Man of Science, Man of Faith » Repairs http://bryan.pickeroo.com Is there a point to all of this? Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 No user servicable parts. Lies. http://bryan.pickeroo.com/2008/01/24/no-user-servicable-parts-lies/ http://bryan.pickeroo.com/2008/01/24/no-user-servicable-parts-lies/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:54:14 +0000 bryan http://bryan.pickeroo.com/2008/01/24/no-user-servicable-parts-lies/ After picking up a new hot surface igniter for a furnace, I was on my way back to the site of the aforementioned broken furnace when I realized that I don’t understand what it would be like to not fix stuff myself. I don’t give a second thought to cracking into a broken or malfunctioning appliance to attempt fixing the bugger. The notion of calling a repairman is mostly foreign to me – offhand, the only reason I can think of to call someone is to recharge an air-conditioner since it requires a license to handle the refrigerant. Silly EPA.

Under my roof, I will make every attempt to repair stuff that can be repaired. In my experience, all that stands between working and not working is a very simple repair.

All told, the furnace repair cost $33 plus a bit of fuel. Had I called an HVAC guy out to fix it, the total cost could have easily been $250. It took 10 minutes to do the repair and it was relatively simple as repairs go.

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