on Sep 5th, 2009Porcelain appliances
Your porcelain appliances can look new for many years if you wash and wax them regularly. Do not use harsh abrasives or scouring pads; they scratch the finish. Soak hardened food with water for a while before you try to remove it. Clean with detergent and wax with a kitchen wax.
Use appliance touchup enamel to repair chipped porcelain. You’ll find it in most hardware stores or home centers, in all the popular appliance colors. First clean the damaged surface and let it dry thoroughly. Apply the paint. That should dry overnight.
As with other porcelain, do not clean a sink with harsh cleansers. A finish worn down by abrasives is not very resistant to stains. Use either a spray cleaner or a fine powdered cleanser. Foods such as mustard, fruit juices, and tea all stain porcelain. Rinse the sink with cold water immediately if they spill on it; that may avert the need for hard scouring.
Mustard, mayonnaise, catsup, and salt can pit stainless steel sinks. Flush spills off with cold water and wipe away any residue. Keep stainless steel sparkling: clean it as you would porcelain, and then wipe water droplets away with a sponge. Wring the sponge. Wipe the sink again and wring. Continue until you’re wiping the sink with a dry sponge. This takes less than a minute and clears away all watermarks.
Your dishwasher promises many leisure hours but often falls short. To get proper cleaning, use only dishwasher soap. Don’t use old soap, or soap that has gotten wet. Keep water temperature between 1400_i 60°. Verify that by running the hot water over a cooking thermometer. Rinse dishes before you load the machine, and then load it properly. To clear one source of damage, make sure no silverware falls through the rack to the bottom of the tub.
Remove the racks and clean foreign matter from the tub drain or filter screen weekly. Tighten the mounting screws then if they’re loose. Inspect the tub liner for damage. Liner repair or replacement demands a technician. Failure to correct the problem immediately lets the dishwasher walls rust through and damage kitchen cabinets and floors.
If your dishwasher doesn’t operate, try closing and locking the door again. Reset the control to Wash. Check the electric fuzebox - for a tripped circuit breaker. Overloaded circuits may cause breakers 3 trip. Shut off a few other appliances on the circuit. If the breaker opens again, call a repairman.
Dishwashers in mobile homes left vacant without heat in winter niay freeze. Call a technician before you go away and have the lines drained. One last dishwasher tip: In some mobile homes, the dishwasher rains into the garbage disposers. A full disposer makes the dishwasher overflow. Clear the garbage before and after each dish washing.