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My fridge died and I saved $300 by fixing it myself

My 10 year old fridge stopped cooling last Tuesday and a repair guy quoted me $450 just to look at it. Turns out it was just a dirty condenser coil and a $12 can of compressed air - anyone else been shocked by how easy some appliance fixes are?
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logan525
logan5251mo agoMost Upvoted
Haha! My buddy Dave fixed his washer with a YouTube video and a sock!
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barbara_grant4
just a dirty condenser coil" - thats the thing nobody talks about. Most people assume fridges are some complicated magic box when really its just dust and poor airflow 90% of the time. I did the same thing with my dryer last year and saved $200 on a "repair" that was literally just cleaning out lint.
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pat_moore
pat_moore1mo ago
Wait you saved $200 just from cleaning out lint? That's insane.
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