Common appliance problems and how to fix them
Has a kitchen or laundry machine stopped with a simple symptom — not draining, not heating, not cooling? Most emergency calls start that way. The notes below point to the longer posts, so you can try a safe check and know when to stop.
It is not a substitute for a gas leak response or a fridge full of thawing food. If you smell gas, ventilate and call. If food is already warming, move it first, then book refrigerator repair.
Washer will not drain or spin
Clean the pump filter on front-loaders. Check the drain hose for a kink. If the drum is full of water and the pump is silent or screaming, stop and book washer repair.
A washer that will not drain also will not spin. The longer notes are on the washer-not-draining and washer-not-spinning posts.
Dishwasher leaves standing water
Clean the filter. Confirm the drain hose high loop. Match any display code to our Bosch, LG, or Samsung error-code posts, then call if the code repeats.
Vinegar will not clear a failed pump. Standing water after two filter cleans is a visit, not another cycle.
Dryer tumbles with no heat
Clean the lint trap and look at the vent for a crush or a kink. On electric dryers, flip the breaker fully off and on so both legs have power. If it still blows cold, stop restarting it.
A packed vent can open the thermal fuse. Replacing the fuse without clearing the vent is why the same fault returns after one load.
Oven will not heat
On electric ovens the bake element is often visibly split. On gas ovens the igniter glows weak and never opens the valve. Both are standard same-day repairs.
If you would like us to take a look, call 416-800-9206. We are happy to help before a small fault becomes a second repair.
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