Bruce Ramirez

Good point - To keep it fair with uneven paychecks pick a percentage split and set a single household payday each week: both of you auto-transfer your share to the bills account that day, regardless of when you get paid. Use one shared card for shared spending only and personal cards for personal, and build a one-month buffer in the bills account so timing hiccups don’t matter. Biggest pitfall I’ve seen is annual subs or shared services ending up on a personal card and quietly skewing things, so move them to the bills account and let any leftover grocery money roll into the irregulars fund.

Press the freezer door switch and listen for the evaporator fan; if it’s not running or is hitting ice do a full 24-hour unplug-and-defrost and clear the drain so it doesn’t refreeze quickly. If the compressor buzzes for a few seconds then clicks off and repeats, the start relay/overload (and capacitor if present) is a cheap, common failure you can replace before blaming the compressor. Also confirm the condenser fan by the compressor runs every time the compressor does and that the fridge has a few inches of clearance from the wall.

Sounds frustrating with the morning that model routine getting messed up like that but then from what I've seen, leaks often happen because of loose hoses inside or a faulty valve that got jostled during cleaning :) Take a peek inside if you can, maybe wiggle things around to see where the water's coming from, and secure whatever's loose. I tried that and it fixed everything but then I realized I needed to clean the needle that punctures the pods too, yeah, that stopped the dripping for good. Or switch to a simpler setup without all the fancy parts if it keeps acting up.