MANILA, Philippines?Before you throw away those appliances and other household tools that were submerged in floodwaters, make sure they are no longer salvageable by getting a trained technician to look at them.
As mentioned in last week?s column, some gadgets may not have just collected water but mud and debris, too. So, even if you think they have dried completely, there might be stuff stuck to crevices that need to be removed and the appliance cleaned thoroughly to get it working at optimum level again.
You would not want to add the purchase of new appliances to the already high cost of having your house repaired because of damage caused by the floods.
I do not know how well you are able to let your fingers do the walking and find the things you need in the yellow pages. How they arrived at their classifications befuddles me. I still do not know where to look for what. Last week, for instance, I was looking for the local office of the Italian stove manufacturer Elba. I looked it up in just about every category listed in the yellow pages and could not find it anywhere. Fortunately, the alphabetical listing yielded the information I needed.
To help readers who may also find it difficult to get the information they need about their appliances? service centers, here are contact numbers provided by Robinsons Appliances. Actually, they also gave the addresses but listing them would take up so much space so I will just give you the phone numbers and you can call them up for their addresses.
Whirlpool/Fujidenzo Service Centers-Aserco Affiliated Electronics Service, Mandaluyong, 6314492, 7460441; Global Airtech Inc., Mandaluyong, 6356652, 7471685; Goldhomes Enterprises, Quezon City, 9132043, 9130835, 9122042; R. Acosta Enterprises, QC, 4549786; JP Jacinto Enterprises, Makati City, 7510387; Ramecon Industries Corp., Pasay City, 8525195
Sanyo Service Centers, Head Office, Makati, 8921493; Quezon City branch, tel. 4149647, 3741349, telefax (033) 3371313
Sony Customer Contact Center (They have a centralized system. When you call or fax, they will refer you to the service center nearest to you), tel. 8787600, telefax 8603398.
Dowell Service Centers, QC, 9119052; Mandaluyong, 5310837
Sharp Service Centers, Muntinlupa, 8074991-94, 0922-8045318, 0922-8045301, call center 8427777, telefax 8079184; QC?9294208, 4967664, 0922-8045304, fax 9294208; Manila?7402513, 4961483, 0922-8045305, fax 7402513
GE-Quality Circuits Services Inc., Pasig City, 6433456, fax 6436562; Centigrade Appliance and Service, QC, 4396146, fax 4388752; Fedmark Enterprises, QC, 9394399, 4554754; Danc?s Repair Services, Caloocan City, 9385467, 4525286, 4616381; Araquel Ref. & Aircon Appliance Service Co., QC, 3710376, 3722352; Extreme Aire Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Malabon, 4483784; Raycon Aircon & Refrigeration Services, Marikina City, 6459591-92, fax 6451078 or 9358803; BEA Thermo Tech Services, Antipolo City, 6960927; Techno Edge Service Center, Las Piñas City, 8057718; Gentic Appliance Center & Service, Muntinlupa City, 7738495, 8422607
Condura/Kelvinator Service Center (for customer unit) 8126751, 0922-8704580; (service center hotline) 8923583, 0922-8704581.
More numbers next week. I hope readers find the information helpful.
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