Q: The last couple of times I’ve been in my pool, the water seems to be circulating poorly. Do I need to replace my pool pump motor or the whole pump? A: The short answer to whether you need to ...

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There are still plenty of gas-powered tools around, and Makita has announced a brand-new product designed to bring them into ...

Replacing a condenser fan motor on HVAC equipment is a relatively simple job for technicians, but it’s always good practice to review the steps to make sure it’s done properly and safely. The most ...

One common view of motor repair goes as follows: Repair or replace motor. Return to service. This often results in a third step: repeat. If you have déjà vu with any of your motor repairs, the ...

The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) has published ANSI/EASA AR100-2025, the updated edition of the only ...

Back in the day, you had to hand-crank your engine to start it. Thankfully, Charles Kettering and Cadillac gave us the electric starter motor in 1912, and we’ve started our engines from the comfort of ...

Many of us have been in this scenario: driving down the road in the rain, you turn on your windshield wipers only to have them do an inadequate job clearing your field of view. Perhaps the wiper is ...

Every car has windows that move up and down. But what you might not know is that they move with the help of a special mechanism, the window lifter (or regulator). By design, it includes a motor ...

How long do motor mounts last in an auto? My 1995 Saturn is getting an oil change/maintenance done, and the mechanic suggested getting the top mount changed as it was "compressed." I'm putting it off ...