So, we bought our first house and moved in nearly 9 years ago. What this means, is that all the new shiny wedding-[resent appliances and other things are reaching their built-in mortality age, and need replacing, or at least repairing.
Sadly, the assumption that after ten years of marriage and children we have naturally been becoming successful and established, making money and saving and able to pay for new appliances and repairs is misguided. We have nothing, and our stuff is starting to become as broken down around us as our marriage is.
The washer drier has not dried in years, and makes the clothes smell mouldy if left in for more than a few minutes after the cycle ends. The fridge leaks, the dishwasher leaves gunge on the dishes (well, I did just give it a through washing out and it's ok again, for now), the toilet hasn't flushed properly in years and the drains are currently blocked, the emmersion doesn't really heat enough water for a bath, the sofa is a destroyed embarrassment and now...
Since last night, when you turn on the grill, it makes this noise (bear with it, it takes a second to start):
There's something zen about this - the grill breaks down, and lets you know about it by resonating at you. It scared the pants off me this morning.
While cleaning it so I could take a vid (and kidding myself that a lash of the dettol wipe would make it presentable enough to put on the internet, *denial*) I noticed that the metal thingy at the front has lost a screw, and maybe that's the problem, but ... I dunno... maybe not. Anyone ever come across anything like this before? It's so loud! Next my toaster will be chanting at me.
Sigh. I just made soup. And I over-cinnamoned it. So it's not going to be nice. Pooooo.
Sadly, the assumption that after ten years of marriage and children we have naturally been becoming successful and established, making money and saving and able to pay for new appliances and repairs is misguided. We have nothing, and our stuff is starting to become as broken down around us as our marriage is.
The washer drier has not dried in years, and makes the clothes smell mouldy if left in for more than a few minutes after the cycle ends. The fridge leaks, the dishwasher leaves gunge on the dishes (well, I did just give it a through washing out and it's ok again, for now), the toilet hasn't flushed properly in years and the drains are currently blocked, the emmersion doesn't really heat enough water for a bath, the sofa is a destroyed embarrassment and now...
Since last night, when you turn on the grill, it makes this noise (bear with it, it takes a second to start):
There's something zen about this - the grill breaks down, and lets you know about it by resonating at you. It scared the pants off me this morning.
While cleaning it so I could take a vid (and kidding myself that a lash of the dettol wipe would make it presentable enough to put on the internet, *denial*) I noticed that the metal thingy at the front has lost a screw, and maybe that's the problem, but ... I dunno... maybe not. Anyone ever come across anything like this before? It's so loud! Next my toaster will be chanting at me.
Sigh. I just made soup. And I over-cinnamoned it. So it's not going to be nice. Pooooo.
7 comments:
heheh, it sounds like the titanic honking at the iceberg
my grill hasn't worked in years, don't miss it
i bet your grill is a female grill
*
Shakes female fist at itchy*
The fucking boiler's just gone too! And I was so carefully not mentioning that!
That sounds like the sort of noise a teeny tiny ballbearing would make when it finds that it's lodged itself in between two large bits of metal.
Have you tried kicking it? That's always my first answer to broken things.
Our stove had a problem with the ignition last year, where it would start and stop at will, sometimes making a rather dramatic "fwooof"
(This parrot wouldn't fwooof if you put ten thousand volts through it)
But I digress...
My guess is that it has to do with the gas regulator. I definitely wouldn't use it until I had a professional look at it. Probably has to do with air or gas flow, either of which can be bad news if they're not properly mixed.
For the washer dryer, have you tried running a couple of cycles with some bleach and nothing else through it? Our washer had a funk about it and I cured it with that.
I'm sorry you're having a rough time today. Hope things look brighter tomorrow.
You're my DIY hero, Craig. Today has got rougher, I've got too much money to get supplimentary welfarepayments that I was counting on. I might just kick it, Kate!
Not the same sound as my grill....or oven rather, the grill won't work at all now.... Poor You. XxA
The pilot light won't light on the boiler either! Air in the system or something, maybe?
I hope the weather keeps improving...
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