Do-It-Yourself Story

The appliance was a Kenmore refrigerator. After finding out that a Sears repairman wouldn't be able to come for several days and it would cost over $100 for them to just get through my door, I decided to see if I could fix it myself. After doing some online research, it sounded like a bad compressor starter. Ordering the part I needed from AppliancePartsPros.com was cheaper than Sears and it would get here quicker without a ridiculous shipping fee. I ordered the part and watched the Appliancepartspro video several times before installation. Although the video and directions seemed to indicate that the combined part should be used as opposed to the separate pieces because this was an original compressor and the original part was combined, it was pretty clear that the separate pieces were the only way the wires could be connected - maybe because this was a Kenmore rather than a Whirlpool frig (the part was a substitute Whirlpool part). I installed the starter kit according to the video, very easy - removed the old one, installed the two pieces of the new starter, and plugged in the wires. However, the cover would not fit property, so I left it off. I turned on the refrigerator, and after a few hours of cooling down the frig and freezer compartments, I have a cold, working refrigerator again. By the way I am a female. Women should not be afraid to try to fix things by themselves.