• Zron@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I actually love doing appliance repair as side jobs. Most of the time it’s a cheap part that I have on hand and it’s a quick fix.

    Unfortunately, just my hourly rate usually makes some people second guess if it’s a good idea, which is fair, because manufacturers have made their products so bare bones and cheap that is often cheaper to buy a new one then have someone diagnose and repair it. It’s a real shame, because you do end up with literal tons of equipment that gets scrapped every day because of a 10 dollar relay or capacitor that went bad.

    • matlag@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      This!! A few years back, a student tried to launch a wash machine called “l’increvable” (~can’t die). Stainless steel tank, open source, focus on repairability:

      https://www.lincrevable.com/en/story/

      That was to be maybe the last machine you buy in your lifetime? Unfortunately they ran out of money.

      Instead, we have short life unrepairable appliances, but hey: they’re cheap so who gives a damn??