Online Appliance and HVACR help for SD members

Ok, well you will see from both of the pics.... the red wire is just hanging around. I'm getting cold air out of the vents but it just doesn't seem there is enough "pressure". Let me know what you think.

I do appreciate your time.

red=low
blue=med
black=hi
has the air always been kinda low at the vents or new problem?
is this furnace also used for heat?

honestly now that I'm thinking about this, my air used to be very good until a couple of years ago when a "motor or blower something" went out and a guy came over and replaced it. Ever since then it's been like this. Yes this unit also does heat but the heat is gas based.

Also, I'm not sure I understand what you mean be the red, blue and black. I'm I supposed to do something? Thanks for the help.

Well I read the manual (go figure) and the wiring is correct. I don't use the red wire since I have a gas heater and not electric. White wire goes to common and black goes to the select speed (1-4). It is on 1 which is Hi.

look on the wires from the motor. see that black #1 is going to black on the motor. since the yellow is not connected to anything i'll guess its a universal motor. sometimes people will hook the black to red or blue so it doesn't over blow when heating. no troubles but AC should be HI. one other thing would be to see if rotation of the blower is going the right direction.. you can see the cup in the blades... wait until the blower stops turning...even when you think its barely moving and "I can reach in and stop it" it can tear you up.

I think I just killed our microwave. Pretty sure I chose "time cook" instead of "kitchen timer" when I was cooking dinner in the oven. It ran empty for a while. I was listening to a book on MP3 and didn't hear the whir of the magnetron so I completely missed the error.

It's dead. It's hot. No display at all. No beeps.

GE JE1640WB001
SN SV964087S

Any chance it's salvageable?

Quote from AggieMom : I think I just killed our microwave. Pretty sure I chose "time cook" instead of "kitchen timer" when I was cooking dinner in the oven. It ran empty for a while. I was listening to a book on MP3 and didn't hear the whir of the magnetron so I completely missed the error. It's dead. It's hot. No display at all. No beeps. GE JE1640WB001 SN SV964087S Any chance it's salvageable?

Goodbye microwave... it loved to warm stuff up.

Any suggestions on a replacement?

Hi BE! I think I know what you're going to say but I'll ask anyway. I have a GE Spacesaver microwave (Model # JVM1631BB002) that started acting crazy last night for no reason. It started making noise like there was metal in it or something and then started stinking up the whole house with a terrible smell. Don't know if it's still heating food up or not, can't stand the smell. Any idea what's wrong with it? TIA!!

Quote from AggieMom : Goodbye microwave... it loved to warm stuff up. Any suggestions on a replacement?

It really doesn't matter.
They all are made in Korea by Sunkyung.
Just look for price or warranty
Look at Lowes or HD and don'r forget the coupon in the moving kit (from the PO)

Quote from Blinkielady : Hi BE! I think I know what you're going to say but I'll ask anyway. I have a GE Spacesaver microwave (Model # JVM1631BB002) that started acting crazy last night for no reason. It started making noise like there was metal in it or something and then started stinking up the whole house with a terrible smell. Don't know if it's still heating food up or not, can't stand the smell. Any idea what's wrong with it? TIA!!

it sounds like the mag tube is going bad.
The cost to repair is very high compared to replacement of the unit.
see above.

Whirlpool EB21DK bottom freezer 21CF 1994 refrigerator, freezer is fine but the refrigerator is 55 at best regardless of the temp dial setting. It's been damp and raining, the humidity switch is turned on.

I removed the panel on the back of the freezer and defrosted the area around the fan that leads to the refrigerator. It was maybe 20% solid ice around it. There was some other ice in the area behind the panel, notably in the upper left corner by some wire connectors, but nothing much significant. I did notice the roof of the freezer was dripping a lot, especially towards the front where there's a removable trim piece resembling a gutter strip.

What would you suggest?

Quote from BikerEric : was the fan running? was the coil frozen over, almost entirely?

Fan is running, blades are intact, coil wasn't frozen over but was frosty coat; nothing a quick swipe with the hair dryer couldn't melt.

Food in the fridge is spoiling real fast. Freezer is fine. Tried leaving it unplugged, empty and open several hours to "thaw" and that didn't help. Interestingly, when the fridge is set to the coldest setting food some stuff on the top shelf can freeze (had some frozen veggies there, I placed them near the vent) while the lower part is hardly cold.

A couple things:

Our new house has a Samsung mwave SMH9187ST however the "shelf" (metal grate) inside the mwave is missing - where can I find a replacement at a decent cost?

It also has a water softening system with a whole house filter that is supposed to take care of "smell and chlorine". I am looking for replacement cartridges for it. It's Keystone model # CG10 which I can gather is a "giant" housing accepting std 4 1/2" x 9 3/4" filters. My issue is that I don't know the filter cartridge model # and there are many in this size.

Quote from jogalot : Whirlpool EB21DK bottom freezer 21CF 1994 refrigerator, freezer is fine but the refrigerator is 55 at best regardless of the temp dial setting. It's been damp and raining, the humidity switch is turned on. I removed the panel on the back of the freezer and defrosted the area around the fan that leads to the refrigerator. It was maybe 20% solid ice around it. There was some other ice in the area behind the panel, notably in the upper left corner by some wire connectors, but nothing much significant. I did notice the roof of the freezer was dripping a lot, especially towards the front where there's a removable trim piece resembling a gutter strip. What would you suggest? Fan is running, blades are intact, coil wasn't frozen over but was frosty coat; nothing a quick swipe with the hair dryer couldn't melt. Food in the fridge is spoiling real fast. Freezer is fine. Tried leaving it unplugged, empty and open several hours to "thaw" and that didn't help. Interestingly, when the fridge is set to the coldest setting food some stuff on the top shelf can freeze (had some frozen veggies there, I placed them near the vent) while the lower part is hardly cold.

there should be a duct between the ref anf the fridge
see if the damper or flap is open
if not see if you can move it by hand to open

Quote from Dr. J : A couple things: Our new house has a Samsung mwave SMH9187ST however the "shelf" (metal grate) inside the mwave is missing - where can I find a replacement at a decent cost? It also has a water softening system with a whole house filter that is supposed to take care of "smell and chlorine". I am looking for replacement cartridges for it. It's Keystone model # CG10 which I can gather is a "giant" housing accepting std 4 1/2" x 9 3/4" filters. My issue is that I don't know the filter cartridge model # and there are many in this size.

can't help you with the mwave
but for the filter
http://www.keystonefilter.com/
buy direct