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Originally Posted by SacredFaerie
Google really is your friend. We put a hole in the wall moving and I found instructions to patch it.
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I love it! Christmas morning 3 yrs ago the furnace stops working, I was dreading what that was going to cost. Couple hours with google and the multi-meter I found a sensor that was dirty and keeping it from firing.
Same thing with our gas dryer, googled it, found the bad part with the troubleshooting tips, $20 for the part. I figure between those two jobs my $50 multimeter more than paid for itself.
Depending on what you drive the net can be really valuable too. For example, older toyota trucks are extremely well documented online. I've been severly overcharged for car repairs before and love being able to figure out the issue myself. Lot of the automotive forums will also have members who are in the parts department at a dealership and can cut some really great deals if you can wait a few days for parts.