So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

[JB]

A couple of months ago the iboats gang helped me select a replacement for my dead big screen TV. Got a good one. Buck$.

About a week after that my DVD player started intermittently rejecting disks as invalid.

Then my microwave starting dying in the middle of a nuke, the non-stick on my Geo. Foreman grill started sticking and the TV in my bedroom lost video as soon as it warmed up.

Got new GF Grill, DVD player, microwave. More buck$. Haven't replaced the bedroom TV yet, but that will be more buck$.

AUGH!!eep:

I have been told that these things come in threes. I am up to five. When will it end??

 

[oldjeep]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Happen to have a power surge or lightning strike recently? I'd think about checking the voltage coming into your house too.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

OUCH! I'm with OJ on this one. Except for the non-stick coating on George, electricity is the one common thing. Have you had any work done on the house lately?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

We're on our third microwave in 8 years in our house (which was new when we moved in). And they're over-the-range ones so they're a pain to replace. The latest one died literally the day a our new dryer was delivered (can't complain much about that one as it was 10 years old)
My 42" TV started losing audio when I carefully carried it from upstairs to downstairs (it has since healed itself, even weirder) and the 37" TV cannot be powered off with the button on the TV but it can be powered on! and this started after I hit it with a static charge from my finger. Damn technology.

 

[lakelover]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

I'm gonna get some books and candles.

 

[Grandad]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

When will it end??

It depends. How old are you? - Grandad

 

[keith2k455]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Quite suspicious....

I feel I can ask this because I'm a cheapass (so I apologize) but were all these from ufs or harbor freight? Over time I've had to learn what to not buy from those bargain outfits

 

[JB]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

It depends. How old are you? - Grandad

Is 77 older than thee?? Great Grandad x 5.

Keith, none came from the net. All came from Walmart and were several years old.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

A couple of months ago the iboats gang helped me select a replacement for my dead big screen TV. Got a good one. Buck$.

About a week after that my DVD player started intermittently rejecting disks as invalid.

Then my microwave starting dying in the middle of a nuke, the non-stick on my Geo. Foreman grill started sticking and the TV in my bedroom lost video as soon as it warmed up.

Got new GF Grill, DVD player, microwave. More buck$. Haven't replaced the bedroom TV yet, but that will be more buck$.

AUGH!!eep:

I have been told that these things come in threes. I am up to five. When will it end??

While I cannot help you with the timing of these event's I urge to to take it in stride. I believe for the first time in six years you have used a Icon in a post.

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

When will it end??

Sadly I don't think it will. We live in a world of ever increasing technology and, increasingly, in a disposable society. Items are cheaper to purchase and have shorter and shorter life spans. Nothing is repaired anymore, its simply tossed in the trash and replaced.

 

[bassman284]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

We're on our third microwave in 8 years in our house (which was new when we moved in). And they're over-the-range ones so they're a pain to replace. The latest one died literally the day a our new dryer was delivered (can't complain much about that one as it was 10 years old)
My 42" TV started losing audio when I carefully carried it from upstairs to downstairs (it has since healed itself, even weirder) and the 37" TV cannot be powered off with the button on the TV but it can be powered on! and this started after I hit it with a static charge from my finger. Damn technology.

Whoa! Can't complain about a 10 year old dryer crapping out? I have a Kenmore dryer that belonged to my mom and just passed its 37th birthday. I know a new one would probably be more efficient but i'm going to ride with this one as long as it does the job.

I know what you mean, though. I also inherited her Kenmore washer which lasted 30 years before the transmission noises became alarming enough that I replaced it. The Frigidaire replacement lasted 6 years. Progress.

 

[littlerayray]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

yeah nothing beats the stuff for survival like the stuff from the fifties and sixties

 

[ezmobee]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Whoa! Can't complain about a 10 year old dryer crapping out? I have a Kenmore dryer that belonged to my mom and just passed its 37th birthday. I know a new one would probably be more efficient but i'm going to ride with this one as long as it does the job.

I know what you mean, though. I also inherited her Kenmore washer which lasted 30 years before the transmission noises became alarming enough that I replaced it. The Frigidaire replacement lasted 6 years. Progress.

Actually it was a good dryer and it still "worked" but the bearings and belts and drum seal were bad and even just the parts added up to too high a percentage of the price of a new one. We bought practically the same model to replace it.

 

[JB]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Everything except the microwave is on a surge protector, Bubba.

 

[sasto]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Just a reminder, JB, of something you already know....Don't sweat the small stuff.

Carry on!

 

[oldjeep]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Everything except the microwave is on a surge protector, Bubba.

Surge suppressors don't do anything for brownouts - which are really hard on electronics

 

[fishrdan]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Surge suppressors don't do anything for brownouts - which are really hard on electronics

Correct...

Battery backups/UPS's (most) don't do anything during normal power conditions,,, dirty power in = dirty power out. UPS's do have surge suppression, some better than others.

A line conditioner will cure most power issues, besides total loss of power.

The power station 1/2 mile away blows transformers regularly during the summer, so I added a line conditioner on our big screen TV and AV equipment, UPS's on the computers.

 

[rbh]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

I read an article on how drought conditions could effect the grounding of the power lines. That would not be good for any appliances.

 

[nwcove]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

i personally think that the engineers add a self destruct gizmo to all new stuff. and its set to go off one day after the warantee expires!!

 

[puddle jumper]

Re: So they come in bunches, huh? How big is a bunch?

Is 77 older than thee??
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Aaaaa you still have another 10 to 15 years to go easy.