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DIY - Washing Machine Repair

Family Balance Sheet

As a wedding gift, my parents bought me and my husband a brand new washer and dryer. The moral of the story--don't assume an appliance is beyond repair, especially a do-it-yourself repair. Have you ever been able to fix an appliance rather than buy new? Until Saturday. It drained right away.

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all, both Mom and Dad had been do-it-yourselfers and had trained me up to work right alongside them. A recent discovery is that newer regulations concerning energy efficiency and ‘greenness’ are causing major appliances to wear out much faster than older ones. I thought I knew all about keeping a house.

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