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Organizing Appliance Manuals

July 1, 2010

Stack of Appliance ManualsWhen you receive a new appliance, write the 800 number on the manual as well as the model number and then take a picture of the front of the manual for your records. Then take the manual itself, slip it into a ziploc bag, and tape it to the back of the appliance, along with all paperwork that came with the appliance. If you need the manual at a future date, look for the appliance and the manual will be there.

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On appliances with a case to hold the appliance, such as a cordless drill, tape the manual into the case. This saves so much hassle from trying to find the information when something goes wrong and you need to look something up. A lot of service calls can be avoided if you have the manual to refer to.

By one.of.a.kind from AL

 
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 170 Posts
November 29, 2010

In most home products, you will usually get a manual. Many may have one or several language sections. I only need to read one language. To make reading more manageable, I staple together the pages I will not need.

 
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 131 Posts
January 9, 2017

Almost every item we purchase comes with an instruction manual or guide. And all of mine get thrown into my junk drawer until I need to refer to them.

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I finally found an easy way to declutter and organize those manuals that I think is going to work well. Follow these steps to make a binder like mine.

Organizing Home Instruction  Manuals - finished labeled binder with tabs

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677 Posts
May 5, 2017

I staple my receipts to the inner cover of my instruction manuals. They come in handy when I need to review the product's warranty policy. Today there was a split in my vacuum cleaner cord and a spark came out of it. Since it was 3 years old, I assumed the warranty was over and I would have to buy a new one. I read the manual and was pleasantly surprised to find out I had a 5 year warranty.

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I called the customer service department and will be getting a replacement within 3-5 business days. Even with a coupon to Bed Bath and Beyond, a new unit would have cost $160 plus tax, so I just saved myself a considerable amount of money.

A receipt stapled to the inside of an instructions manual.

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May 20, 2009

There have been a lot of posts here at ThriftyFun from people asking for manuals. When you buy any product, don't throw the manual away. Keep a large folder strictly for manuals.

 
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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 418 Posts
May 21, 2019

Soon after we were married, my husband surprised me with a sewing machine in a small cabinet. That was 58 years ago.

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I have taken good care of it and have never had any problems. To oil it, I have to pull out the instruction manual.

An old Kenmore sewing machine manual in a plastic bag.

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February 25, 2005

After the umpteenth time of having to sort through dozens of loose manuals stuffed in a drawer, I have finally found a much better system for handling such materials. I purchased an Avery extra tough, locking rings 3" notebook (which holds up to 460 pages)...

 
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June 24, 2016

This is a page about storing manuals and receipts. Storing large and small appliance and electronics manuals as well as receipts for other valuable purchases is a good idea.

Unorganized stack of manuals

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May 20, 2009

Operator's manuals are valuable. They tell how to safely use an appliance or tool, where to get it repaired, and often how to make adjustments or repairs yourself.

 
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