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LED light bulb
The LED light bulb installed in the TV room has been flickering for 15min before remain lit.This bulb was installed on Sept 16, 2016; which means it last only about 3 years. Let's say we use it 10hrs each day, or 3650hrs a year; the bulb last only 10950hrs. The box says that it should last 35000hrs to 50000hrs. |
AC again
The rooms above the garage are cooled by a separate AC unit, and they are warm! So, the main AC unit has been running extra hard. The refrigerant line is cool, but not cold. |
Washer (again)
It has been years, the washer had not giving us any trouble until last night! The water did not drain and the rinse cycle cannot start. It was late last night, so I did not remove the clothes & water ... will try to fix it again today ![]() Turns out to be the capacitor is broken, the terminal fell off. So, we placed an order on Amazon, for only $8.75 and will be delivered in 2 days using Bảo's prime account. PMJ270 - Packard Aftermarket Replacement Motor Start Capacitor 270-324 MFD 110 125 VoltOn May 28th, found out that we still have the same issue: water did not drain. So, I jumped the lid switch, and run a load to test. It was the lid switch! Ordered a new one, and it will arrived on Thursday. |
Thermostats
We replaced both thermostats today. The old one is a mercury control temperature switch, and it's not programmable so we put in the one which we can program to turn on/off 4 times a day, and this is to save utility money. It's a basic Honeywell RTH221B. |
Washer machine, again!
It's Saturday afternoon, and the washer machine did not drain! So, after Thuy. & I removed all the wet clothes, using small buckets to empty out all the water, we opened up the machine. We removed the drain hoses & inspected the pump, we found nothing wrong! The hoses are clear, and we even tested the pump. When we about to put everything back, we also notice the lid switch, and turned out attention to it. That's the culprit! The lid switch busted open, and because of that, the SPIN cycle did not get trigger, thus did not turn on the pump. Oh well, took us about 1/2 hour to put everything back together, and made a "jump" to bypass the lid switch, then the washer machine is back in operation.Whirlpool 3949238 Washer Lid Switch Replacement, we bought it at Speedy Appliance Parts
Notes: when putting the shell back, make sure the side edges are under the black metal base. |
Halogen Light
We have a desk lamp, which use the halogen light bulb, which was burned awhile ago. Home Depot sells the replacement for about $8, which only last for about several months. A week ago, I found a place eBulb.com which sells 12 bulbs for only $5.99, and here is the bulb specification: JC50/12V/G6.3 |
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