YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE CHUCK
LEAN.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE CHUCK LEAN.
IT'S GOOD.
WE HAVE APPLIANCES, AND WE'RE
ALL INTO THAT, RIGHT?
IT'S THE '90s.
SO HOME APPLIANCES, WE'RE
TALKING DISH WASHERS, WASHING
MACHINES AND IT ALL MAKES LIFE
EASIER UNTIL THEY BREAK DOWN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS WHAT DO YOU
DO?
DEFINITELY DON'T PANIC.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO?
CALL ADAM HEALTHMAN, OUR HOME
IMPROVEMENT INSIDER FROM
HIREITDONE.COM.
HE HAS GREAT TIPS TO GET THE JOB
DONE.
THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER OPENS
AND CLOSES THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR
MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.
THEY WASH THEIR CLOTHES ON A
DAILY BASIS.
IF YOU HAVE APPLIANCES IN YOUR
HOME, IT'S ALMOST INEVITABLE
THAT THEY'RE EVENTALLY GOING TO
BREAK DOWN.
TODAY WE LEARN HOW TO FIND THE
REPAIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
WE'RE GOING TO LEARN THE AVERAGE
COST OF REPAIR AND I'M GOING TO
GIVE YOU MAINTENANCE TIPS ON HOW
TO KEEP YOUR REPAIR COSTS LOW.
MOST PEOPLE TEND TO GO ONLINE TO
RESEARCH APPLIANCE REPAIR.
LET ME TELL YOU, THE AMOUNT OF
RESULTS YOU CAN GET MIGHT BE
OVERWHELMING.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
FIND A COMPANY THAT HAS A
STOREFRONT.
ONE THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS AT
LEAST FIVE YEARS, THAT TELLS YOU
THEY'RE WELL-ESTABLISHED.
ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND AN APPLIANCE
RYE PAIR COMPANY, START WITH
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH A BASIC
SERVICE CHARGE WILL COAST.
MOST COMPANIES CHARGE AN AVERAGE
OF $75 TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM.
IF THEY CAN'T FIX OR DON'T HAVE
THE PARTS RIGHT AWAY, YOU'RE
STILL ON THE HOOK FOR THE
APPOINTMENT.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS AVOID
COMPANIES THAT CHARGE BY THE
HOUR.
YOU SHOULD REQUEST AN ITEMIZED
BILL THAT BREAKS DOWN THE LABOR
AND THE MATERIALS.
THE AVERAGE APPLIANCE REPAIRED
IS 10 TO 15 YEARS OLD, AND THE
AVERAGE APPLIANCE REPAIR COST IS
$160.
HOWEVER, THAT PRICE IS GOING UP.
THE REASON WHY IS THE EXPANDED
USE OF ELECTRONICS.
THAT HAS RAISED THE PRICE.
OVER 50% OF ALL APPLIANCE
REPAIRS ARE ON YOUR DRYER.
THE MOST COMMON PART THAT FAILS
IS THE BELT OR FUSE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO HELP
LOWER THE COST FOR APPLIANCE
REPAIR.
FIRST, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT NEEDS TO
BE REPAIRED AND WHAT SHOULD BE
REPLACED.
LET'S TAKE A WASHING MACHINE,
FOR EXAMPLE.
I USE THIS FORMULA.
IF IT'S OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND
THE REPAIR IS OVER $200, YOU
SHOULD TAKE A REALLY HARD LOOK
AT BUYING A BRAND-NEW WASHING
MACHINE.
HERE'S ANOTHER TIP.
BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE WHEN
YOU CALL AN APPLIANCE REPAIR
COMPANY.
THE MORE INFORMATION THEY HAVE
OVER THE PHONE, THE BETTER THEY
PREPARE FOR THE REPAIR.
LASTLY YOUR APPLIANCES DON'T
HAVE AN ODOMETER, SO IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PERFORM THE ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE AT LEAST ONCE A
YEAR.
ADAM MELTMAN IS WITH US FROM
HIREITDONE.COM.
HE HAS THE BEST TIPS ON STUFF.
YOU MAKE IT REALLY EASY.
THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT A
BREAKDOWN IS TO KEEP UP WITH THE
MAINTENANCE OF YOUR MACHINES,
RIGHT?
YEAH.
GIVE US SOME TIPS ON THAT.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
THE APPLIANCES THAT BREAK
HAVE MOVING PARTS, OKAY?
SO YOU'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN YOUR
WASHER OR DRYER OR WHATEVER IT
IS.
THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO KEEP IT
CLEAN, BECAUSE IF YOU GET CRUD
OR KEEP IT DIRTY, THAT BREAKS IT
DOWN.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE PRODUCT.
IT'S AFFRESH.
YOU RUN A CYCLE WITH.
IT GETS RID OF MOLD AND MILDEW
AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF
YOUR WASHING MACHINE.
IF YOU GET FIVE KIDS AND
RUNNING THAT MACHINE DADDY
GRANDPA.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP WITH IT NOW.
GET THAT CLEAN AND KEEP THE
WASHING MACHINE CLEAN.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD.
I BROUGHT SOME STUFF TODAY SO WE
CAN TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS A LITTLE FUSE, OKAY?
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE PART THAT
BREAKS DOWN IN A --
WASHING MACHINE.
THE KEY IS IT'S INEXPENSIVE,
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED
PROPERLY.
IT'S ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK
UPSIDE.
YOU GOT TO GET INTO IT.
PULL YOUR THING OUT.
SO THE KEY IS TO HIRE THE RIGHT
GUY TO COME AND DO THAT.
THE SECONDMOST PART WOULD BE THE
DOOR LOCK
THIS LITTLE PART HERE AND
THIS BREAKS.
SO WHEN YOU'RE CALLING AN
APPLIANCE REPAIR COMPANY, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO BE SPECIFIC BECAUSE
OVER THE PHONE THEY'LL DIRECT
YOU AND GUIDE YOU INTO WHAT
MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM.
SO WE'RE LUCKY BECAUSE WE HAVE
BILL AND ROD'S APPLIANCE IN
DETROIT WITH US BEFORE.
THEY WILL SERVICE THAT AND GIVE
YOU ALL THE ADVICE YOU NEED OVER
THE PHONE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THE OTHER PART IS THE
WASHER -- THE BELT.
OKAY.
THIS GOES BAD.
THEY USED TO BE ONE INCH THICK,
BUT OVER TIME CUTTING COSTS AND
MANUFACTURING, THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS.
THAT'S IT, REALLY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
ONCE IT'S 10 YEARS OLD AND YOU
HAVE TO REPAIR AND YOU START TO
HEAR SQUEAKS AND STUFF, IT MIGHT
BE TIME TO CONSIDER A NEW
APPLIANCE.
A NEW WASHING MACHINE.
YOU CAN GET BRAND-NEW ONES
FOR 299 THAT WORK GREAT.
THAT'S WHY YOU SAY 10 YEARS
OR $200?
IF IT'S MORE THAN THAT, GET
SOMETHING NEW.
WHAT'S THIS FOR?
I CAN CLEAN BOTH EARS AT THE
SAME TIME.
EXACTLY.
SO BESIDES CLEANING YOUR EARS,
THIS IS FOR YOUR DRYER VENT.
A LOT OF HOUSE FIRES EVERY YEAR
IN THE THOUSANDS ARE STARTED BY
THIS.
YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE DRIER
VENT.
YOU GET IN THERE AND CLEAN IT
OUT AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
IT'S VERY INS INEXPENSIVE.
PROPER MAINTENANCE AND DOING IT
RIGHT SAVES YOU MONEY.
FINDING A REPAIR COMPANY IS
CRITICAL.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO WRITE DOWN
ADAM'S TIPS.
GO ONLINE AND FIND THOSE AT THE
WEBSITE CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
ALSO, COUNT ON HIRE IT DONE
TO HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT
CONTRACTOR OR TECHNICIAN.
THE SERVICE IS FREE.
GO TO HIREITDONE.COM.
WHEN YOU REGISTER, YOU GET KEY
QUESTIONS TO ASK EVERY
CONTRACTOR BEFORE YOU HIRE THEM.