Are you done stocking up?

[JCinFLA]

i think my husband is just gonna have to try to fix it cuz i dont want to buy a new dud.

RepairClinic.com is a terrific website for diagnosing appliance problems (stoves, dishwashers, dryers, washers, fridge, freezer, etc.)! It leads you step by step through the diagnosis, then shows the likely part or parts are that might be bad based on the diagnosis, exactly what the parts care called, part numbers, etc. I've repaired my own Montgomery Wards Side-by-Side, "golden oldie", refrigerator I've had since 1985...several times myself (new defrost timer twice and new defrost heaters twice in the freezer side; new temp. control for the fridge side once). Also did my Mom's 24 year-old fridge, too, (defrost timer once). Cost me only the money for the parts at a nearby appliance parts place and some of my own time. Tools needed for each repair: Just a Phillips screwdriver + a flashlight!

Guys at the appliance parts place tell me each time I go get a part...to keep repairing it when some part is needed about every 7-10 years, and don't buy any of the new crap made now!

Very hard to keep the lint thingy clean cause I don't know anyone with that skinny of hands to really get in to clean. Yeah they have tools but.......they don't work well.

If you have a shop vac or similar...poke the crevice tool for it into the opening where your lint screen goes. Doesn't have to go in very far at all. That'll usually get it out! Lots more suction power than any household vaccuum I know of.

most of my stuff is insanely old by most people's standards and i just dont care.

Mine, too! Besides the fridge/freezer I mentioned above...my Kenmore washer was bought new in 1986, and the new Kenmore dryer in 1992. Have spent maybe $30 on each one since new.

My car is a 1988 Ford Bronco II XLT I bought brand new off the showroom floor for $12,500. It has 175,232 miles on it now. Have all receipts for repairs/maintenance done to it above $10. Has A/C, Power Windows & Door Locks, Cruise, etc. Maybe have spent $5k on it since 1988, including paint work. For about the last 10 years...people stop me and ask if I want to sell it, at least once every few months.

One of my hobbies is collecting vintage Honda motorcycles. The oldest is a 1970, and the newest is a 1985. I'll never buy a new one. Other main hobby is collecting vintage jewelry of several types, but especially pieces made with Swarovski crystal beads or stones. Oldest pieces I have are 1930's. I enjoy making new jewelry, too, sometimes using parts of the vintage pieces...in with the new.

So, like you...I own and appreciate "old" stuff. I like it all, too, and have no plans to get rid of any of it anytime soon.

In fact, my everyday vaping supplies and my "stash" of stuff...are the newest things I own, that I've invested any larger money in lately. Some of it is even the tried-and-true, old-school type stuff, too, because it still works for me, too!

 

[bnrkwest]

I love stuff that lasts Just think all our vape stash will be vintage soon too when we can't get anymore if it. It sure has been wise to stock up on it all!

 

[bnrkwest]

Maybe we will see some Columbus Day sales this weekend.

 

[JCinFLA]

I love stuff that lasts Just think all our vape stash will be vintage soon too when we can't get anymore if it. It sure has been wise to stock up on it all!

Yep! They just don't make stuff like they used to, especially large appliances and vehicles!

As far as vape stash - I just bought more for my "stash" today! Most of it was old-school stuff, too. I'll never have to worry about being able to build coils when I'm much older, in order to keep vaping. Got enough for me and to pass some along to other "old geezers" who might need it then!

Got vape mail today, too.
Stuff came that I ordered from Smoke-Evolution (the FL store I posted about going out of business because of FDA garbage). More PT3 minis, bunch of syringes w/blunt needle tips, battery cases, some 5' long USB/Micro charging cords, etc.

Expecting more this week when a DIY Swap package gets here from Capt.shay and my packages from LokiLabs and the place I ordered from today.

 

[Mowgli]

...The difference between V1 and V2 is the air control upgrade piece so even if you don't prefer the V1, its a good price for parts to use with the V2 Aromamizer.

I prefer the V1 base with the V2 flat top. I take the rubber ring off and give a quick swipe with a vaper towel when I refill it. That the V2 holds seepage under the ring is OK but my V1's look cleaner most of the time.
The V2 AFC tends to stay in place better though. That's really only an issue with the V1 when I'm driving or if I stick my mod in my pocket for a minute.
Either way, all I need is a few V2's for the flat top & as many V1's (plus glass tubes & 2 hole rubber rings) as I think I'll need to last till the dirt lands on my box. Add a few hundred feet of 24ga kanthal & $15 worth of rayon and I'm good to go.

 

[b.m.]

i dont really care for the rubber ring but then again i dont care. i run mine with restricted airflow and it works great, no complaints at all. its a good performing unit. i think i will pick some more up. i might wait on more mods. i have 9 spare aromamizers plus the one im using now. i think i will buy another 5 and 4 drip tips. that's $75 and avoids shipping charges which is just a waste of money. heck for that $12 shipping, i can buy an additional unit. im trying to go as inexpensive as possible by focusing on one type of tank for my stockpile. i find they perform extremely well and i like doing a vertical build on the RBTA. probably the easiest tank to wick and not have leak doing a vertical build.

its really shameful that more businesses will be closing. what a waste. hopefully some of these lawsuits can reverse some of the damage. as far as being "manufactures" i thought this only applied if you were selling coils that your company was producing, or juice that you make in house as a company. stop selling those products, doesn't that mean you are no longer a "manufacture". of course, that will mean that the FDA is taking the highest profit product off the menu, juice. juice makes the most money and probably is the bread and butter of most retailers both online and brick and motar. really this is all a bunch of nonsense and the industry just needs really bad to sue the FDA as one giant group. im talking about a really big lawsuit not just $200K here or there. multi-million dollar suit.

Vapenw has the v1 on clearance for $10 now.

 

[ad356]

i bought 6 more last night. the smaller version, i think 3ML is $10, its $+2 for the 6ML making them $12. still dirt cheap and less then 1/2 of what i paid for the first one from the brick and motar. other vendors still have that same unit listed at $24.

by the way lightning vapes has a 30% off sale on wire. wire30off. i already have wire but for a few bucks i can pick up another 100' of kanthal, i think im also going to get a roll of stainless. i would like to play around with temp control, and i think the best, safest bet for temp control is stainless. i really dont want to vaping with exotic metals. heck i will have enough kanthal to start a toaster factor, just kidding.

 

[ad356]

what the deal with rayon. i am using japanese cotton and i like it just fine. what's the advantage with rayon. i think japanese cotton is the least expensive way to go, $12 bought me 180 sheets. that's allot of cotton when all you do with it is vape.

 

[kross8]

RepairClinic.com is a terrific website for diagnosing appliance problems (stoves, dishwashers, dryers, washers, fridge, freezer, etc.)! It leads you step by step through the diagnosis, then shows the likely part or parts are that might be bad based on the diagnosis, exactly what the parts care called, part numbers, etc. I've repaired my own Montgomery Wards Side-by-Side, "golden oldie", refrigerator I've had since 1985...several times myself (new defrost timer twice and new defrost heaters twice in the freezer side; new temp. control for the fridge side once). Also did my Mom's 24 year-old fridge, too, (defrost timer once). Cost me only the money for the parts at a nearby appliance parts place and some of my own time. Tools needed for each repair: Just a Phillips screwdriver + a flashlight!

Guys at the appliance parts place tell me each time I go get a part...to keep repairing it when some part is needed about every 7-10 years, and don't buy any of the new crap made now!



If you have a shop vac or similar...poke the crevice tool for it into the opening where your lint screen goes. Doesn't have to go in very far at all. That'll usually get it out! Lots more suction power than any household vaccuum I know of.



Mine, too! Besides the fridge/freezer I mentioned above...my Kenmore washer was bought new in 1986, and the new Kenmore dryer in 1992. Have spent maybe $30 on each one since new.

My car is a 1988 Ford Bronco II XLT I bought brand new off the showroom floor for $12,500. It has 175,232 miles on it now. Have all receipts for repairs/maintenance done to it above $10. Has A/C, Power Windows & Door Locks, Cruise, etc. Maybe have spent $5k on it since 1988, including paint work. For about the last 10 years...people stop me and ask if I want to sell it, at least once every few months.

One of my hobbies is collecting vintage Honda motorcycles. The oldest is a 1970, and the newest is a 1985. I'll never buy a new one. Other main hobby is collecting vintage jewelry of several types, but especially pieces made with Swarovski crystal beads or stones. Oldest pieces I have are 1930's. I enjoy making new jewelry, too, sometimes using parts of the vintage pieces...in with the new.

So, like you...I own and appreciate "old" stuff. I like it all, too, and have no plans to get rid of any of it anytime soon.

In fact, my everyday vaping supplies and my "stash" of stuff...are the newest things I own, that I've invested any larger money in lately. Some of it is even the tried-and-true, old-school type stuff, too, because it still works for me, too!

we are not strangers to repairing rather than replacing parts. i do keep a parts house in my area on my phone... i have a whole group of them labels 'services/parts'.
everything from car parts, appliances and tech needs'

we have repaired w/d, dishwashers, a/c, hot water tanks.. pretty much everything.. youtube is awesome in todays world.

a couple of years ago our outside unit went bad.. we popped open the case and instantly saw the swollen capacitor..$35 later and a few minutes of work we were cool once again.-got lucky on that one,, my small education in electronics kicked in looking for physical issues. after a year or so a friend had a really good deal on a nearly new a/c.. -sold & installed for $600 and it cut our a/c bill by about $50month.

i drive a bmw,, everyone talks bad about the parts/repair costs.........yet my husband loves to work on it,, he says 'everything just makes sense'.. i dunno,, but i do change my own oil,,i ripped out the stupid console and designed it with jeep parts and rewrapped the new unit with bmw leather.

its all about applying yourself

 

[house mouse]

my point is usually an appliance can be repaired. why buy new, think long and hard about fixing what you have. i bought both appliances new at the time. YES it was over 10 years ago, but my hard earned money still went into it.

i strongly reject the notion of throwing something away to keep up with the joneses. what did the joneses ever do for me. i drive a 25 year old car, if they dont like i know how to tell them where to go. they think fixing appliances is foolish, whatever it gets my clothes clean.

Normally I would agree with you. However, I am remodeling the 45 year old kitchen next year and the washer/dryer are in it. Part of the remodeling plans are dependent on a front load set which will allow me to install a counter top over it and give me much needed additional counter space in my tiny kitchen. At this point in time I don't see the value in sinking money into a dryer repair when said dryer will be replaced in less than a year anyway.

At least the mech mods in my stock up pile will last me the rest of my life.

 

[kross8]

Normally I would agree with you. However, I am remodeling the 45 year old kitchen next year and the washer/dryer are in it. Part of the remodeling plans are dependent on a front load set which will allow me to install a counter top over it and give me much needed additional counter space in my tiny kitchen. At this point in time I don't see the value in sinking money into a dryer repair when said dryer will be replaced in less than a year anyway.

At least the mech mods in my stock up pile will last me the rest of my life.

i love front loaders,,, i think its cool that since you are stuck with the units in the kitchen you plan to make use of a counter top design

we have a tiny pantry in our condo,, but i hated bending down to get to the lower shelves... we took out most of the shelves and bought a lower cabinet to put in there.. the lower cabinet is also on wheels and has a countertop.. so if i need more countertop,, i pull the unit out of the pantry.--it works great and has deep drawers.

 

[440BB]

In our 30 years of marriage we have spent little on washers and dryers. Our first set was a ragged pair that were in our house when we bought it. Three years in, and almond pair arrived after my brother in law decided to sell his house post divorce and buy a sailboat. After five years the washer started leaking, so I stopped by a nearby shop that does repairs and sells used appliances to find a matching replacement or get it fixed.

I found out from the owner that they had a deal with local appliance big box stores to get all the appliances removed when new ones were delivered. As one would expect, most washers and dryers are replaced in pairs and many were easy repairs for them. I ended up with a three year old top of the line Kenmore set built by Whirlpool for $300 delivered. After 20 years the dryer door latch needed a little tweak to stay shut but they're still going strong.

Those savings make me think I can afford a bit more nic lol!

 

[ad356]

Or the parts can be found and cost more than a new unit. Just found this to be true on a stove and a washer.

that was almost the case at the local parts dealer, then wanted over $150 for my dryer motor. that's about 1/2 the cost of a new dryer and the price point that starts to make me question repairing the unit. i got the motor of ebay at about 1/2 the price of the local parts dealer.

the internet itself is a godsend with finding repair parts. local dealers tend to be WAY overpriced. the internet has created a new day in age in part prices for just about anything. with my fleet of old cars, they do tend to occasionally need repairs. when i bought these vehciles, yes i had to go through them and fix years of the neglect. usually that's why people sell these types of cars. its not because they want to get rid of a payment. the camaro need new suspension bushings, motor mounts, struts, shocks, ignition system rebuilt, and fuel pump. now its a very reliable car that i put 25K miles on it without much trouble. im going to drive it till the engine gets tired, then its going to get an engine swap. its a V8 powered, RWD, handles like its on rails, has t tops, and has a top speed that i dare not approach (book says it will do 155 mph, i believe it), and it gets 24 MPG when i drive it normally. i have $4k into it.

one word...... ROCKAUTO.com . that's where i get allot of my parts. dirt cheap. look at their windshield wiper prices, now compare that to retail at $10 a piece for el-cheapo crap. things like oil filters less then $3EA for champion brand (a decent oil filter). light bulbs at pennies on the dollar. i saved over $100 on my replacement opti-spark in that camaro (LT1 specific ignition system). shocks and struts cheap.

 

[kross8]

that was almost the case at the local parts dealer, then wanted over $150 for my dryer motor. that's about 1/2 the cost of a new dryer and the price point that starts to make me question repairing the unit. i got the motor of ebay at about 1/2 the price of the local parts dealer.

the internet itself is a godsend with finding repair parts. local dealers tend to be WAY overpriced. the internet has created a new day in age in part prices for just about anything. with my fleet of old cars, they do tend to occasionally need repairs. when i bought these vehciles, yes i had to go through them and fix years of the neglect. usually that's why people sell these types of cars. its not because they want to get rid of a payment. the camaro need new suspension bushings, motor mounts, struts, shocks, ignition system rebuilt, and fuel pump. now its a very reliable car that i put 25K miles on it without much trouble. im going to drive it till the engine gets tired, then its going to get an engine swap. its a V8 powered, RWD, handles like its on rails, has t tops, and has a top speed that i dare not approach (book says it will do 155 mph, i believe it), and it gets 24 MPG when i drive it normally. i have $4k into it.

one word...... ROCKAUTO.com . that's where i get allot of my parts. dirt cheap. look at their windshield wiper prices, now compare that to retail at $10 a piece for el-cheapo crap. things like oil filters less then $3EA for champion brand (a decent oil filter). light bulbs at pennies on the dollar. i saved over $100 on my replacement opti-spark in that camaro (LT1 specific ignition system). shocks and struts cheap.

thanks for the link... bookmarked.

 

[kross8]

that was almost the case at the local parts dealer, then wanted over $150 for my dryer motor. that's about 1/2 the cost of a new dryer and the price point that starts to make me question repairing the unit. i got the motor of ebay at about 1/2 the price of the local parts dealer.

the internet itself is a godsend with finding repair parts. local dealers tend to be WAY overpriced. the internet has created a new day in age in part prices for just about anything. with my fleet of old cars, they do tend to occasionally need repairs. when i bought these vehciles, yes i had to go through them and fix years of the neglect. usually that's why people sell these types of cars. its not because they want to get rid of a payment. the camaro need new suspension bushings, motor mounts, struts, shocks, ignition system rebuilt, and fuel pump. now its a very reliable car that i put 25K miles on it without much trouble. im going to drive it till the engine gets tired, then its going to get an engine swap. its a V8 powered, RWD, handles like its on rails, has t tops, and has a top speed that i dare not approach (book says it will do 155 mph, i believe it), and it gets 24 MPG when i drive it normally. i have $4k into it.

one word...... ROCKAUTO.com . that's where i get allot of my parts. dirt cheap. look at their windshield wiper prices, now compare that to retail at $10 a piece for el-cheapo crap. things like oil filters less then $3EA for champion brand (a decent oil filter). light bulbs at pennies on the dollar. i saved over $100 on my replacement opti-spark in that camaro (LT1 specific ignition system). shocks and struts cheap.

i am looking to get 2 of these.. (link is for the bmw,, all brands offered)
BMW

 

[440BB]

Rockauto looks like a great option - bookmarked and thanks!

 

[ad356]

I am in the same boat with my stove. Needs hinges and they cost half of a replacement. Had the coil go on my dryer earlier this year.

It is just the modern way. Cheap junk that doesn't last.

DE771 for 8544771 Whirlpool Kenmore Dryer Heating Element Heater for PS990361

dont know what model you have, typically they are cheap. ohm it out first and make sure its not the fuse or cycling thermostat. it takes seconds to do the research these days.

 

[ad356]

Normally I would agree with you. However, I am remodeling the 45 year old kitchen next year and the washer/dryer are in it. Part of the remodeling plans are dependent on a front load set which will allow me to install a counter top over it and give me much needed additional counter space in my tiny kitchen. At this point in time I don't see the value in sinking money into a dryer repair when said dryer will be replaced in less than a year anyway.

At least the mech mods in my stock up pile will last me the rest of my life.

i really dont know if i would jump on a remodeling based upon front loaders. my friend had a front loading washer and he hated it. he got rid of it. it was not that old, he said it constantly leaked and he had gasket problems.

 

[ad356]

i really like helping people save money and i kind of have had to masterful in the art. good example, local price of hub assemblies $90, rockauto less then $40 with shipping. i actually was skeptical when i first bought one. then i started thinking could it really be any worse then the junk sold at the retail outlets, they have a very high failure rate. my experience has been that their parts are better then the autoparts stores. never had a bad part yet.

my advice, buy consumeables for what ever car you are driving in bulk. you cannot expect to save money buying 1 oil filter after shipping. however, if you buy 6 of them for this vehicle and 6 for your other vehicle and a few other items from the same shipping location, you start to save $$$ pretty fast. i own 3 older GM cars and allot of the bulbs are the same across models. i have an organizer tray full of various bulbs. i had to replace the tail light in the camaro i had the bulb on the shelf. same with wipers.

 

[kross8]

i really like helping people save money and i kind of have had to masterful in the art. good example, local price of hub assemblies $90, rockauto less then $40 with shipping. i actually was skeptical when i first bought one. then i started thinking could it really be any worse then the junk sold at the retail outlets, they have a very high failure rate. my experience has been that their parts are better then the autoparts stores. never had a bad part yet.

my advice, buy consumeables for what ever car you are driving in bulk. you cannot expect to save money buying 1 oil filter after shipping. however, if you buy 6 of them for this vehicle and 6 for your other vehicle and a few other items from the same shipping location, you start to save $$$ pretty fast. i own 3 older GM cars and allot of the bulbs are the same across models. i have an organizer tray full of various bulbs. i had to replace the tail light in the camaro i had the bulb on the shelf. same with wipers.

i will tell you I don't go 'cheap' on my brakes. I had a brake job done and about 6 months later the front end shook every time I touched them at 30-40 mph,, I googled it ,, I cruised the bmw boards.. it was a common problem for many cars.......then an old mechanic friend visited,,,, he said brakes are not made to the same standard as 20 years ago.............switch to ceramic brakes and the car is brand new..............--he was right.