[BlindHandyMan] Cordless Lawn Tools
In the era of global warming, many consumers are focusing on new ways to accomplish yard work while lowering its impact on the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protecton Agency, a gas-powered lawnmower pollutes as much in one hour as driving an automobile for more than 20 miles. With more than 30 million lawnmowers in the United States, that can accumulate into a great amount of pollution. As a matter of fact, gasoline-powered landscape equipment (mowers, trimmers, blowers, chainsaws) account for more than 5 percent of our urban air pollution. However, battery-powered equipment generates none of the carbon dioxide or other emissions associated with gas. Plus, aside from the environmental benefits, electric equipment of all types has a lot to offer. You'll be troubled with much less maintenance from electric units, and you can say goodbye to those stubborn pull-start cords that never seem to cooperate. Plus, electric equipment is quiet; the mowers are usually 75-percent quieter than gas units. And thanks to some major strides in engineering and battery technology, a few of the latest tools to hit the stores are boasting enough power to rival their gas-driven counterparts. In fact, one Colorado-based lawn care service is applying the environmentally friendly green initiative to its business model. Clean Air Lawn Care, Inc., provides lawn services that are entirely carbon neutral. Clean Air Lawn Care actually uses biodiesel in all its riding mowers, but the rest of its lawn equipment is electric and manufactured by Black and Decker. We use their lawnmowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers and edgers for their strong environmental performance, says company founder, Kelly Giard, of the Black and Decker equipment. There are no pull cords. No trips to the gas station. No gas or oil to mix. No gas to store or spill. No fumes. No tune-ups or maintenance. And more importantly-no emissions in your yard. Of course, protecting the environment is great, but we all want performance from our tools as well. There's no argument that a gas-powered lawnmower can outperform batteried unit, but are the units even comparable? Because nobody wants a gross sacrifice in performance. The truth is that battery-powered lawnmowers are only appropriate for yards less than 1/3 acre. It takes a lot of power to run a mower, and the batteries simply don't have the stamina for larger yards. Also, the cutting swaths of most of these units are narrow, which reduces the rate of cutting production when compared to the larger gas units. You can also expect to mow more frequently, as most eletcric mowers struggle with very tall grass, so the lawn must be kept to a manageable height. Battery-powered lawn mowers are available from a variety of manufacturers. Black and Decker currently offers a 24-volt cordless mulching mower. DR Power Equipment will soon introduce two new 36-volt models, with a 14- and 19-inch cutting swath, respectively. DR's new Neuton mowers can be charged on less than 10 cents worth of electricity, and a single charge can cut one third of an acre. http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/hotprod_images/clsslawn3.jpg According to the manufacturer, DR's new Neuton Mowers can be charged on less than 10 cents worth of electricity. the new Craftsman 37048 Cordless Mower, a 48-volt model that can cut small yards on a single charge with a run time of about 45 minutes. The mower has a 19-inch deck with three-in-one functionality, meaning it can bag, discharge or mulch the grass clippings. The large 7-inch front and 8-inch rear wheels make the mower easy to maneuver over the lawn, and you can easily adjust the cutting height with a single lever. The mower has a fold-down handle for easy storage, and an accessory grass-collection bag is included in the box. http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/hotprod_images/clsslawn2.jpg Craftsman's new 48V mower is available at Sears. The mower's 48-volt battery generates plenty of power for the blades to slice through the grass of the soccer field that served as our testing grounds. It may not have quite enough muscle for bush-hogging, but lawns appear to be no problem, and the new Craftsman performed very well in power and maneuverability. When shopping for your next mower, consider one more advantage of electrical units-they're very economical to use. Electric mowers cost less to purchase than high-end gas mowers, and they cost only pennies to use each time. The typical electric mower uses about $3 in electricity each year. Can Battery Rival Gas? At this time, there are very few pieces of lawn equipment that can cut through vegetation with the vigor of a gas-driven engine. When compared to gas models, battery units have traditionally lacked power and stamina. However, in addition to the Craftsman mower, a new tool from Black and Decker impressed us, and gave renewed hope for the future of battery-powered lawn care. The most powerful battery string trimmer we've seen is easily the new
Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys
the rotors are so cheaply made these days i will not even tern them at my shop if the customer don't want new one's i will not even do the job its not worth it to me if the shop tries to make you pay again simply tern them in to the state also tell them you want your old parts - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys I will also ask about that. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys No one has mentioned the anti-lock breaks? Why they should become a problem under those circumstances I don't know but I do know that they do shimmy when applied if not working correctly and in some models even when working apparently correctly. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys A long shot but I bought new tires once and had a bad vibration right afterwards. When I got home I popped the cap off and found the problem right off. The idiot put the lugs on backwards so the tapered end faced away from the wheel... Diagnosing by email is much harder. By vibration we need to get a bit more specific. A warped rotor doesn't vibrate at 25 to 40, it feels more like jerking. A smooth run, a jerk or bump and a smooth run again. The bumping or jerking gets slower obviously as you slow down. I could happen, especially if the rotors got turned too thin the last time. I've known some um well idiots is really too nice a word. But I've known of people that read the specs on the brake lathe and think that is what the first cut should be. If the lathe says it can cut 90 thousandths in one pass then by god that's what you have to do. 90 thousandths off any rotor will put it under the minimum. If it is thin and slammed home with a tire gun they can warp fairly quickly. Not a couple weeks I wouldn't think though. I have known the outer pad to be put on without either putting the anti vibration glue on, or not bending the tabs to keep the pad tightly in place. Those situations cause a vibration that is often loud as well. When the brakes are applied you hear sometimes a squealing or a humming type sound. That isn't nearly as dangerous as it is annoying. But since it started after brake work, I'd take it back and see what they offer. One thing you can do on your own is to take a wrench to the lugs and make sure they tightened them all. 1 left loose won't cause a serious problem, I have had to run a race car on 3 lugs on 1 wheel before. But that isn't the brightest way to go. Take a torque wrench if you have one and 75 to 80 footpounds will keep the wheels on. If you don't have a torque wrench, take a socket or something and make sure everything is tight. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: handyman-blind blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys We have a 2003 grand caravan sport all wheel drive. Two weeks ago for inspection it needed breaks at the same time I upgraded the break fluid to dot 5.1 and also had the tires rotated. Now about 45 mph when Karen applies the break she can feel a chatter or vibration. When she first said it was shaking at that speed I thought she lost a balancing weight. I now suspect rotors. Is there anything that can cause a rotor go bad after about two weeks after installing new breaks? The vehicle has about 40,000 miles and the rotors were cut around 25,000 miles. Got to get this thing fixed quickly, next week we are taking my grandson to Canada to see the falls. Lenny Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links
[BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
It sounds like a compressor problem. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
Jennifer it sounds like you need to turn all the fans on and try misting yourselves with cool water in a pump it sounds like you have a problem with the compressor you are fortunate you have the warranty it could prove quite expensive if not unless you go to a local hotel for the weekend good luck Allen in steamy Dallas - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cordless Lawn Tools
Unless the electricity to charge those batteries comes from solar cells, they are not carbon neutral. I'm constantly amazed by the fact that people seem to think that electric energy just falls out of the sky like magic. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:29 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cordless Lawn Tools In the era of global warming, many consumers are focusing on new ways to accomplish yard work while lowering its impact on the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protecton Agency, a gas-powered lawnmower pollutes as much in one hour as driving an automobile for more than 20 miles. With more than 30 million lawnmowers in the United States, that can accumulate into a great amount of pollution. As a matter of fact, gasoline-powered landscape equipment (mowers, trimmers, blowers, chainsaws) account for more than 5 percent of our urban air pollution. However, battery-powered equipment generates none of the carbon dioxide or other emissions associated with gas. Plus, aside from the environmental benefits, electric equipment of all types has a lot to offer. You'll be troubled with much less maintenance from electric units, and you can say goodbye to those stubborn pull-start cords that never seem to cooperate. Plus, electric equipment is quiet; the mowers are usually 75-percent quieter than gas units. And thanks to some major strides in engineering and battery technology, a few of the latest tools to hit the stores are boasting enough power to rival their gas-driven counterparts. In fact, one Colorado-based lawn care service is applying the environmentally friendly green initiative to its business model. Clean Air Lawn Care, Inc., provides lawn services that are entirely carbon neutral. Clean Air Lawn Care actually uses biodiesel in all its riding mowers, but the rest of its lawn equipment is electric and manufactured by Black and Decker. We use their lawnmowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers and edgers for their strong environmental performance, says company founder, Kelly Giard, of the Black and Decker equipment. There are no pull cords. No trips to the gas station. No gas or oil to mix. No gas to store or spill. No fumes. No tune-ups or maintenance. And more importantly-no emissions in your yard. Of course, protecting the environment is great, but we all want performance from our tools as well. There's no argument that a gas-powered lawnmower can outperform batteried unit, but are the units even comparable? Because nobody wants a gross sacrifice in performance. The truth is that battery-powered lawnmowers are only appropriate for yards less than 1/3 acre. It takes a lot of power to run a mower, and the batteries simply don't have the stamina for larger yards. Also, the cutting swaths of most of these units are narrow, which reduces the rate of cutting production when compared to the larger gas units. You can also expect to mow more frequently, as most eletcric mowers struggle with very tall grass, so the lawn must be kept to a manageable height. Battery-powered lawn mowers are available from a variety of manufacturers. Black and Decker currently offers a 24-volt cordless mulching mower. DR Power Equipment will soon introduce two new 36-volt models, with a 14- and 19-inch cutting swath, respectively. DR's new Neuton mowers can be charged on less than 10 cents worth of electricity, and a single charge can cut one third of an acre. http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/hotprod_images/clsslawn3.jpg According to the manufacturer, DR's new Neuton Mowers can be charged on less than 10 cents worth of electricity. the new Craftsman 37048 Cordless Mower, a 48-volt model that can cut small yards on a single charge with a run time of about 45 minutes. The mower has a 19-inch deck with three-in-one functionality, meaning it can bag, discharge or mulch the grass clippings. The large 7-inch front and 8-inch rear wheels make the mower easy to maneuver over the lawn, and you can easily adjust the cutting height with a single lever. The mower has a fold-down handle for easy storage, and an accessory grass-collection bag is included in the box. http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/hotprod_images/clsslawn2.jpg Craftsman's new 48V mower is available at Sears. The mower's 48-volt battery generates plenty of power for the blades to slice through the grass of the soccer field that served as our testing grounds. It may not have quite enough muscle for bush-hogging, but lawns appear to be no problem, and the new Craftsman performed very well in power and
RE: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
Jennifer you have either bad news or worse news. There is a safety switch that will shut down the compressor if the Freon charge drops below a certain pressure. The worse news is you will experience the same symptoms if the compressor is shot. Mine did exactly the same thing a year ago and it was the compressor. With these modern units about the only way you get a new compressor is attached to a new unit. Mine was about $3200 installed. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:36 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 200734849) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200734849m=c8a9455bb980c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200734849m=c8a9455bb980c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200734849m=c8a9455bb980c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
RE: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
Hey Jenifer, The exact same thing happened at the church where I pastor. Our maintenance man said that it was the capacitor. I don't know diddly squat about stuff like this, so I called him and that's what he said. I hope this helps. Donnie Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:36 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_posit ion=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links
[BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
Hey Jenifer, I forgot to add in my previous post that it only took him about 20 minutes to fix it. So, it must not be too serious. He said if you have a large unit, the capacitor will be about the size of a Pepsi can. It will be smaller if you have a smaller unit. Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
My brother had a similar issue about two years ago. The first repair person who came out said it was his compressor, and like Larry, told my brother it would just be better to purchase a new unit. My brother didn't like the sound of that, so he called a second repair person in. That guy told him what Donnie's repair person said, it was a bad capacitor and replaced it for something like sixty bucks, I really don't remember the cost, but needless to say, it was a hell of a lot less than a new unit. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
Don't try this at home kids... I jumpered the safety circuit on the compressor motor and the damn thing sounded like it had a hand full of rocks in it just before it popped the breaker again. I hate messing around with 220V but I hate getting ripped off even more. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:14 PM To: BlindHandyMan Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner My brother had a similar issue about two years ago. The first repair person who came out said it was his compressor, and like Larry, told my brother it would just be better to purchase a new unit. My brother didn't like the sound of that, so he called a second repair person in. That guy told him what Donnie's repair person said, it was a bad capacitor and replaced it for something like sixty bucks, I really don't remember the cost, but needless to say, it was a hell of a lot less than a new unit. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 200739988) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200739988m=1004f146fb14c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200739988m=1004f146fb14c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200739988m=1004f146fb14c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
This is what we have done. I know my neighbors are going to love it, but I have hung plastic over the top half of the windows and will cover them up all the way when the sun is on that side. We do have the fans going. We are lucky that almost all the windows on the first floor are shaded by a deep porch or large tree. All the upstairs windows are on the West side and it is an overcast day. It could be way worse. Bizarrely, my kids will not stay outside. It is actually cooler outside than in the house, at least on the West side, and they keep complaining and wanting to come in. I am not letting them run any electronics so that is not it. *shrug* :) Jennifer - Original Message - From: allen dunbar To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner Jennifer it sounds like you need to turn all the fans on and try misting yourselves with cool water in a pump it sounds like you have a problem with the compressor you are fortunate you have the warranty it could prove quite expensive if not unless you go to a local hotel for the weekend good luck Allen in steamy Dallas - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
Sorry Larry, didn't mean to imply you got ripped off, I figured you would be a bit more savvy than that. Just meant to point out, buyer beware, or repairee beware. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
Amen Brother, I was a bit hesitant about mentioning the jumper thing in case somebody got a wild hair to try it. Frankly I can come up with a number of better ways to get fried. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:12 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner Sorry Larry, didn't mean to imply you got ripped off, I figured you would be a bit more savvy than that. Just meant to point out, buyer beware, or repairee beware. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 200749463) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200749463m=dbb6c0120064c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200749463m=dbb6c0120064c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=200749463m=dbb6c0120064c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. -- END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
Know real knowledge here, but I know that there are a set of contacts and sometimes a switch outside at the compressor. From the description, that sounded to be where the problem is. If there is a box near the compressor, turn off power at a main circuit breaker that controls the circuit as a whole then check that box in case there is an outside breaker or contacts you can wiggle a bit. Then turn the main breaker to the unit on and see what happens. ON my old house, there were switch breakers both near the compressor and a separate one on the main board for the air conditioner as a whole. In this house, there is one main breaker for the unit, but the contacts outside are approachable. Don't know how much help any of this will be, but it does cover what little I know. Ron Denis - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ NOD32 3360 (20080815) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner
Only easy thing I can think is checking to make sure a stick hasn't falllen into the unit and has wedged so the fan on the outside unit can't turn. Yes I saw it happen once. The unit would run about one minute. Basically without this fan running the compressor high headed and shut down. If yours turns off quicker that likely isn't the problem. Almost sounds like a start capacitor or starting relay. But really hard to tell without being there etc. Ron - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] air conditioner I have a forced air central unit and it is not working. I have a work order through my so called home warranty that should have a guy here on Monday, but in the meantime we are really hot. I thought I would describe the problem and maybe you all will have a simple answer. I sure hope so. It comes on inside and acts normal, just no cold air. The outside unit will try to come on and then quits. We reset the circuit breaker and changed the fuses in case that did it, but is there something else I could check? Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner
Sometimes they are a flatten oval shape. Either one is almost always silver colored. Usually has two terminals, but if it is one of those that shares a capacitor for the fan it will have a minimum of three terminals. Visually looking you might see a bulge or bubbled out stuff on the top. If you do definitely bad. If you don't see either symptom a capacitor checker is needed or substitute a new one a same value. A bad start relay will produce almost the same symptons.. None of these would I recommend a blind person checking out unless sighted help is available. And yes turn off power. Hopefully there is a disconnect on the house feeding the unit. If not it is play circus with the jhouse panel box. Remember the control relays in the outside unit are fed at 24 volts from the inside unit and the outside switch will not turn off that power. 24 volts will not kill you, but it might make you jerk and bang iinto something. Ron Ron - Original Message - From: Donnie Parrett To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Jenifer's Air Conditioner Hey Jenifer, I forgot to add in my previous post that it only took him about 20 minutes to fix it. So, it must not be too serious. He said if you have a large unit, the capacitor will be about the size of a Pepsi can. It will be smaller if you have a smaller unit. Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
