What to do when your appliances need repair

Go to NAHB.org to find out the life expectancy of your appliance. Then go to RepairClinic.com to see if this is a do it yourself project. Then post your dilemma at appliancguru.com, an appliance repair forum. Finally, consider replacement if the item is beyond three-fourths life expectancy and repairs would cost more than one third of the replacement value.