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If it's Already Broken
If it's already broken, how much worse can it get?
For some things (not recommending electrical) if it's already broken, how much more broken can you make it by trying to fix it?
For example my old Caroma toilet was leaking a lot, costing a lot in wasted water. Got a quote from a plumber and to fix the valve was more expensive than replacing the cistern and pan; $360 minimum to fix, $350 to replace... but something had to be done. I went online, watched a few YouTube videos, spent $4 on valve seals and a couple of hours fiddling around, and now its fixed, saving at least $360, not to mention the $100 a quarter in wasted water (yes we got it checked).
And if I had broken it we would still have been up for the replacement cost anyway, so that was averted. We do have a second toilet, so if I mucked up we still had one working toilet.
I have saved a lot of money like this, pulling broken toys apart to fix them, because if they don't work, how much more broken can they be?
You do have to think about this though; if you're not sure and really can't do without something a professional needs to be called, but you would be surprised what you can do when you really try.
Contributed by Denise Scotford
For some things (not recommending electrical) if it's already broken, how much more broken can you make it by trying to fix it?
For example my old Caroma toilet was leaking a lot, costing a lot in wasted water. Got a quote from a plumber and to fix the valve was more expensive than replacing the cistern and pan; $360 minimum to fix, $350 to replace... but something had to be done. I went online, watched a few YouTube videos, spent $4 on valve seals and a couple of hours fiddling around, and now its fixed, saving at least $360, not to mention the $100 a quarter in wasted water (yes we got it checked).
And if I had broken it we would still have been up for the replacement cost anyway, so that was averted. We do have a second toilet, so if I mucked up we still had one working toilet.
I have saved a lot of money like this, pulling broken toys apart to fix them, because if they don't work, how much more broken can they be?
You do have to think about this though; if you're not sure and really can't do without something a professional needs to be called, but you would be surprised what you can do when you really try.
Contributed by Denise Scotford