Your dishwasher may appear to be a universal, all-purpose cleaning machine, but there are some things that you should never place inside. Attempting to wash certain items can damage the unit and/or the item itself.   It’s frustrating anytime a dishwasher breaks, but it’s even more frustrating when the problem is caused by user negligence. Without further ado, here are …

Dishwashers, like most household appliances, tend to lose their effectiveness over time. When you first install a new dishwasher in your kitchen, it will probably have little-to-no problem eliminating caked-on food and debris, leaving your dishes sparkling clean when it’s finished. After years of use, however, you may find yourself hand-washing your dishes both before and after they are ran …

A garbage disposal is a convenient household appliance that reduces landfill waste and subsequently the production of eco-unfriendly methane gas. Rather than tossing your leftover dinner scraps in the trash where your waste disposal agency will send them off to the nearest landfill, you can place them in the garbage disposal and hit the switch. The impellers will grind them …