There is a lot of information you can learn about the safety and function of your common household appliances. By learning how to best utilize these appliances, you can keep your family safe, as well as learn useful energy conservation tips that will both reduce your monthly electric bill and help keep the world we live in cleaner. Refrigerator If you lose power to your fridge or freezer, repair needs to occur quickly! If at any point, you feel you can’t repair the fridge on your own, contact us. ASAP two quick tips on how to help restore power: 1. Check to see what type Of outlet your fridge is plugged into, if it is a GFCI outlet, you can simply reset The GFCI and see if power returns. If this works you need to still make Arrangements with Knights Electric to replace the GFCI with a regular outlet As soon as possible. GFCI outlets are very sensitive, and you don’t want to Lose power to your fridge and lose all the food inside jest because the GFCI Tripped. 2. Check your electric panel, your breaker may have tripped. if power is not restored to the outlet, plug your fridge into a heavy-duty extension cord and then into an outlet that does receive power in order to keep your food from spoiling and contact us. Garbage Disposal If your garbage disposal should stop working for any reason here is a list of steps you should follow. 1. Go to your circuit breaker and flip the breaker off prior to reaching your hand into the disposal. 2. Clear out anything located inside the disposal which could lead to being jammed and the motor stopping for any reason. 3. Turn the breaker back on and then briefly flip the switch to the disposal do you hear any noises from the disposal? If you hear a humming noise then there is power and the problem is with the disposal and not your electricity. 4. If there is no noise, find the small reset button on the bottom of the disposal and press to reset, it should be red or black. If none of these steps solves the problem, then it is time to call Knights Electric.