On 9/26/2014 9:30 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, September 26, 2014 9:47:37 AM UTC-4, nestork wrote:
'gonjah[_3_ Wrote:

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I've already ordered a new timer...

Jim



Can you cancel that order?



Rebuilding appliance timers is a cottage industry. Normally, in every

major city there will be several people that rebuild appliance timers in

their basements or garages for a fraction of the cost of a new timer.

Just phone around to the local appliance parts stores, and the people

working there will generally know who, if anyone, rebuilds appliance

timers locally.



Alternatively, if there are no local places that do that kind of work,

you can send your old timer in to Turner's Timers and have a rebuilt

timer sent to you. I'd at least get a price for a rebuilt timer from

them before you commit to buying a new timer.



'Turners Timer Repair - Appliance Timer Repair Experts'

(http://www.turnerstimerrepair.com/)


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nestork

Great idea. Turner only charges $70 to $130 to fix it, $65 to inspect it.
I'll bet that doesn't compare very favorably with the cost Gonjah paid for
a new one. Things must really, really be different up there in Canada. IDK
of any cottage industry here repairing timers and if you called an
appliance store here, they'd laugh at you. They sell parts, why would they
refer you to some guy rebuilding them in his basement? I can see doing a repair if it's some expensive timer, integrated with something else, etc, but not for the typical dryer timer.


The new timer was $97 USD. Next time I'll check locally for repairs but
it sounds like replacing it isn't too bad.

Good idea though.

I saved big bucks when the digital display went out on my Prius. The
Dealer wanted $5000 to replace it. I found a rebuilt one for $500 online
and found a great mechanic to do the work too. It ended up costing about
$600 total. My wife was reading Consumer Reports last night and Toyota
recently extended the warranty on the display to 9 years. As usual, I'm
a day late and a dollar short.