"Most dryers built in the last 10 to 15 years have a thermostat like thermal fuse," according to Chris Zeisler, a former appliance technician and senior member of the Repair Guru staff at RepairClinic ...

While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...