Where does a new fridge fit on your spring-cleaning schedule? We're not
talking about cleaning out that gunk that has been building up at the
bottom of the refrigerator since the last spring-cleaning. Nor are we
talking about scraping those melted, and burned beyond recognition,
pieces of pizza off the bottom of the oven. We're talking about making
sure your appliances are not only clean, but also in good working order.
Make
your way around the kitchen and grab a hold of the handles on each
appliance. While most people aren't too worried about appliance handles,
the truth is, if these start to go, they could have negative
repercussions on the rest of the appliance. Tug on the appliance handles
to see if they feel firm in your hand. If there is a little wiggling
happening in those appliance handles, you need to have them looked at
and tightened.
It's also important to note that handles are not
just a device to open your appliances, but a way to get a feel for the
overall condition of your appliances. As your appliance handles start to
have problems, this may be a sign that the same aging effect is
starting to impact the rest of your appliances. So, once the appliance
handles start to go, you should have the whole appliance unit looked at a
little more carefully.
Generally, spring-cleaning is a time to
go from cleaning those appliance handles to really checking out the
working condition of your appliances. It is much better to see a problem
coming in advance than having your oven or other appliance break down
when you need it most. If there is a shorting issue in an appliance,
that is a fire threat and something you definitely want to remove from
your kitchen as soon as possible.
If your door handles problems
show you there is a bigger issue facing one of your appliances, it's
time to go shopping for a replacement appliance.
Before you go,
you need to take a few measurements. Are you going to want the new
appliance to fit into the space where the old one was? If so, you need
to take a measurement of that space to get one that will fit. Also, keep
in mind the décor and color scheme in your kitchen so you get a new
appliance that matches the rest of this space.
Check the power
source your old appliance was using and make sure the power source is
the same as the new appliances you are looking for. Bigger appliances
need a 220-volt outlet to plug into. If you are replacing a larger
appliance, make sure that outlet is within reach of the new plug.
While
you may have thought spring cleaning was just about cleaning, the
cleaning of your appliance handles can lead to much more than just a
little soap and water treatment. Paying attention to problems with
appliance handles can key you in to larger problems that are plaguing
your appliances, and save you major issues in the long run.
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