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Repair Cafes repair broken small home appliances to keep them out of landfills

By adamg on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:38am

WBUR reports.

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Home 'n' hearth

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By J.R. Dobbs on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:53am.

Reminds me of Roy's old place.

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By anon on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 11:40am.

This is a terrific idea! It's a win-win situation on all sides.

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By mg on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 12:28pm.

What a wonderful idea! So good to keep things out of landfills and have people helping people.

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By Dave on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 12:39pm.

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By Gary C on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 1:55pm.

The Fixmasters shop in West Roxbury does some of this. Lots of lamps get re-wired. We've had several items where the wiring went bad and he was able to fix them.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 03/04/2023 - 3:37pm.

We have a few older lamps around that we rewired. The nice thing about modern bulbs is that they pull so much less power and give off so much less heat, so you can get more light out of them now without overrunning the capacity of the system.

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By merlinmurph on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 5:45pm.

Washers, dryers, dishwashers, bicycles, H/W heaters, furnaces, ovens, stoves, TVs, lights, switches, etc etc etc

There's always some person out there that's already been there and wants to tell you all about it. Give it a shot.

Obligatory note: Of course, if you don't feel comfortable messing around with that appliance, let someone else do it.

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By Don't Panic on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 11:35pm.

Definitely a great idea.

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