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Before You Close Your Vacation Home: Your Appliance Shutdown Checklist
Closing your vacation home for the season? Learn how to prepare your refrigerator, ice maker, dishwasher, washer, dryer, and water-connected appliances to help prevent leaks, odors, mold, and unpleasant surprises when you return
Sand, Salt, and Calcium: The Silent Killer of Your Beachside Washer
Beachside washers face damage from sand, salt air, and hard water minerals. Learn how coastal laundry habits, washer design, drain filters, and simple prevention steps can help protect your washing machine, reduce repair costs, and extend appliance life in beach homes and vacation rentals.
Storm Season is Here! Protect Your Appliances
Protect your appliances before, during, and after a power outage. Learn how to keep food safe, prevent appliance damage, reset controls, check breakers, and know when to call Cavalry for refrigerator, washer, dishwasher, oven, or freezer repair.
When Winter Takes its Toll on Your Appliances
Unexpected freezes in New Bern, NC are damaging dishwashers and washing machines in garages, mudrooms, and exterior walls. Learn how cold weather causes costly appliance repairs—and the simple, affordable steps homeowners can take to prevent freeze damage.
Appliances in the Summer vs. Winter
Since appliances tend to break less during the winter months than in the summer, this is the prime time to call your trusted Appliance Technician for non-urgent repairs that have been bothering you before they become an emergency. We are just starting to feel a slight relief in call volume and expect to be able to address your non-urgent appliance needs much more quickly during the months of February and March; so, plan ahead!
Rain, rain, go away…
Here, you’ll find some tips on what you can do to make the burden of unexpected water damage a bit less to bear. Learn what to have on hand BEFORE a water emergency occurs and the steps to take right away to help save you a lot of money.
Help your Appliances Survive the Eastern North Carolina Heat!
Summer is upon us, and the New Bern and Eastern North Carolina areas are warming up quickly. So, we’ve put together a few tips to help your refrigerators and freezers in these rising temperatures.

