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DIY Guide to Appliances: Installing & Maintaining Your Major Appliances (Paperback)

~ Steve Willson (Author)
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Say goodbye to appliance installers and repairmen!

When today's consumers buy new stoves, refrigerators and other major appliances, the usual choice isn't an installation contractor, but a home improvement or electronics warehouse store, which simply delivers the unit to the front door. Arranging for installation is now the homeowner's responsibility.

Installing the appliance themselves is the choice of increasing numbers of homeowners purchasing appliances in this way. For some appliances, DIY installation can cut the cost of an appliance by more than 50%. And equal cost-savings is achieved by the homeowner who is able to perform basic maintenance and repair tasks themselves.

DIY Guide to Appliances is a comprehensive guide to installing and performing basic maintenance on all major household appliances, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, garbage disposers, dishwashers, water heaters, ovens, ranges and more.

Perfect companion book for homeowners buying appliances from warehouse stores
Includes complete installation instructions
Repair and maintenance instructions can save homeowners thousands of dollars

About the Author

Steve Willson was the home improvement editor for Popular Mechanics for more than 20 years and is the author of CPi's Outdoor Fix-It 101. He lives in Delancey, NY.

Product Details

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Creative Publishing international (January 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1589233301
ISBN-13: 978-1589233300
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good Appliance Reference for the Homeowner, June 25, 2008

By	Phillip Sawyer (Alto, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I picked this up at the local library and was very impressed with the detail and the high quality photos. This book details the installation or replacement of practically all major appliances for the home. It is the perfect companion for someone like myself who has the tools, time and ability but sometimes needs a "nudge" in the right direction. I will be purchasing this book because I expect to save hundreds of dollars in repair and maintenance costs. I just used it for reinstalling a dishwasher made much easier because of the detailed photos.

While not a very large volume, it touches base on the repair and maintenance of gas furnaces, refrigerator, central air, gas and electric water heaters, gas and electric ranges, washers and dryer, water softeners, range hoods, water filtration systems, range hoods, and room air conditioners. Nice to have on hand before you have to call a repair company.

I only gave for 4 stars because it does not cover every problem you might encounter and the trouble shooting guide is not very thorough. Never the less, it is money well spent at $12-15.

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4.0 out of 5 stars save money, repair your own appliances, October 6, 2009

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i purchased this book so that when minor things happen to the appliances around the house that you can get and idea what is wrong and how to repair it, unless it is just too technical, but lots of times the problems are something simple and basic, and this book is good for that.

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