VibeAway™ Washing Machine Anti-Vibration Pads

New from Whirlpool!  VibeAway™ washing machine anti-vibration pads are engineered to reduce the noise, vibration and pulsation that can occur with household washers.

VibeAway™ anti-vibration pads help to reduce the vibration and noise of household washers

 

VibeAway™ pads are made from 100% recycled tire rubber, addressing important environmental concerns and problems facing the planet today.

The shock absorption pad works not just on washing machines, but dryers, table saws, freezers and other large appliances. VibeAway™ pads prevent washing machines from “walking,” and help prolong the life of your washing machine, dryer or other appliance while reducing the need to reinforce upper level floors to reduce vibration and noise.

• Engineered to reduce noise, vibration, pulsation, and maintenance cost
• Prevents washing machines from “walking”
• Protect floors
• Made from 100% recycled tire rubber, address important environmental concerns
• Recessed for easy guidance for foot of washing machine/dryer

Find VibeAway™ at APWagner.com.

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New water filter subscription service will help you save money

By signing up for a subscription, you will receive a new filter either every four or every six months - which ever time frame you chose. Best of all, you will be saving money by receiving the multiple quantities price break discount for buying only one water filter at a time.

Save money and get replacement water filters sent directly to your home with APWagner.com’s new water filter subscription service.

By signing up for a subscription, you will receive a new filter either every four or every six months – which ever time frame you chose. Best of all, you will be saving money by receiving the multiple quantities price break discount for buying only one water filter at a time.  Normally, this is a discount reserved for those buying several filters at once. To see what price you will be receiving, look for the “Quantity Price Breaks “on the water filter’s product page of your choice on www.apwagner.com.

The subscription service is good for any water filter on the APWagner.com’s Website including refrigerator water filters, faucet filters, under sink water filters, whole house water filters and shower water filters. AP Wagner carries replacement refrigerator water filters for Frigidaire, Maytag, Whirlpool, General Electric, and many more.

To sign up, visit the APWagner.com Appliance Parts Website:

1.        Click on either “Refrigerator Water Filters” or the “Water Filters” category using the website’s navigation.

2.       Find your filter and click on the product’s information.

3.       Click on one of the radio “Yes” buttons underneath “Water Filter Subscription.” You have a choice of having a new filter sent to you either every four months or every six months.

4.       Enter how many water filters you would like and click on the red “+ Add to cart” button. You will be taken to your shopping cart page where you can begin checking out or else continue shopping.

5.       Enter the credit card you wish to use for your purchase and for future replacement filter purchases.

6.       That’s it; replacement water filters will arrive to you in the mail. Please note, at this time you will not see the discount at checkout. However, once your order is processed and shipped, you will receive the lowest price break discount offered for that brand and type of filter.

You can cancel or change your subscription service at any time with no cost to you by contacting a customer service representative either by phone at 1-888-279-2463 or, via live chat on the APWagner.com Website.

APWagner.com is a Consumer Reports® recommended website and dedicated leader in the distribution of appliance parts and accessories with 80 years experience. They service appliance dealers, service technicians and do-it-yourselfers. AP Wagner’s main headquarters are located at 2205 George Urban Boulevard in Depew, New York.

In addition to offering savings through a water filter subscription service, APWagner.com also helps consumers save money by providing repair help via their Appliance Repair Library: http://www.apwagner.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=4&chapter=1

Find valuable free repair advice, 24-hours a day for refrigerators, washing machines, gas stoves, electric ranges, air conditioners and many other major home appliances. The Repair Library is always open while repair shops are not. Sometimes a repair requires nothing more than a simple fix. Be sure to save even more money by checking out the repair library first before you call a service technician.

You can get even more help by posting your appliance repair questions on the APWagner.com’s Appliance Repair Forum: http://appliancerepair.apwagner.com/. The forum is a place where do-it-yourselfers can help each other out with appliance repair advice and tips. You can use the repair forum to get an idea how much your repair job will cost you, in terms of time, money, and labor. This can help you decide whether to attempt the repair job yourself, call in a professional, or perhaps replace your appliance with a new one.

Presenting the human washing machine

The human washing machine – sounds like the name of a football player or boxer – someone that can clean your clock, but it’s not, it’s an actual uhm, human washing machine.

The Avant Santelubain 999 human washign machine

I guess showering and bathing are too much for some people, so the fine folks at Avant Beauty Machine and Natural Cosmetics have come up with a contraption that is part washer, part coffin, designed to wash the body and can also provide the encapsulated occupant with a steam treatment, “Sound Therapy,” Aromatherapy, a seaweed treatment and body lotion along with a few other options which sound strange and not exactly safe. What exactly is a “Far Infrared Heat & Steam?”

Only the body is covered in the appliance, the head part is left free, sort of like a reverse cat scan. I guess submerging one’s head into the human washer would be both dangerous and terrifying, but then that still leaves the perplexing problem of how to get one’s hair clean? Keep an eye on Avant; they might have a solution to that problem soon.

But seriously, it seems like the machine does have some practical applications, as pointed out by a blog post for CNET Asia.

“Despite the foreign-sounding name, this cleaning machine is made in Japan and actually has altruistic uses for those who are either bedridden or handicapped,” writes Juniper Foo on the CNET Blog post about the Avant Santelubain 999.

For all those regular folks out that are just fine with showering thank you, APWagner sells appliance parts for your Maytag Washer, Whirlpool Washing Machine and many others. Check out all the washing machine appliance parts we carry.

You can also get repair help to fix your washing machine (that would be the non-human one again.) We have lots of helpful folks over at our appliance repair forum, many which have been in the appliance repair business for years, so feel free to post your washing machines repair questions. It’s free.

Why are the wash temperatures incorrect on my Maytag Washer?

Make sure that the water fill hoses are hooked up correctly, not

Washer Hose Kit Whirlpool 285363 - Sale price: $15.95

reversed. Verify that the correct temperature setting was selected. Your household water supply temperatures can have a very big effect on the wash water temperature. The temperature of the water can be influenced by the local climate, the room temperature where the hot water heater or washer is located, or by the thermostat settings of the hot water tank itself. You may have to adjust your hot water heater settings accordingly for the weather where you live.

If someone else is using hot water in the home at the same time, the Maytag washer parts may not receive the hot water it’s calling for. The best thing is to make sure the washer is full before using hot water elsewhere in the home.

Universal Washer Inlet Valve - Good for Maytag, Whirlpool Washers - Sale price: $10.70

The hot selection on the control panel causes only hot water from the hot water heater to enter the washer, while warm is the hot and cold water from the house mixing in the water-inlet valve body. Cold is just the cold water from the house.

If your washer has a temperature sensor inside, you may hear the water-inlet valve opening and closing several times to ensure the water temperature is within the temperature range that has been selected.

This is good general advice for all brands of washers including Whirlpool Washing Machine Parts and other brands of washers.

Upgrade your clothes dryer duct work to prevent fires in your home and business

All too often, I come across stories in the news about dirty clothes dryers and lint-clogged vents causing fires in homes and businesses. Here’s such a story from HartfordCourant.com in Hartford, Connecticut.

“EAST HARTFORD: Clothes Dryer Malfunction Cited In House Fire“. The cause of the fire was, “Backed-up lint in the clothes dryer.”

Plastic, foil covered clothes dryer ducts sag and bend easily, creating pockets that catch lint which can lead to a fire.

“The incident, while minor, should serve as a lesson on appliance maintenance, said Assistant Fire Chief William Perez, who said the dryer’s vent pipe was clogged with lint,”

Need more convincing? Here’s another story from The Grand Rapids Press in Michigan, about a business that was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire was, again, lint in the clothes dryer.

“Dryer suspected as cause of business fire”

“Fire investigators told owners of a spa damaged by a fire Tuesday that lint in a clothes dryer likely caused the blaze.”

“Amy Glass was at the spa Tuesday morning and had been doing laundry. She started the dryer and left to go to her daughter’s home about a mile away. When she returned, the building was in flames. A passing motorist reported the fire.”

Read the rest of the story online: “Dryer suspected as cause of business fire”

If you have the kind of clothes dryer ducts made from easily bendable foil or plastic, upgrade your ducts to ones made of metal, like this Deluxe Dryer Venting Kit

Deluxe Dryer Venting Kit Whirlpool SK8WF -Sale price: $14.32

made by Whirlpool.  This clothes dryer venting kit will not only protect you against dangerous dryer lint build-up, it will also help your clothes dryer be more energy-efficient, helping you  save money on your energy bills.

If you have a long exhaust line, due to the design of your home or apartment, then  get the  Dryer Jet Booster by Whirlpool (Part number:9460DJ).

The Clothes Dryer Jet Booster will boost the drying power of your clothes  dryer and has an automatic on and off switch which can be  aligned  with the drying times used by your clothes dryer.

The Clothes Dryer Jet Booster will help reduce drying times, saving you money,  not to mention wear and tear on your clothes dryer.

Dryer Jet Booster Whirlpool 9460DJ -Sale price: $164.95dryer.

After replacing your old dryer duct work with better, safer, metal duct work, go outside to where your duct work exhausts and make sure your outside clothes dryer vent is properly protected with a dryer vent hood. This dryer vent hood by Whirlpool (Part Number: GVHAW4) comes preassembled and includes removable bird and pest guard to keep rodents and birds from entering your home.

If you are looking for more clothes dryer installation parts, check out

Dryer Vent Hood Whirlpool GVHAW4 - Sale price: $5.99

the selection online at AP Wagner Appliance Parts.com.

How to extend the life of your appliance

I’ve blogged about this in the past, however when it comes to extending the life of your household appliances and saving money, I think it’s a topic that bears repeating.

ConsumerReports.org has a list of excellent tips on how to extend the life of your appliance. Even if you have a brand new appliance, this is an excellent list to review. You might pick up some tips on how to correctly use or maintain your appliance which will make it function better, last longer and possibly save you money by running in a more energy efficient manner.

Some of the appliance-saving tips mentioned in the article include advice for ranges, dishwashers, ovens, refrigerators, washing machines, and clothes dryers. Among the tips mentioned were: make sure that screens on washing machines (there is a screen located where the hoses attach to the water supply) and clothes dryers (lint screen) are cleaned regularly. Make sure that oven and refrigerator door gaskets fit properly, so they seal correctly. Read the entire article: “Help appliances live longer,” from ConsumerReports.org.

Despite your best efforts, your appliance will eventually break down. Sometimes a repair is easy to do and you can order the appliance replacement parts you need online. They will arrive quickly (most often in 1-2 days) and you can be on your way to fixing your own appliance. Check out my past blog entries, I have lots of appliance repair tips and help on a variety of topics.

The good folks at APWAgner.com will help you find the correct part you need for your name brand appliance. They deal directly with the appliance manufacturers and sell only new appliance parts. APWagner.com carries appliance replacement parts for General Electric, Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag, Westinghouse and hard-to-find brands like Sunbeam, Montgomery Ward, Magic Chef, JC Penney Repair Parts and more. To see a full list of all the brands AP Wagner carries by visiting the Major Brand Appliance Repair and Replacement Parts page on their website.

Whirpool Microban Refrigerator Air Filter

Keep your refrigerator smelling fresh and your food tasting great by purchasing a Whirpool Microban Refrigerator Air Filter. This new product from Whirlpool works better than the traditional old, box of baking soda because it pushes air through a filter attached to the refrigerator’s vents. The filter uses activated carbon technology and also provides an antimicrobial protection with Microban. Reduced fridge odors will help your food retain its flavor; perfect for the holidays.

The thin filter fits over special internal vents in 22 and 25 cubic foot Whirlpool and KitchenAid freestanding side-by-side refrigerators, so the filter doesn’t take up additional, valuable storage space. The Whirpool Microban Refrigerator Air Filter Kit is easy to install and doesn’t require any tools. Replacement filters are available and it is recommended you change them every six months.

You can buy the Whirpool Microban Refrigerator Air Filter Kit online at APWagner.com as well as replacement filters.

View a demo on how the New Whirpool Microban Refrigerator Air Filter fights odors and preserves your food's flavor.

For more information, view an online demo of how the filter works.

How do you find the correct part for your appliance?

Get help finding the correct part for your appliance part. Photo Source: stock.xchng/http://www.sxc.hu

Finding the correct part for your appliance can seem daunting. Here are some easy tips to help you. First, find the model number of your appliance. This is on a stamped piece of metal or sticker somewhere on your appliance.

To locate it, use this page as a guide on where to look for your model number on your appliance.

Your appliance model numbers can be made up of numbers or a combination of both letters and numbers. Be sure to copy down the number in FULL. Since this can be a long number, take care and double check it against the tag on the appliance.

If you have your owner’s manual, why not just get the model number off of that? The reason you do not want to do this is because sometimes the manual is used with several different models of appliances, that is why it is VERY IMPORTNANT to get the model number directly off of the appliance itself.

After finding, copying and double checking the model number of your appliance, visit http://www.apwagner.com and use the Part Finder to find the part or parts you need for your appliance. Enter your model number in the text box where it says “Do you know the model number of your appliance?”

Some other tips to keep in mind (don’t worry, these tips will be repeated on the results page once you conduct a model number search.)

• Try entering only the first four or five characters of your model number.
• Eliminate dashes, periods, slashes and other special characters from your search.
• Make sure you get the model number off the appliance itself and NOT your owner’s manual. The model number on your appliance contains information in the model number that is specific to the appliance you own, including color. You may own a model that was produced in different series. Therefore, to insure that you are buying the correct part, always go by the model number found on your appliance.
• Zeroes and the letter “O” are sometimes difficult to tell apart. Replace any “O”s with zero or do the reverse in order to change your search results.
• Try using zero instead of a dash.

Using the model number on the APWagner.com website, you will be present with a list of the correct parts for your appliance.

The model number will lead you to a list of the correct parts you need in order to repair your electric stove, repair your refrigerator, repair your washer or repair your clothes dryer.

APWagner.com sells New, OEM Appliance parts for air conditioners, refrigerators, electric and gas stoves, washers and more.