Glossary
Appliance Repair Technician Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential appliance repair technician terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key appliance repair technician vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in appliance repair technician training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Compressor
- Pumps refrigerant.
- Continuity test
- Checks complete circuit.
- Control board
- Appliance computer.
- Defrost heater
- Melts frost.
- Door switch
- Detects door position.
- Drain pump
- Removes water.
- EPA 608
- Refrigerant certification.
- Error code
- Fault indicator.
- Heating element
- Produces heat.
- Igniter
- Lights gas.
- Lint
- Dryer debris.
- Service call fee
- Diagnosis charge.
- Thermistor
- Temperature sensor.
- Water inlet valve
- Lets water in.
- Wiring diagram
- Electrical map.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Appliance Repair Technician practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Appliance Repair Technician training.
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