Did the postman bring anything nice today?

Brett_H

No I am days is that a record for speed for Australia Post? If you had ordered it from Hong Kong you would've had a quicker no doubt. I fear for everything! It's my other hobby!

Cuir_Beluga

Hi Brett, Melbourne to Adelaide is usually 4 days, sometimes 3. This took 8 days. You are right, I have had stuff come from Europe and Asia quicker than I have Australia :-X.

GeekKopi

Well today the mail man brought me a new compressor for the fridge that kicked the bucket overnight. Out with the old and the new one gets welded in place, vacuumed and gassed. The mail man also brought me HVAC tradie to do the job. Mrs said "lets get a new fridge" (The fridge is only 7 years old) and I responded with "really?" Not bad for $220 supplied and fitted considering the labour retrofitting a compressor and the job to weld it, test it, vacuum etc. This was after he came this morning to diagnose the fault, went back to his workshop to pick up parts (inc compressor) then came back to perform the surgery. The tradie even said that he used to (back in the day) cut open failed compressors, fix them and re-weld them shut. #oldskool. I am very impressed

Brett_H

Wow! A real tradie! Brilliant!

Cuir_Beluga

Fingers crossed the fridge lasts you a good many years yet. Our just keeps hanging on, it is old and too small.

Brett_H

I got some valved coffee bags without ziplocks. I'm going to use pegs as the current batch of ziplocks don't seal fully :doh:

steve82

Brett H wrote:

I got some valved coffee bags without ziplocks. I'm going to use pegs as the current batch of ziplocks don't seal fully :doh:

These thingys are gold. Even when the zip lock fails on my one way valve bags, one of these in between the valve and the failed seal is air tight. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kitchen-Bag-Sealing-Stick-Storage-Clip-Rod-Sealer-Reusable-Fresh-Food-SYD-Post-/281611747121?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

Cuir_Beluga

They look brilliant Steve, I might grab some. The bag I am on at the moment failed and I just folded it in half and popped it in a zip lock bag.

GeekKopi

ok, so looks like the fridge electrics killed the new compressor too. seems its shorting somewhere. I threw in the towel (my wife did). The tradie didn't ask for any money at the end as he couldn't resolve it. now that is impressive even though I offered him recompense for his time, So tomorrow the postman (delivery truck) is bringing us a new 600L side by side fridge.

Brett_H

steve82 wrote:

These thingys are gold. Even when the zip lock fails on my one way valve bags, one of these in between the valve and the failed seal is air tight. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kitchen-Bag-Sealing-Stick-Storage-Clip-Rod-Sealer-Reusable-Fresh-Food-SYD-Post-/281611747121?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

Great Steve! Thanks... Ordering now!

Cuir_Beluga

Bugger Geek, it was worth a shot though. I was opening the oven door last night when it came off in my hand. Hubby patched it up but it probably won't be long before we need to go and buy a new one.

GeekKopi

Cuir Beluga wrote:

Bugger Geek, it was worth a shot though. I was opening the oven door last night when it came off in my hand. Hubby patched it up but it probably won't be long before we need to go and buy a new one.

head into Masters if you have one close by. They have got some crazy sales on appliances at the moment. I got my fridge $300 cheaper than other places. And as always. There is something wrong with it. Noticed a small dent on one of the doors. Getting a replacement delivered Monday but until then I'll be using this as it's been hard 3 days without one.

Cuir_Beluga

We do have one kind of close-ish, we'll check it out. I didn't know they sold appliances, thanks 🙂.

GeekKopi

Cuir Beluga wrote:

We do have one kind of close-ish, we'll check it out. I didn't know they sold appliances, thanks 🙂.

and this time I took out another 6 years extended warranty. Big mistake not doing it on my other fridge, the cost to repair it wasn't worth it (electrics were fried) and the mrs was bugging me for a larger one so it all worked out (not) [emoji26]

Brett_H

Good-looking fridge! Has it also got a PID? My freezer has a PID. So does my espresso machine. I'm having one fitted also to the downstairs toilet... It's the way of the future.... PIDs.. I love em! You can change the numbers on the front to suit your mood! :stir I reckon my new heat pump has one too but there's a fine line between tweakabiliy and legionella! P.s I've had obnoxious on toast for lunch! It's a great looking fridge!

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Good-looking fridge! Has it also got a PID? My freezer has a PID. So does my espresso machine. I'm having one fitted also to the downstairs toilet... It's the way of the future.... PIDs.. I love em! You can change the numbers on the front to suit your mood! :stir I reckon my new heat pump has one too but there's a fine line between tweakabiliy and legionella! P.s I've had obnoxious on toast for lunch! It's a great looking fridge!

hi Brett yes it's sporting a dual PID as well as a fuzzy logic controller to adjust temp for both freezer and fridge automatically based on how much is inside. It also purges my steam wand automatically when I take the milk out the fridge and flushes the group head.

Cuir_Beluga

GeekKopi wrote:

and this time I took out another 6 years extended warranty. Big mistake not doing it on my other fridge, the cost to repair it wasn't worth it (electrics were fried) and the mrs was bugging me for a larger one so it all worked out (not) [emoji26]

It is surprising how just one extra little mouth makes you need that bigger fridge 🙂.

Brett_H

GeekKopi wrote:

It also purges my steam wand automatically when I take the milk out the fridge and flushes the group head.

Love.it :rofl: Mate of mine has a new fridge also with full ice and cold water on demand. My wife insists that our fridge has no fancy features. She teckons that the more stuff it has, the less real-estate internally/$. One day...

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Love.it :rofl: Mate of mine has a new fridge also with full ice and cold water on demand. My wife insists that our fridge has no fancy features. She teckons that the more stuff it has, the less real-estate internally/$. One day...

My wife also wanted on that is plumbed in for cold water and ice on demand. My response was $150 for a plumber and another $500 for that feature vs a water pitcher and a couple ice trays for $20. Nipped that I the butt real quick. That $650 'savings' can go towards a bean roaster. The nerve of that woman [emoji41]

Brett_H

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