Please bear with me, the answer will vary widely depending on the thing you are fixing and your patience level.
I like to fix things. I may not know much about what the thing is, but I’ll research it, understand the basic idea of how it operates, and see if the task fits my skill level. I’m a pretty patient guy and I love puzzles. I can only imagine what it would’ve been like if I grew up with internet access. My family didn’t get internet until about 1996. Oh the things I could’ve fixed, or built, if I had the kind of access to information as kids these day do.
Anyhow, do you have a hard, set, number of times you will fix something before you just buy a new one? I value my time with my family and don’t like to drag projects out. I recently revived an electric scooter and am having much fun on it. I use to take my kid to school each morning. She loves it and even shows it off to her classmates. She is in elementary school. While fixing up this scooter, I was not under pressure to “get ‘er done” and could take my time. I worked on it in stages. Other things, such as a water heater or furnace, are more time sensitive. After researching those appliances, I realized that this was something I could do and wouldn’t have to spend hundreds of dollars and arranging appointments to fix them. I could even get them working the same day. The furnace just needed a reboot, it’s got an electric pilot ignition. The waterheater, I cleaned the thermostat and it worked for a day, then it went out again. I went to the hardware store and found the right part. Installed it and it’s been running just fine. If it didn’t work, I was going to call a professional. 3 times on a critical appliance is my max. On something less time sensitive, I’d give it more time.
Depending one the device and the time frame, when would you admit defeat? Please tell me a story.
I like to fix things. I may not know much about what the thing is, but I’ll research it, understand the basic idea of how it operates, and see if the task fits my skill level. I’m a pretty patient guy and I love puzzles. I can only imagine what it would’ve been like if I grew up with internet access. My family didn’t get internet until about 1996. Oh the things I could’ve fixed, or built, if I had the kind of access to information as kids these day do.
Anyhow, do you have a hard, set, number of times you will fix something before you just buy a new one? I value my time with my family and don’t like to drag projects out. I recently revived an electric scooter and am having much fun on it. I use to take my kid to school each morning. She loves it and even shows it off to her classmates. She is in elementary school. While fixing up this scooter, I was not under pressure to “get ‘er done” and could take my time. I worked on it in stages. Other things, such as a water heater or furnace, are more time sensitive. After researching those appliances, I realized that this was something I could do and wouldn’t have to spend hundreds of dollars and arranging appointments to fix them. I could even get them working the same day. The furnace just needed a reboot, it’s got an electric pilot ignition. The waterheater, I cleaned the thermostat and it worked for a day, then it went out again. I went to the hardware store and found the right part. Installed it and it’s been running just fine. If it didn’t work, I was going to call a professional. 3 times on a critical appliance is my max. On something less time sensitive, I’d give it more time.
Depending one the device and the time frame, when would you admit defeat? Please tell me a story.