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Saving Money by Learning to Repair Expensive Items Like Appliances Yourself

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By Teresa

Last updated on January 12th, 2021 at 05:15 pm

For many of us, saving money has become second nature. Over time, you automatically look for the bargains, clip the coupons, use your leftovers, and start to enjoy doing your own painting and decorating. But there are a few things that relatively few of us end up doing. One of which is going online to find high end appliance parts and using them to make our own repairs. There are several reasons for this. Below, we are going to take a look at the most common ones and provide a solution for each of those concerns or hurdles, so you can feel confident when it comes to do-it-yourself appliance repair.

do-it-yourself appliance repair

How do you know what is wrong?

The first step is to try to work out what has gone wrong, what has broken. In most cases, this is far easier to do than you expect. You can use the troubleshooter section in the back of the manual or ask the manufacturer for advice. Or go online and find out how others have repaired their appliances. You will be surprised by how easy it is to come up with an accurate diagnosis.

I don’t know how to take my appliance apart

Once you have a fair idea of what has broken, go online and look for a how-to video or an in-depth appliance repair article, like this one. There are plenty of really detailed ones available online. Very often the person who has made the video will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Once you have watched the video, and are fairly sure that you will be able to carry out the repair, you can go ahead and source the parts.

Getting the parts is easy

With the biggest online retailers stocking millions of parts, it is relatively easy to track down the parts you need. Just be sure to buy from a reputable firm that guarantees their parts and has a fast and easy to use returns service.

Earn money repairing other people’s items

Once you have repaired a few of your more expensive items it is worth thinking about doing the same for others. This kind of work pays well, and it is something that you can potentially do as a side hustle in the evening and on the weekends. 

In most places, you are not required to have any special qualifications to do so, although you might want to consider taking out some liability insurance. If you discover that you like the work, you could make it your full-time job using the advice that you can find here. 

Pushing yourself to learn new skills brings many benefits. It boosts your confidence levels, saves you money, makes you more employable, and opens up the chance for you to work for yourself.

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    I wouldn’t know where to start. I can see how videos could be helpful.

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