• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    15 hours ago

    OMG, I fixed a specific whirlpool fridge by searching the model name and hum click on youtube.

    There’s a tiny heater disk that makes a thermistor boost in value to change over from start to run windings. It was a $7 part available on amazon or half a dozen parts sites.

    Local service techs get $120 to knock on the door.

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      13 hours ago

      I work at a highrise full of old rich people and my side gig is googling solutions to their tech problems. Things like unzooming their iPad, turning the child lock off on their dishwasher, or telling them their power strip is plugged into itself. They are more than happy to throw $40-50 at me for 5 minutes time that saves them hours of frustration or an expensive repair visit.