Set your fridge to 4 degrees Celsius (40 F) or lower and your freezer to -18 degrees Celsius (0 F) or lower. Those are the numbers Health Canada publishes for safe food storage. If your appliance cannot hold them, the problem is mechanical, not a dial setting, and it is worth getting looked at before […]
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If your dishwasher finishes its cycle and leaves water sitting in the bottom, work through these seven checks in order. The first three you can do yourself in about fifteen minutes. If none of them fix it, the drain pump or the control board is the likely culprit and that is a service call. 1. […]
A fridge that runs non-stop and still will not hold 4 degrees Celsius is working too hard for the cooling it is producing. In most Hamilton homes the cause is one of five things: dirty condenser coils, a worn door seal, a failed condenser fan, an iced-up evaporator, or a compressor on its way out. […]
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Cookies burning at the setting that used to work, roasts coming out undercooked, baked goods collapsing in the middle – an oven temperature that is not accurate is a real problem with real consequences. The good news is that most causes are identifiable without specialized tools, and many are fixable without a service call. […]
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Espresso machines sit at the intersection of high heat, high pressure, and daily use — conditions that inevitably produce problems over time. Most common espresso machine problems fall into a short list of well-understood causes, and a surprising number can be resolved with basic maintenance. This guide covers the 5 problems Hamilton espresso machine […]
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