Freezer Project

 So we've been in freezer mode here lately! The freezer in the basement at my parents house was just too much with going up and down the stairs, so Sis and I decided to get them a new freezer and put it in the garage so it would be accessible without any stairs. Since the elevator is in the garage, it works out!

We found this little unit at Menards. menards.com  For only about $200, 6.6 cu ft.. Only thing we had to figure out was, the seal on the door was so tight it would pull the whole freezer around trying to open the door! I fixed that with a little bit of plumbers strapping and a screw to the wall stud! All fixed!

So, I was telling Hubs all about the freezer adventure, and he says, we should get a new upright freezer too! I couldn't agree more! Our little freezer is at least 20 years old! I looked at Costco,  But the upright one they had was a little small I thought, 10.2 cu ft. 

So I looked at Menards.com and saw one like the one we got the folks, only bigger 13.8 cu ft. Great ! I'm ordering it. Here's the link if you want to see the details....LINK

I placed it on top of some cement pavers, just to keep it up if snow blows in to the garage, like it does sometimes. 

It looks great, I froze a cup of water in it in just a few hours and transferred the foods from the little old freezer to the new one the next day. 

There! All done! I sure to like everything at a glance instead of standing on my head to see to the bottom of the little old freezer. I hope this one lasts as long as the little one has-it's going to the next-door-neighbors, they have a new baby (plus two older girls) and could use a little extra freezer space. Now I imagine Hubs will make it his mission to fill it up!

If You Want Something Done, YOu Gotta Do it Yourself

So, you may remember that I got a new washer and dryer back In October of 2022 . 

The dryer stopped heating, so I went to my resources at you tube and tried the suggested fixes. 

I always take pictures of what I'm doing so I can put it back together again. Funny thing, all the DIY folks start out by saying, "remove the 8 screws on the back" oddly, mine has 20 screws.

Sheesh! Anyways, the whole thing was just a catastrophe!  I wanted to get the heating element out, so I could ensure I was ordering the correct one, but the screws that hold it in are from the INSIDE of the frame!

I give up! Wonderful Hubs, says to me, "You don't like that dryer anyways, and besides that it makes that annoying noise, just order a new one!" I ordered a new dryer from LOWE'S......

But as I already know, and I should listen to myself, Lowe's will mess up somehow...and they did! I ordered a dryer on Tuesday for delivery on Thursday. Confirmed-THURSDAY, Today I check my email to see what time they could arrive, and it says Delivery On Tuesday-NEXT TUESDAY!! NOOOOO! So I called the service number and tried not to scream at the person, and ended up cancelling the order. I'm not waiting 6 days to get a dryer! SO I flip to the Menards web page and find almost the same dryer for STORE PICK UP! 

I know, I know, if you want something done, you gotta do it yourself. That's me The Red Hen. So I took Ringo for his walk

We saw a deer.....see it? 

Anyways, Then I headed out to Menards to pick up my dryer. Thankfully, they did a good job and had it ready to go in just a few minutes. 

Unloaded it and Started the electrical cord assembly.  

TA DA! All done, ready to move out of the heat! It's about 90degrees in the garage today! I'm hauling the old one to the dump for recycling. Then I'll move the new one inside when I get back!

It fits! I did measure, but that door knob is always in the way!

Squeezed the new vent pipe in there-it's a new one and very flexible! The metal-ish kind won't flex enough to fit in the space, so this is good!

And here it is! I need to adjust the leveling feet a little bit, but it's good for now.

Now we'll see how this one does. Here's hoping for the long haul, because I don't want to install another one!