My belief is that if it breaks or there is just something wrong you try to fix it yourself. If you read hear you already know about the dryer I got in the storage auction for $23. It’s been over 4 years and I’ve only had to replace the latch switch and belt. As I was putting the final load of towels into the dryer the timer knob wouldn’t turn. I pulled it off and tried to turn it using pliers but no go. After some googling I found out that it could be a cracked knob or the timing mechanism. I removed that and took it to Nipper’s to see if they had the replacement parts.

ALWAYS take pictures so you know which wires connect where.

When I got to Nipper’s Mr. Nipper himself was at the counter. He’s kind of gruff, but is always so helpful and knows his stuff. He had the knob in stock but said he’d have to order the timer. He asked me if he could see the timer and took one look at it and said that it wasn’t the timer because it looked good. He grabbed some pliers and wrenched the part where the knob connects and told me that older GE dryers can sometimes stick but my knob was definitely cracked. Put my old timer back in and put on the new knob and it started right up. $37 spent instead of having to buy a new dryer.

I noticed a smell coming out of the drain on the side of the sink that our dishwasher was on. I had done a drain clean and that worked for a bit, but there was something else going on. I emptied out the cupboard and the hose that drains water from the dishwasher to the sink pipes was SO gross. There is no way that I could stand to know that was there and not do anything about it.

Just look at that hose. Disgusting. I took it outside and used the jet spray to clear out as much as I could. After that I poured half a bottle of mint oil cleaner down into it and left it out in the sun turning it over after about 30 minutes. That got a lot of the gunk out. Next I poured bleach down and left it again. I need to get inside the hose with something to scrub it. I found an old fishing rod and that seemed to do the trick. After several rounds with the rod, more cleaner and bleach it looked so much better.

There were some areas that I think were just stained because I could not get those parts clear but I’ll take it because it’s a vast improvement from what it started out looking like.

I will always and forever try to fix something myself because YouTube and Google are pretty amazing.