The Pros and Cons of Appliance Cash for Clunkers As a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Obama administration is rewarding consumers who purchase energy-efficient appliances with a program called the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. The program is offering rebates of up to $200 for the purchase of energy [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
If you have not already heard, Bosch has a feature in their dishwashers called AQUASTOP® Leak Protection. AQUASTOP® is designed to prevent leakage and flooding in homes. AQUASTOP® detects leaks in the solid molded base of the dishwasher, shuts down operation and automatically pumps out water before contact with floors. Bosch is [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
Brand Power Or Just Good Marketing When you hear names like Home Depot and Best Buy, what comes to mind? Think about about it for a second, then read on. These companies supply the everyday products & services that some of us can’t live without like appliances, electronics, hardware, etc. We the time [...]
Friday, May 2, 2008
The following video from goodhouskeeping shows the importance of checking/replacing your washing machine fill hoses. Can you imagine the hoses bursting shortly after you leave the house and the whole time you are gone, the water just continues to run and flood your house.There are a few precautions you can take to help eliminate this from [...]
Fri, Sep 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Certain Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite Smoothtop Electric Ranges Units: About 200,000 Manufacturer: Frigidaire, a division of Electrolux Home Products [...]
Tue, Aug 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Kenmore®, Wascomat®, and White-Westinghouse® clothes washers Units: About 35,000 Distributor: Frigidaire, of Cleveland, Ohio Hazard: An internal [...]
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a showing of compliance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s findings on a potential fire hazard posed by some of its products, the Maytag Corporation of Newton, Iowa, a subsidiary of the Whirlpool Corporation, voluntarily opted to recall approximately 1.6 million refrigerators earlier today, as per the recall notice released by [...]
Mon, Mar 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Rheem, Ruud and United Refrigeration Oil-Fired Furnaces Units: About 14,000 Manufacturer: Air Conditioning Division of Rheem Manufacturing Co., [...]

Thursday, November 12, 2009
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