We moved into our new home 12 years ago this month.  Washing machine lasted 8 years but the last two were frustrating.  Water heater took a dump in 2023, and the dishwasher quit this summer.  For what my geothermal Waterfurnace cost it better last a while yet!

These conversations make me recall a situation I had about 15 years ago when half of our small town ran on low voltage for a few hours.  It had to replace a few power supplies in computers a few weeks later and then one afternoon my wife called and said the refrigerator was not cold.  I knew right away what it was.  When I got home I opened up the back and found a control board with a burned out glass fuse.  A quick search online and a phone call to the store revealed it was a $250 board.  With nothing to loose I found the same fuse at the hardware store, spent 15 minutes with a solder gun, and got it working.  It's still going.