Appliances on the Blink?

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How was your Thanksgiving? What a wonderful American tradition…time for taking stock of the abundance so many of us are blessed with. And it’s the gateway to the holiday season, a time for enjoying family, friends, and–of course–food. Holidays are also a time when a kitchen appliance breakdown can be catastrophic. Pity the poor host [...]
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Now That’s a Cool Fridge: Custom-Colored Appliances

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Someone has finally realized that our refrigerators should be beautiful, too. That they can reflect our personal styles and even serve a creative function. Leave it to the Italians to infuse art into our lives. It should come as no surprise that an Italian company, Coolors, has introduced custom-designed refrigerators, range [...]

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How Do Appliances Get an Energy Star Rating?

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An appliance with an Energy Star rating is one that functions at about 25% higher energy efficiency than its non-rated equivalent.
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Upgrade Those Clunker Appliances

Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Emily) on under energystar, strg, rebates, appliances, models |

Back in September, we told you about the appliance version of the Cash for Clunkers program, which offers consumers a rebate on old appliances when they are replaced with new, EnergyStar-approved models. We thought we'd check in and let you know that in much of the country, the program is still going strong. Although 18 states and territories have already exhausted their rebate funds and closed their programs, the rest of states still have funds remaining and are distributing rebates. Some ...
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Kenmore Connect Lets Appliances Do the Talking

Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Ben) on under kenmore, beeps, vocab, phe, washing machine, appliances |

What do you do when the washing machine quits? Make a service call, try to describe the problem, fall short on technical vocab and end the call in frustration. Sound familiar? Well, not anymore. Kenmore recently announced a new bit of technology in their appliances called Kenmore Connect. When something goes wrong with the appliance, simply call the the 800 number and hold the phone up to the appliance. The appliance will do the talking--albeit through a series of beeps and robotic ...
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