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All washed up. :) A few days ago my washing machine went "BANG!" it was over 20 years old. I had another one in the garage that came to me in a roundabout way. Some time back I'd given some money to a great friend who sadly died of cancer a few years ago while she was struggling. With some of it she'd bought a washing machine, later when she passed away her parents asked if I'd like it. I knew a family of which the husband and father was an adult international student that needed it more than I did, so I let them have it as they had none. The father of this family is staying here to finish his studies which end early next year while his wife and went back to Africa a few months back. When he's finished he'll go back also. He didnt need the washing machine anymore when his wife and went back as he now stays in student accomodation at the uni with everything provided. So the machine ended up in my garage. Back to the story. After throwing my old one into the back yard I hooked up the other one. It didnt work ....... All the washing I'd just put in it I had to do by hand, the pump worked but not the motor. No wash, no spin. I called in a repairman who said it was an old machine (about 13 years), I had not realised my friend had bought it second hand. I thought here we go ..... He told me a monitor was not functioning and they would be about $120.00, I was wondering whether to bother with it and just get a new one when I remembered the old one in the back yard. Guess what! It had the same part  he fitted it and it works great. I looked upward and said, "Thanks!" The repair work cost me about $93.00 but I'm so greatful that it works. New ones here are $600-$800. The other thing is I dont think it's had a lot of use in its life so I hope I'm in for a good run with this one. Little things can be big things. It made my day. Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there. |
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Good for you - can relate
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Eh! I know what you mean herm. My dryer at $600/$700 went TU and it was not that old, may-be three our four years old. I knew it was the timer unit, so I yanked it out took it down to the appliance store and got a new unit for $35 and slid it back in. Works like a charm now. DIY on utube is a handy repair site.
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Stayed up late last night repairing the printed circuit board on my 9 year old 48" LCD HDTV. The new capacitors set me back a total of $16. And had my soldering technique not been rusty after 40 years of non-use, then I'd have not been up very late at all. This is why I love the internet age. I'm turning from a Do-It-Yourselfer, into a Do-Everything and Anything-Yourselfer. Altho I still have to re-install the repaired printed circuit board and put the back panel of the TV back on, it shouldn't take long. Only then can I finally try it out, but I'm optimistic. Just wanted to share that. LOL GBU, Gavin
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