I have property in a rural part of the USA where I have to do a lot for myself because there aren't competent people to do it, or if there are they have to bill for 2+ hours of travel as they're far away.

Where I live in Europe I'd rather pay a professional to do the work.

We have repaired both our washer and dryer several times over the past 15 years since we bought them - YT makes this easy nowadays. I am far from handy but I can follow clear instructions and it seems newer models have only gotten more brittle and have shit like internet connectivity, which I do not want nor need. I would much rather they use 50 cents more for key metallic parts instead of shoddy plastic.

Please put units on temperature values. Outside US this sounds like a story about fridge getting half way to boiling its contents.

A multimeter has saved me over $10k on hvac, automotive, electronics and general DIY repairs around the house. Everyone should have one because technicians aren’t fully honest. And they are a great safety tool for household electrical.

I recommend putting thermometers in your fridge, and also make sure your fridge is ventilating properly. It needs ample clearance and annual cleaning. If you haven’t cleaned you can do so. Or put your fridge on a kill-a-watt and ask AI to compare your cycle times to the Energy Star listing. if your fridge is running a lot longer than it should, it will likely fail

An International Harvester fridge.

First I've ever heard that IH made appliances and not just machinery. Very interesting.

Not stopped by some sort of DRM? Amazing.

true hacker!

Am I missing something?

“I thought our fridge was going bad, I replaced a part and it seems to have worked”

Is this worthy of a blog entry and hackernews? I think many adults end up doing this every couples months.

Do adults drink milk?