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Why You Shouldn’t Use Fabric Softener in Your Washer

Why You Shouldn’t Use Fabric Softener in Your Washer

Fabric softeners are often marketed as a must-have laundry essential, promising softness, fragrance, and static-free clothes. But before you pour that capful into your washer, it’s worth understanding the hidden downsides. At Home-Tech, we’ve seen firsthand how fabric...

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Why the Cheapest Appliance Repair Isn’t Always the Best

Why the Cheapest Appliance Repair Isn’t Always the Best

When an appliance breaks down—whether it’s your refrigerator, washing machine, or oven—it’s tempting to go with the cheapest appliance repair quote you can find. We get it: no one plans for these inconveniences. But at Home-Tech, with over 44 years of trusted service...

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8 Tips for Avoiding Appliance Repairs on Thanksgiving Day

8 Tips for Avoiding Appliance Repairs on Thanksgiving Day

Home-Tech's appliance repair technicians have helped lots of customers with appliance repair before, during, and after their Thanksgiving feast. Oven emergencies, ice maker meltdowns, fridge freak-outs, and cooktop collisions are commonplace this time of year. When an...

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Sabbath Mode: An Easy Explanation to What It Is

Sabbath Mode: An Easy Explanation to What It Is

In the late 1990s, kitchen appliances got some overdue upgrades that added lights, control panel screens, wall units, and other electrical components. While this brought our kitchens one step closer to the Jetson reality, the technology left out an entire group of...

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How to Properly Clean Your Stainless Steel

How to Properly Clean Your Stainless Steel

We've scoured the internet (and bothered our own technicians) to get the inside scoop on how to properly clean your stainless steel appliances. There's a few tried-and-true methods for getting those appliances sparkling, ranging from at-home DIYs to simply buying...

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What is Safe for Your Garbage Disposal: The Definitive List

What is Safe for Your Garbage Disposal: The Definitive List

We've all been guilty of peeling some vegetables or washing out a cereal bowl when, uh oh, some of the food scraps fall down the garbage disposal! In this long list, we'll go over 78 different food and non-food items to finally answer that big question, "is that safe...

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Why Is My Dryer Not Drying? The 2022 Answer to Your Agony

Why Is My Dryer Not Drying? The 2022 Answer to Your Agony

Dryer not drying even though it's right in the name: dryer? With today's smart technology, it's a wonder dryers aren't able to tell our phones what the problem is yet. Until that futuristic day, we'll have to rely on good ole human troubleshooting, so here is the 2022...

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