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Title: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: Harmony on September 29, 2009, 04:18:26 pm: My TMX has been leaking when I've had large volumes of liquid at high speeds ??? Not disastrous, just a bit messy and annoying. Checked the seal over and over. Noticed, finally, that the rim of the bowl is slightly dented :-[ I'm clumsy, I drop the poor thing regularly. Obviously on just the wrong spot a while ago :-))

Any advice? Hubby normally volunteers to fix such things but hasn't at this stage 8)
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: Thermomixer on September 30, 2009, 12:39:39 am: Bugger - it may pay to try getting a new lid seal to start. I was amazed how loose the seal had become when I purchased a new one.

Can hubbie do any panel beating?
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: Sundari on September 30, 2009, 12:54:09 am: Have you got accidental loss or damage on your home contents insurance?
If so and your excess is only low eg $100 you could claim a new bowl.
I adjusted my policy so that it covers my TMX and other posessions like cameras if I drop it or it gets damaged when I fly with it.
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: judydawn on September 30, 2009, 01:57:09 am: Harmony, dropping the TMX would feel like dropping a baby to me ??? ??? I drop the MC quite often and it bounces everywhere but isn't that expensive to replace. The price of the bowl - well, that's a different matter. You say you are clumsy and have dropped it several times - maybe you need to slow down because you are going to have to replace it if it gets too many dents around the rim. Not even a new seal will fix that problem. I'm generally a bull-at-a-gate myself but not when it comes to my TMX - I treat it with kid gloves. Hope you can fix the problem without having to buy another bowl.
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: cookie1 on September 30, 2009, 02:44:49 am: Oh Harmony, that's a b..@3#...r. (jolly nuisance)
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: riv_mum on September 30, 2009, 05:33:25 am: Harmony, I have done the same to mine multiple times. I have just molded it back into shape as best as i can. I have never had any problems with it leaking though. Even the smallest of splits in the seal can make a difference so might be worth replacing. They are about $25.
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: Harmony on September 30, 2009, 06:23:23 am: Thanks for the replies, I'll get DH to bend it back. I don't think our contents insurance covers breakage and stuff, have to look into that when it's up for renewal. Slow...down? What does that mean??? I have 3 small children - any time I actually get to do something without 'help' I have to go very fast, or we wouldn't eat, YK?
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: riv_mum on September 30, 2009, 06:57:22 am: lol soooo totally know what you mean!!! Its the same in my house, actually cooking tea without "help" is a luxury!
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: faffa_70 on September 30, 2009, 04:51:48 pm: lol I hear you ladies, cooking anything without help is a luxury in this house! All for the greater good though ;)
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: CreamPuff63 on October 01, 2009, 06:35:38 am: Would love to live in a country where its common to have household help...cooking, cleaning, washing, making beds, looking after kids etc. Quite often I deal with overseas people who bring their hired help with them on holidays as I think they get quite dependant on them. Makes me think sometimes that Australia may not be the Lucky Country after all? lol
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: brazen20au on October 01, 2009, 07:29:51 am: i have so much help lately it's not funny lol and i wish i could say it awas the hired kind and not the under 10 kind lol
Title: Re: I've dinged me rim!
Post by: cookie1 on October 05, 2009, 08:41:17 am: It will pay off when they're older and will say 'Mum I'll cook dinner tonight"