OK, so... the day after Christmas, I get a text from 7th Stepper to the effect that the dryer no longer works. Great. I find out the light still comes on, but when you click "start", all that happens is that it clicks, like the timer running.
OK, so I get home the next morning and check it out... Sure enough, just as reported. No doubt in my mind, but I wanted to see it for myself. Hello, internet! So I pull the dryer out of it's "pocket", unplug it, and take off the back cover, get out my handy dandy little meter and check... yep. Thermal fuse. Call the local appliance parts place and get quoted $16 and change, plus tax. Look online, find the part, less than $5.00 with free shipping if I want to wait until like Jan. 10 or so. Two-day shipping: $34 and change.
Expedited shipping: ~$17. I have a $6.00 credit with Amazon, so I use that. The part arrived today and I had it installed within about 10 minutes.
Total cost: $11.00
I asked a buddy of mine who recently had to have some appliance repair done what he guessed that would have cost me. Granted, it's not his profession and he isn't speaking from anything but anecdotal information, but his guess, based on service call, a half hour to an hour of time, and parts, probably $150.00
Total savings: $139.00
Now I just have to fix the fridge and stop the water waste from a leaky toilet.
It never stops, but it sure is nice to be able to save some cash SOMEtimes.
Blessings,
Bill
OK, so I get home the next morning and check it out... Sure enough, just as reported. No doubt in my mind, but I wanted to see it for myself. Hello, internet! So I pull the dryer out of it's "pocket", unplug it, and take off the back cover, get out my handy dandy little meter and check... yep. Thermal fuse. Call the local appliance parts place and get quoted $16 and change, plus tax. Look online, find the part, less than $5.00 with free shipping if I want to wait until like Jan. 10 or so. Two-day shipping: $34 and change.
Expedited shipping: ~$17. I have a $6.00 credit with Amazon, so I use that. The part arrived today and I had it installed within about 10 minutes.
Total cost: $11.00
I asked a buddy of mine who recently had to have some appliance repair done what he guessed that would have cost me. Granted, it's not his profession and he isn't speaking from anything but anecdotal information, but his guess, based on service call, a half hour to an hour of time, and parts, probably $150.00
Total savings: $139.00
Now I just have to fix the fridge and stop the water waste from a leaky toilet.
It never stops, but it sure is nice to be able to save some cash SOMEtimes.
Blessings,
Bill