Space Heater Dangers

AAA Appliance Service Center recognizes that space heaters take the chill out of a room, but NICOR Gas remindes us to use them with caution. If you use a space heater, be sure it includes a tipover switch that shuts the unit off automatically should it accidentally turn over. Keep space heaters off of carpeting and three feet from draperies, blankets or sofas. Stay warm, but stay safe.

Clean Oven a Few Weeks Before or After Holidays!

*Warning**

Using your oven's self-clean feature can expose weak spots in your oven components. If you have not cleaned your oven yet, either wait until you are done with all of your cooking, or clean it before you start so you can have it up and running should there be any service issues. If your oven fails a few days before the holidays, you might not get it repaired in time for the upcoming holidays due to part order delays. It is a busy time for shipping packages. Give yourself enough time to take care of all your holiday service needs.

If you do have a last minute emergency call us. We are here to help and have many parts in stock.

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AAA Appliance Techs receive Alto-Shaam Combi-Oven Training

On October 25-26, Alto-Shaam (www.alto-shaam.com) hosted a training seminar that our commercial technicians attended on electric and gas combi-ovens, upright unibody warmers, cook and hold systems and quickchillers at the world headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It was lead by Ken Kruesher who had to leave and catch a ship on Norweigan cruise lines where 86 of these units are aboard. Alto-Shaam is the premier manufacturer of the patented cook and hold system and gas and electric combi-ovens which are manufactured in Wisconsin and utilized worldwide. Their products are used at finer hotels like the Peninsula, the Palmer House, The Park Hilton as well as museums like the Art Institute of Chicago, large catering operations, cruise lines, casinos, Dominicks (Safeway) and Jewel grocery stores as well as the Department of Defense.

Change the Time. Change the Batteries and Check Carbon Monoxide Detectors

• It's time for us to turn the clocks back. We begin to stay indoors with our windows closed and fireplaces burning. It is also time to change the batteries in our smoke detectors, and to make sure we have functioning carbon monoxide detectors located within 15 feet of our bedrooms. Monoxide detectors are required by Illinois State Law since January 2009. Many people are still not aware of this legislation to keep us safe. We recommend monoxide detectors that have a digital display like the Nighthawk brand that minimizes false readings by resampling the air every two minutes. This protects your family from severe injury by providing accurate readings, and protects the community by minimizing false positives which require response by your local fire protection district. Save the fire department the hassle by purchasing a good monoxide detector. The life you save may be your own. The Kiddie Nighthawk brand is available through our office or request one on-line at www.aaaasc.com at the Contact Us link.

Labconco Certification for AAA Appliance Biomedical Technicians

Several of our technicians received training and certification at the Labconco corporate headquarters in Kansas City, MO earlier this month. The two-day seminar covered Labconco scrubbers, centrafuge, freeze dryers (lypholizers) and stop ring tray dryers which are used in hospitals, medical schools, laboratories and water reclamation plants worldwide.