When your washing machine breaks, how do you know whether to roll up your sleeves, work the phones to find a repair technician, or give in and swipe your Visa at the nearest appliance dealer? It’s a ...

The odds of getting your washing machine repaired right the first time aren’t great. Only 61 percent of all repairs were done correctly on the first attempt, according to a Consumer Reports’ survey.

APPLIANCE SHOPS. TAKE A LOOK OF THE FEW GOOD PATIENT, THE LONELY. REMEMBER THE DECADES LONG AD CAMPAIGN WITH THE BOARD MAYTAG REPAIRMAN BECAUSE THERE WERE NO APPLIANCES TO FIX THAT’S BEEN PUT ON ICE ...

A jet plane is landing in my laundry. Or taking off, so loud is the noise coming from my least favourite room in the house. It's my 13-year old front loader washing machine that has accompanied me ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Owners of fire-prone Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines will learn in the coming days how long they must wait for a replacement or repair. Most fear many more weeks without a functioning machine, ...