Guides

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How to Replace a Dryer Belt When Your Drum Won’t Spin

The dryer belt is a long, thin, flat rubber loop that wraps all the way around the outside of the drum.
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Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension

You can extend a washer drain hose, but height and insertion depth matter or it will siphon. Learn the safe standpipe height, how far to insert the hose, and which genuine extension kit to use.
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What Is the Drum of a Washer Machine?

The drum is the part of a washing machine that holds and spins your clothes. Learn the difference between the inner drum, outer tub, and basket, what parts make it up, and what fails.
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Kenmore Refrigerator Water Filter

The right Kenmore water filter depends on who built your fridge. Learn how to find your filter number, which filter fits a Whirlpool- vs LG-built Kenmore, and how to change it in minutes.
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How to Clean a Dishwasher Filter

Cleaning your dishwasher filter takes about 10 minutes and fixes cloudy dishes and odors. Learn to remove, rinse, and reseat the filter, how often to do it, and when to replace it.
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What Is LG Ice Plus?

LG Ice Plus boosts your refrigerator's ice production for 24 hours. Learn exactly what the button does, when to use it, and why a slow ice maker usually needs a part, not Ice Plus.
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Whirlpool Ultimate Care II Dryer

The Whirlpool Ultimate Care II dryer is a belt-drive workhorse sold in both 27-inch and 29-inch cabinets. Here is what causes no heat and no tumble, and how to match the right repair kit to your width.
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Whirlpool Super Capacity 465

"Super Capacity 465" is a Whirlpool 30-inch range trade name for a 4.65 cu ft oven, not a model number. See what fails on these ranges, gas and electric, and the parts that fix them.
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Whirlpool Duet Washer

Whirlpool Duet washer throwing an F21 or F35? Learn what the Duet fault codes mean, the most common front-load washer failures, and the exact parts that fix them.
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Whirlpool Duet Dryer

The Whirlpool Duet dryer is a front-load workhorse with a handful of predictable failures. See the common Duet problems, the parts that fix them, and how to diagnose no-heat and noise.
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Coldspot Refrigerator

Coldspot was Sears' long-running refrigerator line, later folded into Kenmore and built largely by Whirlpool. Learn who made yours, what commonly fails, and where to find parts.
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Serial Number for LG Refrigerator

Find and read the serial number on your LG refrigerator. LG's own format puts the manufacture year and month in the first three digits -- here is the method and where the label hides.
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Who Owns Whirlpool?

Whirlpool Corporation is an independent, publicly traded company -- no parent owns it. See the full list of brands Whirlpool owns, from KitchenAid to Maytag and Amana, and what it means for parts.
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Is Kenmore the Same as Whirlpool?

Kenmore and Whirlpool are not the same company, but Whirlpool builds many Kenmore appliances. Learn when your Kenmore is really a Whirlpool -- and what that means for parts.
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Who Builds Kenmore Refrigerators?

Kenmore doesn't build its own refrigerators. Find out which company made yours -- Whirlpool, LG, Frigidaire, GE or Samsung -- using the model number, so you order the right parts.
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GE Serial Number Lookup

Decode any GE appliance serial number to find its manufacture date. GE's own two-letter code reveals the month and year -- here is the official chart and where to find your serial.
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How to Replace the Timer on Your Dryer When It Won’t Advance or Shut Off

A dryer that won’t advance through its cycles, or keeps running long after it should have stopped, can quickly turn laundry day into a guessing game.
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How to Replace a Dryer Motor Without Losing Your Mind

Your dryer hums but the drum won’t spin. Or maybe it doesn’t make a sound at all: you press start, and nothing happens.