Oh No! The Washing Machine Isn’t Working! Now What?

by admin on April 4, 2011

in Washer

We’ve all heard the joke, “Is your washing machine running?  Well, you better go catch it!”  What isn’t so funny is when your washing machine is not running.  Most people don’t have the time to waste at a Laundromat, and washing the whites in the river isn’t nearly the social event that it used to be.  Simply put, you need your washer to work, and you need it to work now.

Your friends at Rush Appliance Services would love to assist you with any and all of your washing machine needs.  However, being the good Samaritans that they are, they’ve come up with a small list of home remedies that you can try before resorting to calling a trained professional.  While Rush would love to help, they are also committed to being a friendly part of the community, so if it’s something you can take care of on your own, they’re happy to have assisted in that way as well.

Below are a few reasons your washing machine may not be running, and a handful of things you can do to try and fix the problem.

  • The most common issue also comes with the simplest solution.  When your washing machine’s lid is ajar, your machine will not turn on.  Thus, check and ensure that nothing is prohibiting it from closing.
  • Washing machine manufacturers are well aware of a unit’s capabilities.  Sometimes, jamming too many articles of clothing into the unit will put it over the allowed weight limit.  To ensure your motor does not burn out from over exertion, the machine simply will not turn on.  Try removing some clothes, wait fifteen minutes (while the system resets) and attempt to turn it on again.
  • If your clothes are not properly balanced inside the unit, the tub inside can rock back and forth.  This is harmful to the unit.  Some machines have a sensor that will shut off power to the unit if this rocking begins to occur.  Attempt to redistribute the clothes in the machine, wait fifteen minutes, and try to turn back on.
  • As with any electrical appliance, sometimes there could be a surge coming to or from the unit.  Your circuit breaker is there to squash such surges and keep your appliances from being harmed.  Check your circuit breaker and see if, perhaps, the circuit has been tripped.  Reset the circuit, and attempt to turn the unit on again.
  • Some units have a motor reset button.  If the machine senses something malfunctioning, it will shut down.  Attempt to locate the motor reset button (often on the back of the unit or in the control panel), press the button, wait fifteen minutes, and try to restart.
  • Finally, there could be a loose power connection.  Check the cord leading from the unit to the wall (both ends), as well as any visible wires inside the control panel.  If you feel comfortable doing so, tighten any loose connections.

Obviously, these are fairly elementary solutions to some everyday problems.  These remedies will not solve all washing machine issues, and there will be times when a trained professional is necessary.  Rush Appliance Services can be at your home to diagnose your problem within 24 hours of receiving your call, and you’ll be laundering again in no time!

“We Get Your Appliances Fixed in a Flash.”

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How To Make Your Garbage Disposal Not Smell

by admin on April 1, 2011

in Garbage Disposal

Garbage disposals are a wonderful thing.  Rotten food is no longer left in the garbage can, emitting terrible odors for days.  Instead, most can be forced down the drain, chopped up, and flushed away with the suds.  Dinner clean up made simple, right?  That is, until that garbage disposal starts to smell.  Then, my friends, you have yourself a bit of a problem.

You see, more often than not, people actually use their garbage disposals incorrectly.  Once that high-pitched noise is heard, indicating that no more “disposing” is taking place, the unit is turned off, as is the faucet, and you assume the job is done…and technically, you are correct.  There is no more food to be disposed of.  However, this type of usage leads to a build-up of a slimey residue that increases over time.

What happens is that the juices and small, leftover pieces from the disposal job fly off the blades and cling to the sides of the unit.  As time goes by, and this process happens over and over again, that slimey build up can become increasingly smelly and terribly difficult to remove.

Don’t fret, though.  Your friends at Rush Appliance Services are here with some advice!

By following these steps, you can prolong the life of your garbage disposal and save yourself some embarrassment when company arrives and notices a strange odor coming from your kitchen.

  1. After you finish disposing of your garbage, turn off the unit and the faucet.
  2. Plug the drain with a rubber stopper
  3. Fill the sink, at least ¾ of the way, with water and soap.
  4. Pull out the stopper and turn on the garbage disposal
  5. Once the water is gone, turn the disposal off again

What you’re doing here is flushing your system.  When you pull out the drain stopper, a whirlwind of water and soap will rush down your drain and into your disposal, beginning a sort of self-cleaning process.  By turning the blades on, you’re further cleaning the blades and ensuring that anything that comes loose will be properly disposed of.  Finally, this sudden rush of water and soap will also help to unclog any minor pipe stoppages you may or may not even know you currently have.

This process does not need to be done every time you run your garbage disposal, but doing so every few days certainly can’t hurt.  A few seconds here and there to maintain your garbage disposal will go a long way in prolonging the life of it.

But what do I do if my garbage disposal is smelly and the flush does not do the trick?  Well, if that’s the case, then you’ll want to call the reliable and dependable people at Rush Appliance Services.  They can be out to assist you with your problem within 24 hours.

“We Get Your Appliances Fixed in a Flash!”

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Thank you for coming to our site and spending some time with us. As you can tell our site is brand new. Please be sure to check this section frequently for tips and tricks on how to deal with your appliances.

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