Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question
Good advice Dale, but might I add using rays suggestion in a previous post of sprinkling soda bicarb/ baking soda. all over the carpets before cleaning. sure does help brighten up the scent as the carpets dry. Lee On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:24:14AM -0500, Dale Leavens wrote: It shouldn't be all that difficult for most provided you can sort of mark out the area in sections and work over each thoroughly. You won't know if you have removed a particular stain of course but at that, often sighted people can't tell until the carpet is fully dry. There are different techniques and different equipment.. Several years ago I rented a machine from our local hardware store. They sell the shampoo to go with it and you are well advised to use it although it is rather expensive by comparison to many alternatives. Proper carpet shampoo or detergent is formulated to crystallize when it dries so it can be vacuumed up. Other form of detergent have molecules with an affinity for water on one end and for oils on the other end. The stuff you use in your hair for example or for washing your dishes. By diluting the detergent with water, the process of rinsing you remove the suds and the dirt with it. You can't reasonably rinse out your carpet so, you want a detergent which will stick to the dirt but rather than stick to water it should release from the water as it dries and evaporates while retaining oils and dirt. So much for the chemistry. The machine I rented had, as I recall two large canisters, one heated and a pump and a vacuum. The wand had a narrow slotted business end with a trigger. You put the detergent and water in the heated jar, let it get really hot then pressing the trigger you work the shampoo and hot water into the carpet by pushing and pulling the wand back and forth much as you would with a vacuum cleaner. Once you have scrubbed the carpet and worked the soap into it you then turn on the vacuum and suck the water and muck back into the second canister. Apparently it is quite remarkable just how black the water returned to the second canister is. Here is another reason for using the correct sort of detergent. Someone had used one of those foaming carpet spot removers in an area near where the television would be, I expect a child probably spilled something there or puked or something. When the hot water hit it it foamed up all over again and those bubbles soon filled the bucket. Took many many passes to get water coming up clear over that area of about three square feet. You won't get the carpet fully dry but by the next day it was and any residual detergent apparently gets sucked up with subsequent regular dry vacuuming. There are other machines, a device something like a floor polisher with revolving pads which apparently work shampoo into the carpet before sucking back up with a separate vacuum.Personally I have never used that system but a landlord had one and used it in the first apartment we rented when we first arrived here decades ago. So, provided you can be fairly confident of working over the entire area in a more or less consistent way and are able to dump the full containers of filthy water down the toilet I don't see what the problem would be for a blind person to shampoo a carpet. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question I've never atempted this before, so please humor me. How hard is it for a totally blind person to shampoo a carpet? I can vacuum sure, but how much different is it fromvacuuming? I'm assuming it's much like mopping. I use a hard floor machine from Hoover to clean the hard floors, but this machine also can do carpets, hence the question. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- It's a bird.. It's a plane.. No, it's KernelMan, faster than a speeding bullet, to your rescue. Doing new kernel versions in under 5 seconds flat.. -- Linus, in the announcement for 1.3.27 Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question
On the infomercials, they market a steam mop, which is said to be able to clean carpets just with steam. What they don't say is what happens to the steam. It must condense as water and I visualize it pouring down the walls and windows. It seems to me that one would need to have a dehumidifier if one were to use one of these mops. Jewel - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question It shouldn't be all that difficult for most provided you can sort of mark out the area in sections and work over each thoroughly. You won't know if you have removed a particular stain of course but at that, often sighted people can't tell until the carpet is fully dry. There are different techniques and different equipment.. Several years ago I rented a machine from our local hardware store. They sell the shampoo to go with it and you are well advised to use it although it is rather expensive by comparison to many alternatives. Proper carpet shampoo or detergent is formulated to crystallize when it dries so it can be vacuumed up. Other form of detergent have molecules with an affinity for water on one end and for oils on the other end. The stuff you use in your hair for example or for washing your dishes. By diluting the detergent with water, the process of rinsing you remove the suds and the dirt with it. You can't reasonably rinse out your carpet so, you want a detergent which will stick to the dirt but rather than stick to water it should release from the water as it dries and evaporates while retaining oils and dirt. So much for the chemistry. The machine I rented had, as I recall two large canisters, one heated and a pump and a vacuum. The wand had a narrow slotted business end with a trigger. You put the detergent and water in the heated jar, let it get really hot then pressing the trigger you work the shampoo and hot water into the carpet by pushing and pulling the wand back and forth much as you would with a vacuum cleaner. Once you have scrubbed the carpet and worked the soap into it you then turn on the vacuum and suck the water and muck back into the second canister. Apparently it is quite remarkable just how black the water returned to the second canister is. Here is another reason for using the correct sort of detergent. Someone had used one of those foaming carpet spot removers in an area near where the television would be, I expect a child probably spilled something there or puked or something. When the hot water hit it it foamed up all over again and those bubbles soon filled the bucket. Took many many passes to get water coming up clear over that area of about three square feet. You won't get the carpet fully dry but by the next day it was and any residual detergent apparently gets sucked up with subsequent regular dry vacuuming. There are other machines, a device something like a floor polisher with revolving pads which apparently work shampoo into the carpet before sucking back up with a separate vacuum.Personally I have never used that system but a landlord had one and used it in the first apartment we rented when we first arrived here decades ago. So, provided you can be fairly confident of working over the entire area in a more or less consistent way and are able to dump the full containers of filthy water down the toilet I don't see what the problem would be for a blind person to shampoo a carpet. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question I've never atempted this before, so please humor me. How hard is it for a totally blind person to shampoo a carpet? I can vacuum sure, but how much different is it fromvacuuming? I'm assuming it's much like mopping. I use a hard floor machine from Hoover to clean the hard floors, but this machine also can do carpets, hence the question. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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:
RE: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question
I have the Shark steam mop, it is not all what it is stated to be. You can check them out at Target for less money. If you do use one, make sure to change the pads often. The pads become soiled quickly. As far as for the carpets, the steam mop is not and I mean not sufficient. Don't waste your money like I did. Andy p.s. the best way to clean a carpet is to use a steam cleaning machine with the best suction you can get. The foam and other methods are not as good. I have been doing this for years, used just about every machine out there, used a Kirby, Electro Lux, Orrek, Meiler, Hoover and a few more. the best vac (just for your info) is the Dysin, they have the best customer service personnel and the best beater bar and no bags. I honestly swear by this vac. Andy -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:42 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question On the infomercials, they market a steam mop, which is said to be able to clean carpets just with steam. What they don't say is what happens to the steam. It must condense as water and I visualize it pouring down the walls and windows. It seems to me that one would need to have a dehumidifier if one were to use one of these mops. Jewel - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question It shouldn't be all that difficult for most provided you can sort of mark out the area in sections and work over each thoroughly. You won't know if you have removed a particular stain of course but at that, often sighted people can't tell until the carpet is fully dry. There are different techniques and different equipment.. Several years ago I rented a machine from our local hardware store. They sell the shampoo to go with it and you are well advised to use it although it is rather expensive by comparison to many alternatives. Proper carpet shampoo or detergent is formulated to crystallize when it dries so it can be vacuumed up. Other form of detergent have molecules with an affinity for water on one end and for oils on the other end. The stuff you use in your hair for example or for washing your dishes. By diluting the detergent with water, the process of rinsing you remove the suds and the dirt with it. You can't reasonably rinse out your carpet so, you want a detergent which will stick to the dirt but rather than stick to water it should release from the water as it dries and evaporates while retaining oils and dirt. So much for the chemistry. The machine I rented had, as I recall two large canisters, one heated and a pump and a vacuum. The wand had a narrow slotted business end with a trigger. You put the detergent and water in the heated jar, let it get really hot then pressing the trigger you work the shampoo and hot water into the carpet by pushing and pulling the wand back and forth much as you would with a vacuum cleaner. Once you have scrubbed the carpet and worked the soap into it you then turn on the vacuum and suck the water and muck back into the second canister. Apparently it is quite remarkable just how black the water returned to the second canister is. Here is another reason for using the correct sort of detergent. Someone had used one of those foaming carpet spot removers in an area near where the television would be, I expect a child probably spilled something there or puked or something. When the hot water hit it it foamed up all over again and those bubbles soon filled the bucket. Took many many passes to get water coming up clear over that area of about three square feet. You won't get the carpet fully dry but by the next day it was and any residual detergent apparently gets sucked up with subsequent regular dry vacuuming. There are other machines, a device something like a floor polisher with revolving pads which apparently work shampoo into the carpet before sucking back up with a separate vacuum.Personally I have never used that system but a landlord had one and used it in the first apartment we rented when we first arrived here decades ago. So, provided you can be fairly confident of working over the entire area in a more or less consistent way and are able to dump the full containers of filthy water down the toilet I don't see what the problem would be for a blind person to shampoo a carpet. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question I've never atempted this before, so please humor me. How hard is it for a totally blind person to shampoo a carpet? I can vacuum sure, but how much different is it fromvacuuming? I'm assuming it's much like mopping. I use a hard
Re:[BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning
Lenny, he probably meant it draws 120 inches of water column. That is normal talk for those items. .bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
My daughter called earlier this morning for my help. She is a social worker at a nursing home. She has a situation that she can not resolve. Two residents each have remote controlled tvs in the same room. The remotes control both tvs at the same time so both sets have to be on or off and tuned to the same channel. I wonder if there is any way to change the code for one tv and remote? Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:blindhandyman-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: blindhandyman-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning
Max is, of course correct, you can't have more than 14.7 PSI of suction. It may be that some measure of the volume of air that can be moved bysome system could be had but I guarantee that 99% of people wouldn't understand it if such a measure was advertised. Luckilly I don't have carpets, so I don't have to worry about cleaning them. Tom Fowle
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
not sure if you can or not Lenny but when we first got cable with a box on top of the television and when my Mother in law lved two doors away. I brought down my remote and while she is watching a program I would change the channel and she went bonkers. never knowing it was me. I also went to the front window of a crotchety neighbor at night and did the same. oh , some folks need to laugh more. .Lee On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:24:14AM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: My daughter called earlier this morning for my help. She is a social worker at a nursing home. She has a situation that she can not resolve. Two residents each have remote controlled tvs in the same room. The remotes control both tvs at the same time so both sets have to be on or off and tuned to the same channel. I wonder if there is any way to change the code for one tv and remote? Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links -- It's a bird.. It's a plane.. No, it's KernelMan, faster than a speeding bullet, to your rescue. Doing new kernel versions in under 5 seconds flat.. -- Linus, in the announcement for 1.3.27 Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
I doubt that remote codes can be changed as it would cause horrendous service problems when people's new TVs didn't see the new remote cause someone at the store messed it up. We are planning to get a second DTV converter so Sue can record one program and watch another, and we'll have to get a different brand from our current unit just for that reason, so that two remotes won't work two boxes at the same time. If the rest home provided the TVs, it should be there problem to provide two different brands in each room. I wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturers make TVs with that capability for just that situation, but I doub the average boob tube can do it. Tom Fowle
Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning
what measuring term is used then for the difference between a vac being able to lift a 2 lb item and one that takes 20 pounds of tug to get an item back from it's draw? On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Max Robinson wrote: That's impossible. Atmospheric pressure is 15 psi and if you draw a perfect vacuum on something it's 15 psi of vacuum. Unlike temperature, except Kelvin, you can't go below 0 pressure. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com 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, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning No, It is like the type you rent only on steroids. I believe that he told me the home and rental type has about 47psi suction and that monster he brought in has 120 plus psi suction. Just the sound of the suction was impressive. He also uses non sudzing chemicals that does not leave a residue that will attract dirt like some of the units that you mentioned. In my area he is the only one with this type of equipment. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone se...@mailsent.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning Lenny the set up this man has to clean yhour carpet. is it like with van setting in your driveway?Lee On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 03:36:13PM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: That is what we have the Bissell pro heat. At the time it was rated number one in the consumer reports. It still does not hold a candle to the machine that this guy used. I asked him what something like that cost and it was over $4,000. Because of his age he gave up the large contracts. He did the State Senate, house and capital. I can't imagine cleaning 460,000 sq feet each summer. Even after the dog's accidents there was no odor because we quickly got the Bissell up. We also have the small Bissell unit for small clean ups. I would not recommend the spot-bot to anyone. I have a friend that had one and it went in a yard sale. It is designed for spot removal and stays in one spot. When she turned it off and the carpet dried there were very clean circles at different areas. She had to clean the entire carpet two days prior to Christmas. She was not a happy camper. - Original Message - From: john schwery jschw...@embarqmail.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning Lenny, we bought a Bissell carpet cleaner and it seems to do a decent job. earlier, Lenny McHugh, wrote: We just had our carpets professionally cleaned. We usually do it ourselves with a home unit. When Micah, my guide dog, was getting sicker he was losing some bladder control. We did get the machine up after every accident and decided to have it professionally cleaned. Even though we cleaned right before Christmas his machine removed a lot of dirt and black film. I think from now on we will do it twice and the third time have him come back. The suction on that machine rivals my shop vac, must be three or four times stronger than the carpet cleaners that we have. --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ Lenny Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.25/1957 - Release Date: 02/17/09 07:07:00 John Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
how about purchasing a universal remote for ione of the t/v's that would solve all the problems and one remote would be different make certain there is a code for the make and model of the set in the list of supported devices of the remote this should resolve the problem good luck Allen Dunbar - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss I doubt that remote codes can be changed as it would cause horrendous service problems when people's new TVs didn't see the new remote cause someone at the store messed it up. We are planning to get a second DTV converter so Sue can record one program and watch another, and we'll have to get a different brand from our current unit just for that reason, so that two remotes won't work two boxes at the same time. If the rest home provided the TVs, it should be there problem to provide two different brands in each room. I wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturers make TVs with that capability for just that situation, but I doub the average boob tube can do it. Tom Fowle
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
That is what I thought. The residents must provide their own tv. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss I doubt that remote codes can be changed as it would cause horrendous service problems when people's new TVs didn't see the new remote cause someone at the store messed it up. We are planning to get a second DTV converter so Sue can record one program and watch another, and we'll have to get a different brand from our current unit just for that reason, so that two remotes won't work two boxes at the same time. If the rest home provided the TVs, it should be there problem to provide two different brands in each room. I wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturers make TVs with that capability for just that situation, but I doub the average boob tube can do it. Tom Fowle Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ NOD32 3865 (20090218) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning
Of course nobody said the vac that can only lift a 2Lb item is developing 14.7 PSI of suction. However also involved would be the cross sectional area of the pipe or hose, and the seal that developes between the pipe and the item in question. tom
[BlindHandyMan] Universal Remote Control Codes
Hi All Try here. http://www.remote-codes.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
Nope, you're just sending the same remote codes to the same TV with a different remote. Tom
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
Assuming these are infra-red controls, could something be erected between the TVs such that the signal from a given remote control wouldn't reach the other person's TV? RD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
It is getting worse for her. One room has two tvs of the same brand and the other room has two different brands. One thing that I thought would try and put a cardboard tube around the tv's receiver to narrow the beam field. The other thing that would probably work but hard to do is to have some weak batteries. I noticed on our set that when the batteries get low you must have to point directly at the tv receiver. With new ones I can point the remote to the other side of the room and it works. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss Nope, you're just sending the same remote codes to the same TV with a different remote. Tom Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ NOD32 3865 (20090218) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
[BlindHandyMan] Recall: True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard (
True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Green Thumb Twin Wheelbarrows Units: About 17,000 Distributor: True Value Co., of Chicago, Ill. Manufacturer: Qingdao Huatian Hand Truck Co. Ltd., of China Hazard: Over-inflating the tire could cause the wheel's plastic rim to break, posing an injury to the user. Incidents/Injuries: True Value has received two reports of the plastic rim breaking. No injuries have been reported. Description: The recalled wheelbarrow has tan plastic wheel rims, a black plastic tray and steel handles and axle. Sold at: True Value stores nationwide from September 2008 through October 2008 for about $80. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wheelbarrows and return them to any True Value store for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, call True Value at (800) 621-6025 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.truevalue.com To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09133.html
Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss
One tv technician that I know recommended a different remote. I really doubt that it will work because it must send the same signal that the tvs require. Just talked to my daughter and these tvs are side by side a few feet apart. One in front of each bed. When Susan gets me the make model information I probably will try to contact the manufacturer for a suggestion. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle fo...@ski.org To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] dueling tvss I think you'll do better trying to limit the receiver's angle of reception withsomething like a paper tube. first assuming you can actually find where the darned receiving detector is mounted. Of course the staff will remove it, not knowing what it is for. Tom Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ NOD32 3866 (20090218) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard (
can you imagine. plastic wheel housings? the wheelbarow I am using is over 50 years old. donated by an old friend who was going to junk it as one handle was rotted out. so we bought to very long handles from home depot and shave them down until they would fit into the slots and line up the bolt holds. this wheelbarrow probably still has cement stuck to it when my friends built a house back in 1948. thanks Betsy.Lee On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 01:02:22PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote: True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Green Thumb Twin Wheelbarrows Units: About 17,000 Distributor: True Value Co., of Chicago, Ill. Manufacturer: Qingdao Huatian Hand Truck Co. Ltd., of China Hazard: Over-inflating the tire could cause the wheel's plastic rim to break, posing an injury to the user. Incidents/Injuries: True Value has received two reports of the plastic rim breaking. No injuries have been reported. Description: The recalled wheelbarrow has tan plastic wheel rims, a black plastic tray and steel handles and axle. Sold at: True Value stores nationwide from September 2008 through October 2008 for about $80. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wheelbarrows and return them to any True Value store for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, call True Value at (800) 621-6025 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.truevalue.com To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09133.html -- It's a bird.. It's a plane.. No, it's KernelMan, faster than a speeding bullet, to your rescue. Doing new kernel versions in under 5 seconds flat.. -- Linus, in the announcement for 1.3.27 Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning
Assuming you are speaking about the demonstration of the bowling ball being held up by the vacuum cleaner, it would be the cross section area of the end of the hose times the amount of vacuum. A 2 inch diameter hose would have an area of pi square inches. If the static vacuum was 6 pounds per square inch the holding power would be 6 pi or about 18.8 pounds. If I did the conversion right, 6 psi is about 160 inches of water column. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com 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, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: Spiro sp...@iamspiro.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning what measuring term is used then for the difference between a vac being able to lift a 2 lb item and one that takes 20 pounds of tug to get an item back from it's draw? On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Max Robinson wrote: That's impossible. Atmospheric pressure is 15 psi and if you draw a perfect vacuum on something it's 15 psi of vacuum. Unlike temperature, except Kelvin, you can't go below 0 pressure. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com 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, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning No, It is like the type you rent only on steroids. I believe that he told me the home and rental type has about 47psi suction and that monster he brought in has 120 plus psi suction. Just the sound of the suction was impressive. He also uses non sudzing chemicals that does not leave a residue that will attract dirt like some of the units that you mentioned. In my area he is the only one with this type of equipment. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone se...@mailsent.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning Lenny the set up this man has to clean yhour carpet. is it like with van setting in your driveway?Lee On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 03:36:13PM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: That is what we have the Bissell pro heat. At the time it was rated number one in the consumer reports. It still does not hold a candle to the machine that this guy used. I asked him what something like that cost and it was over $4,000. Because of his age he gave up the large contracts. He did the State Senate, house and capital. I can't imagine cleaning 460,000 sq feet each summer. Even after the dog's accidents there was no odor because we quickly got the Bissell up. We also have the small Bissell unit for small clean ups. I would not recommend the spot-bot to anyone. I have a friend that had one and it went in a yard sale. It is designed for spot removal and stays in one spot. When she turned it off and the carpet dried there were very clean circles at different areas. She had to clean the entire carpet two days prior to Christmas. She was not a happy camper. - Original Message - From: john schwery jschw...@embarqmail.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning Lenny, we bought a Bissell carpet cleaner and it seems to do a decent job. earlier, Lenny McHugh, wrote: We just had our carpets professionally cleaned. We usually do it ourselves with a home unit. When Micah, my guide dog, was getting sicker he was losing some bladder control. We did get the machine up after every accident and decided to have it professionally cleaned. Even though we cleaned right before Christmas his machine removed a lot of dirt and black film. I think from now on we will do it twice and the third time have him come back. The suction on that machine rivals my shop vac, must be three or four times stronger than the carpet cleaners that we have. --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ Lenny Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com 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.
