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Before giving up and tbh look at the simple stuff you can fix without taking anything apart. Inspect the plug and the first few inches of the cord for kinks or heat marks near the strain relief. If the prongs are grimy, a quick wipe with alcohol and a firm seat in the outlet can help. Set the base on a dry towel, remove the jar, and clean the top of the base where the jar sits, especially any small posts that look like they press down. Sticky residue there can block the safety switch. Easy win if that is it. One odd thing I ran into was a cracked lid tab that no longer pressed the sensor. The machine acted dead. Swapping in a different lid from a friend confirmed it. If you can borrow a compatible jar or lid for two minutes, that is an easy test. Another telltale is smell. A burned electrical smell from the base after a failed start usually means the motor or fuse has gone. If none of that moves the needle, I would not open the base at home. There is high voltage in there and not much room to work safely. A small appliance shop can check continuity quickly and tell you whether it is worth saving. On a tight budget it can be cheaper to find a used unit, but try the simple cleaning and reset steps first.

On 12s, I can do dishes and a wipe down, nothing more. We keep a whiteboard with dates of long shifts and the other person owns the day. Batch cook on your lighter day and freeze portions. When my stretch ends, I take the next deep clean so it evens out.

Fresh sheets and two pillow options. Idk, this worked for me: a bedside lamp, water carafe, and a printed Wi‑Fi card. Power strip with USB ports. One empty drawer and a few hangers. Towel set per person laid out on the bed.

I know it's tight, but daycare drop-off is chaos—please keep my driveway clear.

Look, nagging is a terrible notification system: 0% uptime, 100% resentment. Treat chores like a human cron job: rotate by calendar week, due at 9 PM, and document it on one fridge board and a single shared calendar event. Reset script: "I don't want to be the push-notification roommate; starting Monday we rotate by week, due 9, if you miss you do it next morning and toss $5 in the TP fund—sound fair?" If someone no-shows twice in a month, they get the Saturday deep-clean ticket or swap into the least fun chore next week. Bonus: a one-time 8:30 PM alarm for each person replaces the group chat ping-pong. Name the consequence something dumb like "Toilet Paper SLA" so you can laugh while paying for paper towels.

Mine did that after sitting all winter and the charger blinked at me. Warming it and cleaning pins did nothing. What finally worked was a gentle precharge from a current limited supply to lift it above the cutoff then the dock took over. If you go this route keep the current low, watch voltage, and stop if the pack warms. Works great. Important bit is safety. If you are not comfortable with a bench supply and a meter skip it. A risky quick bump from another pack can end badly if you get polarity wrong or the cells are damaged, so I would not suggest it unless you know what you are doing.