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Sqwertz[_53_]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:05:31 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 4:56:58 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:23:41 -0700 (PDT),
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've read more than once that the automatic ice maker on a refrigerator is the most
>>> prone and most frequent part to need repair. I'm not even going to talk about the
>>> expense of those water filters that need regular changes.
>>
>> I've taken out the water filter and installed a bypass mechanism.
>> The ice maker/water feed has given me problem for years - but I've
>> fixed it for almost-free every time.
>>
>> I enjoy having automatic ice and if I have to spend $95 on the whole
>> shebang, I will - come Spring.
>>
> Well, I'm not mechanically inclined like that so I'd be picking up the phone
> and calling the repairman.

**** that. I learned how to fix my sticking front door from 32
years of gravity a couple months ago (by bending the top hinge).
Right after that somebody asked on Nextdoor.com for a handyman to
fix it for them and I offered and did it in 10 minutes for $5 (I'm
cheap). Since then I've fixed 28 front doors in my neighborhood of
900 homes for $5/pop + tips (about $300). I think that's fair
considering I book them a street at a time and do 10 a day all
within walking distance.

A professional repairman would charge you $125-$150 for that same
service.

-sw