Re: Mechanical troubles!

Well of course it would - it has paint on it now doesn't it? My first
husband is an autobody painter and in the days when we had a shop at
home he would occasionally paint an appliance for a friend.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
> hah! Wishful thinking.  I don't think any paint would stick to a fridge!
> Theresa
> 
> Andrea Hodges wrote:
> 
> > You know Theresa, as handy as you are around the house, I'm sure you 
> > could find someway to paint it............
> > A
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Mechanical troubles!
> >
> >
> >> Lets see, I have an Amana fridge that is now about 5 years old.  It
> >> works great, but I hate the color (beige).  It was bought urgently after
> >> our second-hand fridge died one day.  Stupidly I ordered the color that
> >> matched the kitchen counters (which I hate).  So- I'm actually hoping
> >> this fridge dies soon, so I can justify getting a new one that is not
> >> such a hideous color.  Live and learn- word of advice- order appliance
> >> that you like- not that match the kitchen color you hate!
> >>
> >> Theresa
> >>
> >> Eva Tompkins LaBonte wrote:
> >>
> >>> GE.  It is a piece of crap!  I can't believe it blew in 2-3 years.  The
> >>> fridge that came with the house was 15 years old -- at the very 
> >>> least --
> >>> when it crapped out!
> >>>
> >>> Yep, it has a motherboard.  I was a little surprised too, but I 
> >>> think that
> >>> all new fridges do these days, so it appears.  It looks like the 
> >>> inside of
> >>> my laptop.
> >>>
> >>> Eva
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2/27/06, Theresa <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Your FRIDGE has a motherboard??? Wow- that must be some fancy fridge-
> >>>> just out of curiousity, what brand is it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Theresa
> >>>>
> >>>> Eva Tompkins LaBonte wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Our refigerator just crapped out.  It's only 2-3 years old!  
> >>>>> Needless to
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> say
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> we did not purchase the extended warranty.  I took it apart 
> >>>>> yesterday to
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> see
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> if I could figure out what was wrong and/or fix it, but I couldn't 
> >>>>> find
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> the
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> problem.  Got a repair guy in to look at it.  Turns out the 
> >>>>> motherboard
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> is
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> bad.  Yep, the fridge has a motherboard.  The repair guy wants 
> >>>>> $300 to
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> fix
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> it, but I found the motherboard online for $120, so I'm going to 
> >>>>> try to
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> fix
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> it myself.  Hopefully I can fix it for $120, so I don't have to spend
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> $700
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> on a new one.  Sheesh!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- 
> >>>>> Eva
> >>>>> Long Island, NY
> >>>>> Zone 6/7
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 2/27/06, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Just goes to show, even once you get them paid for, they still cost
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>> money!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Replacing the breakers is one of the first things I did when I 
> >>>>>> got in
> >>>>>> here.
> >>>>>> The electrician looked at what was here and asked what garage 
> >>>>>> sale did
> >>>>>> they
> >>>>>> get these things from??
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 2/26/06, Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ahhhhh....  The joys of home ownership!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> LOL!!!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net 
> >>>>>>> [o*@hort.net] On
> >>>>>>> Behalf
> >>>>>>> Of james singer
> >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:01 AM
> >>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Mechanical troubles!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We need to replace our panel, too. It's only 100-amp and the main
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> breaker
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> hasn't been made for a number of years. Lowest estimate we've 
> >>>>>>> had is
> >>>>>>> $1,400--so I don't know when we'll get to it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Donna wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> It is not as costly as I was imagining to replace the box. 
> >>>>>>>> Although
> >>>>>>>> our house is only 8 years old, we are adding some plugs and 
> >>>>>>>> found we
> >>>>>>>> didn't have expansion capabilities.(read outside plugs for 
> >>>>>>>> trains and
> >>>>>>>> Xmas stuff)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Of course if the existing wiring has to be replaced also, that is
> >>>>>>>> another story...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Donna
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net 
> >>>>>>>>> [o*@hort.net] On
> >>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Bonnie & Bill Morgan
> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 2:58 PM
> >>>>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Mechanical troubles!
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Not that old.  We moved in in 1994, so about 12 years.  Even 
> >>>>>>>>> when it
> >>>>>>>>> was built, we didn't have much confidence in the sub 
> >>>>>>>>> contractor the
> >>>>>>>>> contractor used for hooking up the wiring in the house.  We
> >>>>>>>>> unaffectionately called them Larry, Moe and Joe for some obvious
> >>>>>>>>> reasons.  The geothermal heat pump would not work when they 
> >>>>>>>>> finished
> >>>>>>>>> their "installation."  Bill had to take the wiring diagram and 
> >>>>>>>>> do the
> >>>>>>>>> hook up himself before it would pass inspection and Bill isn't an
> >>>>>>>>> electrician.  (He's just darned good at about everything, kind 
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> tender, too.  Any wonder why I married him?)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> It was a bit scary, but the danger is past for now.  We just 
> >>>>>>>>> need to
> >>>>>>>>> get a new panel installed before something else goes out 
> >>>>>>>>> because of
> >>>>>>>>> it.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Blessings,
> >>>>>>>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -- 
> >>> Eva
> >>> Long Island, NY
> >>> Zone 6/7
> >>>
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> >>> secret
> >>> intelligence assessments on Iraq says the Bush administration chose war
> >>> first and then misleadingly used raw data to assemble a public case 
> >>> for its
> >>> decision to invade. What More Will It Take to Save America From This
> >>> Administration That Betrays the U.S.A.?
> >>> 
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