Troubleshooting your ice or water dispenser There are 7 things that can cause your icemaker to fail so let’s run through them! 1. A faulty dispenser – disconnect the dispenser and check with an ohm meter. If there’s no continuity, replace the dispenser. 2. A faulty main control board – if none of the functions […]
Category: Roxanne’s Wisdoms
Roxanne’s Repair Tips
by Roxanne Prather, Member Services Representative Have you ever had the lights on your dishwasher start to blink and wondered why? This happened to me when I installed a dishwasher for my mom. I installed it and there were lights flashing, I had no clue why. I looked at the instructions a few times, they […]
Roxanne’s Widsoms
by Roxanne Prather, Member Services Representative I hope everyone had a great Fourth. All in all, it’s been a very nice summer so far. I want to let you know of a couple of changes in our sales department. As most of you know, our delivery charge has been $50 – at least since I’ve […]
Roxanne’s Sales Talk
by Roxanne Prather, member services representative As I’m writing this article this morning, we are just finishing up with the ice and snowstorm with lots of wind. I sure hope that this is the last one for the year. I’m ready for the snow to be gone. My son sent pictures of the kids doing […]
Roxanne’s Wisdoms
Oven not reaching the right temp? Defective thermostat control & sensing bulb assembly If your oven is off by more than 40 degrees when preheated, this is more than likely your problem. You may need to recalibrate the oven. The exact steps vary by manufacturer, so check your owner’s manual. To know how to adjust […]
Roxanne’s Repair Tips
If your refrigerator runs constantly Does your refrigerator seem like it never shuts off? This is a common problem and a lot of times it can be fixed easily. Here are some common things to check: 1. Dirty condenser: The old refrigerators used to have condenser coils in the back of the refrigerator where you […]
Roxanne’s Sales Talk
by Roxanne Prather, member services representative As many of you know I have been at North Itasca Electric Cooperative a little over 22 years! I love meeting new people and being a part of helping you pick out your appliances. North Itasca Electric has a lot of great members and I’m looking forward to hearing […]
Roxanne’s Sales Talk
Ever wonder what the difference is between an HE (high efficiency) washer and a regular washer? The HE washer uses less water and a tumbling action to clean your clothes, a regular washer uses more water and is not as energy efficient. Can you use regular detergent in an HE washer? The answer to this […]
Roxanne’s Repair Tips
Is your dryer taking longer to heat than it used to? This is a common problem and can be an easy fix. The first thing to check is to make sure your setting is on a heat setting, then feel the clothes to see if they are warm when the dryer stops. If the clothes […]
Roxanne’s Repair Tips
Range surface element won’t shut off Here are reasons that the surface element on your range won’t shut off Coil Element Burner • The surface element switch The surface element switch sends voltage to the surface element coil. Sometimes the electrical contacts inside the switch fuse together when the surface element switch fails, causing the […]
