http://www.houserepairtalk.com en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.houserepairtalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.houserepairtalk.com http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/water-connectors-7990/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:26:55 GMT Hey there!!

1st.. I am a handyman, have been for the last 35 years...

So... the water cooler (snake shaped plastic container in fridge compartment) has developed a hairline crack. That's not the problem though, I've repaired that, BUT the lines that I cut to remove it are 5/16" lines and I can find no where to find connectors to re-attach the lines. It's easy to fine 1/4" or 3/8" but can find nowhere for the 5/16". They are poly lines and I was hoping to find the "push-in" connectors, but anything that will work is fine.

Any contacts Guys???

The peoplethat design these appliances really suck when they do this.
I could go on but I will spare you!

Thanks,
Johnboy ]]> General Appliance Discussion Johnboy555 http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/water-connectors-7990/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/dishwasher-supplemental-water-heater-7974/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:48:47 GMT Hello,

I looked through some of the threads here and you look like a bright bunch, so here's my question.

I have a very poor floorplan in my house, which results in the kitchen sink/dishwasher being caddy-corner from the water heater. The full run for the piping goes from the water heater in the garage, up the internal wall, through the attic, down the external wall on the opposite side of the house, then finally into the kitchen. This results in two major problems:
1) It takes a lonnnnnnng time for hot water to reach the kitchen.
2) As the weather outside gets colder, the water in the lines cools down during the dishwasher's wash cycle. So even if I run the sink to get hot water to the kitchen prior to running the dishwasher, by the time it runs the rinse cycle it is using cool water again.

So my question is this, should I be looking at a new dishwasher with internal temperature controls/monitoring? Or should I be shopping for a supplemental tankless/small-tank water heater for in the kitchen? And do you have a suggestion for the best model of whichever you propose?

Thank you so much! ]]> General Appliance Discussion RickR http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/dishwasher-supplemental-water-heater-7974/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/washing-machine-7912/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:44:26 GMT My washing machine is leaving a white film all over everything. I filled the rinse aid ran again still there. Any clue? My washing machine is leaving a white film all over everything. I filled the rinse aid ran again still there. Any clue? ]]> General Appliance Discussion funetical http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/washing-machine-7912/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/ge-profile-refrigerator-whistling-noise-7892/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:55:58 GMT I have had a GE Profile Bottom-Freezer refrigerator for about 2 years now. I've never had a single issue with it until recently. It seems like when the fan hits a certain speed it starts resonating. It sounds like someone is blowing into one of those old candy whistles slowly but steadily and it's loud enough that it wakes me up at night. Of course, when the fan hits a high speed the resonating howling/whistling sound goes away. I tried the empty-the-ice-tray trick but that did nothing.

Some other things I've noticed (Although I can't tell if it's just me being hyper-aware now).

- The freezer, while set to 0 degrees, seems to go up to around 8 degrees and hover around 4 degrees. Again, this could be a defrost cycle.
- The refrigerator, while it does have the correct temp (37 degrees), it seems to have more humidity. I've also noticed little ice-beads around the vent in the back of the refrigerator. This may also be because I can't keep my head out of the freezer area looking for the whistle.

Any ideas? ]]> General Appliance Discussion wallix http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/ge-profile-refrigerator-whistling-noise-7892/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/help-identifying-ge-built-range-circa-1964-a-7852/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:05:24 GMT Hello all,
Have a pretty strange question. We're in the very early stages of planning a kitchen remodel and one thing we'll definitely be doing is replacing the range.
It's (probably) original to the house, which was built in 1964.
It's a GE electric built in range, and it has an ID plate inside the door, but it's so worn I can't make out the model number to look it up to see about installation/removal instructions.
Can anyone recommend a site or something to research old appliances?

The whole kitchen is going to be gutted anyway, so I suppose I could just use a chainsaw or a few M80s to get it out of there, but I figured I'd try something less extreme first. :D ]]> General Appliance Discussion superjedi http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f11/help-identifying-ge-built-range-circa-1964-a-7852/