Safety-first tools
Appliance checklists that help you stop guessing
These tools do not diagnose the appliance. They help you decide what information to gather, what safe boundaries to respect, and when to stop using the appliance.
Available tools
Food safety
Refrigerator food safety checklist
Use official food-safety source links and cautious prompts after cooling errors, power loss, or unknown temperatures.
Fire safetyDryer airflow risk checklist
Use a safety-first checklist when a dryer shows restricted-airflow, check-vent, or overheating warnings.
How to use these tools
- Start with the visible code and appliance type.
- Keep model-number context nearby when safe to find.
- Use official source links for safety thresholds.
- Stop and call qualified help when the checklist says to stop.
Not a repair diagnosis
FaultCodeLab checklists are designed for safe triage and preparation. They do not confirm parts failures, internal wiring faults, gas issues, or sealed-system refrigeration problems.
Safety guideChoose the right checklist
Food safety
Refrigerator food safety checklist
- Use when
- Cooling trouble, power loss, or unknown refrigerator/freezer temperature.
- Stop when
- Food temperature is unknown, cooling is not returning, or water/electrical damage is present.
- Source basis
- FoodSafety.gov, FDA, USDA, and CDC safety references.
Fire safety
Dryer airflow risk checklist
- Use when
- Check-vent, restricted-airflow, overheating, or long-dry warnings.
- Stop when
- Burning smell, smoke, repeated heat warnings, gas concerns, or unsafe vent access.
- Source basis
- USFA and NFPA dryer fire-safety references.