The day a Kenmore dryer in St. Louis almost broke me

Got a call for a dryer not heating, simple enough. Spent four hours on a 1998 Kenmore stacked unit because the previous guy used the wrong thermal fuse and glued the housing shut with some kind of epoxy. Had to cut the whole back panel off without wrecking the vent line. Anyone else run into these old units where every repair is a puzzle from the last tech?

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theas282mo ago

Epoxy? That's just tech terrorism, lmao.

thomasgonzalez2mo ago

Watched my buddy try to fix his phone screen with that stuff. Glued his fingers to the case for a solid hour... total chaos.

samrodriguez2d ago

Glued his fingers to the case for a solid hour" - oh man, I've been there in a way. I once tried to fix a cracked tablet corner with epoxy and ended up with a rock-hard blob that stuck to my desk instead. What actually worked for me was switching to that removable adhesive tape (you know, the kind that stretches and peels off clean). It holds strong enough to keep a screen in place but doesn't become a permanent sculpture of regret. Plus you can pull it off with some patience and maybe a hairdryer. Saved my tablet and my sanity, honestly.

laura6672mo ago

Honestly that's the perfect way to put it. That stuff is like a permanent trap for anything it touches. Tbh watching people try DIY fixes with epoxy is pure comedy until you realize they just ruined a whole device. Ngl it should come with a warning label that just says "you will regret this.