Use the Latest Tools and Techniques to Troubleshoot and Repair Major Appliances, Microwaves, and Room Air Conditioners! Now covering both gas and electric appliances, the updated second edition of Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances offers you a complete guide to the latest tools, techniques, and parts for troubleshooting and repairing any appliance. Packed with over 200 illustrations, the book includes step-by-step procedures for testing and replacing parts… instructions for reading wiring diagrams… charts with troubleshooting solutions… advice on using tools and test meters... safety techniques… and more. The second edition of Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances features: Expert coverage of major appliances Cutting-edge guidance on appliance operation, testing and repairing, wiring, preventive maintenance, and tools and test meters New to this edition: information on both gas and electric appliances; 10 entirely new chapters; new illustrations throughout Inside This Updated Troubleshooting and Repair Manual • Fundamentals of Service: Selection, Purchase, and Installation of Appliances and Air Conditioners • Safety Precautions • Tools for Installation and Repair • Basic Techniques • Fundamentals of Electric, Electronic, and Gas Appliances, and Room Air Conditioners: Electricity • Electronics • Gas • Principles of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration • Electric, Electronic, and Gas Appliance Parts • Appliance Service, Installation, and Preventive Maintenance Procedures: Dishwashers • Garbage Disposers • Electric and Gas Water Heaters • Washers • Electric and Gas Dryers • Electric and Gas Ranges/Ovens • Microwave Ovens • Refrigerators and Freezers • Ice Makers • Room Air Conditioners

'A comprehensive guide to instlling and performing basic maintenance on all major appliances, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, garbage disposers, dishwashers, water heaters, ovens ranges and more'--Provided by publisher.

Introduces useful tools, techniques, and safety procedures, discusses electricity, refrigeration, air control, water chemistry, and heat sources, and shows how to work with specific appliances

Product Description: This book provides a basic electromechanical background as well as guidance in human relations and ethics. Covers tools of the trade, electricity and electronics, and safety. Provides full-chapter coverage of a wide range of appliances...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Explains the necessary tools and procedures for servicing many small and large household appliances and includes tips on preventive maintenance

Shows how to work with plumbing, appliances, electricity, furniture, and heating and cooling systems, and discusses home maintenance, remodeling, and repair

Includes diagrams and instructions for fixing toasters, irons, coffee makers, food processors, hair dryers, shavers, dishwashers, compactors, washing machines, ranges, and vacuum cleaners

Product Description: Book by Ewers, William