Freezers can quickly turn into chaotic spaces if left unchecked. Frozen chicken on top of frozen fruit can create a mess and leave you wondering what you ACTUALLY have in your freezer for dinner tonight. Here is our user-friendly guide to organizing your freezer!  The Great Freezer Makeover: How To Organize Your Freezer Tip 1: Start From Square One  Unload everything, and we mean everything onto the floor or counter. Get rid of any old, expired, or that plastic baggie that could be salmon or could be frozen mango. Give your freezer a deep clean with a wipe or a rag.  Tip 2: Sect ..read more

Have you ever been greeted by a fishy smell from your kitchen sink? Chances are, your garbage disposal is causing the foul sink odor. Sarah’s Appliance Repair is here to teach you how to clean your garbage disposal properly. If you’re dealing with a stinky garbage disposal, first, it is possible that a clog may be the source of the stink.  What Can Cause a Clogged Garbage Disposal? There are a few main causes for a clogged garbage disposal.  Food particles Adding too much too quickly Foreign objects that are not food entering the disposal Forgetting to wash away leftover waste. How ..read more

As the summer heat approaches, our appliances often work overtime to keep us comfortable and well-equipped. From air conditioners to refrigerators and everything in between, these essential machines play a significant role in our daily lives. To ensure they function optimally during the scorching summer months, it’s essential to perform some basic maintenance and adopt smart usage habits. In this blog article, we will share some valuable tips on how to keep your appliances running well in the summer, promoting efficiency, longevity, and peace of mind. Air Conditioner Maintenance Your air condi ..read more

Front load washing machines have many advantages. Compared to top-loading machines, these high-end washers come with more features and cycles, enabling you to take better care of your clothes. Front load washing machines typically also require less maintenance from appliance repair professionals and tend to break down less. This is because they use gravity to keep up momentum when clothes are spinning inside. Really, they’re just more energy-efficient and better overall when compared to top-loading machines.  The trouble with front load washing washers is trivial but annoying: they can de ..read more

My burner flames are turning orange. Should I be worried? If you have a gas-burning stove, you probably understand a lot of the benefits this can provide, and you’re probably accustomed to seeing the bright blue flames that signify it is working well. Therefore, it can be quite jarring if you notice orange flames are coming out of your natural gas stove. Why is this the case? What does this mean for your stove? Below, we discuss some of the contributing factors to the change in color and what you can do about it. Your Flames Turn Orange When They Become Contaminated The most common reason why ..read more

“The dryer ate my socks.” For years, the aforementioned phrase has been more urban legend than rooted in fact, something that’s often muttered tongue-in-cheek when folding laundry doesn’t yield a proper sock match. The reality of this conundrum is that there’s an explanation for why you can’t find a sock or two after doing the laundry – it’s more of just a matter of how much effort you want to put into debunking things and truly discovering where they are. Let’s examine some of the possibilities: Did Your Socks Even Get to the Dryer? Yes, you read that header right. We want to know: Did your s ..read more

COVID on your clothes? Here’s what you need to know… Although a research letter published by the New England Journal of Medicine states that the coronavirus does not live long on clothing, it can still transfer to your clothes in certain situations. For example, you may touch or lean against a surface that contains the virus and get it on your clothing. Medical staff treating patients with COVID-19 also run the risk of getting the virus on their clothes or uniform. If you feel concerned that you may have the coronavirus on your clothing, the best thing you can do is expose your clothes to high ..read more

Does It Really Matter What Kind of Water Filter I Use in My Fridge? The water filter in your fridge is one of those parts of your home that you tend not to pay too much attention to most of the time. But when it comes time to change that old filter out for a new one, you have a very important decision on your hands: do you use one that was made by the same manufacturer as your fridge, or will any generic brand work just as well? They’re still essentially the same product, right? How different could they really be? The answer, as it turns out, is “quite a lot.” We highly recommend that you use ..read more

Sarah’s Appliance Repair is Still Here to Help Amidst the Challenges of 2020 Disruption of Supply Chain for New Appliances To say that 2020 has drastically impacted each of our lives is probably a massive understatement. COVID-19, along with other unexpected events that have occurred so far this year, have profoundly affected how we operate in our day-to-day lives, from the ability of our children to attend school to how we socialize with friends and family or how we operate our businesses, and many other things. One of those areas which has affected individuals and businesses alike, is the di ..read more

We recently read an article by Yale Appliance comparing the new GE Frontload washer with the Electrolux Front Load Washer. They mention quite a few appealing features of both brands. The thing that stuck out most to us, though, was later in the article they have a comparison chart about the reliability of various appliance brands for frontload washers for both 2019 and 2020 based on their experience of both selling and servicing specific brands. They calculated the service ratio for each brand based on the number of washing machines purchased of each brand divided by the number of serviced mac ..read more