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Douglas G. Emley (Author)
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October 1991 Emley, Douglas. Cheap and Easy!,
IS YOUR REFRIGERATOR:

Not as cold as usual?

Not cold at all?

Frozen in the freezer side, and warming up in the fridge side?

Whistling, warbling, chirping, clicking, or buzzing?

Frosting up?

Pooling water or ice on the floor?

Our refrigerator repair manual can help!

Save time and money! Most refrigerator repairs can be accomplished in one afternoon, with no special tools or knowledge other than this service manual. Tired of reading complex thermodynamic theory in a refrigerator manual? Don't you really just want to know basically how the bloomin' thing works, and then get on with fixing it? (over 95% of all repairs have nothing to do with Freon. We tell you how to diagnose sealed system troubles, but we recommend you call a professional for these problems.) Our refrigerator manual cuts out all the unnecessary theory and sealed system repairs that the novice will never perform. Instead, we focus on diagnosis and repair procedures for the most common symptoms, such as no cooling, ice or water buildup, noisy operation, electrical troubles, etc. Covers all major appliance brands commonly available in the US, including Whirlpool / Kenmore / Coldspot, GE / Hotpoint, JC Penney, Amana, Norge, Westinghouse, Philco, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Montgomery Ward, Signature and many others.


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I wrote the Cheap and Easy! appliance repair series for people who are fairly mechanically-minded, but just need a little coaching when it comes to appliances. Can you change the oil or spark plugs in your car? Most appliance repairs are no more difficult than that; diagnose the problem, change the part. A few tips and tricks, when necessary. In the manuals, I *do* inform you of how to diagnose more difficult problems (such as sealed system problems in refrigerators.) In these cases, depending on the diagnosis, I will advise you to call a professional service technician or scrap the machine; at least you will be able to make an informed decision. To my experience, these represent less than five percent of all appliance repairs.

Please feel free to E-mail me your questions and comments at demley@appliancerepair.net


Product Details

  • Paperback: 78 pages
  • Publisher: EB Publishing (October 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890386014
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890386016
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,282,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, even for the uninitiated homeowner, September 17, 2002
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Phil Lee (Minneapolis, Minn, Silicon Tundra, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheap and Easy! Refrigerator Repair (Cheap and Easy! Appliance Repair Series) (Emley, Douglas. Cheap and Easy!,) (Paperback)
It is pity to see all the legacy refrigerators going to waste. You can see the appliance store back lots filled with them and garage mechanics selling fixed ones for $150 in the WantAds.

This excellent book with lots of illustrations beats out books from Time-Life, Masters, OEM mfgrs, and others. The author has already been there and done that...he doesn't need a big publisher masthead and lots of high priced editors and photographers.

Refrigerators are really quite simple but there are some trouble-prone areas which includes icemakers. It has good detail diagnostic flow diagrams so you can determine which subsystem or component is bad.

In my case for a 20+ year old Frigidaire with top mount freezer intended to be used in an office, where a new one costs about $600. This fridge cooled great at first, but after about 1-2 weeks would not cool or freeze any more.

With this book, I easily diagnosed that a defrost heater was burned out, p37. With its good illustrations, was able to take apart the freezer section, lift the evap coils, and find the heater. Described it (1" dia x 17" long) over the phone to a appliance parts store. Picked it up for $27, and voila! it is still running after 3 months.

I read this book from the local library and also saw another book by the same author, "Refrigerator Repair Under $40," ISBN 1-884348-00-9 which has about the same content. Highly recommended, would not been able to save this fridge without it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Looks good, November 29, 2011
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Lots of great info in here. I have found a winter project, something to learn from. Nice little book, if you want to repair your own stuff.
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1 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Refrigerator Repair, December 22, 2003
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Huishan Zhou (Atlanta, GA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I am not rating the book. No where to send my complain about sending me the two identical books. I have to use this column.

Why send me two identical books? Hopefully not charge me twice. And I'll send you extra book back. Your web design is not user friendly. Probably too much ads cause the trouble.

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