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Appliance Surge is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast appliance repair technicians. With your help, we're working together to create the go-to library for high-quality answers to every question about appliance repair.

We're different from your average appliance forum... Here's how:

Ask questions, get answers, remove the guesswork

This site is all about getting answers. This is not a discussion forum.

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Just questions...

...and answers.

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Good answers are voted up and rise to the top.

The best answers show up first so that they are always easy to find.

The person who asked can mark one answer as "accepted".

Accepting doesn't mean it's the best answer, it just means that it worked for the person who asked.

Get answers to practical, detailed questions

Focus on questions about an actual problem you have faced. Include details about what you have tried and exactly what you are trying to resolve.

Ask about...

  • Specific diagnosing problems

  • Appliance technologies and tools

  • Repair techniques

  • Service bulletin information

Not all questions work well in our format. Avoid questions that are primarily opinion-based, or that are likely to generate discussion rather than answers.

Questions that need improvement may be closed.

Don't ask about...

  • Questions you haven't tried to find an answer for.

  • Product or service recommendations.

  • Requests for lists of things, polls, opinions, discussions, etc.

  • Vague questions ("Dishwasher not working...")

You earn points when people vote on your posts.

Your score goes up when others vote up your questions, answers, and comments.

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Use comments to suggest fixes, get clarification, and improve formatting.

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