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Influence of restoration spirit: Fixing a 19 year old washing machine
Kevin Mullins:
We still have a float fill dishwasher in our house.... Whirlpool, probably 20 years old, works fine.
And no, the new stuff just does not hold up like the older stuff.
I've always worked on my own (and everyone elses) appliances and such, so the arcade stuff didn't influence me there.
BUT..... I was helping work on my mom's washer machine the other day, one of them good ol' machines, that needed belts and then started blowing a fuse inside for no reason. Traced the blowing fuse down to dual switch setup that told the machine when the lid was open or closed. (bad check switch, stuck between open and closed)
Needless to say I giggled when I found the problem.
Doesn't take a rocket scientist to see where this is going once you look at the pics..... had it fixed in about 5 minutes. (took longer to walk next door than to actually fix it)
So point being having a diverse appeal to dabble in many things can always come back to help in other ways.
Level42:
Heh, 25 years ago only the very rich had dishwashers over here. We're on our second already. This one actually is a lot better than the first we had, but this one is a Siemens and the previous a Pelgrim. When it's running now you barely hear it. The other one was LOUD. We always run it in night time because we get lower rate electricity at nights and weekends.
I'm not sure what a float fill dishwasher is but I guess I get the idea. I actually never heard about that type of dishwashers.
While we are at this subject, it always strikes me that US kitchens (almost) never have the appliances integrated. In our kitchens everything is integrated as much as possible. You won't see the difference between one of my cupboards or the dishwasher. Same goes for fridge.
I always wondered why it (apparently ?) not very popular over there...although of course, fridge magnets don't work here because of this :D
Mind you, integrated stuff is much more expensive compared to "stand alone" appliances.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Level42 on October 17, 2009, 06:14:58 pm ---I'm not sure what a float fill dishwasher is but I guess I get the idea.
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Keep the water flowing in until it has enough, using a float switch to determine enough. Guaranteed to always get enough even if your pressure is low. Now they're all timed fill and if you don't have enough pressure yer fooked because it doesn't have enough water to do the job.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Level42 on October 17, 2009, 08:28:51 am ---
I wonder if any of you guys have gone and (tried to) fix stuff that before this hobby they might not even tried before.
Fixing stuff really always give me a satisfied feeling :)
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Always. When you're poor you have no choice. About feeling satisfied? Sometimes yes, sometimes I wish i was just richer ;D
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on October 17, 2009, 07:24:37 pm ---sometimes I wish i was just richer ;D
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