Maintain Large Kitchen Applainces in November

November is a good month to move some maintenance efforts indoors. This month also provides an opportunity to see if your hard work during earlier months paid off -- nothing tests waterproofing efforts like a hard November rain.

As the holiday season begins, make sure your kitchen appliances are prepared for the demands you will place on them.

• Pull your refrigerator from the wall and clean the condenser coils in back with a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment. Also, vacuum dust from the front lower grille and clean the drip pan and the drain leading to it (if your unit has one).
• Clean the oven and stove drip pans on your electric range. Clean the surface burner on your gas stove to ensure proper flame level.
• De-stench your in-sink garbage disposal by packing it with ice cubes and 1/4 cup of baking soda; then turn it on. After the ice-grinding noise stops, pour a kettle full of boiling water into the sink.
• Check the dishwasher strainer and washer arm; clean if necessary.

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