Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[Evans, Marv]

MORE TREE TRIMMING !!!!! Fire mitigation regs say you should trim tree branches to more than six feet above the ground level.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

MORE TREE TRIMMING !!!!! Fire mitigation regs say you should trim tree branches to more than six feet above the ground level.

General rule of thumb is..... you should be able to walk UNDER your tree canopy, if it's a "yard tree".

If used for privacy or as a screen - different pruning philosophy.

[mthomas58]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

UDATE: So, 6 days after aerating, scalping, top dressing with sand and spreading lime I raised the cutting height 1 notch above my scalping height and mowed using the reel mower with the steel roller. Noticeably smoother rolling after sand leveling. Very encouraged!

Udated Lawn Pics!

[rwest]

Nice looking yard Mark.

[wdfifteen]

I ordered a new hook and loop pad for my Rigid random orbital sander. Vicki loaned the sander to a friend and they tried to use the hook pad as a sanding pad and wore all the hooks off of it.
The phrase "DO NOT LOAN OUT MY TOOLS!" does not compute in her charitable little mind.

Anyhow, I ordered the part on ereplacement parts and they had this little quiz to score your DIY instincts. Turns out I'm a fixer! Who would have guessed?

https://form.typeform.com/to/h96fRuv0?typeform-source=www.ereplacementparts.com#orderid=20365286

[Brian 162]

Decided to see if the a/c needed cleaning. I wasn’t expecting this, seeing we moved here less than 2 years ago.
The embarrassing thing is I was in HVAC and used to clean these things all the time.



It’s now clean, but I can’t load the after pic, I guess it’s to large

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Brian 162

Decided to see if the a/c needed cleaning. I wasn’t expecting this, seeing we moved here less than 2 years ago.
The embarrassing thing is I was in HVAC and used to clean these things all the time.



It’s now clean, but I can’t load the after pic, I guess it’s to large

Would love to see the "after" photo if you can re-size it, Brian.

I was going to do mine this past winter but never got around to it. I do it in the winter when I'm not using it as much. It's 10 years old and still going strong.

What is that on yours? Looks like lint.....

[A930Rocket]

Is the debris only on that side in the picture or on all four sides? I’ve never seen that before.

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Is the debris only on that side in the picture or on all four sides? I’ve never seen that before.

All four sides, it was like a carpet. Plus there’s an insulating blanket on the compressor.
I’m surprised it worked as good as it did.

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by Baz

Would love to see the "after" photo if you can re-size it, Brian.

I was going to do mine this past winter but never got around to it. I do it in the winter when I'm not using it as much. It's 10 years old and still going strong.

What is that on yours? Looks like lint.....

Just dirt and dust. The dryer vents aren’t even close.
I’ll try to resize the after shot

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by Baz

Would love to see the "after" photo if you can re-size it, Brian.

I was going to do mine this past winter but never got around to it. I do it in the winter when I'm not using it as much. It's 10 years old and still going strong.

What is that on yours? Looks like lint.....

Just dirt and dust. The dryer vents aren’t even close.
Here’s the after

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Brian 162

Just dirt and dust. The dryer vents aren’t even close.
Here’s the after

Thanks....wow....huge improvement!

Care to share the technique you used, Brian?

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by Baz

Thanks....wow....huge improvement!

Care to share the technique you used, Brian?

Baz
I just used a garden hose, on spray mode. Not to much water pressure just enough to loosen the dirt. I started from the top and worked my way down. I also removed the condenser motor bracket and hosed from the inside out and removed leaves and dirt from the bottom. I also turned the power off to the unit.
It took me an hour and a half.

[HobieMarty]

Wow,good job on the clean up. That unit should work more efficiently now, that's for sure. Our unit is under warranty, and a technician comes out in the spring and fall and performs a check-up and cleaning.

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[HobieMarty]

We made more progress on the Corolla today. I touched up the bumper cover with some silver paint I had, and it matched up pretty well. One mounting tab was broken, and half of it was missing, so I used some plastic bonder epoxy and made a tab, let it cure really good, and then we got it all back together. Tomorrow, we will put the R1 door latch back together, and then all that is left is to put the front wheels/tires back on, and she will be good to go.

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[Baz]

Originally Posted by Brian 162

Baz
I just used a garden hose, on spray mode. Not to much water pressure just enough to loosen the dirt. I started from the top and worked my way down. I also removed the condenser motor bracket and hosed from the inside out and removed leaves and dirt from the bottom. I also turned the power off to the unit.
It took me an hour and a half.

OK thanks, Brian. No chemicals then - just H2O......cool.

I always spray mine from the inside out too.

Don't forget to do your filter inside now! I have to do mine tomorrow.....

[bugstrider]

Ok, let me start by saying that this post is a trivial of trivial topics, however….

How in the known universe that we live in, DOES THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!? To window blind cords…


So I spent some time un-*****ering the cords. LOL, guess they didn’t like my made up word^^^^^.


Now we have pull cords that resembles ramen noodles, .

Happy Monday folks!
Cheers


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[Superman]

I finally replaced the O2 sensor on my Mazda5 yesterday. Easier than I was expecting, since the structural member in the way could simply be unbolted. Easy Peasy and now the car runs REALLY smoothly.

Today, fixed some house locks and latches. Front door deadbolt was sticky. Garage door had always been near impossible to shut without turning the knob, and even that was getting difficult. Remove, lube with graphite....works WAY better now.

Today, looked into what was causing the toilets to VERY slowly leak from the tank to the bowl. In the process, I found that the valves at the wall do not shut completely off. But that's okay because the problem was remedied by noticing the floating ball thingies in the tanks had become a tiny bit less buoyant. Enough that the tanks were filling up to the top of the overflow tubes. Adjusted the valve/float mechanism and the problem went away.

Today, went to fix the kitchen sink strains. Apparently, the removable strain/stopper baskets to fit them are impossible to find or nearly so. Disassembled some stuff to just replace the entire fixture at the bottom of the sinks and discovered the geniuses who installed them used silicon adhesive instead of plumbers putty. Now back to trying to source the unobtanium baskets instead.

Retirement is very cool. There's basically time enough for everything....almost.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Ok, let me start by saying that this post is a trivial of trivial topics, however….

How in the known universe that we live in, DOES THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!? To window blind cords…



Happy Monday folks!
Cheers

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I’ve run into that several times and spent too much time unwinding them. Next time, I might think about trimming the bottom off and reinstalling the knobs.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I’ve run into that several times and spent too much time unwinding them. Next time, I might think about trimming the bottom off and reinstalling the knobs.

Oh boy, now you’re just using plain logic…..

That’s way too easy of a solution..


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