Maybe you are considering fixing your own appliances. Do you really want to put your head in an oven or your face in a freezer? Maybe that is not the best solution to fix your appliance problems. Consider for a second what happens if you screw it up. Ah, you wonder, what’s the worst that could happen? Maybe you’ll get electrocuted. Maybe you should leave the repair of your appliances in the hands of professionals.

Whether your refrigerator is broken or your washing machine isn’t washing as well as it used to, trying to fix it yourself may not solve the problem. In fact, it could also end your life. Do you really want your tombstone to read, listen to lies Joe, killed by a red washing machine? How embarrassing.

Hobbyist appliance repairers can leave you with worse problems than when you started. There is a very simple way to know if it is an amateur or a professional. Ask them about their certifications. The recommended certification for someone working on your appliances should be a NASTeC certification.

NASTeC certification stands for National Appliance Service Technician Certification. This certification means that you will get someone who has superior knowledge and experience when it comes to repairing your appliances.

The test for national certification was written after 6,500 technicians across the country were surveyed on what technicians needed to know. Then, six national manufacturers, one national retailer, fourteen independent companies, and seven trade schools were also consulted to write the exam questions. This assures you, when you get a certified technician; you are getting the best possible person to fix your appliances.

Diagnostic issues:

Finding the problem is what you are paying a professional for. Where a hobbyist can poke and prod, the money you pay an expert isn’t about what he replaces, you’re paying for his expertise, to be able to look at your appliance and diagnose the problem without making timely and costly mistakes. A hobbyist might rummage through an appliance, hoping to pick out the right part and replace it. It’s when it’s not fixed that the customer has a problem. Sometimes hiring a hobbyist is like doing it yourself, with an owner’s manual and a screwdriver. You better call an expert.

Repair:

Great, if you worked on your own fridge and you’re lucky enough to get it right, do you have the right part on site or does that mean another trip to The Home Depot, find someone to help you, and hope they know more about what you’re doing? of what you do An expert can perform on-site repairs as they are found. Most have parts stored in their truck, to avoid billing you for an hour of labor, while they go to the hardware store. An expert will have the necessary parts to fix your problem right away.

Damages:

So, suppose that in your attempt to save some money, you do your own appliance repair. Then your oven shuts off because when you put it back together something was missing. Okay, you disassembled something. That doesn’t always mean you know how to put it back together. It is the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant. They can both do your books for you. The bookkeeper knows where to put things, the account knows where, but more importantly, he knows why things go where they go. So when the IRS knocks on the door, do you want a bookkeeper or an accountant? You want the expert, of course, so true in appliance repair.

Safety:

As alluded to at the beginning of the article, have you considered that you could get electrocuted if you do something wrong? There are big dangers that you may not have thought of, in your rush to get the owner’s manual and fix the problem. The next time you have serious appliance problems, consider hiring an expert. The life you save can be your own.