{"id":12469,"date":"2016-10-26T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=12469"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:39:27","slug":"maintenance-tips-for-your-personal-home-electronics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/maintenance-tips-for-your-personal-home-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance Tips For Your Personal Home Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone has personal electronics at home, but the time will inevitably come around when you might need to do a bit of maintenance on your gadgets and electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Here are few tips and tricks to use when working with your home electronics<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Safety First<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switch off and unplug\u00a0all the appliances and devices when working on them\u00a0to ensure that you don&#8217;t get shocked accidentally.<\/li>\n<li>Always follow the manufacturer instructions while fixing any appliances.\u00a0Call a professional if you are unsure of the problem<\/li>\n<li>Never keep any\u00a0water source or water decor item near your electrical appliances. Be\u00a0wary of running water around washing machine<\/li>\n<li>Never staple or nail down a wire or cord or exposed wires.\u00a0Rather\u00a0use electrical tape or rope to hold\u00a0them in position.<\/li>\n<li>Never work on devices with\u00a0damaged wires or sockets. Replace them immediately with a new ones.<\/li>\n<li>Do not plug multiple\u00a0heavy appliances into a single\u00a0power outlet, this can lead to over loading of the outlet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Should You Repair Or Replace?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Know the life expectancy of your appliance.\u00a0<\/strong>Many people will choose to try and repair a device rather than paying for a new one even though it&#8217;s way past it&#8217;s expiry date. Here are a few guidelines on the life expectancy of some common household appliances:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dishwasher: 9 years<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerator: 12 years<\/li>\n<li>Washing machine: 11 years<\/li>\n<li>Freezer: 10 years<\/li>\n<li>Microwave: 8 years<\/li>\n<li>Kettle: 4 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12477\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.26.19-PM-1024x471.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-10-26-at-12-26-19-pm\" width=\"680\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.26.19-PM-1024x471.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.26.19-PM-300x138.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.26.19-PM-768x354.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.26.19-PM.png 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Some Commonly Asked Questions\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have experience working with electronics?\u00a0<\/strong>If you&#8217;re an experienced handyman or DIY expert you should have no problem doing basic fixes or replacements. However, if you don&#8217;t have any experience with repairing household items you may\u00a0need to get informed first. Youtube has plenty of how-to videos that you can watch on how to to basic household repairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the device still under warranty?\u00a0<\/strong>Always make sure you keep any warranty documents because if your home electronics are still under warranty you could have them repaired by a professional or replaced for a new device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repair cost VS replacement cost?\u00a0<\/strong>Before you start with any repairs, first calculate the cost of anything you will need to fix up that device, you might find that it is cheaper to simply buy a new appliance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has personal electronics at home, but the time will inevitably come around when you might need to do a bit of maintenance on your gadgets and electronics. Here are few tips and tricks to use when working with your home electronics &nbsp; Safety First Switch off and unplug\u00a0all the appliances and devices when working<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/maintenance-tips-for-your-personal-home-electronics\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1375,1374],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-26-at-12.20.10-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12469"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12469"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12478,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12469\/revisions\/12478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}