Category: home appliances

Do You Need a Clothes Dryer?

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Are you short of outdoor space for a clothesline? Do you live in an area with high humidity or rainfall, or find it difficult to dry your clothes in the winter months? Do you frequently find yourself putting on damp clothes because you don’t have time to let them dry properly? If this is the case, a clothes dryer can save a lot of hassle on laundry day! Read on for more information about why owning a dryer could help make your life easier every week.

How Do Clothes Dryers Work?

Some industrial dryers run on gas, but most domestic clothes dryers use electricity to generate heat in a heating element, much like the one you find in your oven.

Clothes dryers need both a heat source and a way of removing the moisture from your clothes in order to dry them. There are three main types of dryers, which differ mainly in the way that moisture is removed: Continue reading “Do You Need a Clothes Dryer?”

Five fridge organisation hacks

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When you need to cook, there’s nothing like a clean, well-organised fridge to motivate you. Check out these simple hacks and tips that could help you get there.

1. Save time and make carrots last forever

If you store carrots in water in the fridge, they will stay hard and edible for weeks. This trick also applies to other hardy vegetables or roots like celery and potatoes after they are cut. You can cut up your soup or oven-bake veggies ahead of time and grab some when you need. Use a deep pan or a plastic container, and change the water out every three days or so.

2. Organise your shelves by food type

The ideal temperature for a fridge is 3 to 5°C. But there is a bit of temperature variation within a fridge, with the bottom being the coldest. You can use this information to help you organise, keeping certain categories of food together to find them easily and also prevent cross-contamination.

We recommend food that doesn’t need cooking, like deli meats or leftovers, for the upper shelf. The middle shelf could be dairy foods like milk, cheese, butter, and desserts. The bottom shelf could be wrapped raw meat (if you eat it), then fruit and veggies in the drawers. The doors are the warmest part of the fridge and have less space, so they are great for sauces and foods with natural preservatives like jams. Continue reading “Five fridge organisation hacks”

Choosing the Right Refrigerator for Your Space

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A refrigerator is one of those necessary household appliance investments that you need to get right. Whether you are purchasing one for the first time or upgrading from an existing but old unit, there are plenty of fridges for sale in Brisbane. If you want to score a deal that best suits your specific requirements, you should know the different options available in the market.

New Fridges

Admit it, you want to furnish your space with every brand-new appliance you can get your hands on – complete with the latest technologies and features. Buying a big-ticket item such as a refrigerator is a major decision that can seriously impact your finances. New fridges come with a hefty price tag, depending on their brand, type, size, and features. The cost can run up to several thousands of dollars, particularly if you pick a smart model. However, a new fridge can last several years. Plus, you are guaranteed a full warranty. Continue reading “Choosing the Right Refrigerator for Your Space”

Find a Refrigerator to Suit Your Needs

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When shopping for a new fridge for sale in Brisbane, it’s best to have the details so you can make an informed decision. With plenty of options for various types of refrigerators, let’s take a look at some of the differences between the main types of fridges.

Top Mount Fridges

Top mount fridges are the ones you may be the most familiar with. They are sometimes referred to as a traditional refrigerator. This type has the freezer compartment at the top and the refrigerator section at the bottom. Top mount fridges for sale may range in size but are typically 76 – 84 cm. These refrigerators are popular enough to offer a range of styles and designs. Since they are more popular, you can get one for a reasonable price.

Bottom Mount Fridges

A bottom mount fridge is becoming more popular as of late due to its ease of accessing the refrigerated items. The freezer is located at the bottom of the refrigerator, while the fresh food section is at the top half. If you tend to use the fresh food section much more than the freezer compartment, then you won’t have to bend down as frequently, which could spare your back. The bottom mount fridges do cost a bit more than the top mount styles. So, you will have to decide if the convenience is worth it for you.

French Door Fridges

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Simpson Front Load and Top Load Washing Machines

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A washing machine is a huge time-saver and takes the fuss out of doing laundry. You simply load your clothes in the machine, set the cycle and go on to do other things. This saves you the physical effort of hand washing.

Not all washing machines are created equal, though. Some are more efficient and easier to use. The Simpson washing machines stand out among other brands because they are of high quality and are less expensive. There are two types of Simpson washing machines: top load and front load.

Simpson Top Load Washing Machines

These are arguably the most commonly seen washing machines in Australian holiday apartments and hotels today. There are seven models of Simpson top loader washing machines, with capacities ranging from 6.0 kg to 12.0 kg. They offer very useful wash option programs:

1. Fast wash program

One of the options is the fast wash program. It enables you to do a super-quick wash in 20 minutes if you are in a hurry. The regular daily loads take 45 minutes. Continue reading “Simpson Front Load and Top Load Washing Machines”

Factory Second Fridges – Upgrade Without the Massive Price Tag

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Today, more than ever, it pays to be smart with purchasing everyday products, including big-ticket items or appliances. These cost a lot, so if you need a new household appliance, it’s a practical step to check if there are any great deals available.

While shopping for a new fridge, for example, consider factory second fridges, too. With a factory second fridge, you can purchase a much larger, more energy-efficient refrigerator with all the bells and whistles, but without the massive price tag.

The basics of factory seconds

Appliances labelled as factory seconds are sold at super low prices. But even when some people find them tempting enough to buy, others also doubt their quality. However, you should give factory seconds due consideration and credit because they’re not defective or inferior.

In fact, a factory second fridge (or any other appliance so classified) will be in perfect working order – just like a unit being sold as brand new. However, it is not being sold at a lower price, and this can be because of any of these reasons: Continue reading “Factory Second Fridges – Upgrade Without the Massive Price Tag”

Laundry Renovation Time? Simpson Makes It Easy

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Your laundry is due for a renovation and you’re more than ready for the change. It’s time to revamp your storage options, install new flooring, maybe slap some new paint on the walls – but wait, aren’t you forgetting something? What about the laundry machines?

No laundry renovation is complete without a brand new (or new-ish) washer and dryer, right? And even if you don’t have time for a full-on reno, you might be surprised how much you can achieve just with some new whitegoods.

Picking the Best Whitegoods: 3 Things to Consider

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As Brisbane Enters the Rainy Season, How Are You Going to Dry Those Clothes?

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Well we all know this is about whitegoods.  They need to be up to speed in your household if you want to make life easy.  Factory seconds provide low cost answers to these questions. Particularly if your family is always active and on the move, they may go through a change of clothes every day. For example if one adult is working on a construction site and coming home covered in dirt, while the children play sports and come home covered in mud. Now let’s add toddlers into the mix! Toddlers being toddlers, they soil their clothes without any warning.  So all in all you’ll certainly spend a lot of time in the family laundry room. However, you still need to dry those clothes after they come out of the machine, and this is not so easy when space is often limited and the weather isn’t always accommodating during the summer rain months. As Brisbane enters its rainy season, dry days may be few and far between and in this case, you need a better alternative.

Seeking household efficiency

While a combination of sun and wind may be good at evaporating and dispersing water when you hang your clothes out to dry, it may be in short supply at this time of year. You need to turn to a far more efficient solution and get a dedicated tumble dryer instead from a company that specialises in Brisbane household appliances. Certainly, a modern washing machine can get rid of a lot of the water through a high-speed centrifuge, but those clothes will still be wet when you pull them out of the tub. Continue reading “As Brisbane Enters the Rainy Season, How Are You Going to Dry Those Clothes?”

Settling an age-old question: How to correctly stack a dishwasher

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Time and time again, it’s the things that are closest to us that we take for granted.

Well, with the coronavirus now a very real risk in Australia, and all of us taking steps to stay safe, healthy and responsible during this time, you may have found yourself getting to grips with a space very close to you indeed: your kitchen.

That’s right. Your kitchen. You love your kitchen, but you might not have given it much thought over the years, what with the hustle and bustle of daily life.

But now, with the entire family home and enjoying more meals together, the dishwasher stacking is getting a little too random and out-of-control for many households bringing an age-old question has come back with a vengeance: What is the right way to stack the dishwasher? Continue reading “Settling an age-old question: How to correctly stack a dishwasher”

My Appliance Broke Down! Help!!!

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It never happens at a convenient time (if such a time exists.)

When a major appliance, such as a refrigerator, oven, or washer, breaks down, it always seems to occur in a bad spot.

Maybe relatives have come down to visit for a few days.

Perhaps your family is hosting Christmas this year.

Or maybe a vital piece of household equipment fails right before you plan to leave on a trip.

At times like these, you forget all about the convenience it offers the rest of the time. You just want your appliance to work again.

The Frustration

Broken appliances cause both hassle and havoc. When you lose a refrigerator, you must figure out what to do to keep food from spoiling. A malfunctioning stove and oven can limit your cooking options to microwaves and outdoor barbeques.

Worst of all, a broken washer and/or dryer will leave you gathering your clothes for laundromat runs that take hours from your day.

You need help right now to restore your home’s function and sanity.

The Question

Shortly after the feelings of frustration settle in comes the question. Repair or replace that appliance? Continue reading “My Appliance Broke Down! Help!!!”