Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoSome things were better in the good old dayslemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1418
arrow-up1418imageSome things were better in the good old dayslemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareHelloDingo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 hours agoJust got rid of my fancy younger washer after spending $240 on repairs for the second time only to have it fail again. Went and pulled my ancient Whirlpool direct drive out of storage, spent $15 on the replacement clutch and coupler it needed and threw them in there. Thing turns 30 years old this year and it’s going like a champ.
minus-squarechris@l.roofo.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up1·25 minutes agoAnd probably uses 3 times the energy. My drier has a heatpump built in. I can’t imagen the old one has that. Things get more complex net just to fuck with you but because they innovate.
Just got rid of my fancy younger washer after spending $240 on repairs for the second time only to have it fail again.
Went and pulled my ancient Whirlpool direct drive out of storage, spent $15 on the replacement clutch and coupler it needed and threw them in there.
Thing turns 30 years old this year and it’s going like a champ.
And probably uses 3 times the energy. My drier has a heatpump built in. I can’t imagen the old one has that. Things get more complex net just to fuck with you but because they innovate.