Another Example of Our "Disposable" Society

[tulenutn2o]

yep and we used to put that in coffee when I was in the Marines to get rid of those pesky seat warmers.. They'd get the runs and leave us alone in the field exercises to go to a nice head somewhere....:laughing:

J

We used visine . Still do on occasion.:laughing:

 

[RadarTech]

We used visine . Still do on occasion.:laughing:

ya know-- that is actually an urban legand...
it does not do that...
It is actually quite dangerous.....


google it...

and then google soldering flux and diarrhea

J

 

[aczlan]

and then google soldering flux and diarrhea

I will pass on googling anthing to do with diarrhea

Aaron Z

 

[Reg]

If a vacuum tube burns up in ...............
Oh, never mind.

Obsolescence is just that.
Moore's Law, cheaper over time, economy of scale, whatever else.... contribute to "disposable" becoming preferable to "repairable"
At $90+ per hour who wants to pay repair people anyway ?
(-:

 

[riptides]

I prefer to think of this thread as "component - ized". Disposable has a new meaning when you think of component reuse and modules. It use to be repair a part, now it is repair a package, or "dispose" of the package.

 

[dmccarty]

Back around 2000 we bought a Whirlpool front loader clothes washer. I think we paid $1200 for it!

But our water bill went from $100-150 to maybe $75-100. And it did more work than the old top loader.

Washer started making noises so out comes the repair guy.

$120 for diagnosis of the machines problems.

$1,400 to repair said problems!

I had researched the sound and his diagnosis was similar to what I had been reading.....

Here is the part the really ticks me off. Part of the problem with these machines is that there are metal parts exposed to water that surprise surprise, RUST. The washer drum is stainless steel but other parts are not so they rust and bye bye washer. Maybe an extra $25-50 and no problems if it had been built correctly.

We had problems with our Maytag dishwasher using plastic parts that kept breaking. Eventually I found some brass parts for at most a few dollars and fixed the problem.

So we will run the clothes washer until it dies. Then buy something else. But I don't see much hope for buying an appliance that lasts.

Later,
Dan

 

[Bird]

Dan, we bought new Maytag washer & dryer from Sears, and after a little over 3 years, the washing machine was dead and they wanted more to fix it than it cost new. So we went back to Kenmore by Whirlpool.

 

[ultrarunner]

Dan, we bought new Maytag washer & dryer from Sears, and after a little over 3 years, the washing machine was dead and they wanted more to fix it than it cost new. So we went back to Kenmore by Whirlpool.

Maybe the family is Lucky with Kenmore Washer and Dryers...

Mom bought her Washer in 1964 and it's still doing wash every Saturday... we all had zero problems... I did have to change the belt twice on Mom's... no big deal, just picked one up at the auto parts store for a couple of bucks.

Now... lots of the neighbors bought very expensive new Water Saver washers and dryers... some paid near $2000 for the pair and extra shelf platform???

Anyway, my understanding is all regret their expensive purchases... even if it comes in colors like cobalt and garnet...

 

[keegs]

That, too is very true. The occasional spit can gets an unintentional taste also........YUK!

Back in my navy days there were occasions where they'd be pumping/flushing out the jet fuel tanks while at the same time taking on water for the evaportators. The jet fuel would get into everything... even the bug juice. There were jokes about some guys coming down with the hershey squirts but I don't think I ever experienced any myself.

 

[Bird]

my understanding is all regret their expensive purchases

I think I've posted this before, but a Sears service technician told me that IF you buy one, of any brand, with the digital display to either keep an extended warranty in force, or have a pocket full of money.