Fix your coffee machine

[TFOGGER]

I'm always fixing little stuff like this. Icemaker stops working on the fridge, track it down to a bad microswitch (which Samsung doesn't sell separately). New ice maker assy: $360, replaced the microswitch with one bought online for $4.65 plus an hour of my time. Had a wire feed tensioner in my mig welder crack, part no longer available due to Marquette being acquired by Lincoln a few years back. New comparable welder: $~800, made the part I need out of Delrin that cost $14 shipped, plus about an hour and a half. Numerous appliance repairs, always saving money vs either having someone else fix them (dishwasher, washing machine, electric dryer, etc) or replacing them. Good on ya for learning and doing!

[Erni]

Coffee maker may not be worth the time, but the knowledge gained is very valuable. Next will be washers and dryers which are fairly easy to fix and cost mucho.

[Wulf202]

I make a decent living and have for 15 years using skills like this.

[Irving]

Realistically, with the extra heating elements I had on hand, and the solderless fitting variety pack I already, this repair should have cost $0. As for time, the time I actually spent trouble shooting and repairing was less than it took to post all these photos and captions.

As usual, thanks for all the help everyone.

[Irving]

Project complete. I went straight to Ace after work but they closed before I got there. As I was leaving, I noticed a Radio Shack. I picked some stuff up, but realized that I already had what I needed at home and felt stupid for not thinking through this earlier.


Bad fuse removed with as much of the leads left in place as possible.


Working fuse crimped into place. To make this easier, I crimped the ends of the replacement fuse while it was still out so I could make sure I was getting a proper fit. I gently bent everything into place as the fuse is rather delicate.



Testing before reassembly.
Ambient temp.


Right after it auto turned off the heating element.


Success!

[00tec]

I love doing stuff like this. Passes the time and saves a bit of coin. Be careful though, you'll end up with tons of random electronic shit like I have.

[Irving]

I've accumulated a ton of stuff in my garage from learning how to work on things. Earlier this year I bought an expensive electronic deadbolt, and it stopped working after only having been installed for two weeks. Amazon wouldn't take it back, so I took it apart and discovered some wires (literally the only two wires in the entire unit) had broken. I soldered them back together and didn't have to throw a $100+ deadbolt into the trash.

[00tec]

I've accumulated a ton of stuff in my garage from learning how to work on things. Earlier this year I bought an expensive electronic deadbolt, and it stopped working after only having been installed for two weeks. Amazon wouldn't take it back, so I took it apart and discovered some wires (literally the only two wires in the entire unit) had broken. I soldered them back together and didn't have to throw a $100+ deadbolt into the trash.

Was that a Kevo by chance?

[Irving]

This Schlage. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looks like it's under $100 now. I think the wires were broken during my installation and not necessarily the fault of Schlage.

[00tec]

This Schlage. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looks like it's under $100 now. I think the wires were broken during my installation and not necessarily the fault of Schlage.

Ah, I have a kwikset kevo, and it has been troublesome since we moved. I think the bluetooth antenna wire may be screwed up. Gotta crack the thing open