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Residential & Commercial Appliance Technology

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When checking the resistance of an appliance load component?
Many of today’s clothes washers add hot water even though the customer selects COLD water. Why?
In an electric range, the oven shutdown thermal cutoff located at the back of the oven has blown. What could cause this?
A thermal fuse as used in a clothes dryer is?
Out of the choices listed, what are the two methods best for detecting leaks in a refrigerator sealed system?
The most serious hazard to a technician while servicing a microwave oven is?
In a refrigerator sealed system what component is vapor changed to a liquid?
On a microwave, high voltage AC is converted to high voltage DC voltage to operate the magnetron by?
A yellow flame on a surface burner of a free-standing gas range normally indicates that the burner adjustment is providing?
On a standard, timer driven clothes washer, when is the timer motor energized?
In an electric range, how many complete on and off cycles should the oven go through before determining calibration needed on an oven thermostat?
In a microwave, the magnetron generates RF (Radio Frequency) energy at a frequency of?
A Whirlpool gas self-cleaning range with a Direct Spark Ignition (DSI) system performs a 40 second oven safety delay whenever the range is plugged in. This 40 second delay is for?
Increasing the Voltage to an appliance heater circuit will?
A radiant heat sensor on a clothes dryer is found where?
On a clothes washer what kind of fitting is used to secure the water hose to the inlet threads of a water valve?
The idler assembly in a clothes dryer does what?
When Overcharging a refrigerator sealed system cooling capacity ________ and ________ power consumption?
In most electric convection ranges, the Customer complains of the convection fan blade not turning. She noticed it when she opens the oven door. What component is suspected to have failed?
To convert a Natural gas range to a L.P. application, what component(s) must be replaced or adjusted?
What does the dishwasher door gasket do?
Etching in dishwasher is caused by?
A clothes washer that continues to fill even after the service cord has been removed from the 110VAC power source probably has?
Which component in the list below is in the low-pressure side of the system sealed in a refrigerator?
If a dishwasher has a decorative door panel, the door falls down too heavily, the strongest spring available is used and the spring is adjusted to the maximum position what should you do?
Residential & Commercial Appliance Technology