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| Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 01:51 am |
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mcgill72143 Master Appliantologist 
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im still stuck using a regular hair dryer but I've heard about a hand held steamer ....thinking about giving one a try...
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 04:47 am |
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applianceman18007260692 Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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I have this bigass macdaddy industrial strength heat gun, I used to rent it out for 5 bucks. That dude will melt the plastic walls if you ain't careful.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 08:28 pm |
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certified tech group 51 Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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 I use this soldering iron...It is a low wattage type..... I added a longer tip to reach the full length of ice... Just pour hot water in after to remove the rest of the ice.................Last edited on Mon Apr 27th, 2009 01:00 am by certified tech group 51 |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27th, 2009 02:45 am |
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completeapplianceservice Master Appliantologist 
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i still use a hair dryer, its the safest bet. i normally put one of the shelves back in and lay the dryer on that while i make out the bill, do any wiring required, etc.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27th, 2009 05:37 pm |
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KurtiusInterupptus
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get you one of those shark steamers (wallyworld, target etc. $30-40) and you will never go back to the conair again.... also very useful for unclogging gooped up drain lines and frozen fill tubes!
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| Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 09:24 pm |
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Bobice
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KurtiusInterupptus wrote: get you one of those shark steamers (wallyworld, target etc. $30-40) and you will never go back to the conair again.... also very useful for unclogging gooped up drain lines and frozen fill tubes!Amen to that. 
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28th, 2009 02:11 pm |
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Trying to help Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Steamer is the way to go. Once you try it, you will never go back!!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28th, 2009 05:57 pm |
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Moostafa The Ayatollah of Appliantology 
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Hello, my defrosted friends. As you know, my country is poor and we do not receive many imported products, such as steamers and heat guns. Neither do we manufacture such things; our largest export product is poppy resin and hashhish. Lacking access to these technological marvels that you describe, we must be more, eh, creative in how we defrost an evaporator. I have developed a proprietary system that uses compressed biogas from fermented yak dung and poppy resin. The gas is released through a small-bore orifice and ignited to produce a low temperature flame that melts the ice without causing significant damage to the surrounding plastic. The flammable component is the gas from the anaerobically digested yak dung. The poppy resin cools the flame and provides mood elevation for the servicing technician and leaves a residual effect for the customer. Additionally, if any damage to the plastic liner in the freezer should occur, the poppy residue helps to relieve the customer's anxiety. I highly recommend this method as it is appreciated by both service technician and owner. It is, how do you Ameedicans say, "a gas, man!"
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28th, 2009 06:50 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Over here we don't wanna waste the poppy resin burnin it up for a fridge, we savin that for ourselves!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28th, 2009 09:54 pm |
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nickfixit Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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The hand held steamer is a great tool to have on the truck.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 1st, 2009 12:34 pm |
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ROBBYRIG
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Moostafa wrote: Hello, my defrosted friends. As you know, my country is poor and we do not receive many imported products, such as steamers and heat guns. Neither do we manufacture such things; our largest export product is poppy resin and hashhish. Lacking access to these technological marvels that you describe, we must be more, eh, creative in how we defrost an evaporator. I have developed a proprietary system that uses compressed biogas from fermented yak dung and poppy resin. The gas is released through a small-bore orifice and ignited to produce a low temperature flame that melts the ice without causing significant damage to the surrounding plastic. The flammable component is the gas from the anaerobically digested yak dung. The poppy resin cools the flame and provides mood elevation for the servicing technician and leaves a residual effect for the customer. Additionally, if any damage to the plastic liner in the freezer should occur, the poppy residue helps to relieve the customer's anxiety. I highly recommend this method as it is appreciated by both service technician and owner. It is, how do you Ameedicans say, "a gas, man!"Thanks for that tip moos!! I'm gonna give that a try today.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 03:54 pm |
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MARSfixinit Master Appliantologist
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Steamer, no question.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12th, 2010 09:25 pm |
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jehiatt Master Appliantologist
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No matter what kind of of call it is I take my wet vac along with extra hoses. This job gets a fast defrost with the blower hose and a water suck out with the vacuum side. Great for unclogging sinks and even toilet sometimes
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13th, 2010 02:01 am |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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Ain't no wet vac fixin' the crapper once I'm done with it !
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13th, 2010 02:28 am |
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appl.tech.29501 Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Ha Ha the steamer will clean the bowl nicely though 
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