Appliance records routine

Plain House Manual

Appliances in the home: ________________Where the folder is kept: ________________Yearly review month: ________________

Done	Item	Date	Notes
Set up the record, once
	Every room walked, each appliance numbered
	Each rating label found and photographed
	Model and serial copied from the photo
	Receipt or order email clipped to the warranty
	Warranty length and start date written down
	Who to contact: maker or store
	Registration card sent, date noted
	Missing manuals downloaded by model number
	Log printed and filed with the papers
When a new appliance arrives
	Label photographed before it goes in place
	Order email and warranty kept together
	Registration sent that week
	New row added to the log
After a service visit
	Date, who came and what was done
	Parts replaced and any paperwork filed
Once a year
	New purchases added
	Sold or scrapped machines moved to the back
	Next warranty to end checked
	Fresh log printed

Source: FTC, Warranties, checked October 9, 2026. plainhousemanual.com/records/appliance-warranty-records/Household records only, not repair instructions and not legal advice on warranty rights.

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