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Frost free freezers and automatic defrosting fridges
How Frost-Free Refrigeration Works In a conventional fridge freezer, the evaporator (the plate or coil that gets cold) is exposed inside the food compartment. Frost builds up on…
Why no wiring diagrams, repair manuals and circuit diagrams for appliances?
Why Wiring Diagrams Are Hard to Find Wiring diagrams, circuit schematics, and full repair manuals for domestic appliances are typically classified as trade documentation. Manufacturers restrict access to…
Tumble Drying Duvet Fire Risk
Why Duvets Are a Fire Risk in a Tumble Dryer A tumble dryer dries by tumbling wet items in a stream of heated air. For this to work…
How are fridges and freezers affected by the room temperature?
Climate class is the manufacturer's specification for the ambient temperature range in which a refrigeration appliance is designed to work reliably. Understanding this prevents choosing the wrong appliance…
Climate Classes for fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers
What Is Climate Class? All refrigeration appliances are tested and rated for a specific range of ambient temperatures. Outside this range, the appliance may be unable to maintain…
Can you use a tumble dryer without a vent hose?
What Happens When a Vented Dryer Runs Without a Hose A vented tumble dryer works by drawing fresh air in, heating it, passing it through the drum to…