My girlfriends icemaker suddenly stopped working the other day and since I had a day off today, I figured I could try and fix it.

After some troubleshooting, it seemed like the fan stopped working, so I grabbed an old PC fan that just so happened to be the same size, wired it in, and presto, one less thing in the landfill and a happy gf.

I do love an easy fix.

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[–] 40 points 6 months ago (4 children)

There's a special pleasure in fixing things.

My toaster has an intermittent problem with popping up too soon, but every time I'm about to take it apart it starts behaving again.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago

    Years ago we had an old toaster that behaved inconsistently. Pop too soon then burn the toast. One day my fuse was too short and I wadded up the burnt toast and slammed it into the sink. Threw out the toaster and researched enough to buy another that we still use today.

    Ever since that day, if I am perturbed, I am asked, “Are you going toastal?”

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 6 months ago

    Me and my dad have talked about it before and you're absolutely right. Being able to fix somehing is just a great feeling.

    And honestly, I bet if you take it apart and clean it, it'd probably continue behaving for you.

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