Tessa Brandt

Tessa Brandt edits the troubleshooting guides, model notes and error-code explanations on this site. Readers here run Maytag washer and dryer pairs in garages, closets and shared laundry rooms, French-door and bottom-freezer refrigerators in family kitchens, dishwashers under tight counters, and ranges and over-the-range microwaves in rentals a landlord fitted out years ago. Every article starts with what an owner can see and safely check from the outside: the code on the display, the full model number on the label, the breaker, the water valves, the drain filter, the dryer lint screen and the outside vent hood. Each guide explains what a symptom can and cannot tell you and when the next step belongs to a technician.