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KitchenAid - Manufacturer's product information page including information on customer service, design center, schedule of events, recipes and promotions.
Maytag.com - Official site for home and commercial appliance products. Site includes product information, dealer locator, and customer service contacts.
Well Done - Brief reviews of several different kitchen appliances, how they work, and why to have them.
Epinions: Appliances - Consumer reviews, buying tips and advice, price information for large and small appliances.
Appliance.com - Descriptions of household appliances and selected lawn and garden equipment with links to dealers, manufacturers and buyer's guides.
GE Appliances - General Electric brand name appliances page with information on rebates, warranties, parts and service, special offers, product line and model numbers.
ServiceOntime.com - Service portal for India, which also has a useful troubleshooting guide for determining what might be malfunctioning about an appliance. Also includes links to service centres and other service locator information.
Appliance411.com - General home appliance information for consumers including money saving purchasing and servicing tips, getting repair parts, and links to merchants.
HomeAppliances.com - Provides access to appliance specifications, features, rebates, promotions and helpful appliance buying information from all manufacturers on the Web.
ConsumerReports: Appliances - Provides reviews, information and buying advice for appliances. Paid subscription required for full access.
ACestimates.com - Topics include air conditioning and heating maintenance, filters, indoor air quality, humidifying the home, repair cost estimates, thermostats, and heating safety.
Appliance Helpline - Free on-line major appliance diagnosis and repair tips. Also information on individualized telephone help for a small fee.
ApplianceAdvisor.com - Appliance content, industry news, product summaries and links to brand, e-dealer, and consumer resources in North America. Registration is required to access some parts, but is free.
How Stuff Works: Bathroom Scale - Photographic tour, with drawings, of the inside of a bathroom scale.
Active Buyer's Guide: Air Purifiers - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
How Stuff Works: Electric Razor - Photographic tour of the inside of an electric razor.
Howstuffworks.com's - What do the UL marks on so many products mean?
TV Gadget Judge - Hands on tests and reviews of As Seen on TV gadgets.
Appliance Help by the Virtual Repairman - Free appliance repair help for non-professionals.
RepairClinic.com - Appliance Repair Tips & Help - Offers basic maintenance and troubleshooting tips and teaches the workings of household appliances in easily understood language.
ApplianceStuff.com - Source for appliance parts, repair manuals, and free appliance repair advice.
Better Homes and Gardens: Kitchen Appliances - Includes tips, advice and information about kitchen appliances.
How Stuff Works: Wall Transformer - Photographic tour of the inside of the common power-cube transformer.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Space Heaters - Find a space heater that got high marks from the Good Housekeeping Institute
eBuyGuru : Indian Home Appliances and Consumer Electronics Resource - Buying guides and consumer reviews with links to shopping opportunities.
Really Cookin' - Appliance Corner - Information on kitchen appliances, a guide to help decide what to buy. From Whirlpool.
Sal's Online Appliance Repair - Information for the "Do it yourself" person.
HowStuffWorks: Appliance Bills - Why are my power bills so high? What appliances use the most power?
Schedule of Normal Life - Estimate of how long various appliances and systems last in an average home.
How Stuff Works: How Hair Dryers Work - Detailed photographic tour of the inside of a hair dryer, with full explanations of all parts, with many related links.
Energy Savers: Major Appliances Shopping Guide - U.S. Dept. of Energy explains what the energy saving labels mean for major energy appliances.
Consumersearch.com: Smoke Detectors - The site identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Space Heaters - Find a space heater that got high marks from the Good Housekeeping Institute
Coffee Lover's Obsession Site - Detailed information about coffee and espresso machines
Finding the Perfect Espresso - Explanation of how espresso is made and a review of espresso machines.
Epinions.com: Coffee Machines - Reviews, recommendations and advice on coffee machines.
Epinions.com: Espresso Machines - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Active Buyer's Guide: Coffee/Espresso Makers - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
CoffeeGeek - Everything coffee. Product reviews and tips and tricks for making coffee.
Epinions.com: Coffee Grinders - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
HowStuffWorks: Drip Coffee Makers - Shows how a drip coffee maker works, plus ideas on how to fix a broken one.
MSN eShop: Espresso Machines - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
More On Espresso Machines - 1998 article from Seasoned Cooking about semi-commercial espresso machines.
Home Coffee Grinders - 1998 article from Seasoned Cooking.
Home Espresso Machines - 1998 article from Seasoned Cooking.
Bean There Done That - Reviews from Seasoned Cooking about home coffee bean roasters.
ConsumerSearch.com: Coffee Makers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
ConsumerSearch.com: Espresso Machines Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Easy-to-Clean Grinder - 1998 review of coffee grinder.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Espresso and Coffee Makers - Consumer information from the Good Housekeeping Institute's buyers' guides and experts' product evaluations.
Espresso - Espresso machines and espresso preparation
ConsumerGuide Best Buy: Combination Coffee/Espresso Makers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
ReviewCentre.com : Espresso Machine Reviews - Consumer reviews and comparisons.
eBuyingGuides: Window Air Conditioning - How to buy a room air conditioner.
Active Buyer's Guide: Air Conditioners - Recommends the best air conditioners for based on consumer preferences and gives buying tips.
Epinions: Air Conditioners - Consumer reviews, price information, related appliances, buying tips and advice, ratings.
Warmair.com: Cooling Topics and Tools - Extensive information on all aspects and variations of cooling, air conditioning, including consumer information on how these appliances work and what to look for.
Carrier - Brand name product site. In addition to Carrier information, also has pages with consumer information such as what size air conditioners to buy for both home and industrial use.
HowStuffWorks: Air Conditioners - Describes air conditioning from window units up to large industrial applications.
SoYouWannaBuy.com: Air Conditioner - Step-by-step instructions on how to buy an air conditioner.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Central Air Conditioners - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Room Air Conditioners - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Heating and Air Conditioning Buying Tips - From a sales site, consumer information on buying heating and air conditioning and on hiring a contractor for installation.
Consumer Price Guide - Average contractor cost on system replacement for heating and cooling. Descriptions, terminology, specifications.
Working with A/C Contractors - Homeowner describes getting estimates, sorting out differing recommendations, monitoring work and correcting problems.
ACDoctor.com: Brand Neutral Air Conditioning Information - Information on buying and maintaining air conditioning systems.
Refrigerant-22 Phaseout - EPA site with homeowner information for consideration when purchasing or repairing a residential system or heat pump.
Consumersearch.com: Air Conditioners - The site identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
HVAC Mechanic.com - Information and support on heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or controls for home owners and professionals. Knowledge base, recalls, forum, glossary, and events.
eBuyingGuides: Dishwashers - How to buy a dishwasher.
Active Buyer's Guide: Dishwashers - Recommends products based on consumer preferences and has price information and buying advice.
Epinions: Dishwashers - Consumer reviews, ratings, buying tips and advice.
eHow: Dishwasher - How to choose a dishwasher.
Appliance.com: Dishwashers - Detailed descriptions of brands and features, includes prices, specifications.
eHow: Dishwasher - How to troubleshoot your dishwasher and make simple repairs.
Why Buy Energyb Efficient Appliances: Dishwashers - U.S. government agency gives tips about buying an energy-efficient appliance.
eHow: Dishwasher - How to load and run a dishwasher.
ConsumerSearch.comDishwashers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Energuide: Dishwashers - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Dishwashers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Dishwasher Care - Advice on how to get the best results from a dishwasher. Offers tips and a troubleshooting section plus links to relevant sites.
Whatsthebestdishwasher.com - Buying guide with tips and advice, plus a forum where consumers post problems and opinions.
Dishwasher Help - Dishwasher repair tips and facts.
ReviewCentre.com : Dishwasher Reviews and Comparisons - United Kingdom consumer reviews of dishwashers.
Active Buyer's Guide: Dryers - Recommends products based on consumer preferences.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Clothes Dryers - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Epinions: Dryers - Consumer reviews, ratings, rankings, buying tips and advice.
Appliance.com: Washers and Dryers - Lists brands, features, enthusiasitically describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
How Stuff Works: Clothes Dryers - Informative illustrated tour of a washing machine, with photographs that show how it is put together, its heating system and drive system.
Energuide: Clothes Dryers - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
MSN eShop: Dryers - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
ConsumerSearch.com: Clothes Dryers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Combination Washer/Dryers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Dryers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Dryer Help by the Virtual Repairman - Provides free consumer advice and answers to common questions.
What's The Best Dryer? - Offers a buying guide which discusses types, things to look for, features, cost, venting. Also has a forum section where people post their opinions or problems with a dryer.
Epinions: Microwaves - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Active Buyer's Guide: Microwave Ovens - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Appliance.com: Microwaves - Describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
ImproveNet: Microwave Ovens - Lists major manufacturers,product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings. .
Consumers' Checkbook: Microwave Ovens - Gives general considerations on how to select a product and which features are useful.
BigTray: Microwave Ovens - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
eBuyGuru : Microwaves : India - Includes specifications, features and comparisions.
eHow: Microwave - How to choose a microwave.
ConsumerSearch.com: Microwaves - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
How Stuff Works: Microwave Ovens - Impartial information for the consumer explaining how microwave ovens cook.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Microwave Ovens - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
What's the Best.net: Microwave Ovens - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a buyer's forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
ImproveNet: Wall Ovens - Lists major manufacturers, product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings.
Epinions: Ovens - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Ovens and Ranges - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
ConsumerSearch.com: Wall Ovens Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
BigTray: Convection Ovens - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
BigTray: Conveyor Ovens - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
eHow: Built-In Oven - How to choose a built-in oven.
Appliance.com: Ovens - Lists brands, features, describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
Appliance help by the Virtual Repairman - Presents information on how selected items work and how best to use them.
Epinions: Range Hoods - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Air Cleaning Devices for the Home - Discusses general air cleaning filters and devices, including a small section near the end on ductless range hoods; from the California Air Resources Board.
ImproveNet: Range Hoods - Lists major manufacturers, product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings.
Inspector's in the House - Column with two Q&As, the second one deals with ductless range hoods being up to code.
ConsumerGuide Best Buy: Range Hoods - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
ImproveNet: Ranges - Lists major manufacturers, product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings.
Appliance.com: Cooking Appliances - Lists brands, features, describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
Epinions: Ranges - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
BigTray: Ranges - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
Consumers' Checkbook: How to Buy Ranges - Gives general considerations on how to select a product and which features are useful.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Ovens and Ranges - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
MSN eShop: Ranges - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
ConsumerSearch.com: Ranges Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
EnerGuide: Ranges Buying Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
Active Buyer's Guide: Ranges - Learns your needs and recommends the best category name ranges for you based on your preferences.
EnerGuide: Ranges Operating Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Ranges - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
What's The Best.net: Ranges - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a buyer's forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
Epinions: Freezers - Comprehensive site with consumer reviews, price information, related appliances, buying tips and advice, ratings.
Consumers' Checkbook: How to Buy Refrigerators - Gives general considerations on how to select a product and which features are useful.
Epinions: Refrigerators - Comprehensive site with consumer reviews, price information, related appliances, buying tips and advice, ratings.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Refrigerators - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Appliances: Freezers - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
HowStuffWorks: Correct Refrigerator Temperature - How to know what the ideal tempreature is for keeping food safely.
BigTray: Reach-In Refrigerators/Freezers - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
eBuyGuru - Buying guides, specifications, prices, product comparisons, shopping opportunities on refrigerators available in India.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Chill Out - Article about side-by-side refrigerators.
ImproveNet: Refrigerators/Freezers - Lists major manufacturers and then lists what they offer in a product line. Allows consumer to view what is on the market within a product type.
MSN eShop: Refrigerators - A shopping site which also has consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
HowStuffWorks: Frost-free Refrigerators - How does a frost-free refrigerator work?
How Stuff Works: How Refrigerators Work - Illustrated tutorial shows how a refrigerator operates, with related information about home and car air conditioners. Also explains propane refrigerators found in RVs, the new electronic coolers and cold packs.
Active Buyer's Guide: Refrigerators - Recommends the best based on consumer preferences and gives buying tips.
EnerGuide: Refrigerators Buying Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
EnerGuide: Freezers Buying Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
EnerGuide: Freezers Operating Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
EnerGuide: Refrigerators Operating Tips - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
Consumersearch.com: Refrigerators - Gives product and model number ratings and reviews, comparisons, buying tips.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Refrigerators and Freezers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
What's The Best.net: Fridge - Buying guide with tips and advice, plus a forum where consumers post problems and opinions.
What's the Best.net: Sewing Machines - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a buyer's forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
Viking Sewing Machines Recalled - Voluntary recall, published Dec. 1999.
eHow: Sewing Machine Needles - How to choose a needle for machine sewing.
Epinions: Sewing Machines - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
MSN eShop: Sewing machines - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
Buying a First Sewing Machine - Q&A from a discussion list on About.com about what to look for when buying a first sewing machine.
Online Sewing Machine - A Japanese company is developing a sewing machine that can be connected to the Internet to download and automatically stitch patterns displayed.
Buying Sewing Machines - Some discussion and general advice, and links to manufacturer's pages for more specific information about particular brands.
Purchasing a Sewing Machine - Postings from Quiltnet (date unknown) about the actual process of talking to a sales person in a store.
ConsumerSearch.com: Sewing Machines Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Sewing Machines - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Active Buyer's Guide: Cooktops - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Epinions: Cooktops - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Active Buyer's Guide: Handheld/Stick Vacuums - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Active Buyer's Guide: Upright Vacuums - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
eBuying Guides: Vacuum Cleaner - What to look for when buying a vacuum cleaner.
ConsumerSearch.com: Canister Vacuums - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
ConsumerSearch.com: WetDry Vacuums - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Consumers' Checkbook: Vacuum Cleaners - Gives general considerations on how to select a product and which features are useful.
HowStuffWorks: How Vacuum Cleaners Work - Graphic tutorial looks inside a vacuum cleaner and shows how it works.
Air Tec Vacuum Cleaners. - Product descriptions, technical specifications and attachments for the Air Tec models.
Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner Service and Office Locations - Information for Rainbow vacuum cleaner owners with distributor lists, forums, and product listings.
eHow: Vacuum Cleaner - How to choose a vacuum cleaner.
Kirby Vacuum Cleaner Owners Club - Information and forums for kirby vacuum cleaner owners worldwide. Technical help-line, product identification pages and links to suppliers of bags, belts and spare parts.
Vacuum Cleaner Buying Guide - Compares the features and benefits of upright vacuums against cannister types and links to suppliers of both.
Epinions: Vacuum Cleaners - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
What's the Best.net: Vacuum - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a buyer's forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
Sebo Vacuum Cleaners. - Product descriptions and company information from the American distributor of this German machine.
Vacuum Cleaner Buying Guide - Guide to buying a vacuum cleaner from a merchant sales site.
HowStuffWorks: Vacuum Cleaner Noise - Why are vacuum cleaners so loud?
Good Housekeeping: Rug Warriors - Consumer information from the Good Housekeeping Institute's buyers' guides and experts' product evaluations.
GoodHousekeepin Institute: Vacuum Cleaners - Consumer information from the Good Housekeeping Institute's buyers' guides and experts' product evaluations.
ConsumerSearch.com: Upright Vacuums - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Beam Vacuum Systems Ireland - Supplier and installer of domestic and industrial central vacuum systems in Ireland with details of products and services.
Anix Central Vacuum Supply - Anix Central Vacuum Supply is a MD Manufacturing Preferred Dealer for built-in vacuum systems designs and installations.
Miele Vacuum Cleaners - Miele vacuum cleaner product details from a usa based store.
Riccar.com - Product descriptions, technical specifications and attachments for the Riccar models.
Dis-Hab, portuguese company that imports and distributes central vacuum cleaning systems - Company located in the center of Portugal in the city of Coimbra. It's main activity consists in the distribution of central vacuum cleaning systems, installation fittings and cleaning acessories.
HEPA-filter Vacuum Cleaners - Brief consumer comment on message board.
Clarke vacuum cleaner owners club - Clarke vacuum cleaner bags, parts, information and forums.
Hoover vacuum cleaner manuals - Hoover vacuum cleaner manuals online for your convience. All of Hoovers US and European models.
Appliance.com: Vacuums and Cleaners - Lists brands, features, describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Floor Care Products - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
UK Vacuum Cleaner Buying Guide - UK site offering buying guides, brand & retailer search facility, and a brochure request service.
Rainbow Vacuum Supplies - Parts and supplies for the water based Rainbow vacuum cleaner.
Bissell Vacuum Cleaner Owners Club. - Bissell vacuum cleaner bags, parts, information and forums.
Vacuum Cleaner Reviews and Ratings. - Consumer reviews and ratings of Vacuum Cleaners.
Active Sales Assistant: Washer/Dryer Combos - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Active Sales Assistant: Washers - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Appliance.com: Washers and Dryers - Buyers guides on top load and high efficiency front loading models. Lists brands, prices and features, plus has links for shopping sources.
World Washing Machines - Covers all aspects of the washing machine industry including extensive listings of worldwide manufacturers of finished goods, raw materials, suppliers and their products.
HowStuffWorks: Washing Machines - The controls, the agitator, the timer, the pump, and other washing machine features.
US Department of Energy: Clothes Washers - Discusses minimum efficiency standards and operation costs of residential washing machines.
eBuyGuru : Washing Machines : India - Helps Indian consumers choose the right machine for their needs. Includes specifications, features, consumer opinions, comparisons and shopping opportunities.
Compare India - Washing Machines - Price comparisons and Buyers guide for washing machines targeting Indian consumers.
Mouthshut.com- Washing Machines - Read experiences or write your own consumer review on clothes washers for India and area markets.
ConsumerSearch: Washing Machines - Offering analysis of popular reviews on products and services, then recommends best buys and rankings based on evaluation of the reviewers.
Energy Star. Clothes Washers - Rated by the Department of Energy and EPA as significantly more energy efficient than the minimum government standards. Search database for models and retailers.
Epinions: Washing Machines - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
ImproveNet: Washers/Dryers - Lists major manufacturers, product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings.
MSN eShop: Washers - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
Horizontal Axis Washing Machines - Compares the benefits of front loading style washers.
Consumer Reports Online: Washers - Must be a subscriber to view content. Offers free link to latest model recalls.
Australian Consumers' Association- Washing Machines - Contains consumer advice and buying information for Australians. Site charges a fee to view reports.
Antique Washing Machine Museum - Offers articles, photographs and video clips, and a patent database.
Longzhen Washing Machines - Manufactured for the Chinese market. Information and specifications in both English and Chinese text.
Virtual Repairman's Washer Tips - Advice on washing machine troubleshooting for consumers.
What's the Best Inc: Washers - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
BuyXYZ- Washing Machines - Intended for UK citizens featuring latest developments, brochure requests,local washing machine dealer search, and more.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Laundry Care Products - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best washers.
Dooyoo: Washing Machines - Consumer reviews and ratings of Washing Machines in the UK and European market.
What's the Best.net: Grill - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has a buyer's forum where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
Grill Search - Lists many gas grill manufacturers with links to gas barbecue grill sites. Also includes buying guide.
Active Buyer's Guide: Gas and Electric Grills - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
eHow: Gas Barbecue Grill - How to buy a gas barbecue grill.
Grill Safety Tips - Consumer safety tips and advice for gas and charcoal grills from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ImproveNet: Outdoor Grills - Lists major manufacturers, product lines, experts, and some how-to and consumer advice, so that consumers can see what is on the market. Does not accept payments for listings.
Barbeque Headquarters - Sponsored by Sunbeam and Coleman, with grills and accessories for sale, service and sales locators, user manuals online, helpful hints and recipes.
Good Housekeepin Institute: Gas Grills - Good Housekeeping rates 18 gas barbeque grills with an eye for models that are easy to light, have lots of room, and are a cinch to clean.
Consumersearch.com: Gas BBQ Grills - Product reviews.
Netscape Barbecue Decision Guide - Compare barbecues and determine which barbeque is most suitable.
BigTray: Blenders - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
Mix, Blend, Chop, Process - Seasoned Cooking article from 1999 about blenders and food processors.
Consumersearch.com: Blenders - The site identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Handheld Blenders - Discussion of features and brands from Epicurious.
Active Buyer's Guide: Breadmakers - Recommends the best products for you based on your preferences.
Having Your Bread and Eating it too - 1999 article about bread makers from Seasoned Cooking.
Making Bread while You Loaf - Somewhat rambling first person account of why to buy a breadmaker and what the joys and advantages are.
Selecting a Bread Machine - Gives advice on evaulating, choosing and purchasing an automatic bread maker.
Epinions: Bread Machines - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Epinions.com: Size Does Matter (or How To Go About Buying A Bread Machine) - Article detailing what one should consider before purchasing an automatic bread machine.
The Bread Machine Digest - A comprehensive with all kinds of information, including consumer information about buying a new machine, basic instructions, maintenance, and how-to instructions.
ConsumerSearch.com: Breadmakers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Epinions: Can Openers - Reviews, recommendations and advice on can openers.
Chile-Heads Archives Volume 3: Dehydrators - Personal posts on which food dehydrators work well.
Epinions: Dehydrators - Reviews, recommendations and advice on dehydrators.
Recall to Replace Food Dehydrators - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1997 announces recall of K-Tel food dehydrators.
Dehydrators - From a merchant sales site promoting a particular brand, some useful information on features to consider having when purchasing a food dehydrator.
Chile-Heads Archives Volume 2: Dehydrators - Personal posts about best dehydrators.
Gardeners Archives Volume 1: Dehydrators - Personal posts on best food dehydrators.
American Harvest Snackmaster Dehydrator 2400 - 1998 review from Seasoned Cooking.
eHow: Dehydrator - How to buy a dehydrator, and how to dry apples, banana chips, dry onions, potatoes, beef jerky.
CPSC and T-Fal Corp. Announce Recall of Deep Fryers - SafetyAlerts article from 1997.
Epinions.com: Reviews of Deep Fryers - Reviews, recommendations and advice on deep fryers.
Active Buyer's Guide: Food Processors - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Mix, Blend, Chop, Process - Seasoned Cooking article from 1999 about blenders and food processors.
eHow: Food Processor - How to choose a food processor.
eHow: Food Processor - How to use a food processor.
MSN eShop: Food processors - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
ConsumerSearch.com: Food Processors Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
BigTray: Food Processors - Features buying tips and advice for kitchen equipment used in restaurants and institutional kitchens.
ConsumerGuide Best Buy: Compact Food Processors - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Steam Irons and Softened Water - Opinion from the Water Quality Association.
Epinions.com: Reviews of Irons - Reviews, recommendations and advice on irons.
Steam irons - History of steam irons, with photographs.
Deja.com: Irons - Detailed features and specifications for irons.
ConsumerSearch.com: Steam Irons Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Ice Cream Machines - Discussion from Epicurious Food of manual and electrice ice cream machines.
Rival Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Freezer - Review of one model of ice cream maker.
Epinions.com: Reviews of Ice Cream Makers - Reviews, recommendation and advice on ice cream makers.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Ice Cream Makers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Epinions: Mixers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Sir Mixing it Up a Lot - Article about hand and stand mixers and desirable features from 1999 issue of Seasoned Cooking.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Portable Mixers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Stand Mixers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Epinions: Pasta Makers - Reviews, recommendations and advice on pasta makers.
Pasta Machines - Discussion thread for vegans about advantages of pasta machines.
Pasta Machines - Brief encyclopedia article about types of pasta machines, from Cook's Encyclopedia.
Epinions: Juicers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Juicers - A few consumer-generated emailed reviews from Rawtimes.
ConsumerSearch.com: Juicers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Juicers/Juice Extractors - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Excerpts From The Pressured Cook - Excerpts about pressure cookers from a book sale site.
Epinions: Pressure Cookers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Re: Pressure cookers / fryers - Q&A from consumers on what pressure cookers can be used for.
Chile-Heads Archives Volume 2: [CH] Pressure Canners/Cookers - Consumers discuss pressure cookers.
Epinions: Rotisseries and Roaster Ovens - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Epinions: Steam Cleaners - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Allergy Buyer Club: Carpet Cleaner TW 300 - Evaluates brand name appliances as to effectiveness in helping users control allergies.
Time and Money Saving Tips - What to look for when choosing a carpet care professional to come in and clean your carpets.
ConsumerSearch.com: Steam Cleaners Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Appliance.com: Specialty Cleaners - Lists brands, features, describes new products, prices, specifications, and links to shopping sources.
Epinions: Sandwich Makers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Epinions: Kitchen Scales - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
HowStuffWorks: Bathroom Scales - A fascinating look inside a bathroom scale.
Epinions: Personal Scales - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Food Scales - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
ConsumerGuide Best Buys: Personal Scales - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Epinions: Popcorn Poppers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Epinions: Slow Cookers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Ideas to Make Life a Little Easier - From Single Parents World, a page of tips, including a couple of paragraphs for using and choosing a crock pot.
The Plot Thickens, or Should I Say the Stew? - 1999 article about slow cookers from Seasoned Cooking.
ConsumerSearch.com: Slow Cookers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Consumer Guide BestBuys: Slow Cookers/Crock Pots - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
American Residential Services - Plumbing, water heater repair, air conditioners, gas furnace, heating, cooling, duct cleaning, indoor air quality, from American Residential Services.
Furnace Safety Issues - A list of safety concerns and inspection points, put out by a Dallas, Texas heating company, but some of the points made are applicable anywhere.
The Furnace-Free House in Vermont - Discussion reported in Environmental Building News about designing a house that uses alternate forms of energy.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Furnaces / Boilers? - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Energy Efficient Gas Furnaces - How to buy an energy-efficient residential gas furnace, by the US department of energy.
Buy Furnace - research gas and electric furnaces and home heating products, compare brands, or locate a furnace dealer near you.
Hydronic Underfloor Heating - An article in Backwoods Home Magazine by Michael Hackleman, explaining what hydronic floor heating is; includes diagrams.
Installing electric in floor heating - An article on how to choose and install in floor heating.
Advantages of floor heating - An enthusiastic evaluation, but still somewhat informative article, of the comforts of radiant floor heat, posted by a company that installs them.
Dual Heating Mix - An article about the benefits of using radiant floor and forced air heating in an industrial setting; posted by a company that installs such systems.
Floor Heating Videos - Videos showing the installation of an electric floor heating system.
Solar Floor Heating - Article describing the use of solar energy (air and hydronic warm floors).
Floor Heating under Ceramic Tile - Shows the installation process of an electric floor heating system when installing a new tile floor.
Continental Underfloor Heating Systems - Underfloor heating systems designed and supplied across the UK using, with quotations available generally within 3 days.
Electric underfloor heating - Floor Heating Systems - suppliers of Electric underfloor heating for Woodfloors & for tiled floors, also insulation & mirror demisters.
Energy Savers: Heating and Cooling - An article by the U.S. Dept. of Energy on how to save money and energy with heating systems and accessories.
Energy Savers: Your Home's Energy Use - Money saving tips from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Micheal Holigan: Heating and energy savings - User-friendly guide to energy efficiency.
Weathering the High Cost of Heating Your Home - Federal Trade Commission issues consumer alert on how to keep heating costs down; from SafetyAlerts.com.
Why Buy Energy Efficient Heat Pumps? - United States Dept. of Energy's Office of Codes and Standards lists appliances and their energy efficiency and cost of operation.
Bob Vila: energy efficient home - Offers information on how to combine building materials for maximum energy efficiency.
ACDoctor.com: Heating Equipment Information - Information on buying and maintaining heating equipment systems.
All About Home - Mechanical Tips - Advice from experts on heating systems, ventilation, steam heating, forced air and hot air furnaces, thermostats, oil and gas burners.
Canadian Western Mechanical - Consumer information and advice on selection, installation, and repair from sales company.
Epinions: Space Heaters - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Good Housekeeping Institute: Space Heaters - An interactive guide to help you choose the right space heater for your needs.
Heat Source Consulting - Provides information on buying equipment and mechanical information on systems.
HowStuffWorks: Heat Pump - How does a heat pump work?
HVAC Recalls - List of recall notices concerning heating appliances, from SafetyAlert.com.
The Masonry Heater Association Library - Articles about aspects of masonry heating, including energy ratings, risks, carbon monoxide dangers, all about woodsmoke, how to buy and install a wood-burning appliance.
Residential Gas Heating Systems, Video# SV385 - This program explores the various types of heating systems, their components, and how they operate; produced by and can be ordered at nominal cost from Kansas State University.
Trane - Home Comfort Institute - Consumer information and tips on gas furnaces, heat pumps, programmable thermostats, air cleaners, and how to hire a heating contractor; from Trane, a manufacturer.
Williamson Heating Systems - Manufacturer of air conditioners, boilers, gas and oil furnaces
James's Boiler Controller - A laptop computer is mounted on the wall in place of the thermostat to control the central heating. Pictures, instructions, and source code (GPL) are included.
Hot Water and Steam Boiler Consumer Information - Homeowner advice and self maintenance tips for boilers. Pictures of boiler controls and piping with detailed information on aquastats, expansion tanks, hot water loops, air vents, and basic operation.
DuctWorks-Do It Yourself Heating and Cooling - Providers of HVAC Layout and Design for the diy Homeowner. Services include HVAC system layout, load calculation, a material list and suppliers of HVAC products.
Electroheat PLC. The amptec central heating boiler - The Amptec central heating boiler-The electric alternative
Easy-Heat Radiators - Easy-Heat are manufacturers and suppliers of Independent Radiators for both residential and commercial use. The wall mounted radiators can be used in conservatories, loft conversions, residential homes, schools, listed building and other non-central heated locations.
Home Energy Magazine - Choosing a Heating System That Saves Energy: detailed review of the heating systems available and how they compare energy-wise.
Fifas - Electric central heating system for the home, easy to install and a safe closed system providing hot water and central heating.
How Stuff Works: Toaster - Close-up interior pictures fully explain how this common appliance operates with many related links.
Epinions: Toasters - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Active Buyer's Guide: Toaster Ovens - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
eHow: Troubleshoot Your Toaster - How to make simple repairs instead of buying a new one.
Epinions: Toaster Ovens - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
MSN eShop: Toaster Ovens - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
MSN eShop: Toasters - A shopping site which also mixes in consumer information, including decision tips, product types available, and features to consider.
ConsumerSearch.com: Toaster Ovens Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
Consumer Guide BestBuys: Toaster Ovens - Comprehensive. Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Consumer Guide BestBuys:Toasters - Comprehensive. Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Epinions: Waffle Irons - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Disney Announces Recall of Mickey's Waffle Irons - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcment from 1999.
Active Buyer's Guide: Waffle Irons - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Belgian Waffle Irons - Cuisine magazine article about what to look for when purchasing a Belgian waffle iron.
Consumer Guide BestBuys: Waffle makers - Comprehensive. Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Epinions: Water Filters - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Allergy Buyer Club: Water Purifiers - Evaluates brand name appliances as to effectiveness in helping users control allergies.
HowStuffWorks: Charcoal Filters - What is activated charcoal and why is it used in filters?
Active Buyer's Guide: Water Filters - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Treatment Systems for Household Water Supplies - Activated Carbon Filtration - 1992 article from the North Dakota State University Extension Service explaining in detail what activated charcoal systems can and cannot do.
Home Water Treatment Using Activated Carbon - Discussion and guidelines from a 1997 article from the Michigan State University Extension.
HowStuffWorks: Reverse Osmosis - How does reverse osmosis work to purify or filter the water?
Water Treatment Equipment: A Buyer's Guide - Helps consumers know what to look for when considering water treatment equipment.
Ahdorma: Water Filters - Explains the different methods and technologies used in water filters.
Ahdorma: Water Distillers - Explains how water distillers purify water.
Ahdorma: Water Softeners - Explains how water softeners work.
Ahdorma: Water Purifiers - Explains how water purifiers use reverse osmosis to purify water.
Consumer Guide BestBuys: Water Filtration Devices - Indexed information by brand.
What's The Best Filter? - Offers a buying guide for water filters.
Epinions: Teakettles - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
New Kitchen Helpers - Good Housekeeping Institute reviews the Quick-Boil Kettle from Russell Hobbs; article is from August, 1999.
Consumer Guide Best Buys: Tea Kettles - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.
Active Buyer's Guide: Steamers and Rice Cookers - Helps user decide what to buy based on input of preferences. Includes specifications, features, reviews, comparisons.
Epinions: Steamers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Epinions: Rice Cookers - Consumer-generated reviews, buying tips and advice, ratings, price information, and searchable in a variety of ways from price to product type.
Sally's Kitchen: Rice Cooker Reviews - Discusses desirable features and rates several brand name rice cookers.
White Rice - On a recipe page, a brief explanation of how to use a microwave oven as a rice cooker instead of a special appliance.
HowStuffWorks: Rice Cookers - How does a rice cooker know when to turn off?
ConsumerReview: Steamers/Rice Cookers - Consumer-generated product reviews, ratings, prices for brands and models.
ConsumerGuide Best Buy: Steamers - Staff reviewers analyze products and recommend the best.

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