mike from st pete
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Why Appliances Break on Weekends
So, you can shop for new ones.
So, you can shop for new ones.
Why do major appliances always break on the weekend??
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acman424
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I was in HVAC for 22 yrs, selling and installing mostly Goodman units. They are good equipment, but they, like most, use parts made in Mexico or China, like that dual run capacitor. When I worked, I routinely replaced 40-50 of them every summer. I'll always keep a spare for mine. They are usually $15-30 and will save the owner that big svc call. My appliances, like a refrigerator or water heater, routinely go out the weekend before Christmas!
jimbo728
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It's Murphy's Law, I'm surprised you didn't know.
Another good rule (not Murphy's) is: Don't get sick and go to the ER on the weekend.
O`Briens Law kicks in here too.
It states that Murphy was an optimist.
Jim
sometimes you think these appliances have a built in calendar and there rigged to break on a friday night
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The call from mom about a clogged kitchen drain Christmas Eve afternoon just before 20 of us were due for dinner [emoji33]
Subzero temps had frozen the water in a two inch galvanized pipe that ran the length of the garage ceiling under the kitchen.Snaking it caused the 50 year old pipe to fail [emoji33][emoji33]
I spent the day after Christmas re plumbing it and repairing the drywall [emoji56][emoji41]
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crankyoldlady
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When the great toilet fairy flushes, it's always at time and a half or double time.
EugeneNine
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When we moved in our house it had a older low end over so I told my wife if it ever broke we would just upgrade. Well two days before Easter it broke and we were cooking Easter dinner for the three families. It was still easier to find a new one in stock than the parts to fix the old one so she got her upgrade.
It's Murphy's Law, I'm surprised you didn't know.
Another good rule (not Murphy's) is: Don't get sick and go to the ER on the weekend.
I went to the emergency room of the county hospital on a Friday night. They have to take you whether you can pay or not. I didn't have a bullet hole in me so I wound up at the back of the line. I arrived at 8 PM. I think I saw a doctor for all of 10 minutes. I got out a little past midnight.
three years ago our furnace quit working on january 1...it gets rather cold here in the chicago area at that time..........we were wearing a lot of sweaters and coats until the new one was installed.....
Wow . . . that was quick - at least it would have been here.
JcMack
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Some of the appliances sold at Walmart are tagged as built in China. Some of the stuff is jobbed out by China to India where costs are cheaper. I can imagine a 12 yr. old Indian child working in a 120 degree factory being really concerned with assembling my future air conditioner.
fiasconva
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For the same reason you get a letter with a mistake from your bank, dr's office, insurance co., etc, etc on a Saturday. Murphy has a sick sense of humor.
venomballistics
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Its Murphy's Law in action.
anything that can go wrong will, at the worst possible moment.
the worst possible moment for anything to fail is while it is in use.
Weekends put the users at home to break things, as they won't break themselves
anything that can go wrong will, at the worst possible moment.
the worst possible moment for anything to fail is while it is in use.
Weekends put the users at home to break things, as they won't break themselves
Been there done that.. only mine was a packed drain line due to a garbage disposal in the basement.
Had to cut out the pvc and replace the section.. on Christmas eve morning.
model70hunter
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About 20 years ago we bought a new home, it had a side by side fridg in place as it was a model home, no warranty even though it ran but never had a six pack in it.
In the 2nd year my wife had all of her relatives, I mean all of them in our house for Thanksgiving. It was full of food the day before thanks giving. No one would come look at it until the following week, it was a cheaper base model and my wife hated it. She said lets go to Lowes and buy a new one. OK. She had looked on line and picked out the exact one she wanted and it was in stock at our closest STL store. We get there and they did not have it. The manager acted like he could are less, come back saturday he said, I verbally wrapped both hands around his neck and blew out his ear wax, I told him I would not be back Saturday but the corporate office would send someone down to replace him. He gave me a got to heck look, I asked for his bosses number, grudgingly he called around, found one about 10 miles away, too late to deliver, middle of the afternoon on Wed. Do you have any deliveries right noe, well no, send your boys over and get it. Well I normally dont do this, I said well normally you wont be here Monday to see the end of this show. About 4 PM they rolled in with the new one, set it up and helped moved stuff out of the old one.
I love it when folks let me explain customer service to them. And it does upset me that I have to. Geez a smile and customer service is not hard to do.
It is my money, if you want some treat me right. Do not act like you own me or that you are doing me a favor. 100% of the time I try for a win win. Do any of the above and I will push your attitude off the cliff.
I was once told by a friend and co-worker that they felt in a previous life I slayed dragons. This was in front of quite a few folks. For the next 20 years if a dragon reared it's head I was sent to deal with it.
Dragons come in many forms. too often they used to manage a big box store and are in the new 2nd Lt mind think. They are inexperienced and easily dealt with.
Old dragons can shoot lots of flames, they are secure and get what they want. We had one customer who was blowing flames from STL to Chicago, bad Dragon he was.
Our sales department sold him some stuff that did not exist. It was add ons he wanted free, after he toasted all the sales managers they asked me the network manager to talk to him. I took my sharpest sword, my wit. After he bellowed and threw flames for a while I asked him what his company did, he said we sell stuff. I said OK so why did you believe a salesman? He looked at me for a few minutes and his fire went out, he started laughing. He said oh my, I'm in sales and believed a salesman. We then fixed the issues sales made and I gave him some free phone things that were real and did work with is equipment. I made sales pick up the tab.
I loved my job, most of it was making sure customers received the right service.
I did not retire until I was almost 67. Really did not want to. Our company had changed, I found out one is not allowed to deal with inhouse dragons who soon became the managers and execs. Brown nosing was a get promoted method, I just dont know how they kept their nose close to the sulphur end without causing brain damage.
OH wait a minute maybe that is the reason.....
In the 2nd year my wife had all of her relatives, I mean all of them in our house for Thanksgiving. It was full of food the day before thanks giving. No one would come look at it until the following week, it was a cheaper base model and my wife hated it. She said lets go to Lowes and buy a new one. OK. She had looked on line and picked out the exact one she wanted and it was in stock at our closest STL store. We get there and they did not have it. The manager acted like he could are less, come back saturday he said, I verbally wrapped both hands around his neck and blew out his ear wax, I told him I would not be back Saturday but the corporate office would send someone down to replace him. He gave me a got to heck look, I asked for his bosses number, grudgingly he called around, found one about 10 miles away, too late to deliver, middle of the afternoon on Wed. Do you have any deliveries right noe, well no, send your boys over and get it. Well I normally dont do this, I said well normally you wont be here Monday to see the end of this show. About 4 PM they rolled in with the new one, set it up and helped moved stuff out of the old one.
I love it when folks let me explain customer service to them. And it does upset me that I have to. Geez a smile and customer service is not hard to do.
It is my money, if you want some treat me right. Do not act like you own me or that you are doing me a favor. 100% of the time I try for a win win. Do any of the above and I will push your attitude off the cliff.
I was once told by a friend and co-worker that they felt in a previous life I slayed dragons. This was in front of quite a few folks. For the next 20 years if a dragon reared it's head I was sent to deal with it.
Dragons come in many forms. too often they used to manage a big box store and are in the new 2nd Lt mind think. They are inexperienced and easily dealt with.
Old dragons can shoot lots of flames, they are secure and get what they want. We had one customer who was blowing flames from STL to Chicago, bad Dragon he was.
Our sales department sold him some stuff that did not exist. It was add ons he wanted free, after he toasted all the sales managers they asked me the network manager to talk to him. I took my sharpest sword, my wit. After he bellowed and threw flames for a while I asked him what his company did, he said we sell stuff. I said OK so why did you believe a salesman? He looked at me for a few minutes and his fire went out, he started laughing. He said oh my, I'm in sales and believed a salesman. We then fixed the issues sales made and I gave him some free phone things that were real and did work with is equipment. I made sales pick up the tab.
I loved my job, most of it was making sure customers received the right service.
I did not retire until I was almost 67. Really did not want to. Our company had changed, I found out one is not allowed to deal with inhouse dragons who soon became the managers and execs. Brown nosing was a get promoted method, I just dont know how they kept their nose close to the sulphur end without causing brain damage.
OH wait a minute maybe that is the reason.....
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OLDSTER
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Timely break downs
Our hot water heater puked out last November, on the weekend following Thanksgiving, with a house full of guests Add to the weekend labor costs is the fact we live ten miles out of town. Fortunately, we have a great P&H service contractor that did the plumbing and HVAC on our house when it was built in 2000. Murphys Law at work !!
Our hot water heater puked out last November, on the weekend following Thanksgiving, with a house full of guests
Add to the weekend labor costs is the fact we live ten miles out of town. Fortunately, we have a great P&H service contractor that did the plumbing and HVAC on our house when it was built in 2000. Murphys Law at work !!
