The outdoor compressor/heat exchanger unit that cooled our upstairs zone was making crazy "washing machine about to explode" noises. With a hot summer on the way, it needed some quick attention. Luckily the fix was not too bad. The outdoor units have a big heat exchanger aka condenser (like a car's radiator) that gets rid of the heat that the system picked up on its trip inside. There is also a compressor to compress the refrigerant before it goes back into the house, and a

Our refrigerator came with the house. It's a big stainless steel GE Monogram with an ice an water dispenser. Our first fancy fridge. The unit appears to date to about 2008. It has always worked nicely for us but this past summer it suddenly went on the fritz. The dispenser control panel would not respond and then the whole thing, fridge & freezer, stopped chilling. Even the interior lights didn't work. Last Christmas it was the oven. Now it's the fridge. Are we on some kind o

Our home came with a stove in it, like most homes do. It is a dual fuel 36" range with a gas cooktop and an electric oven. It is a DCS-RD366* on the very off chance that anyone else still has one. The house was built in 1997, 28 years ago. DCS, the mfr, does not even make stoves like this anymore. Needless to say parts for a stove this old can be a challenge to find, as can someone to service it. But new stoves can cost a lot of money; one this nice can easily run $5-10K plus