A Busy family rely on their kitchen appliances to store and cook the food that most families devour with gusto every day.
A typical family kitchen will have a fridge, a freezer a dishwasher, a cooker, a hob and a microwave.
Working parents stock up the freezer so that their older children can have a snack when they get home from school or college and the dishwasher not only helps to keep the plates and cups clean, but it also keeps the kitchen work surfaces tidy.
Many people replace their kitchen appliances when they buy a new home and whilst that makes your kitchen shiny and new, it also means that in ten to fifteen years you might find that all your appliances start breaking down at same time. If they can be fixed, well, that’s okay, but if you need to buy new kitchen equipment, it could be an expensive time.
Freezers are said to last between ten and twenty years, according to how it has been looked after. A lot of households have an upright Fridge with a Freezer above or below and a chest freezer in the basement or, the garage.
If you are a large family then no doubt your freezer will be packed to the hilt. They are great for cooking meals in advance and for storing bargain cuts of meat that are on sale at the store.
But, what happens if it breaks down? You only have a certain margin of time to get your food into another freezer before it starts to defrost and then has to be disposed of; something that could cost you hundreds of dollars.
Firstly, don’t panic, your food should last around 24 to 48 hours depending on the age and condition of the freezer, and whether the door seals are still good. So if it breaks down during the night, your food will be fine until you can sort out the problem in the morning. Don’t open the freezer door because that will bring the temperature inside the unit down.
The next thing you should do is check your bank balance, have you got enough money left over from pay day to have the freezer repaired or, buy a new one. If you haven’t got enough money, get online and have a look at the payday loan site Wonga. All you need to do is register, fill out some questions and within minutes they will tell you if you can have a loan.
The money can be in your bank within 15 minutes, which means you can get the repair guy out immediately and if he says it can’t be mended, you can yourselves down to your nearest electrical store; or source a store off the internet, that has what you want in stock at same day delivery.
Once your new freezer is up and running, you can transfer your food from the broken one, without any the need to throw away any defrosted food.