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Niagara

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10. Regarding your washer
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 05:23 PM
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Have you unplugged it for a minutes and tried running another load of wash afterwards?


Is there a local appliance repair tech in your area? In 2024 our 7 year old GE oven stopped heating up. I called a local repair tech and they discovered it was the ignitor and quoted me a price before actually replacing it. It was under $200 which is much better than replacing the entire range itself.

They do not make appliances to last these days unfortunately.

We have a 14 cubic foot Kelvinator refrigerator that we keep for extra fridge storage. I deep cleaned it recently and I found the serial and model number inside the fridge. It was manufactured in June of 1992, so it's 34 years old. It still runs and has never needed replacement parts.


*Knock on wood* I hope that I just didn't jinx this appliance because I have no idea what to replace it with if it conked out.

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It's very costly to be poor! jmbar2 Wednesday #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Wednesday #11
I lugged clothes to a laundromat while in college. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #2
I am grateful for running water biophile Wednesday #3
Right there with you bio HappyH Wednesday #5
Yes - and a dishwasher. Just put the dishes in the dishwasher & sit down for a cup of tea. nt AnotherMother4Peace Wednesday #4
My washer and dryer are on the fritz MIButterfly Wednesday #6
Sorry to hear that Marthe48 Wednesday #8
Regarding your washer Niagara Wednesday #10
Thank you for your suggestions, Niagara MIButterfly Wednesday #12
Oh snap, MIButterfly. I didn't know that your laundry units were that ancient Niagara Wednesday #14
Actually they were left here by the previous owner MIButterfly Wednesday #16
9 years is still fairly a good lifespan for appliances Niagara Thursday #19
It's always the darn ignitors! True Dough Wednesday #13
At least that ignitor was replaceable Niagara Wednesday #15
Ewwww!!! True Dough Wednesday #17
Yep, it was soooooo bad Niagara Thursday #20
I still go to a laundromat every other week to do my whites. NNadir Wednesday #7
Live in an over 55 apartment and have a pay washer & dryer on each floor. Ziggysmom Wednesday #9
When I was in jr high and part of high school, we did not have a washer or dryer... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #18
speaking of carrying bags to the laundramat NJCher Thursday #21
Hilarious! Marthe48 Thursday #22
Life Among Clowns! NJCher Thursday #23
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