Overheard a guy at the supply house say something that stuck with me

I was grabbing a compressor for a 10 year old Whirlpool fridge last Tuesday and this older tech says 'we used to fix things, now we just swap boards.' He was talking about a dryer he was working on, had to order a main control for a 2019 model because the motor was fine but the board was fried. Made me wonder, how many of you still find parts for older machines or do you mostly just sell people on new units these days?

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cole_robinson1mo ago

One guy at my local hardware store brings this up every single time he sees a newer washer come in. Honestly, I get where the old timer is coming from but I don't think it's that deep. Those old units were simple, you could fix a motor with a multimeter and a prayer. But a lot of these new machines are packed with sensors and boards because people want all those fancy cycles and wifi features, not because the manufacturers are just trying to be jerks. Ngl, if a board costs $150 and a whole new fridge is $600, sometimes it's smarter to just swap the whole thing out, especially if the compressor is old and tired. Tbh, my job is selling parts and I'll order the board if you want it, but I'm not gonna act like we're losing some golden age of repair over a dryer that probably wasn't gonna last a decade anyway.

gavins4328d ago

Most those old washers didn't even have a spin cycle that could get your jeans dry.