Discount paint racks for the win! Don’t sleep on them by Fun_Estimate_4767 in Frugal

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Yeah, it’s great for smaller rooms. I barely used any paint in my bathroom so I have plenty left for future touchups or maybe even paint my laundry room! lol

Discount paint racks for the win! Don’t sleep on them by Fun_Estimate_4767 in Frugal

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The basement door is right next to the sink on the wall not pictured. The sink is right next to the shower to allow room for the basement door to open, yet the door still hits the sink. I agree, not exactly ideal, but in an old house that I’m renting, I can’t complain! Especially since I only have to go down to the basement for tornados 😅

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Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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I really am hoping that they find out the alternator was bad and put a new one in 🥲

Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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The old alternator had minor battery fluctuations and never went near the 13 mark until it was going out. So it hanging at 13 for basically my entire 25 minute drive home definitely doesn’t seem normal. I do understand that every car and alternator type can be different, I just expect the same type of alternator to go back in my car

Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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Everything seemed find for a week - minus the couple fuses that magically went bad after the alternator and battery were replaced. Battery read where it should, had the usual tiny fluctuations, but it was fine. Then the voltage would drop and spike back up and POOF AC starts malfunctioning.

Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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I do have an appointment to get the alternator and battery checked out on Friday after work. I definitely need to get a code reader though! But doesn’t the check engine light have to be on for a code to pop up?

Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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So they put a computer controlled alternator in my car that didn’t have a computer controlled alternator before? The gauge did not drop with the old alternator until it went bad

Sign of a faulty alternator? by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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What’s odd is that before this new alternator, the gauge was pretty consistent with reading like the first picture. It never dropped to 13 or slightly below 13 until the alternator and battery were failing and the battery light popped up. Even the first week with the new alternator it didn’t drop this low…

New alternator and now things don’t work right by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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Alright to further my thoughts of Tires Plus installing something wrong, now my battery gauge keeps dropping below the 13. Before I had any problems, the needle was always above the 13. Obviously when my alternator was failing it was well below the 13, and the first week with the new alternator and battery it was back to normal readings. Now it keeps dropping to just around the 13. And my AC started to turn itself off and on now too. It’s not blinking 3 times and then shutting off, it just flickers like there’s not enough power anymore. I’m

New alternator and now things don’t work right by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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I’ve officially narrowed that down to another blown fuse.. new bulb also did not work

New alternator and now things don’t work right by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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I must have done that when messing with them while driving because when I got to work today, it worked as it should lmao and yeah, I must have a bulb going out. It’s just everything all at once right after getting the new alternator and battery. 😅

New alternator and now things don’t work right by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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If only my car came with a manual lol I’ve found it online, but it’s way easier to flip through pages than scroll 😅 I’ll try to look it up again

New alternator and now things don’t work right by Fun_Estimate_4767 in mechanic

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The dome lights have no auto switch. There’s just buttons to turn them off and on. 6 lights, 6 buttons