does this count as moneysaving??

sammy_kaye18

Does this count???

After teh disasterous few weeks my washing machine broke. bleeding thing is only 3 years old and is a washer drier combi thing. Anyway was a bit piddled off and seeing as we were REALLY strapped for cash since bf leaving his job i was panicking that the repair man was gonna cost a fortune.

Anywya it said free call out and estimate on one add so i rang them and they came out - the washing machine stayed in its allocated spot and he said 'well its leaking its gonna be about £30 to mend' - that is literally all the money i have until the 29th so id have no left over money for anything else!

So anyway he left after i explained i really couldnt afford that at the minute and was totalyl gutted - started packing clothes in bags to hike to my MILs house to do some washing

Anyway, was making a final cup of tea and could hear this dripping noise which i never noticed before.anyway i wrestled the washing machine from its hole (looked like a bloody laurel and hardy sketch by god!) and did a contortionists impression to get behind the bloody thing :rolleyes: and one of the pipes was dripping so i tightened it up by twisting it with my hand.......................................................


TADA!!!!! One mended washing machine and its working perfectly now!!!!!:j

£30 saved and in my pocket!!!!!

Rikki

Not only is that money saving thats bl00dy genius too. Good for you.

taplady

Well done Sammy!:T

patchwork_cat

There is a lesson for us all in there. You mean it wouldn't work just because the water inlet was leaking? Is there a puddle behind it now?

Penny-Pincher!!

well done hun

TheFlyingGerbil

Well done! I bet you have a great sense of satisfation, not just for saving the money but for doing it for yourself.

I hate repair men. He could have fixed that in about 2mins, on the free call out and charged you a fiver! You were lucky though, I bet there'd have been other reparmen woudl have tried to charge you 2 or 3 times that and made out that he would practically have to rebuild the washing machine.

Joe

sammy_kaye18

patch - no oddly there was a pair of trousers wedged down there!! how they got there i dont know because it is a very VERY snug fit and has a counter top over the top so it couldnt of slipped down there accidentally. No puddle and it was the warm water inlet i think that was dripping.

Have a great deal of satisfaction though knowing i fixed it myself.

Very proud fo my self

vivw_2

wELL DONE...maybe I need to look at my broken DW...have asked DH but he hasn't got round to it yet!

r.mac_2

Brilliant work!

lynzpower

good for you Sammy- that is OS and moneysaving all in one go- plus you found a pair of trousers :T

Katyag

Well done!! I got great satisfaction of out fixing my machine too! It was less than a year old and was flashing fault so i decided to open the filter. Had to get a bowl to collect all the water but eventually found the filter clogged with fluff and wouldnt turn therefore the drum wouldnt turn. Put it all back then one working machine.

Pity i didnt attempt this when i had a newborn baby and a broken machine! £30 to get a baby sock pulled from the filter!!!!