| Your dishwasher dumps more water on the | | | | do it by all means. |
| kitchen floor than it does on the dishes. Your | | | | Some companies' consumer service technicians will |
| refrigerator runs almost as hot as your oven. The | | | | suggest what the problem might be and how |
| question remains: Should you have it repaired or | | | | much you can expect to pay. Do not ever select |
| buy a new one? | | | | a repair service by looking for the biggest |
| If the repair bill is more than 40 to 50 percent, | | | | advertisement in the Yellow Pages. It is more |
| including delivery and installation costs, of what it | | | | important to make your choice by getting the |
| would cost to purchase a new model, it may | | | | recommendation from either the manufacturer or |
| make definitely more sense to replace the | | | | a satisfied customer. |
| appliance. But an expensive piece of quotation | | | | Furthermore, do not forget to ask if there is a |
| should not only be your guide. You should carefully | | | | charge for someone who comes to your house |
| consider how many more years you can expect | | | | and diagnose the problem. Be informed to pick a |
| from your appliance. You should consider asking | | | | repair service that attempts to get as much |
| these questions: Does it give you headaches by | | | | information as possible beforehand and carries |
| breaking down a lot? What improved features do | | | | common replacement parts on its calls. In this |
| new models have? If the answers to these | | | | way, it will cut time as well as the cost, if you |
| questions point to repairing the equipment, then | | | | decide to go ahead with the repair. |