[Hugh R]

Last weekend my trash compactor failed, it was about 20 years old. It was running and not shutting off, so I hauled it out to the backyard and plugged it in and it kept running and wouldn't quit, after a minute or so it started smoking and smelling of electrical fire. Good thing it happened when I cycled it. I can see someone pushing the button and walking away and my house catches on fire! My gardener hauled it away for the scrap metal. New ones runs about $850. I mentioned it to my neighbor, we were discussing his kitchen remodel, and he said I could have his 5 year old one for free. So he brings it over, its the right size for the opening, but it has a white front. My appliances have black fronts, I know you can buy new panels from Whirlpool. I google the model No. and I get Sears, it lists the part as "BL/W. I think humh? I pull the panel off and the reverse is a clean, unscratched black panel. Plug it in and I'm done. Couldn't be happier. Sometimes a blind squirrel finds an acorn.