GE dehumidifiers are useful for removing moisture from the air in a room. As with most electric devices, GE dehumidifiers may not always work as intended.
While major problems will require repair by a qualified service technician, minor issues, such as the machine not running or not removing enough moisture from the air, can be fixed without the aid of a service technician. When these problems arise with your dehumidifier, troubleshoot the machine and attempt to fix it yourself.
Having a hot bath at the end of a long day or counting on your washing machine’s hot water cycle to do battle with your dirtiest clothes, are two of the most common reasons to have hot water readily available. It’s easy to take hot water for granted -- until you don’t have it.
Adjust the water heater's temperature dial. If you find that the water coming out of your faucets is not hot enough, increase the temperature by adjusting your hot water heater’s settings.
Magnetite, a common oxide mineral, is also an important ore of iron found in sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. Easy to identify, magnetite is an opaque, black metallic to sub-metallic mineral with the most magnetic properties of all natural metals. Magnetite is sometimes auto-magnetized and attracts metal objects.
Uses and Interests Most importantly magnetite is mined as an ore of iron, according to The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom. The iron is then used to make steel; this is the ore's main use.
Roper electric clothes dryers often provide a quick, efficient and practical way to dry your clothes. In order to ensure that the clothes dryer will continue to provide an efficient service, you must wire it properly. The task of wiring a Roper dryer is accomplished with some patience and an attention to detail.
A properly wired clothes dryer ensures dry clothes when you need them the most. The result is a safe and productive Roper clothes dryer that will perform the function of drying your clothing whenever it is called upon.
The transfer, or leaching, of chromium into food while cooking is an issue with modern cookware. Few of the cooking surfaces in pots and pans can be used without some sort of chemical transferring to the food. And while stainless steel may be the best recommended for safety, it contains chromium and nickel which can leach from the steel surface, depending on the type of food cooked.
Sources Cookware contains chemicals which may leach in very small quantities into food.
A Kenmore room air conditioner is designed to set in a window or a specially cut hole in the wall, where the back of the unit remains outside the opening. During the unit's cooling process, condensation is created inside the air conditioner and drains out onto the ground. There are several do-it-yourself solutions if the Kenmore air conditioner is not draining.
Kenmore's Are Designed to Slant Toward the Back Each Kenmore room air conditioner was engineered with a simple drain system.
Virtually every type of desk fan is made the same way. A small electric motor with a protruding axle has a fan blade attached which spins at a high rate of speed, causing a cooling breeze to blow outwards. Sometimes a small oscillator mechanism is attached that will make the fan turn back and forth.
A variable speed dial may be present, but all the mechanics, the wiring and the function is virtually the same with every desk fan.
In addition to its lineup of refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and washing machines, appliance manufacturer Maytag offers the Neptune line of dryers. The Neptune series encompasses no less than 18 different individual models, as of 2011, ranging in drum capacity from 4 to 7.81 cubic feet. Specifications are subject to change over time as Maytag's lineup continues to evolve.
MC Series Maytag's Neptune model number MCE8000AYW, a standalone front-loading dryer, has a weight capacity of 13 pounds and a volume of 7 cubic feet.
Solid window blinds are functional yet relatively inexpensive, and are therefore installed in many homes. Window blinds are simple to use, yet they can be very frustrating when you try to pull them down and they roll all the way up when you let go. Use patience and perfect your technique for better results.
Grasp the bottom edge of the window blind with one hand. The blind has a wooden or plastic stick along the bottom that acts as a weight.
Homeowners prize granite countertops in kitchens because of their high-end look and durability. Despite this durability, granite is somewhat porous and requires special care to maintain its beauty over the long term.
Granite Composition Acidic foods and granite countertops are not a good combination. The stone in granite countertops may contain a variety of minerals including calcite, particularly if the countertop is made from marble or limestone. Calcite reacts negatively to acidic foods like lemons or oranges, causing dulling or dark spots.