So with all the repairs we have been doing on our house we have spent a lot of money and really need to not spend money now. So I paid the last person for work they had done and then that day my dryer breaks. I honestly kept hoping that if I pushed the button it would magically start working again.
I really didn't want to go buy a new dryer, but we got this one used, so it didn't seem worth it to pay someone to repair it more than it cost us to get. Ben was ready to go out and buy a dryer on Saturday, but I asked him to give me a little more time. I told him I wanted to take it apart and try to figure out what was wrong with it. He was really skeptical, and didn't want me to try, but finally relented and said he would wait a couple of more days to go buy another one.
So I called my really cool friend on Saturday, who is really brave (atleast I think she is). I told her my dryer was broken and wanted to know if she wanted to come over and try to help me fix it. She excitedly said yes. She came over and "we" (as in I stood there and watched) while she took apart the dryer, she did a lot of searching on the internet, untils she basically narrowed it down to one of two things, and we both thought that the one was more likely.
So today I went and bought the replacement thermo fuse, and put it in all by myself and guess what..... My dryer worked again! I was sooooooo thrilled. The fuse cost $20, which is well worth it to have my dryer working again. Having my friend come over and help me, helps me to feel mkore adventurous fixing other stuff.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
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4 comments:
I am so so jealous. We had the most amazing dryer, full loado towelsnwould dry in a half hour, and it broke and we bought a new one. Turns out it was just what was wrong wih yours...it ould hav been so much cheaper and I wouldn't mss the dryer every time I do laundry and have to turn ou new dryer on twice to get one load to dry :(
Wow I'm impressed!
We had a similar thing happen to us. Our dryer went out and John really wanted to buy a new one. But my dad said it was probably just the fuse and not hard to fix. So John tried it (under protest) and it worked. I don't know how happy he was but I was really glad. (He dreams of a really nice dryer someday.) Way to fix it yourself!!
yay! Emily a year after being a home owner, you'll be a pro.
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