Samsung’s award-winning BESPOKE refrigerators have smart features and sleek, custom-designs. They are the new era of home appliances with stunning customizable features. Samsung aims to broaden its custom offerings to the whole kitchen, laundry room, and living spaces. Design options include panels that can be mixed and matched in 20 different colors and seven different finishes from terra cotta to…
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Pandemic-related appliance parts delays, expiring warranties leave customers frustrated!
The pandemic quickly created conditions for a national appliance shortage last year, and it continues to endure with a shortage of parts. Global factory closures last year created shortages of crucial parts. This is causing delays to many home appliance repairs waiting for fixes. The increased time spent at home during the pandemic has resulted in more intensive use of…
The Right to Repair –The Interaction of IP
Manufacturers build products making it hard for consumers to fix, but a demand for less e-waste could change all that. For example, ever damaged your smartphone or laptop and had to pay a lot to get fixed? Big tech creates a monopoly on repairs and can charge what they want. The right-to-repair movement is gaining momentum in America, and 15…
A Once Struggling Appliance-Repair Industry is Seeing a Boom Thanks to the Pandemic
During the pandemic there was a collapse of the service economy, retail, and restaurants. The only exception was the appliance repair technicians. As families adjust were home 24/7 they put more wear and tear on refrigerators and dishwashers. Technician experienced a huge demand for their services A broken appliance can push a strained family over the edge. Repair technicians —…
Buyers Beware, Cove Appliance Dishwashers Post a Hazard
Approximately 42, 000 Cove Appliance 24-inch built-in dishwashers are being recalled because the heating element in the dishwasher can overheat and fail to shut off, posing a fire hazard. The recalled dishwashers were sold from February 2018 through May 2021 and have serial numbers 20000100 through 20044445. The model number, serial number and date code are printed on the product…