With Labor Day weekend in the rear view mirror, fall is just around the corner.  I was reminded of this - not by the excessive heat we're having in Pennsylvania - by the leaves that are already coming off my trees.  There were several leaves on my kitchen floor, requiring a broom. While I swept, I started noticing other areas in the ki … read more

                  I inherited my basement freezer when I bought my house 15 years ago, and I do not know what I'd do without it. It is great having the extra space to store meat, foods we've canned (for chicken corn soup) and frozen products for quick meals. I'd miss this chest freezer if it stopped working. I am likely not alone.  Many … read more

Electric dryer won’t heatTest the heating element Often the time you find out that a dryer won't start is when you have a large, soaking wet pile of clothes that needs drying. Most often when an electric dryer is working but not heating it is the heating element. Inspect the element and do an continuity test on the element.  Unplug the dryer, disconnect the heating eleme … read more

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two part series. We will talk about gas dryers not working in this article and the second article will deal with electric dryer issues.   "Our gas dryer won't heat - the igniter doesn't heat up." - this was a statement posted on the McCombs Supply Facebook page a few weeks ago. The Facebook follower/customer wanted to know w … read more

          I went shopping for appliances the other day and was surprised when the salesman said a new refrigerator would last me only seven years.  So I did some research on life expectancy of appliances in my home and what I could do to maintain these appliance longer. To my delight, I found a site -  Natural Resources Canada - that listed the i … read more