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A pre-summer heat wave that baked much of the country in June helped jump-start the stalled room air conditioner market.
Prior to the June pick-up, dealers and manufacturers were sitting on excess inventory that was carried over from last year's unseasonably cool summer.
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As expected, Frigidaire Home Products has expanded the "true white" ceramic-top material first introduced in its Frigidaire Gallery line at last April's Kitchen/ Bath Industry Show (TWICE, April 26, p. 88) into its traditional Frigidaire-brand cooktops.
In addition, the company has two new dual-fuel slide-in ranges. Model FCS367CH, with gas surface burners and electric self-cleaning oven, also has electronic controls and includes both a power burner and a simmer burner. It comes in white or black.
Manufacturers and dealers were hopeful that last week's first nationwide heat wave of the summer would kick-start sales of room air conditioners after weeks of relatively cool climes.
But consumers who sought relief from the heat by purchasing first-time or replacement models were faced with a perennial decision: visit a mass merchant to grab an inexpensive import and go, or make a longer-term investment in a premium appliance that's sold on an assisted sales floor.
H.H. Gregg is exiting the repair business.
In an effort to focus on its core retail competencies, the regional majap and CE powerhouse is outsourcing its product service and repair operations to national and regional product service providers, including GE, the chain reported.
Cleveland - Frigidaire has voluntarily recalled three series of clothes washers due to a possible fire hazard.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an internal defect in the washers' drain pumps can cause heat to build up, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The recalled washers include top-load, 3.1-cubic-foot front-load, and laundry center combo-models that were sold between February and May under the Crosley, Frigidaire, Kelvinator, Kenmore, Wascomat and White-Westinghouse brands.
Frigidaire has voluntarily recalled three series of clothes washers due to a possible fire hazard. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an internal defect in the washers' drain pumps can cause heat to build up, posing a fire hazard to consumers. The recalled washers include top-load, 3.1-cubic-foot front-load, and laundry center combo-models that were sold between February and May under the Crosley, Frigidaire, Kelvinator, Kenmore, Wascomat and White-Westinghouse brands.
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA — Frigidaire Central Vacuum Systems, a division of Beam Industries, has named The Advantage Group (TAG) as its exclusive national distributor for the custom installation, systems integration and installing retail channels.
Beam, a leading manufacturer and marketer of central vacuum systems, is aiming its licensed Frigidaire line specifically at the custom installation and builder market.
Production snafus associated with Frigidaire's massive changeover to a new energy-efficient refrigeration platform have cost the company some $60 million in charges on operating income during the first half of the year, according to Swedish corporate parent Electrolux AB.
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