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Good point there. Read an article recently about high failure rates for refrigerators. The actual sealed unit is still pretty reliable but the ice/water unit and other fancy gizmos are big problems. We bought a new pretty basic Whirlpool side by side last year, fingers crossed that it lasts 30 years like our previous - near identical - fridge.
A big regional supplier of appliances down here in SW Florida told us that all the appliances are made to such a lousy standards now that if you get anything over 5 to 6 years out of a new appliance, consider yourself lucky unless you’re buying super high end like wolf or subzero.
Yep and that’s why they’re going to be in trouble later in life. If all you know to do as far as fixing your own stuff you’ll always be at the mercy of someone else who will take advantage of you. I grew up learning how to fix everything myself- cars, homes, etc. I believe there will come a time when people won’t be able to find people to even build their homes, much less fix what’s inside it or fix what they drive. All the young people seem to think the only life skill they need can be accomplished on a keyboard. But like I said, I was talking about the members of this forum, not the general population. Now if you want to say that most of us here can’t change a switch plate cover, better put your dukes up. That might be the case for you guys that only buy the new vehicles but I still say the majority of the forum members are pretty decent at repairing things. As for myself, I could build my own house or completely disassemble and reassemble any of my vehicles. Appliances are easy. I know of nobody in my life that just buys new appliances when they break down. I guess I’m in a completely different world than you. I like to rely on myself and not some joker that says they’re too busy for me. F that.
2x, I'm the same way, if I can't do I don't need it. I will farm out the crappy dirty stuff now that I'm too lazy or old to do or if it needs a lift like engine cradle drops. Gearheads on here will tackle most jobs unlike the 98% who can't even change a tire and sit on the side of the road for hours waiting for AAA.
Agree, it’s nice to have a choice on if I want to do it myself or not. Plus I know exactly what it takes to do pretty much anything so when someone tries to feed me some bullsh*t I can call them out on it.
The last time wasn’t long ago when I was having my main breaker box replaced in my house. I have actually done one myself. So when they started telling me there was only one way to do it, I let them know I knew better. There’s always multiple ways to do things like that, just depends on how much effort you’re putting into it. They ended up putting more effort in it than they were planning.
After they did the main box, I replaced my sub panel myself.
