How To Make Your Tech Appliances Last Longer: Treating Them Right

We depend on appliances to make our life easier and more manageable. Sometimes, it even seems like living without them is an unbearable option, and something to quickly dismiss. The truth is, that what used to be a luxury has become a vital necessity; where would we be without a fridge to keep food cool or a laundry machine to wash our clothes for us? Most likely out in the garden, doing it by hand and trying to cope with the back pain.

Somehow, we have become dependent and would like to continue being so. Treat your appliances right and make them last a bit longer, so you don’t have to live a single week or your life without a fridge or your precious water kettle; it’s a lot easier to maintain them than it is to muster up the money for a new one.

Clean It!

If you never cleaned yourself, most of the people around you would want to swap you out for a newer version, too. It’s not just because dirty appliances are nasty and smelly, but a buildup of dirt and grime causes them to go downhill a lot faster.

Your dishwasher, for example, would be happy to receive a wash once in awhile. Leftover food scraps might cause it to clog up or even leak, in addition to giving it an unpleasant smell. It’s easy to clean it, though, and you just have to run an empty dishwasher on the cleaning cycle with a bit of vinegar or another detergent that’s suitable to clean it with.

Treat all of your appliances to this and they’ll give you years of loyal service in return. Sooner or later, they will have to be swapped out for a newer model, though – but hopefully only in several years. Read up on DRM Electronics Recycling to know what you’re dealing with when its time comes – so that you’re able to dispose of it as properly and eco-friendly as possible. After so many years of steady slavery, it’s the least you can do.

Remember to clean the filters of laundry machines, air conditioners and tumble dryers every month. Failing to do so will not only keep it from working as it should, but it causes damage to the appliance and might even be a fire hazard.

Respect Your Tech

If you want to avoid having your laundry machine or dishwasher breaking down in a most inconvenient time, it’s smart not to overload them. When you have a large household, it’s so tempting to throw it all in there at once – towels, sheets, you name it.

It’s a heavy load and something your machine wasn’t prepared to do; the additional weight of several towels and sheets are going to cause more wear and tear on its components than its creators had in mind. When something does break down, you should look to having it repaired rather than replaced – read about the technological advancements in air conditioning repair here.

Treat your laundry machine kindly by running more lighter washes rather than a few heavy ones. Although it takes a bit more time, it will keep them from breaking prematurely. Remember not to slam the door shut, by the way, and pass the information on to rest of the household; laundry doors have small components that will break when they’re slammed shut aggressively every time.