Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances, 2nd Edition

Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances, 2nd Edition now covers both gas and electric appliances. This updated second edition of Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances gives all users a complete guide to the latest techniques, tools and parts for troubleshooting and repairing any appliance in the residential or commercial setting. This textbook is packed with over 200 illustrations. The book includes step-by-step procedures for testing and replacing parts, advice on using tools and test meters, instructions for reading wiring diagrams, charts with troubleshooting solutions, safety techniques and more. This text is 744 pages.
The second edition of Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances features:

• Professional coverage of major appliances
• Cutting-edge guidance on appliance operation, preventive maintenance, testing and repairing, wiring and tools and test meters
• New to this edition: information on both gas and electric appliances
• 10 entirely new chapters
• New illustrations throughout

Inside This Updated Troubleshooting and Repair Manual:

• Fundamentals of Service: Selection, Purchase, and Installation of Appliances and Air Conditioners
• Safety Precautions
• Tools for Installation and Repair
• Basic Techniques
• Fundamentals of Electric, Electronic, and Gas Appliances, and Room Air Conditioners: Electricity
• Electronics
• Gas
• Principles of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Electric, Electronic, and Gas Appliance Parts
• Appliance Service, Installation, and Preventive Maintenance Procedures: Dishwashers
• Garbage Disposers
• Electric and Gas Water Heaters
• Washers
• Electric and Gas Dryers
• Electric and Gas Ranges/Ovens
• Microwave Ovens
• Refrigerators and Freezers
• Ice Makers
• Room Air Conditioners

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Selecting, Purchasing, and Installing Major Home Appliances and Air Conditioners
• Chapter 2. Safety Precautions
• Chapter 3. Type Tools Needed for Installation and Repair
• Chapter 4. Basic Techniques
  
• Chapter 5. Electricity
• Chapter 6. Gas
  
• Chapter 7: Principles of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
  
• Chapter 8: Electric Appliance and Air Conditioner Parts
• Chapter 9: Electronic Parts and Fault Codes
• Chapter 10: Gas Appliance Parts
  
• Chapter 11: Automatic Dishwashers
• Chapter 12: Garbage Disposers
• Chapter 13: Electric Water Heaters
• Chapter 14: Gas Water Heaters
• Chapter 15: Automatic Washers
• Chapter 16: Automatic Electric Dryers
• Chapter 17: Automatic Gas Dryer
• Chapter 18: Electric Rangers and Ovens
• Chapter 19: Gas Ranges and Ovens
• Chapter 20: Microwave Ovens
• Chapter 21: Refrigerators and Freezers
• Chapter 22: Automatic Ice Makers
• Chapter 23: Room Air Conditioners