which will be 2/3 of what this washer cost.

The repair guy from the local Electrolux authorized service center, when he came out to do the estimate, said these particular machines break down all the time. In fact, he suggested I sell the set online and get a better one, like the Whirlpool Duet set (which I already know won't fit in my closet). I'd rather have spent twice as much for something that's not total junk. If anyone can recommend a different set that's actually reliable and is 29-and-3/4" deep or less, I'm open to suggestions. I'll check back here, or you can email me at kristenlmail-1[at]yahoo[dot]com.


I've had this ice maker for a few weeks now and I just love it.  My family uses ice constantly and as we don't have an ice maker in the freezer I was tired of constantly filling and emptying manual ice trays.  I put this on the counter next to the fridge, filled it with water and ice cubes appeared in minutes!  This is not a freezer, so any ice left sitting will eventually melt back into the water reservoir.  We use the ice throughout the day and at bedtime I pour what's left into a ziplock bag and store it in the freezer for when we have guests.  Any extra ice I pour back into the water reservoir in order to keep he water in there cold overnight, as the unit works better the cooler it is inside the unit.  Knowing this, I keep a jug of water in the fridge for refilling the water reservoir, which is not necessary but I don't mind doing.  It has a metal bar that extends into the top of the ice basket and when ice touches it the unit knows that the ice bucket is full and stops making ice.  It starts making ice again when the ice is no longer touching the bar.  The ice basket is easy to take out and use, although I tip it back and forth a few times while it's still in the unit first to avoid water dripping onto the floor, as the ice melting and the ice making process both allow a little water to pool in the bottom of the ice basket.  The basket is perforated to allow the water through, it's just that a little water still gathers on the bottom of the basket.  It has a light to notify you when the ice is full or it needs to be filled with water.  3 sizes of ice "cubes" to choose from.  I run it all day, every day and have had no problems with reliability so far, and it makes ice VERY quickly.  If I have a breakdown or some other problem I'll come back and update my review  then.  It is about the size of a bread maker in regard to height and width, but front-to-back it's about double the size of a bread maker.


I purchased this refrigerator because i love the look and  was looking for a 24" wide and less than 65" H. I thought it would fit well with my small NYC apartment. I received it on 9/1/15 from enVive Home and I am disappointed to say that the description that enVive Home has on their website does not say that the fridge has to be deforested manually. After twenty minutes the back of the fridge was frosted and the freezer I still cannot open. The door is very tight, I have to hold the fridge with one hand and open it with the other hand and pull the door open - yes it is that difficult to open. The shelves on the door are all cheap looking plastic, not like the images I saw on line. The problem is that enVive have decided to allow me to return the fridge but they want me to pay $150 for return and 20% for restocking fees. Given that they are misleading customers by not letting them know that the fridge needs to be manually defrosted I should get a full refund. I contacted SMEG USA and they were very helpful, they representative I spoke with wonders why customers are not told that the fridge needs to manually defrosted. He said I would have to put a bowl with hot water in the freezer to defrost it. He also said that I should tell EnVive Home that the fridge's description was not accurate on their website and that I just want to return it because ENVive kept telling me that they have to contact SMEG and they decide on a return. I told them that I purchase the fridge from them and not SMEG and that I want to return it. I contacted Amazon for further help and they currently filed a claim on my behalf. Amazon is very helpful and I am hoping that the fees would be waived. for a $2000 fridge the service should be superior from EnVive but I am very disappointed in both EnVive Home  and the operation of the fridge. I would advice anyone who wishes to purchase this item to please check with  the manufacturer SMEG for specific details because  the appliance companies WILL NOT tell you the important descriptions and functions. I will continue to shop amazon because of their superb service, but I WILL NEVER order anything from EnVive. Home. The fridge is currently in my apartment awaiting a decision for return.


This was the largest item I have ever purchased on Amazon primarily because local stores did not stock induction stoves.  The stove arrived on time and in excellent condition I was very impressed!  It was also delivered with a lift-gate equipped truck which made it even more convenient.
  Installation was quick and easy just install the power cord (transfer from old stove if not too old or purchase new) this stove uses either 3 or 4 wire cord.  Anti-tip bracket is included to mount to the floor.  A cool thing about this stove is the links that connect between the oven door and the bottom rack that pulls the rack out when you open the door and pushed the rack back in when you close the door, great for heavy roasting pans.
  The downside is 99% of our cookware was aluminum and non-magnetic stainless steel so we only had one small nu-wave fry pan and a large kettle for boiling water that we could use.  I see all cookware being induction compatible in the future.  But to be safe take a small magnet with you when you shop for open stock cookware to insure it will work.
  Operation:  The oven comes with 3 racks I replace two of the racks with ceramic racks that can be cleaned inside the oven during the clean cycle.  I put the chrome racks in the bottom drawer for storage (do not clean chrome racks in the oven with self-clean function)!
  The 4 quart kettle we have was boiling in the time it took to make two slices of toast and butter them.  The heat instantly stops when you switch off the burner and displays "HE" for a couple of minutes while the cook-surface cools.  By the time two more pieces of toast were made the cook-surface was cool enough to touch without getting seriously burned.  If a cook surface is left on it will not activate unless there is a magnetic item on the surface, after a few seconds it turns off automatically.  The oven if left on will turn off automatically after 6 hours since we are guilty of leaving the stove or oven on these are excellent safety features.
  This model is manufactured by Electrolux so I was even more impressed,  I have used Electrolux products since I was a teen and have always liked the qualty of their products.  You won't go wrong if you purchase this.


I was out West and in a new place and was just doing my clothes in the sink and hand ringing them out and said I need something to help cause this is a pain and I saw this washer in here and said eh why not, what can this little thing do anyway but it's better than this.. to my surprise when it came a couple days later I was completely stunned at how well this washer actually works!! I hooked it up in about 2 minutes with ease and did a load and it would up washing Better than a large washer!! It doesn't have a conventinal agitator, it uses it's pump to jet the water right then left and it's very powerful.. it got my clothes very clean, then I put them in the spin cylinder on the right and put it on 5 mins on the spin and again this motor is very powerful and it spin so good my clothes were almost dry just from the spin.. I started hanging them up in my bathroom with hangers on my shower rod with an electric heater and the overhead vent turned on and these clothes were now drying in about 20 minutes, 30 on the jeans.. that's it.. the washer kicks butt!! Then later I bought the same brand dryer and I was in heaven.. no more bringing my clothes to the laundromat no more bringing them and it takes up almost no space..  then I realized, wait I have a motorhome.. so I started using it in there and I'm on my 2nd one now.. at this cheap price you absolutely can't go wrong..  these are just unreal for camping, traveling, for an RV of any sort .. and the best part is you can throw it in your cars back seat because it's light enough for an average woman or a teanager to move around and pick up with it's 2 handles on it's sides .. it weighs about ten or 15 pounds at the most.. this is a must buy for anyone on the road or a camper with a tent or an RV, or a dorm student, or even if your just 1 person or just a couple.. I would have started buying these things years ago if I knew they existed..


We have 24 foot of solid dryer vent pipe ending in 3 right-angles before going through the floor into the flexible dryer-vent hose coming from the dryer.  I can't get behind the dryer without moving both the washer and dryer and they are HEAVY.  So being lazy I decided to clean the vent from the outside of the house inward.  I didn't use a vacuum cleaner or a blower or suction of any kind.  I did tighten each section of tubing with pliers and taped them.  I threaded all 24 foot of tubing with the brush on the end into the outside vent and then backed it out.  I got a good amount of lint clods out.  Then I turned on the dryer to blow everything out.  I got no air coming out at all.  My fear had come true, I had forced gobs of lint into the right-angles at the end of the run.  I still didn't want to move that washer and dryer so I figured I'd try one other thing, use the clodbuster attachment.  Now I'm really getting lazy so I tightened each tubing section by hand (no pliers) and didn't use tape.  I pushed all 24 foot of tubing into the vent until I hit some resistance and then turned the tubing by hand (too lazy to hook the drill up).  Then I pulled it all out and there wasn't any lint at all that came out. So now I'm resigned to having to move the washer and dryer, but before I do I figured I might as well turn the dryer on and see what happens.  Lots of lint clods blew out and kept coming out for about 20 seconds.  I've attached pictures of it.  I'm really happy with this product and if it worked for me with all the shortcuts I took it will probably work great for you.  As a point of reference we built this house five years ago and this is the first time I ever cleaned the vent.  A load of ten bath towels used to take 45 minutes to dry, lately it's been taking 3 to 4 hours, so I knew I couldn't put cleaning the pipe off any longer.


Let me start by saying im really good at internet diagnosing things. Everybody texts me their problem and i text the fix or test procedure back to them. Cars, computers, appliances, hvac, electrical you name it i can google diagose it.

I got lazy on this one. Kenmore 790 oven wouldnt fire up. I read "igniter" several times in my searching, most people had luck replacing theirs. Amazon prime for the win, 2 days later (today) i have an exact replacement installed in 5 minutes. Dope... Works? ...Nope...  Wat

Oven still won't light. Hmm. Igniter isn't glowing. Didnt even bother to check it before, google says if the igniter doesnt glow and you know its good its a power supply problem to the igniter. Ok.

Recheck wires, all good. Found some switchy looking thing with two wires nearby the igniter, unplugged thingy and bypassed, no dice. Pulled oven out and take off panel on back. Check wires, etc. Looks fine. Google says check thermal fuse if it has one. Mine doesnt have one.

Then the dreaded... "its probably the control panel" Gah. Checked the wires at the panel, seems fine. Smacked it around a little. Turned the oven on with the panel removed from the rear, heard the initial click, pause, and then a very faint/brief sizzle noise from the panel.

I know the sizzle noise. Electrical arcing. Traced the igniter circuit wire to the corresponding pin on the panel connector so i could trace the circuit on the pcb, and after carefully removing the first of two boards from the panel, sure enough i found a broken solder joint on the back of the board where the relay sends power to that circuit.

Re flowed the solder joint and reassembled the panel, put the oven back together and it works! Included some pics of my escapades so hopefully it will help somebody else with their kenmoore oven.

So ultimately this product was shipped fast, was correct and it worked. However even though it came with the slick ceramic wire nuts, i still had to break out my soldering iron to get my oven to work haha.


I read the seemingly equal bad and good reviews and almost shied away from this, but figured at half the cost of the OEM part it would be worth it to try it once.  I'm glad I did!  It has worked perfectly for the last week or so that we've had it installed.  Popped right in just like the OEM filter and my water pressure is great (maybe even a little better than my last filter).  I followed the instructions and ran about 3 gallons of water through it and can't notice any change in taste from the OEM filters.  My fridge model: RF4287HARS

UPDATE 1/29/15: We moved about 7 months ago and bought another Samsung refrigerator (RF263BEAESR).  Both models use the same Samsung filter, so when it was time to replace the Samsung filter that came with the fridge, I didn't hesitate to order the WSS-2.  But when I put it in the fridge the water flow was incredibly slow (it would take maybe 90 seconds to fill a 14oz glass).  I popped the filter out and the water flow was great.  Popped the filter back in and it was agonizing slow again.  So, I assumed that I received a defective filter and initiated a return with Amazon. I ordered another WSS-2 and it behaved the exact same way (super low water flow).  I took the filters out a handful of times and double checked the compatibility numerous times.  So, I was about to call Samsung for warranty service on the fridge, but I figured the first question they would ask would be whether or not I was using an OEM filter.  So, I ordered a Samsung filter (Da29-00020b) and put it in.  BOOM - great water flow.  So, while the WSS-2 seemed to be okay for my original fridge, it did not work with the RF263BEAESR.


I read all of the reviews of this product before purchasing, and despite what I considered a pretty high price decided to give these vibration feet a try to quiet  the vibration of a chest freezer.  The freezer is fairly quiet as most models go, but we recently relocated it to a spot in the mud room where it seems to vibrate through the floor system more noticeably that the previous location on a concrete floor.

The item description didn't give much information about the actual size or profile of the feet, and the photos of a black blob didn't do much either.  I had envisioned something much different.  The base is about 2 1/2" in diameter, angling up to about 2 1/4" at the top. in a slight cone-shape.  The height is about one inch, but the center is recessed at the top, slightly dished in by about 1/4".  So the actual foot of your machine cannot be larger than 1 3/4" in diameter.  Your machine will be raised about 3/4" higher that previously.

The bottom half of the product is a softer rubber material than the top half, and two of the feet have  a slightly sticky grip type bottom, while two have a slip-type fabric to allow you to place them at the rear and slide your machine back towards the wall before placing the gripping isolation feet at the front.  This is to keep a washer or dryer from "walking" across the floor.

In my case, the feet of my freezer are larger than the 1 " recessed top, so I had to make a wood shim to bridge the difference and keep it from crushing the outer raised lip.

Installing them with the "sliding rear feet" method went well and once in place the product seems to have nearly eliminated in the vibration through the floor.  The additional raised area now makes it possible to clean under the appliance and doesn't affect the ability to access or operate it.

Worth the money??  Maybe, but for the price I would have expected a flawless product with no tweaking needed.  If I had known the design, I may have experimented with other methods first.


First let me start out by saying I was going to give this filter a 4 star rating until I received a email from the manufacturer asking me to rate the filter and if I was not satisfied with it and was not going to rate it 5 stars please contact them and let them know of the problem I had, well I did just that.
I told them it took about 15 gallons to flush the new filter that it seemed to have what I called cooked "Asian glass noodles" in it at first, ugh.  After the long flushing they were gone.  To me this wasn't typical, maybe some dark discoloration from carbon was all I was use too.
I received a email back and this is what I was told:
"Thank you for the order and I appreciate your feedback on the filter. Let me address the issue you experienced with the filter, as I have seen this before. Often times if a filter has not been changed for a long period of time, or if the tap water just happens to have a lot of contaminants, these white little strands will appear at first. The pieces are usually actually there and in the line when you take your previous filter off, and many shake loose with the change of filters, and these should not be happening from the new filter. Next time you change your filter you can see if you notice this by unscrewing and then re screwing the filter in place and pour some water."
Well I hate to admit it but I didn't realize that it had been over a year since I had changed the filter, my bad, so this now makes sense to me and was happy with the explanation that I was given!
I now happily give the Refresh Filter a 5 star rating as it works perfect and fit my GE refrigerator like a glove!  No leaks, no problems, so why spend almost twice as much for a filter when you can get a quality filter like the Refresh for less.
I hope this review helps.


My story is the same as that of others that have reviewed here. We saw water on the floor around our LG front-loading washer. We'd just washed a large comforter, and sometimes those things soak up a lot of water and get heavy and throw things off a bit so I figured it was just a temporary thing. But as water continued to leak I figured it was time to take a look inside the machine.

Getting into the machine is pretty easy:
- use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws from the washer's lid (two screws at the upper back)
- slide the washer lid back a bit and then you'll be able to pull it up and off the washer

Verify the water leak is coming from the valve. The valve should be wet. You might see water filling up at the hole at the top depending on how the valve broke. That's what was happening in my washer. Did a little searching and found this baby on Amazon for cheap.

The repair will take you all of 15 minutes, if that. Here's what I did (apologies for the mansplaining, but maybe it'll help the uninitiated):
- unplug the washer from electricity
- turn off the water to the machine
- unscrew the hot water hose from faulty valve's connector at the back of the washer
- use the Phillips screwdriver to unfasten the faulty valve's screws from the rear of the washer
- pull the electric connector off the faulty valve
- use pliers to open the interior hot water line clamp and slide it down the hose a bit away from the faulty valve
- pull the hot water line off the faulty valve
- the faulty valve should now be free of any connection to the washer and you can remove and dispose of it
- reverse the steps to install the new valve (connect the interior water line and its hose clamp, affix the electric connector on the new valve, screw the new valve onto the back of the washer, put the washer lid back on, reconnect the exterior hot water hose, turn the water back on, plug the washer back in)

You can also probably find videos on valve replacement that will help.

I have no idea what a plumber or appliance repair person would charge for this but if you can do it yourself it's a cheap and easy fix. I wish they were all this way! Thanks to LG and Amazon.


Ok, So I purchased the Danby Beverage Center during a Lightning deal on prime day. I figured $152 was a good price and could use some extra room in the refrigerator. I liked the look of the design and the way the blue Led lights illuminated the unit. I received the first unit damaged on the side corner. It was all dented in, packaging was good must of happened during it's time with UPS. Anyhow I called amazon and a new one was delivered three days later.

Fast Forward, three days later I open my second Danby, this one looks great! I had to adjust the door just a little bit to line it up better. Now I got it plugged in a running. Let it run for about an hour and put in around 35 cans and some water. Coldest it would get was 45.x degrees. I knew this wasn't cold enough for my beer and other beverages so I made the adjustment. I see everyone saying it doesn't get cold enough but the specs state it goes to 43 which I still wanted colder than that. I took off the four screws and adjusted the thermostat. I had to turn mine clockwise for some reason as turning it counter clockwise made it shoot up to 48 degrees as its coldest setting. I was able to get the unit to hit 32.5 on a digital refrigerator thermometer. It was still running at the time and I'm sure it would have gone even lower. I keep adjusting the screw and settled with three full clockwise turns from where the screw was originally.

So now the cooler kicks on around 42 degrees and cools to 36-38 which seems perfect to me. It doesn't have to run very long to get it colder and will stay off for a while before it has to kick on again. All in all i like the beverage cooler for the price I picked it up at. Was able to get it 8 - 10 degrees colder over the stock setting. It runs quiet and gets warm on the sides of unit but not hot to the touch. I think this is a great looking piece to my condo i'm remodeling.


I bought these dishwashers and had them set up on each side of my sink to have to keep from bending due to back problems.  THAT is the only benefit to these dishwashers.  I was doing an updated kitchen and though they would look sharp.  Well, that is the ONLY good thing I can say about them.

Cleaning my kitchen is now a nightmare as you can hardly fit anything in these.  The racks seem to be set up strangely as often the plates lie right against one another making it a common practice to have to rewash items.  I have taken to doing a rinse cycle for any dishes that I am not going to wash immediately.  Forget the normal cycle or the light cycle...they are worthless.  I have to wash everything on heavy duty or nothing comes clean.  Even then I often find soap residue on dishes and have to rewash them. And the cycles last forever...I think the heavy duty cycle must last about 3 hours.  Fortunately they are extremely quiet.

Unlike some of the others reviews I have had no maintenance problems with these, except that every now and then you cannot get it function as far as selecting modes to wash on.  I have to open the drawer as many as 10 or 15 times to be able to get the lights to come on so you can choose a setting.  The service people can find nothing wrong with it, but I have noticed that keeping that part of the machine wiped down well seems to help.

These dishwashers have made my life a nightmare.  They are pretty, and they do keep you from bending over...with a bad back I thought they were the perfect solution...NOT

They cost a small fortune and the truth is the cheapest dishwashers on the market (I have one in my 2nd home) cleans better than these.

RUN DO NOT WALK from anyone who tries to sell you this piece of junk.  Nearly $2000 out the window, and the way mine are configured on each side of the sink, with drawers below mean I cannot take them out a replace them with a decent dishwasher.

I bought these about 5 years ago...and not a day goes by that I don't curse them.


This is a good product while is working. I purchased this dryer on November 2009 looking ahead for my future baby's clothes, I did not used this until Dec. 25th when my baby was born. It dried the clothes only when I selected the "heavy" cycle and took about an hour to finish, sometimes I had to repeat the process for blankets but regardless the long time it took to dry I would say I still was comfortable with the product (I could happily installed it in my bathroom), let's say I did another activities while it was working. Finally 2 months after starting using it about 4 to 6 times a week it broke down. I then tried to contact Amazon but they send me with the seller, the seller send me with the manufacturer, the manufacturer has a very bad web page, with few information for contacting customer support, I had to contact again the seller in order to get their telephone number. Once I could talk to hair America, they have a very bad customer service ( some of the representative do not know their own products) and they just transferred me every time with a different department and nobody solved my problem. Finally, I could talk to a representative who knew how to do his job and send me with "Sears" which is the company who gives the technical support to fix "haier" appliances. They also have a very bad service, they scheduled an appointment a week after I called, then the day they said, the technician never showed up, I called again and rescheduled an appointment for the next week, then the next week came and the technician opened up my dryer and turned out a "belt" was broken so he had to order the piece because is not a piece that is easy to find. They told us to wait until the piece arrived, and when it happened we would have to call them back so they could rescheduled again a visit to replace the piece. It happen that the piece did not arrive and we had to call again "Sears" and they told us that they had to backorder the piece and the process would take another two weeks. An now 3 months later I am still waiting for the piece with my dryer broken and my department full of clothes line for my baby's clothes. In general I could say is a very bad product and the customer service is worst.


Update, Dec 2014: Someone just asked me if this machine locks when in operation. As i understand, newer machines are now required by law to lock. I'm not sure though, so phone the company if you need to know.

I don't have this exact model, I have the sister one, awn412s. (My review is there, but I was referred to these reviews and noticed people talking about water levels. I agree with the favorable reviews here. Myself, I visited a friend who was using an expensive front loading machine and was appalled at how dirty the clothes coming OUT of the machine were. I decided then and there I would never buy one.)

I love my machine, but found I couldn't put clothes all the way to the top without them coming out seriously twisted and wrinkled. I adjusted the water level using info from a repair web site. You have to unplug the machine of course, and remove the back of the top panel box. Takes one minute. You'll find a white Teflon-like disk; mine was about 3/4 inches in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick. It has a screw going through the center. THAT's the thing that sets the water level- turning that screw. It takes time to correlate the number of turns and the direction to turn it. Truthfully, it's been a while, so I forget the details, but I believe clockwise raised the level and I think maybe ! 2 to 4 turns was about right. I had marked the water level in the machine before I started. After turning the screw, I replaced the panel and turned the machine back on to see where the water got to. By trial and error, I was able to get it exactly where I wanted it, about 1  inch from the top. It's more than worth it!!! Takes maybe a half hour in all, but you'll find you can add twice as many clothes to the washer WITHOUT MANGLING THEM. I wonder if those ripped jeans were due to an over-crowded washer that had too little water.


This product works great!  I was skeptical about purchasing this item but the majority of the reviews were favorable.  Of course there were some negative comments about the product but this product is performing very well for me so far.  My dryer would not heat and my wife was on me to get it fixed or buy another one.  I checked all of the fuses and everything was fine except for the heating element.  I was hesitant about changing this element because a repairman just replaced the heating element about 4 months ago. It also took the repairman 2 weeks to replace  the heating element.  Get this, he said he didn't have the part and would have to order it. I have an American Whirlpool dryer the company should have plenty of those items in stock or at least a source to get the part in less than 24 hours.  This was my first time using the Home Warranty Service and I was kind of shocked that the company they sent to do the repair would take so long to actually repair the dryer.  I paid the Home Warranty charge of $100 and after doing some research it was evident that the cost for replacement part should be less than $50 at most places. So I felt hosed that I paid $100 and had to go to a laundromat to dry my clothes.  Now once again, my dryer would not heat.  I didn't want to wait another 2 weeks for the company to install something as simple as a heating element AND I didn't want to pay another $100.  So I ordered this item from Amazon Prime for less than $40.00 and it arrived in two days as promised!  When I pulled out the broken element and compared it to this new heating element, I could actually see the difference in the quality of the product.  The broken heating element was definitely a cheap version of the original heating element.  The original heating element lasted over 8 years and the replacement heating element that the repairman installed worked for about 4 months.  Hopefully this heating element purchased from Amazon will last a few years and not a few months.  So far so good.  Thank you Amazon!


Don't get me wrong, I love my washer. I love it enough to give it five stars for bringing out the 50's housewife in me, despite the fact that, when draining the water, it occasionally slows down to the speed of a urinating rodent.

But! Don't let that deter you! Because, if your washer stops draining, there's something you can do.

First you'll want to remove the back panel. This'll be hard, and require a lot of sliding it up and down and wiggling it. Yes, getting it back on is going to be equally difficult. Best not to think about that. Set the two screws aside in a safe place and stare apprehensively into the tangle of wires and PVC. Make sure your hands are dry.

Now, you see that blue thing in the picture, with my finger behind it? That cord runs all the way up to the middle knob, the one you twist to drain the water. If you give it a little pull, you'll be able to see the shadow of a valve opening inside the pipe. That's the thing that lets the water out. Make sure your drainage hose is pointing towards an actual drain, and that you have water in your machine, and that your knob is set to drain, and then yank that blue cord as high as it'll go. And watch as a clump of thread/lint/accidentally laundered kleenex comes flying out of the hose.

Now you get to put the panel back on. You'll want to slide the middle clips under the plastic edge first, then push it up and down to get the top and bottom ones under. Yes, this part sucks. Yes, it's okay to cry. I'm fairly certain they didn't intend for the consumer to perform any maintenance on the machine.

I love this machine. I love it enough to haul it down off the kitchen counter and start unscrewing bits of it experimentally when the internet can't tell me how to fix it. I love it enough to tell the internet how to fix it, so you can keep loving your machine.


I needed a small fridge for a "granny" apartment, and I always try to buy Energy Star. In a rare fit of supporting the local independent mom-and-pop store, I bought one of these in July. It took them over a month to get one from Frigidaire.

When first plugged in, it would run for maybe 15 minutes and then stop for at least that long. Took it over a day to get the fridge section down to 50F. With normal food inside, it won't go below 39F even on the very coldest setting. The off-to-on hysteresis is 10F, so at the coldest setting it cycles between 40F and 50F. The freezer will go to -18F if you turn its knob cold, but the refrigerator averages around 45F. If you take out all the liquids and heavy stuff, the fridge will freeze your lettuce to death before shutting off, while still waiting for about 50F to come back on.

It also makes a wide repertory of amazing noises, loud enough to be heard all over the house. Sometimes it is a "boink-boink-boink" sound from the compressor or the gas bubbling. Way louder than the normal soft boiling sound refrigeration sometimes makes. Other times it is a loud buzz from the air circulation fan - you can tell because it stops when you open the fridge door. And sometimes it is normally quiet, but totally unpredictable.

The local repair guy keeps replacing fans and sensors, and the behavior changes a bit each time, but there doesn't seem to be a real fix. I'd love to hear from anyone else who has one of these, working well or not! Frigidaire, if you're listening, I'm not very hopeful about hauling this back to the store on my dime and waiting another month to see if a replacement would be any better. I'm thinking serious design flaw...

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Almost to the end of the warranty, and no solution yet. Every relevant part has been replaced. Still have to choose, dairy or salad. I can't imagine how anyone signed off on this design! Plus it makes noises uncannily like someone unclicking your door lock in the middle of the night...


The Wonder Washer seems only good for small articles of clothing such as undergarments and blouses. For $60 I was not expecting anymore than being able to occasionally wash a pair of jeans and T-shirts when I needed them. But the washer is built cheaply with a transparent plastic bucket that just sits on the motorized plastic base. The lid has drain holes but is not sturdy so you must be careful not to break it while draining a load of laundry. The two knobs on the base were difficult to turn. One knob lets you select either a regular cycle or a gentle cycle. The other knob is a timer which gives 3,5,9,12, and 15 minute wash cycles. Unfortunately, only the 6 or 9 minute selections worked, while setting the timer on any other time would cause it to jump down to 9 or 6 minutes. Once the timer reached the 3 minute mark the timer would jump to off, but the washer would continue to run when it should have turned off completely.
The washer looks like a large blender, but would work better if it was not curved like an hourglass and instead like a small cylinder. Also, if the bucket would snap onto the base then it would not have been so stressful when I had to keep it from tipping over, even though the water level was not passed the maximum limit line of 10 liters. I really wanted this washer to work, and would have made fixes for what I could fix, but the timer malfunction and the lid and hourglass shape were breaking points.
I have returned the washer for a full refund, and have since bought a Panda 5.5 lb. washer for $100.Panda Small Mini Portable Compact Washer Washing Machine 5.5lbs Capacity. I am very happy with it so far, and would recommend it over the Wonder Washer. Even if you only need occasional undergarments washed, I would suggest ignoring the Wonder Washer and looking elsewhere. I would honestly consider using a plunger washer with a 5 gallon bucket for about $30 if there was no other options.