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GE fridge with an inverter compressor. What are tell tale signs that it’s failed? Getting too hot? Not hot at all? Making a clanking noise?

Moved my fridge out to the garage and never had an issue with it before, but now the compressor isn’t turning on and the ‘yodder loop’ in the wall of the fridge going to the in door ice maker is getting quite hot. I cleaned off the condenser loop in the back of the fridge and confirmed the condenser fan is running, but still no change.

My wife had a dress that got bird poop on it so she sprayed it with some spot treatment and left it to soak in the sink but forgot about it.

The dress is black and white (soft cream white not bright white) and it looks as though some of the black has leeched onto the white in spots and looks almost like a tie dye blue on the white now.

Local dry cleaner said the colour dye transfer like that they can do nothing about. It’s a $500 dress that my wife absolutely adores so I am hoping to save it if I can.

I’ll try to get pictures posted asap but I wanted to check here if anyone has any recommendations on removing the dye transfer. I’m perfectly fine doing any and all amount of meticulous and manual labour if needed, I just want to try and save it.

It’s well known that it’s tough getting an appliance technician who works on Miele appliances.

I’m wondering on folks experience in Burlington and surrounding areas like Oakville and Hamilton on their experience in this regard prior to deciding if I want to go with Miele for my next washer/dryer purchase.

Is any of the pricing for the business centre advertised online? Also when they have the flash sales is it advertised?

Hoping to take advantage with my family of the large boxes of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast as well as other larger bulk options we can split amongst us to immediate vac seal and freeze.

I’m a 309A licensed electrician in Ontario, however in order to be eligible for the current $5k + $5k rebates on solar and batteries, I confirmed I need to hire a *different* licensed electrical contractor to do the installation.

Does anyone have recommendations for a solar installer in Southern Ontario that they recommend that isn’t trying to push their own product/price plan/financing/etc?

Thank you all in advance.

EDIT: Picture added in comments.

Please forgive me as I’m not super knowledgeable about timber frame building, and I forgot to take a picture last night so will try and add it as soon as I get home.

A friend of mine built a 16x16 foot framework for a gazebo for our backyard. He did it in Ash, with 8x8 posts/king posts, and 8x10 beams.

From the details I got from him, he picked up the timbers last year and they were still quite “wet and heavy” and they sat outside for about 9 months over the fall and winter.

When he delivered them, I noticed there was ***a lot*** of large cracking and splitting, but I know some of that can be normal as the wood dries. It seemed a bit excessive, but I didn’t think much of it until I noticed some massive cracks in one of the mortise’s of a beam. I *barely* even touched it, and the end of the mortise literally FELL OUT. The chunk was probably about 4” cubed and felt *really* light which is now making me think did the wood dry out too much?

Anyway now my wife is freaking out about the integrity of the wood and whether it’s safe. And I wanted to ask if I should have some safety concerns here or not.

I’ll get some pictures up here asap for you guys but felt I should ask first.

Credit card template listed below.

My wife and I are currently on separate MBNA WE MC accounts and have been for years, since back when it was 2% on everything. I recently got the Roger’s Red MC for our phone bill, and noticed that it is now offering what MBNA used to.

We don’t dine out much and are cutting back, and have an EV so only spend on gas for my wife’s car which isn’t a far commute, so restaurant and gas bonuses are mostly out. Groceries tends to be a big one though.

Should I just stick with the MBNA card as my main, or start utilizing the Rogers Red as my go to on all purchases? Or is there something else out there better suited to us?

Appreciate any insight and advice 🙏

CREDIT PROFILE

* Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of:
* Player 1:
* MBNA World Elite Mastercard
* Rogers Red World Elite Mastercard
* CIBC Costco Mastercard
* Player 2:
* MBNA World Elite Mastercard
* FICO scores with source: Equifax 849
* Oldest credit card account age: 10 years
* Cards approved in the past 6 months: 1
* Cards approved in the past 12 months: 1
* Cards approved in the past 24 months: 1
* Annual income $: 250,000

CATEGORIES

* Ok with category-specific cards?: Yes
* Ok with rotating category cards?: Yes
* Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below.
* Dining $: 400
* Groceries $: 400 (Costco)
600 (Fortinos)
* Gas $: 300
* Travel $: 300
* Using abroad?: No
* Other categories or stores: Phone - Roger’s ($130/m), Internet - Cogeco ($100/m), Car/Home Insurance ($550/m)
* Other spend:
* Pay rent by card? No

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

* Amazon Prime member: Yes
* Costco or Sam's Club member: Costco

PURPOSE

* Purpose of next card: Cashback
* Cards being considered:

I’m curious as to the legality of this practice I have been seeing far more in recent years, where a company will offer a warranty on a product, but the longevity is conditional upon registration of the product.

For example, UppaBaby who manufacture strollers, car seats, etc, offers a 3-year warranty on their strollers, and this is of course the duration they advertise. However in the fine print, and on their warranty page of their website, you’ll find that they only offer a 3-year warranty if you register the product on their website. If you don’t within a certain period after purchase (I’ve seen anywhere from 10 days to 3 months), then you only get a one year warranty.

I can see a small bit of validity to this approach I guess, but more than anything this entire practice just seems sketchy and a way for the manufacturer to advertise a better warranty, while very rarely having to follow through, as many will forget or not even know that they need to register the product.

Is this legal in Canada/Ontario for business’s to operate in this way?

Thank you all in advance for any insight.

Curious on technicians thoughts and experiences on the Bosch 500 series units. I know the 800 series are gold standard and highly recommended, but haven’t heard much on these lesser tier units.

Found a brand new scratch and dent unit for $800CAD ($588USD) with model number B36CD50SNB/07 and deciding on if it’s worth it for this unit.

Just trying to find something that will last a while which is easier said than done these days.