One down, about eight to go

Got one of our recently deceased appliances working again this weekend. The fridge is now back to its cooling ways.

The repair man came on Friday to look at it, on hour 49 of the promised 48 hour window of time for his arrival. He made quick work of the situation and assessed the problem, removed the faulty part, and headed out to go get a replacement, telling me he would be back the next day to finish the job.

Saturday, while my wife and I were out at a movie (Ocean’s Thirteen, worth seeing once at least) he arrived back at the house. Our house helper let him in, and within 10 minutes the new part was installed and the fridge back in working order. Quick (at least by time standards here), and painless too.

The best part was the cost – absolutely nothing. We were within a month of the end of our one year warranty period, so they fixed it for free. Unfortunately the other items will not be repaired for free since none of them are under warranty any more. Oh well, at least that one was quick and easy.