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Repair, Don't Replace. Fixing Appliances in the Age of Planned Obsolescence
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- Nombre de pages142
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-3-565-56492-7
- EAN9783565564927
- Date de parution16/07/2026
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- Taille777 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurEmphaloz Publishing House
Résumé
That sinking feeling when a three-year-old washing machine suddenly dies is no accident. Modern appliances are built with an expiration date, a calculated moment of failure engineered directly into their components. This is the reality of planned obsolescence, a war fought against the consumer on the battlefield of their own home.
In Repair, Don't Replace, author Joanne Reeve exposes this hidden world of intentional design flaws.
Readers will discover the anatomy of sabotage, from brittle plastic impellers designed to shear off their metal shafts to heat-sensitive capacitors deliberately placed next to scorching heat sinks. These aren't accidents; they are fractions-of-a-penny decisions that guarantee a multi-hundred-dollar repair bill or a trip back to the showroom. This guide demystifies the "black box" in your kitchen and laundry room, teaching the diagnostic mindset required to trace a problem to its source.
Moving beyond misleading error codes, you'll learn to wield the essential tools of the trade, like a multimeter and specialized JIS screwdrivers, to test components and bypass the manufacturer's traps. Discover how to stop being a victim of value engineering and start mastering your machines.
Readers will discover the anatomy of sabotage, from brittle plastic impellers designed to shear off their metal shafts to heat-sensitive capacitors deliberately placed next to scorching heat sinks. These aren't accidents; they are fractions-of-a-penny decisions that guarantee a multi-hundred-dollar repair bill or a trip back to the showroom. This guide demystifies the "black box" in your kitchen and laundry room, teaching the diagnostic mindset required to trace a problem to its source.
Moving beyond misleading error codes, you'll learn to wield the essential tools of the trade, like a multimeter and specialized JIS screwdrivers, to test components and bypass the manufacturer's traps. Discover how to stop being a victim of value engineering and start mastering your machines.
