Grateful that my husband is an engineer. We are able to keep our young appliances longer because he discerned the motherboards in them are the things that sputter and die quickly. He replaced the computer component/or an entire control panel in each, and the otherwise hardy dishwasher, washing machine and microwave oven are living to per…
Grateful that my husband is an engineer. We are able to keep our young appliances longer because he discerned the motherboards in them are the things that sputter and die quickly. He replaced the computer component/or an entire control panel in each, and the otherwise hardy dishwasher, washing machine and microwave oven are living to perform a longer lifespan. He orders the components online. Can openers, timers, and other small inadequate tools are the sources of despair for me. I try to find the simplest tools with the least "features." I now use a simple can opener to pierce a can and pump up and down with muscle power until the can is open. Low-maintenance, high efficiency.
Our meager efforts will not stem the tide of planned obsolescence, but we live to fight another day.
Grateful that my husband is an engineer. We are able to keep our young appliances longer because he discerned the motherboards in them are the things that sputter and die quickly. He replaced the computer component/or an entire control panel in each, and the otherwise hardy dishwasher, washing machine and microwave oven are living to perform a longer lifespan. He orders the components online. Can openers, timers, and other small inadequate tools are the sources of despair for me. I try to find the simplest tools with the least "features." I now use a simple can opener to pierce a can and pump up and down with muscle power until the can is open. Low-maintenance, high efficiency.
Our meager efforts will not stem the tide of planned obsolescence, but we live to fight another day.