These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Here is a list of tools that I use/need quite often for fixing my washer/dryer (Kenmore Elite 90 Series from the late 90s). I’m writing it down here in case I need to be reminded of tools required for the job.

You might find this helpful too, who knows.

Affiliate disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by any of the companies/products I am listing, these are just products (or product types) that I actually use, a lot, and if I misplace mine or need to replace them, I have a handy list here I can order from. If you choose to purchase any of these items from these links, I will receive a little reimbursement from Amazon which would be a help to our family and we would really appreciate you for that!

• Shallow 1/4” drive 1/4" socket or a Deep 1/4" drive 1/4" socket (for dryer disassembly)
• 1/4” Quick Release Ratchet
• Shallow 1/4" drive 1/2” socket or a Deep 1/4" drive 1/2" socket (For washer transmission screws…)
• 1/4" Drive Extension Bar Set (This is helpful in hard-to-reach places.)
• Screwdriver (Phillips and flat)
• Precision Screwdriver (This might be overkill, but it looks awesome!)
• Needle Nose Pliers
• Multimeter
• 9v Batteries (For the multimeter; ask me how I know.)
• Joint Pliers
• Work Gloves (To avoid the two cuts and a scrape I received fixing the dryer.)
• Wire Cutter (This one strips and cuts wire.)
• Flashlight (I usually use the light on my phone, but this one has a nice clip feature.)
• Hammer (This one is short-handled to fit into tight spaces. Also used for building.)
• Drill/screwdriver (Also used for building.)

These are things I used when building our chickshaw:

• Yardstick
• Measuring Tape
• Speed Square
• Miter Saw (when I make things out of wood, this is my go-to saw)
• Circular Saw
• see also Drill/screwdriver and Hammer above

These things come in handy in our garden:

• Pruning Shears
• Bypass Loppers
• Digging Shovel
• Square Point Shovel
• Pitchfork (the one I have looks like this and I like it better than our other garden forks)
• Gorilla Cart (these get used extensively! so worth the investment, imo)
• Crocs (for chicken and/or garden chores)
• Leather boots (love love love my Justin Gypsy boots)