the sage continues. and ends.

To make a ridiculously long story short

(ya'll would be so proud of me

I just deleted the whole sorry tale)

it now appears that my washer and dryer were not

in fact

defunct

after all.

The washer was messing up because of plumbing issues

and

after installing a third

- this time brand-new dryer -

(I was tired of messing around...)

I discovered that it is quite likely

that at least some of the dryer's issues

were due to a flipped circuit.

Did you know

that a large appliance

like a dryer

uses a double fuse or circuit??

and that when a dryer tumbles but does not heat

that is the likely culprit?

Apparently

the 2 appliance guys I consulted with

were not aware of this either.

So

I now have my old working washer

and a brand new dryer

that I probably didn't need

and two

sort-of working appliance on a trailer

that I will be returning tomorrow

because I've already told the guy I was returning them.

Only now I have to tell him

that his dryer probably does work after all

and I am just stupid.