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Originally Posted by trader_4
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.
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I'm expecting that with the conversion to electronic controls on appliances, the appliance timer repairman is going the way of the TV set repairman. Still, just Google "appliance timer repair" and you'll find lots of places still doing this work.
No, no appliance parts store is going to laugh at you.
What would you do if you had a 8 to 12 year old dryer that needed a new timer? Yeah, you could buy one for $200, but the machine itself isn't worth that much if you wanted to sell it. It might not be worth investing $200 in. This is the kind of scenario where repairing the old timer or buying a rebuilt one for $50 seems like the best solution.
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They sell parts, why would they
refer you to some guy rebuilding them in his basement?
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Because they'll figure they can probably sell you MORE parts if you keep your old dryer running instead of buying a new one.
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I can see doing a repair if it's some expensive timer, integrated with something else, etc, but not for the typical dryer timer.
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Well, Google "appliance timer repair" and you'll find quite a few places online repairing and rebuilding timers for appliances. If people didn't feel that was a practical alternative, those places wouldn't be in business.