Ever had one of those nagging projects that you keep

Jan 5, 2023, 12:58 PM

putting off because you think it will take too much time or be too expensive?

Well, our refrigerator has been that for me for, oh about 4-5 years, lol. It started with the water and ice dispensers stopping their functions. So, I decided to just buy a counter top water filter deal and use that instead of looking into getting the fridge fixed. Finally looked it up last year or so and saw that the actuators are relatively inexpensive and super easy to change. Then I forgot about it because I didn't want to spend the money.

This week, I said eff it and ordered them. Also ordered a new filter for it since I hadn't replaced it in years (obviously that probably isn't great for the ice, but since the dispenser was broken Idgaf.

Parts came today, replaced in 5 minutes. Also decided to level the fridge because it was terrible. Turns out, it has a handy little screw that you tighten on the front that raises and lowers each foot. I then noticed that I had not cleaned the vent on the bottom in probably forever. Cleaned out enjoy lint that would make the junge proud. Now, we have filtered water and ice from the door again, plus a clean and level fridge and more counter space after removing the water filter we were using.

TLDR; I procrastinated fixing a relatively small issue on my fridge for 5 years, now it is like new.

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So I have a KitchenAid side by side type that has

Pretty easy fix actually.

On my previous excursion to TN I rented a place which had a black, side by side, Maytag fridge with cubed and crushed ice, water dispenser and a 1 micron water filter. Evidently the previous tenants had abandoned it. It worked well but the landlord refused to service it but chose to sell it to me for $25.

It worked perfectly for a decade. The filter head went out and I found one and replace it the day the replacement arrived. That's been two year so that old fridge and I have been married now for `13-14 years.

It never whines when I forget our anniversary and always performs its duties. I change the filter now and then. I owe it a new filter when G'vegas finishes flushing this water system. So far it has removed all the poison they use to flush county waterlines.