Should I pay for appliance repair or fix it myself?

“My dryer would never shut off. It kept running and running and running. So I booked an appliance repairman to come to my house to fix it.”source ↗

““The timer doesn’t work and the cost for just a new part is about $300. It’s not worth it. I’d recommend you get an egg timer and when it rings, just turn off the dryer.””source ↗

“I had to pay for his time of course. $100 for the service call. After he left , I found the part on Amazon for $40. It arrived the next day and I installed it easily.”source ↗

“Clearly it caught fire at the top due to the metal piece above this little panel but apparently they said it works fine and doesn't need to be replaced.”source ↗

“Any insight to what I need to do now is appreciated.”source ↗

“2023 Toyota Corolla, just noticed a nail in the tire sidewall of one of the rear tires.”source ↗

“2) Replace 1, 2, or all 4?”source ↗

“We have this 50 year old oil boiler in our new house. it and the tank look like they have seen much better days. it provides hot water (tankless) witho it an issue. I can smell oil when I go in the basement though. The cost of annual clean and maintenance I’ve been quoted is around $450. Given that high cost and cost of oil, I’m thinking I should replace now instead of next year or two. Advice?”source ↗

“We just bought a house and it looks like the dishwasher is the first issue. Is this worth cleaning or should we just replace it?”source ↗

“Every time the water heater kicks on, I hear this popping and crackling sound from the basement.”source ↗

“The unit is a 50-gallon natural gas tank, installed in 2012. So it's 14 years old. I know the average lifespan is 8–12 years, which means I'm already on borrowed time.”source ↗

“I'm torn because I don't want to spend $1,200 on a new water heater if this one has years left. But I also don't want to come home to a flooded basement because I ignored an obvious warning sign.”source ↗

“I've got a newborn at home and a wife who would not be thrilled about cold showers. So "wait and see" feels risky.”source ↗

“Hey everyone, looking for some mechanical and financial advice on whether I should cut my losses or keep driving my car.”source ↗

“If I do this work, I’ll be sitting at well over $7,500 total invested over the last 3 years.”source ↗

“is $7.5k in maintenance over ~3 years reasonable for a 2014 Honda Civic, or is it just eating my money at this point?”source ↗

“Condenser broke, technician said changing condenser will cost around $1900, but he found an open box unit, not used, that will cost be $1700.”source ↗

“House and unit is 10 yrs old. Please suggest.”source ↗

“Started hearing some loud noises on Monday and by now the fridge isn’t cooling as it should be.”source ↗

“Other technicians are charging way too high just for a diagnosis and they even said upfront they can’t get parts for like 5 days.”source ↗

“Should we just go into the market for a new fridge (had it for 12 years,it was brand new at the time), or let the technicians do their thing while we just eat takeout for 5 days?”source ↗

“The decision has floated around to just start over with sod and call it a day as opposed to overseeding. Looking for some advice on the matter.”source ↗

“Thanks. So if I am able to clean and grease it well, replace the boots can it be salvaged? Or just easier to replace the whole assembly, which cost around $80?”source ↗

“We ran dishwasher cleaning tablet in it and we just noticed the mold after it cycled. It was also extremely loud”source ↗

“Yesterday my wife called me down and the unit was smoking a bit at the end of a cycle.”source ↗

“Any advice on getting it checked for repairs or will it be cheaper to buy a new one?”source ↗

“Can this sink be repaired or does it have to be replaced?”source ↗

“replace?My oven just melted the element and was Arcing in the middle, what do i do?”source ↗

“Is this something can be repaired or is the dryer cooked?”source ↗

“Bottom line: is it worth fixing? We can't do this ourselves, but I'd at least like to know if it's worth calling our appliance guy before we pay him for a visit.”source ↗

“This microwave just stopped working - not turning on, nothing showing on the screen. Is it best to at least attempt to have somebody look at it, knowing a minimum charge for a diagnostic visit will be $100, plus parts and labor then - or replace, given its age?”source ↗

“So that's what I was thinking...it's old now. But also, what if it something on the cheaper end. Ugh so hard to decide what to do. Could save over $1000 or spend a couple hundred to then decide to just replace it!”source ↗

“Is this reasonable, i feel i can get a new one for 200$ more.”source ↗

“Hello there! Looking for some advice about whether something is reasonable or not.”source ↗

“My thought is that the coil really isn’t that expensive. Am I wrong?”source ↗

“Is the correct move to replace the system?”source ↗

“Hi so our hvac system is 6 years old. We have apparently multiple leaks in a component inside the furnace. So the repair person stated to fix the issue it would be 4-5k depending on part, more Freon, and labor.”source ↗

“Anyway my question is that an average price range?”source ↗

“Hello everyone, wanted to see if I could get some advice for my scenario.”source ↗

“Now here's my question... since the system uses R-410A and all the new systems R-454B, I asked him if a new evaporator coil was also necessary and he said he could just use a new pressure valve on the existing coil to make it work”source ↗

“Is what he is saying correct? Can a 2016 R-410A era evaporator coil be modified to work with R-454B or should I insist on getting a new matched pair?”source ↗

“Don’t really want to be stuck in a situation where I have to spend money on repairs or replace with an oil furnace.”source ↗

“I just don’t want to have to do emergency repairs in the middle of the winter instead of putting that money towards a newer system.”source ↗

“Spend 450 a year to service it or 15grand for a new one that might last 15 years????”source ↗

“It was really scary for my wife”source ↗

“Today we had a company come out to look at our A/C as it hasn’t been cooling for the last 3-4 weeks. he said the control board is fried and needs to be replaced for $1400 and he said that isn’t even a guaranteed fix to the issue.”source ↗

“The system is from 1988. is this price insane or should we call someone else out to fix it?”source ↗

“He started off wanting to sell us a whole new system but we don’t have that kind of money right now, but I just feel like he’s just inflating a lot to get us to buy a whole new system.”source ↗

“yeah we’re just looking for a band aid option rn to last maybe 1-2 more summers. the guy who came out said that he doesn’t see anything else wrong other than the board, but i just can’t rationalize putting almost 2k into a 40 year old system lmao.”source ↗

“We were concerned because it looks like mold”source ↗