slow cookers are overrated anyway. Instant pot will do the same thing and if something goes wrong its easy to find youtube videos for any part of these machines
not everyone values their time at shop rates buddy. Some people just like to fix stuff for the challenge or to avoid throwing a machine that still works into the landfill for a $3 fuse.
Brushes on kenwood motors are usually pretty much a standard part you should be able to find on ebay or a spare parts shop. Worthwhile while doing so. The motor itself is very unlikely to fail on these machines its more often the switches, fuses and brushes.
Free-weights exercise and machines aren’t at odds with each other. For example, the Hoist unit offers a controlled range of motion during loaded spinal flexion that’s hard to get through bodyweight only. Each has its use in a training plan.
touchy mixer is usualy due to the person not being used to how the ceramic cartridge feels vs rubber washer taps. No fault in the mixer at all. People just get used to the travel on rubber washer tap.
not about slamming the jar on crooked. The contacts under the blender jar gets a film on them over time if you use it to blend liquids with milk and yogurt in them. I can have it perfectly aligned and get the white flash.
Yes they can get covered in smoothie gunk and prevent the microswitch from properly engage. I’ve seen it happen twice now with customers Ninja devices.