Well @the_dylan, that's one way to spice up a home reno.

My sister's clinic in Austin switched to those wands two years ago. They tracked client results and found a 40% drop in repeat extractions for the same areas. The red dots are surface level, but the machine gets deeper plugs that don't come back next week. Your fingers can miss the root of the congestion, especially around the nose. The wand's suction is just more consistent and thorough once you get the settings right.

Man, that's the classic 'save time now, waste it later' trap.

That's a solid fix for the immediate problem. Just a heads up, those thermal fuses usually blow for a reason, so the one in there might be cooked already. I'd check it with a meter to be safe before calling it done.

Landlords are wild with those fees. Good anchors are a lifesaver.