Discount Appliance Repair Promotes Safe Appliance Use During the Holiday Season

With Christmas right around the corner, Discount Appliance Repair urges homeowners to learn from the Thanksgiving experience and keep their household appliances well-maintained to avoid associated appliance failure, health risks and property damage.

Falls Church, VA (PRWEB) November 29, 2012

Besides other causes of fire, such as old wiring failure and chimney malfunction, there are quite a few reports of appliance-related fires on Thanksgiving Day. According to The Southern Illinoisan, a turkey fryer could have been the reason of the garage fire in a Chicago suburb.

In a similar report from The Leaf Chronicle, portable space heaters or an electric unit could have caused a trailer fire that killed two people in the Stewart County.

Appliance-related house fires are not that rare, especially around the holidays, pointed out Amjad Jamil, the owner of Discount Appliance Repair, a company specializing in appliance repair in Virginia.

He went on to add that after big holidays, the company also gets a lot of calls from people dealing with jammed garbage disposals, overflowing dishwashers and malfunctioning refrigerators due to abuse of the appliance or skipped maintenance.

According to the nationwide Angies List poll, more than 40 percent of respondents expressed intention of hosting a holiday dinner this year. Additionally, 11 percent said they had an appliance stop working in the middle of dinner preparation.

Because holiday season comes with busier schedules and increased strain on household appliances, its more important than ever to follow manufacturers product manual and common safety tips, shared Jamil. He further explained that, from his experience, overlooked maintenance, appliance abuse and lack of supervision are the most common causes of appliance-related damage.

Its often difficult to find time to schedule your Virginia appliance repair or maintenance, but remember that already overworked and poorly maintained appliances are bound to fail once you increase their use during the holidays, said Jamil.

He also added that even properly maintained appliances may malfunction if they get overloaded, which often happens to refrigerators, garbage disposals and dishwashers as they are struggling to keep up with the amount of food and dirty dishes produced during holiday dinners.

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Discount Appliance Repair Promotes Safe Appliance Use During the Holiday Season