Our Top Tips To Make Sure Your Home Appliances Last Longer

Learn about a few basic key points of advice to help extend the longevity of your household appliances.

When most of us buy a new home appliance, we assume that we won’t have to replace it or do any significant maintenance for at least 7-10 years. After all, when you’re spending upwards of several hundred dollars on a brand new appliance – you’d at least expect it to be made with longevity in mind, wouldn’t you?

However, in most cases, within the first 5 or so years of ownership, people start to experience faults, malfunctions, and other problems with their appliance.

So, does that mean that you’ll have to get a new appliance every few years?

Thankfully, that’s not the case!

While repairs can definitely help you prolong the life of your appliance – proper and timely maintenance is the most important thing that you should focus on if you want your investment to last into the longterm.

Keep reading to discover a few key points of advice that can help you make sure that your household appliances last longer.

Read The Appliance Manual

Gentlemen – instruction manuals aren’t just for sissies. As a matter of fact, these little handy booklets contain all the essential information that you’ll ever want to know about the unit you purchased.

From routine care to occasional maintenance instructions and even part-guides and schematics – your manual will come in handy on quite a few occasions.

Our technicians at Abbotsford Appliance Repair Pros recommend that you pay particular attention to:

Product recommendations (such as a particular grade of detergent).
Regular maintenance procedures (i.e. how to replace the water filter, how to unclog the participate grate, and other routine tasks).

Getting the hang of these basics can help you save you a good deal of money and prevent a fair bit of headache!

Your appliance will last at least a few extra years without any user-created faults. And at the same time, you’ll also be saving some money on maintenance.

Don’t DIY The Installation

Sure, you don’t really need to be a rocket scientist or boast several PHDs in order to install your dishwasher.

However, as intuitive as things might seem, installing the appliance yourself if you lack the proper training and certification to do so is actually quite dangerous (especially when it comes to Gas Appliances).

If you think that saving a few bucks is far less important than making sure that your unit is installed in a way where it won’t flood or malfunction right off the bat, putting you and your belongings in danger, then it’s probably best to call a licensed and trained appliance installation professional in Abbotsford, BC.

Installation technicians will always set up your appliance in a way that is safe and helps your unit run properly. They’ll typically use high-end connective equipment and parts in order to make sure that the connection is stable and won’t break apart. At the same time, they’ll also make sure that the unit is entirely level and set up correctly to be ready for use as soon as they’re done their work.

Closing Thoughts

Let’s face it – no one really thinks of how soon they’ll have to repair their appliance when they buy a new unit.

And while most appliances will still eventually come to face some faults, there are a few preventative measures that you can work into your routine usage of the appliance to make sure that you’re giving it all the care it needs to go the extra mile lifespan-wise.

We strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic maintenance procedures and keep your appliance well-cared-for.

However, if your appliance breaks down and you’re not sure what to do – give Abbotsford Appliance Repair Pros a call and we’ll help you get it back in working order.

Our professional technicians are available from Monday to Sunday to help you fix broken appliances and resolve any and all appliance issues that you might have.

Jack Hess

Jack has been an appliance technician for over 15 years. Today he is the managing technician at Abbotsford Appliance Repair Pros, where he helps customers across the lower mainland and the fraser valley get their broken appliances repaired professionally, effectively, and affordably.