Low Scrap Metal Value in White Goods: Key Reasons to Maintain Old Appliance Old appliances that no longer work like they used to are far too often quickly discarded in favour of newer, better (although this is highly subjective!) models in a seemingly neverending cycle of mass consumerism. Simply from an economical point of view, [...]
Top 5 Most Important Domestic Appliances in Your Home Domestic appliances come in all shapes and sizes, from the humble little toaster to big ol’ ranges and modern refrigerators. What are the most important domestic appliances every home should have? 1. Oven Unless you’re filthy rich and live off restaurant food and Deliveroo, Menulog, or [...]
Why Repairing Home Appliances Benefits the Environment Is it better to toss out your old appliance and purchase a new, energy-efficient model? Sometimes, yes. Most of the time, however, it’s much better for the environment to hold onto older home appliances. 01. It Reduces Demand for Newly Produced Appliances Your individual choice to delay the [...]
Oven Cleaning DIY and When You Need a Professional Repairman Is it worth cleaning your oven yourself? Most of the time, yes, it’s perfectly fine to DIY oven cleaning. During cleaning, however, you may notice some potential problems with the oven or the cleaning fails to resolve some longer-standing issues you may have been experiencing. [...]
How to Remove Dents from Stainless Steel Appliances There’s a huge demand for high-quality stainless steel appliances in Australian homes, and for good reason. This naturally bacteria-resistant material looks fantastic and tends to stand the test of time, but at a cost. Homeowners frequently pay a few hundred dollars simply for the stainless steel surfaces, [...]
Restaurant Range Hoods - Maintenance and Cleaning Tips Range hoods are an essential component of any kitchen, domestic or commercial. Unless you happen to enjoy setting off the smoke detector and releasing plumes of smoke around your restaurant, you’ll need a quality range hood (sometimes called a vent hood or exhaust hood) for your restaurant. [...]
5 Range Hood Cleaning & Maintenance Tips Domestic range hoods and commercial restaurant range hoods are quite different in terms of size and usage, but they both have one thing in common: they both need regular cleaning and maintenance to serve their essential function. The good news is that most domestic range hoods, especially [...]
How Hard is it to Repair 'Smart' Home Appliances? Smart home devices are increasingly commonplace here in Australia, including alarm systems, keyless entry, and even our refrigerators and other household appliances. While only a few short years ago, these devices were a relative novelty, the smart home market is expected to reach at least $53 [...]
Dryer Vent Cleaning: DIY vs Calling in a Professional Clothes dryers are excellent labour-saving devices that keep your linens, clothes, and towels clean and dry, but did you know they are also a major source of home fires in Australia? Not only are dryers a potential source of danger from fire, but the dryer vents [...]
The 3 Greatest Dangers of Home Appliances and How to Avoid Them Modern home appliances are built to standards of safety these days that rival those of decades past. A 1950s refrigerator was, by today’s standards, a serious health hazard due to the gases emitted. While our modern white goods are quite safe, there are [...]