May 6th, 2006 If you ever need to learn how to fix an appliance, go to fixitnow.com.
A washer and dryer came with our house, but they were provided in “as-is” condition. Turned out that the dryer went round and round, but wouldn’t heat. Enter fixitnow.com. It’s a blog written by the “Samurai Appliance Repair Man”. The guy is funny, and he really knows his stuff. I used his Online Dryer Diagnostic Guide to troubleshoot my dryer, and it turns out that this little beastie was my problem:
In case you’re wondering (and I know you are) it’s the boost/hold coil that is involved in opening the gas valve inside the dryer. Thankfully eBay has everything, so it was a cheap & easy fix.
Hooray for the internet.
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Good job Tristan, I’m going to remember that web site! XXOO
Hey Tristan! Found your site from ole Greg E. How are you guys? Where you living? Do YOU have a baby? Anyway, just saying hello! I think the last time i heard anything about you was your wedding in tennessee, which i was going to come to but was a camp counselor instead :(…no wait, :) it was a good summer.
I think its so cool that your mom reads your blog. Congrats on hunting down the part, I’m proud of you. Incidentally, I heard of a South Korean business man who paid $27,000 for a Soviet Era MIG fighter jet that he bought off EBAY. Evidentally, he’s planning on using it as a lawn ornament.
Hey Mark! We’re doing great. We’re living in the Chicago area (just moving into a house), and no, we don’t have a baby. (See, Aaron & Brock? This is how rumors get started!) You’re still overseas, aren’t you? I thought I read something about a “countdown timer” on your blog – when are you coming home?
ACB: Yeah, my mom is cool. She’s getting all tech-savvy these days. I think it rubs off from my dad’s tech aura.
About the MIG – I hope it’s non-functional. No, actually, I hope it’s functional. Let’s go get it. By the way, what classes are you teaching at Cedarville this fall?
Alright, let me just say that Aaron is not teaching classes at Cedarville this fall. I just wanted to join in the rumor-mill, too. :)
Tristan,
We definitely needed some kind of fix to deal with the “gas valve” (nice new term . . . when did you come up with it?) while at Harriman. Where was eBay then????