Family Owned and Operated Since 1954
Pate Appliance Service is a family based company. Our family’s roots in America began in 1906 at Ellis Island. Our ancestors had a vision when they emigrated from Italy. They were committed men and women who possessed the spirit of adventure in their brave new world.
Pate Appliance Service, established in 1954 by Joseph Pate, has held firm to this same commitment and spirit, blending the values of both the old and new worlds. In 1978 Michael Pate took ownership of the business, developing and expanding the vision. His son Thomas joined the company in 1994 and his other son Adam joined in 2005.
Today we are a full service center for home appliances. We now offer personalized and customized sales, service and installation of major home appliances with that same family commitment. You can count on us to meet all your appliance needs with quality, pride, and prompt service. Have a service need or need a new appliance? Give us a call and see for yourself. We would love to have you as yet another member of our expanding family and company.
How to properly Load your Washing Machine
Best results with your washing machine starts with proper loading. This may seem like a simple matter. In fact, you may be scratching your head right now wondering what the big deal is right?
Well, we have a lot of calls each year that are directly due to improper loading and even though you may be the master of everything clean in your household, you may find out something here that you didn’t know.
A good start is to make sure you add your clothes in the tub loosly, dry, and one at a time. New washers force you to do this, but some of the golden oldies out there will allow you to start water fill first. Adding your clothes to the washer while water is filling is the number one way to overload your washer. This is because as the clothes absorb the water, they compress down with the weight, allowing you to add more than what the washer was designed to handle. Do not dump a hamper of clothes in at once because clothes items can get caught in the tub ring and could get in between the inner wash basket and outer tub. Keep like items together to ensure a balanced load.
How much clothes you can add vary from machine to machine, but the general rule is to stop with the tub looks 75 percent full or covered. In a top load machine, you should still be able to see a couple inches of the inner wash basket. On a front loader, the clothes should not be wanting to fall out of the front opening.
Checking pockets is important. We find all kinds of things in washer drain pumps. Legos, pins, pencils, nails, bobby pins, money (not enough to pay for the service call), among others. This can cause damage to the pump or worse can tear a hole in the drain hose, causing water to gush out onto your floor. Even if you tell your family to empty pockets before putting laundry in the hamper, you need to double check. Remember that you are the last line of defense to keep your washer or your home from being damaged.