Send back your three months old machine for repair under the warranty, or take the chance and repair it yourself?
I like my espresso machine a lot, and I am also quite addicted to the coffee it produces. It's a Spanish make called Ascaso. It's got some not-so-necessary design features, like the halogen-lit water tank - very Barcelonean, I guess. Now, the light is not working anymore, which is aesthetically annoying but doesn't mean anything apart from that. Talked with the seller, who said something like "it's just a clip-off, clip-on thing", so I just asked to have the part sent over and do the repair myself.
That was until I got the lid off, and saw the (also very Barcelonean, I suspect) interior, which is if not a mess at least somewhat complicated. The light is, of course, right at the bottom, and I would have to dismantle several wires, tubes, and other stuff to get to it.
I talked with my neighbor, who is an electrician, and he convinced me to send it back. What would you have done?

I like my espresso machine a lot, and I am also quite addicted to the coffee it produces. It's a Spanish make called Ascaso. It's got some not-so-necessary design features, like the halogen-lit water tank - very Barcelonean, I guess. Now, the light is not working anymore, which is aesthetically annoying but doesn't mean anything apart from that. Talked with the seller, who said something like "it's just a clip-off, clip-on thing", so I just asked to have the part sent over and do the repair myself.
That was until I got the lid off, and saw the (also very Barcelonean, I suspect) interior, which is if not a mess at least somewhat complicated. The light is, of course, right at the bottom, and I would have to dismantle several wires, tubes, and other stuff to get to it.
I talked with my neighbor, who is an electrician, and he convinced me to send it back. What would you have done?


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