Home ownership
Maybe I missed a thread similar to this, but that's ok. I have been in my home for 10 years now, and there are some thi
University of YouTube saved me hundreds of dollars again today. Downstairs furnace wasn't lighting. Went into the basement and took the cover off and noted that the first two burners would light, then it would shut down.
First source I found said that's almost always the flame sensor. So I took it out and cleaned it, but no joy. Ordered a replacement. Then as I waited for the replacement it occurred to me "how could the flame sensor be the problem when it sits next to the last burner and there is no flame there for it to sense?"
So I did another search and found out that when only a couple of burners light, it is usually some crap clogging either the gas valve in front of the burner or the little wings between burners that allow the flame to run down and light the next burner. Cleaned both of those in place, the first with a bit of bent wire and the second with a wire brush, and everything is now good to go. Thanks YouTubers.
ac what you did there
Out there leaf blowering today. Got about 2/3 of the yard done, the motor quit.The wind was picking up, which makes yard work Sisyphean, as more are coming down while I'm working. Plus, it was about 50 minutes til kickoff. So, it's not a bad thing.With the wonderful modern world, checked on lowes & hd, already have a replacement on the way, arriving Wednesday. $0.28 in char
the only sisyphean going on is you not using a rake 😃
I bought a condo that was in foreclosure a little over a year ago. It was a real wreck, and my goal was to do as much of the renovation work myself as possible. I learned so much from youtube and the web that allowed me to do this. My dad is a licensed electrician and I've worked with him on and off over the years, so I had that part covered. And while doing that, I got to see how a lot of other trades do things. It let me decide what was doable myself, but I would still need to see the details so it was done right.
I was able to learn how to solder copper pipe, and replace a broken shower valve and leaky washing machine valves. The kitchen was gutted down to the sheetrock, and I learned how to install a new subfloor, isolation layer, and porcelain tile. I had to learn how to patch walls (still not the best at this). Learned to use a dremel with router attachment to cut hinge and latch mortises in replacement doors. I'm going to skim coat over a couple of ugly stucco walls. I can only work a little each day so it's taking forever, but it's getting there. So far the only things I paid to have done was window replacement, and the kitchen countertop, and once everything else is done, carpet.
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Actually, I've raked a lot this year, too. It's been really nice here, so good to get out and get some (kinda) physical work in too.
I have a rock border running all around the yard so I don't have to mow right up to the fence. Every now and again, I need to get the blower out and get in those spots, the corners, gardens, etc where the rake isn't as good a tool. Plus, the vacuum side crunches the leaves up pretty good.
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even after two strokes cold without choking throttle the retired neck tie legal plot owner adjacent to our open back patio door is determined to run his fifteen year old gas blower pack motor engine into the ground chasing those three last damn maple leaves before even considering something as electric without need for ear plugs for anyone within a six block radius
may also be a convenient escape from spouse sound via airport runway quality ear protection
I might have an ugly project coming up. I was running the electrical for a bunch of new lights the other day and found that my rafters are pulling away from my ridge. Not sure what to do yet. Easiest will be to scab on to the rafters and attach scabs to my ridge, I think. I just had a new roof put on a few months ago, wish I would have known beforehand and I could have had the roof stripped for a better fix I think. Fun stuff.
Ugh!
As if I didn't need another excuse not to get in my attic ...
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One of my neighbors has the same powerplant on his back. Somebody stole it several years ago, but he replaced it--probably with a V8. He builds huge piles of oak leaves which he subsequently incinerates. I used to think he used to wait until the wind was blowing from the north to light the candle, but I began paying attention and others do seem to be getting their fair share of smoke.
Several years ago I was watching a NYG-Cowboys game (playoff IIRC--that's how long ago it was), and my wife and son got back from visiting her mother and asked me why there was a firetruck in our driveway. LOL! Someone had reported that our house was on fire, but I was totally oblivious to the flashing red lights as I figured it was just another burn day next door. That turned out to be the case, and I got to watch the rest of the game.
Washer failed to spin out again earlier this week. Doing research on this problem, I found many tens (maybe hundreds) of complaints on this particular model having problem with the balancing a few years into its life.
Some of them mentioned repair costs being in the $300 range. So, I decided to take advantage of Black Friday pricing and an alleged rebate from my credit card company to just get a new one. Delivery not scheduled yet, but the post-purchase estimate was Monday IIRC.
After unhooking the old one an moving it out of the way, I found a couple of decent-sized pieces of plastic. I'm assuming something broke, but they were flat, not like a rod or a spinning part.
Anyway, new one is a little smaller (4.5 ft^^3 instead of 5). Also going back to the agitator style. Reviews decent, we'll see.
Good luck. That's a better approach than letting the machine decide when to force you to do it--like I had to do a couple of years ago with a houseful of company and deal with repeated inconvenient delays in delivery.
I bought my Maytag washer and dryer in 1990. Still going. Had to replace the dryer gas valve coil a few times. ($10)
What brand did you go with golddog?
GE. I figured I don't need the highest end. It's just jeans and Ts/sweatshirts, underwear and socks, and occasional bedsheet washing. Probably average ~ 2 loads/week.
Got a text yesterday morning that the order had been processed. No update on the actual delivery. Online is estimating Monday, but not sure how reliable HD's estimates are.
It occurs to me that I'm buying the last one of things. When I had the HVAC replaced, pretty sure that's the last unit I'll ever buy. If this ends up being a decent model, it's possible this is the last washer.
I'm OK with that, just an observation.
"Limit 2 per order" That made me LOL
Yeah, I saw that too. 😉
I guess apartment owners and big developers have to get their appliances somewhere?
This was pricey and not for everyone, but when my washing machine died and my dryer was on its last legs, I replaced them both with this two in one machine.
The downsides are price and it's a bit loud. Oh, and it's a bit small. I probably should order another one while there are still some deals.
I'm not generally a GE fan (although my family still gets discounts as my mom worked for GE Aerospace ~40 years ago), but this being a dual, ventless unit is nice.
I like that 2 in 1, that's nice. Especially for a one person home where you're not doing a ton at once and wanting to have the washer and dryer going at the same time. I keep up enough that the only time I ever have 2 loads to do at the same time is when I'm doing sheets. People who struggle keeping up would just get further behind, lolkids.
Why would you buy a pricier 2 in 1 when room isn't an issue?
I do find it interesting that it has a 120v (Instead of 240v), non-gas dryer. I didn't know that was possible.
I also bought a 2-in-1 ventless electric washer dryer running on only 120v. Link I paid around $1399 with some rebates and I had a $400 credit on specifically Samsung appliances bought at Home Depot.
The existing machine was a piece of junk old stackable that leaked when I tried to use it, and they were using a lint trap instead of the vent. The roof on this building was recently replaced, and when I looked in the attic I saw that the dryer vent went nowhere, hence the lint trap.
Getting this machine also allowed me to free up 4 slots in my old 16 circuit panel, which I used for kitchen outlets and an A/C line for the second bedroom that I'm using as an office. I also added some shelves above it, in place of the stackable dryer. The downside is that it is very slow, and of course you can't both wash and dry at the same time. Using the normal cycles can take 3-5 hours depending on how much I load it up. Neither of these is an issue for me.
My cycles are normally a bit over 2 hours although it depends on what you are cleaning. And while mine is ventless, it can be vented and can save some time.
The very big plus is that you can run this any morning and not worry about when it will be finished. The clothes do seem a bit damp afterwards, but not very much and it's not an issue for me.
As Mark assumed, space is not an issue for me and neither is electric, but it's certainly a nice feature.
It's going to blow Mark's mind when he realizes that I have a steam closet.
always blows my mind how americans think it's normal to drop 1k+ on appliances that the rest of the world gets very bare boned versions of that do the same exact job for 1/5 the cost
these are dual wash/dry top loaders, divide by 7 to get the dollar amount
used them for decades - your clothes do not come out super warm like they do here (but never used a dual one here in usa#9 so maybe that's the same) but that's really the only tangible difference
they also have very high end ones as well - but 99% of population has one of these
Those are pretty small compared to US washer dryers.
Plus I can run android apps on the screen, and it supposedly has AI.
