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Pro tip: My neighbor said his fridge was 'just old' before I found a $3 door switch was the real problem.
It made me realize how many people write off a whole machine over one cheap part, so what's the most common 'it's just old' fix you've seen lately?
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ray_king27d ago
That "just old" mindset drives me nuts. People replace whole lawn mowers over a $10 carburetor kit. My buddy was about to junk a dryer that just needed a new thermal fuse, a five dollar part. It's wild how quick we are to replace instead of a simple fix.
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dylan41327d ago
My neighbor spent 80 bucks on a new toaster last week because the old one "seemed slow." I get the point, but how many people actually have the time or skill to track down a thermal fuse and install it? Sometimes paying for new and knowing it works is just easier, right?
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anna16520d ago
Yeah, the "simple fix" thing. I fixed my own dryer with a YouTube video, took twenty minutes.
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