[BlindHandyMan] new refrigerator

[Lenny McHugh]

Well after a week of internet searching and a few hours in stores trying to 
locate a unit that will fit nicely in my kitchen, we stumbled upon one late 
this afternoon. We stopped into a store H. L. Gray to see how a Frigidaire was 
constructed. This is one that the customer support woman suggested that we just 
remove the handles. With the internet searches I located some Samsung models 
that would work but non anywhere in my area. Here this store had the perfect 
unit for us. A Samsung that has hidden handles, bottom freezer and is only 30 
inches deep, 32.5 inches wide and 68.5 tall. This will fit nicely in our area. 
I needed less than 31 deep, 33 wide and less than 70 high.
What is interesting that this model is not listed on the Samsung web site only 
at the store site. I discovered that Samsung makes models for each store or a 
select group of stores. The model numbers that sears and lows sells are not 
available at any other store nor can these stores get a model not designated 
for them.
Any this unit was also on a nice sail that ended today. Their sales go from 
Sunday to Saturday. I also do not normally purchase extended warranties but 
could not pass up this one. For about $125 I have a 5 year complete service 
contract even covers things that we might do like break a glass shelve. It also 
has a $250 food loss policy.
Our electric company has a program that if upgrade to an energy rated model 
they will give you $50 and they will pay you $30 to recycle your old unit and 
they will pick it up.
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

[Dale Leavens]

Sorry!

Quarter inch per 10 feet is recommended. this may not be enough though 
depending on the size of the roof and the slope and the size of the guttering.

Dale Leavens.

Why isn't "phonetic" spelled the way it sounds? 


  - Original Message - 
  From: Tom Vos 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:31 PM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop



  How much drop does a rain gutter need for water to run out effectively?

  We have a 34 foot run on the garage, and I'm wondering how much drop we need
  over that distance

  Blessings,

  Tom

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

[Dale Leavens]

The only figures I have seen for water run is quarter inch per foot. This 
apparently applies to gutters and to things like patios as well.


  - Original Message - 
  From: Tom Vos 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:31 PM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop



  How much drop does a rain gutter need for water to run out effectively?

  We have a 34 foot run on the garage, and I'm wondering how much drop we need
  over that distance

  Blessings,

  Tom

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] My Oreck Upright has Died!

[Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press]

Claudia,
There is probably a reset button on your upright. 
I don't have an Oreck, but all of the vacuum 
cleaners I've had for years had a reset. Perhaps 
someone on the list who has one can tell you where it might be located.
Betsy
At 04:55 PM 8/21/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>Hi,
>
>After 8 Years, my Oreck upright vacuum has died.
>I was using it today, feeling so proud of myself 
>because I'd been actually moving the furniture 
>and vacuuming behind it, and all of a sudden, it 
>stopped. I smelled no burning rubber, nothing 
>felt out of the usual. I thought that maybe, I 
>may have inadvertently pulled the cord out of 
>the outlet, but that wasn't the case. I tried it 
>in several outlets of the home, and nothing happened.
>Guess the motor went out possibly?
>
>On another note, I ordered a new Oreck Cannister 
>vac from QVC, and I'm not really liking it. It 
>doesn't seem to pick up as well, as our original 
>cannister vac. And, the pieces don't seem to fit 
>tightly enough because the hose keeps disloding 
>from the unit, or the handle dislodges from the hose. It drives me insane.
>
>You may be wondering why we have two Orecks; we 
>bought them as a set, the upright, cannister & 
>cordless iron, and we've liked them a great deal.
>
>Now, I've been looking online at QVC, and there 
>are several Oreck uprights there, but I just 
>can't figure out which one will be the best. I 
>like the lightweight feature of the Oreck 
>upright, as I have a good deal of house to cover!
>There is an Oreck set that includes an upright, 
>cannister vac & cordless iron, for $549.
>The premice is that this upright vac is super 
>quiet, but that's a lot of money. The one 
>drawback to our current Oreck upright is that it is loud.
>
>What to do, what to do!
>
>Claudia
>
>Windows Messenger: 
><mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net>cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net
>Skype: claudiadr10
>
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[BlindHandyMan] My Oreck Upright has Died!

[Claudia]

Hi,

After 8 Years, my Oreck upright vacuum has died.
I was using it today, feeling so proud of myself because I'd been actually 
moving the furniture and vacuuming behind it, and all of a sudden, it stopped.  
I smelled no burning rubber, nothing felt out of the usual.  I thought that 
maybe, I may have inadvertently pulled the cord out of the outlet, but that 
wasn't the case.  I tried it in several outlets of the home, and nothing 
happened.
Guess the motor went out possibly?

On another note, I ordered a new Oreck Cannister vac from QVC, and I'm not 
really liking it.  It doesn't seem to pick up as well, as our original 
cannister vac.  And, the pieces don't seem to fit tightly enough because the 
hose keeps disloding from the unit, or the handle dislodges from the hose.  It 
drives me insane.

You may be wondering why we have two Orecks;  we bought them as a set, the 
upright, cannister & cordless iron, and we've liked them a great deal.

Now, I've been looking online at QVC, and there are several Oreck uprights 
there, but I just can't figure out which one will be the best.  I like the 
lightweight feature of the Oreck upright, as I have a good deal of house to 
cover!
There is an Oreck set that includes an upright, cannister vac & cordless iron, 
for $549.
The premice is that this upright vac is super quiet, but that's a lot of money. 
 The one drawback to our current Oreck upright is that it is loud.

What to do, what to do!

Claudia
  
Windows Messenger:  cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net
Skype:  claudiadr10


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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

[Michael baldwin]

A quarter inch per every 10 foot.
make sure the roof is level though before hand.  if it isn't, you will need
to take that in to account when installing the gutters.
 
Michael
 

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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Vos
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:32 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop


  

How much drop does a rain gutter need for water to run out effectively?

We have a 34 foot run on the garage, and I'm wondering how much drop we need
over that distance

Blessings,

Tom

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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

[Cy Selfridge]

Hi Tom,

I would suspect that of even more importance is to be absolutely certain
that there are no valleys along the way and to also install some sort of
gutter guard to keep the leaves and other things out of the gutter proper.

If you have a downspout at each end the run would only be 17 feet with the
high point dead center. 

Looking at my gutter which is 42 feet I can not see much of a drop at all,
perhaps an inch or so. We do have downspouts at each end though.

Cy, The Anasazi 

 

From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Vos
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:32 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

 

  

How much drop does a rain gutter need for water to run out effectively?

We have a 34 foot run on the garage, and I'm wondering how much drop we need
over that distance

Blessings,

Tom

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[BlindHandyMan] Rain gutter run and drop

[Tom Vos]

How much drop  does a rain gutter need for water to run out effectively?

We have a 34 foot run on the garage, and I'm wondering how much drop we need
over that distance

Blessings,

Tom



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] ant problem

[Bob Kennedy]

My daughter just called with the same problem.  I'll just paste in the info I 
sent her.

Regular Ants
Note that different types of ants have different food preferences, so what 
works for one type may not work for another. You may have to try a few 
different things to see what gives you the results you want.

For ants of any sort inside use your typical bait trap, and sprinkle talc in 
areas that you do not wish them to travel. usually I can coax them to a bait 
trap by leaving a certain area without talc. Do not use baby powder that is 
made of cornstarch... this will not bother them. it has to be talc. (Joseph 
Howington) (Melissa notes: if you have pets who may lick up or kick up and 
inhale the talc, it will be safer for the pets to use another method.)

This is a good one for repelling ants from the kitchen. Mix a little peppermint 
toothpaste with a few drops of dishwashing detergent. Apply to area of benches, 
cupboards, etc. with a cotton bud (Q-Tip). It really works. (Chrissy Pearson) 

Draw lines using chalk around areas to protect them from ants or to keep them 
from entering areas. Adding crushed egg shell to potted plants also helps keep 
plant pests away. (Catherine Rigby) 

Plant bee balm (Monarda sp.) around the foundations of the house. (Susan 
MacLeod) 

Plant around house, or make sachets, or sprays of infusions of spike lavender, 
garlic, geranium, citronella, eucalyptus, clove, camphor, atlas cedarwood, 
mints, thyme, basil, rosemary, lemon balm, chili peppers. (Catherine Rigby) 

I have heard that ants aren't very fond of red pepper, red chili powder or 
cream of tartar. I have tried cayenne pepper. It kept them pretty well 
corralled but the really determined buggers would cross the line anyway. 
(Christa Boroskin) 

I kill stray ants with a mixture of liquid dish soap and water in a spray 
bottle. I believe the liquid soap serves to immobilize the ant and then drown 
it. It works within seconds. My mother-in-law used a mixture of Simple Green 
and water to the same effect. Just wipe up with a sponge. (Christa Boroskin) 

Borax powder is used as a sprinkle around the house, but it could be harmful to 
free roamers. I found an alternate recipe for ant powder: one cup baking soda 
plus one cup confectioner's sugar. (Catherine Rigby) 

Ants really dislike mint. You can do all kinds of things with mint. One of the 
easiest is to get Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Shampoo and just put a line 
of it across areas where ants are coming in. They won't cross the line. (Judy & 
Mike Stouffer) 

Coffee grounds. Make yourself some coffee and just scoop the wet grounds out of 
the pot and place them in strategic locations. The ants back off. (And if you 
don't drink coffee, you can still make it and use the grounds.) I used to keep 
the grounds damp by spraying them with a little water now and then. When the 
ants start getting bold, use more fresh grounds. After awhile, they just 
stopped coming! (Amani Booher) 

I have found that grease-eating ants (carpenter ants) like a mixture of bacon 
grease, flour and boric acid. I place it in a small glass jar with holes in the 
lid (this keeps kids and pets out) and mark the content. Just place outside or 
near the nest. They will eat it and die over a period of weeks. Use the same 
type of container for other ants and mix with peanut butter and boric acid, or 
honey and boric acid. For common sugar ants you can buy little containers of 
liquid boric acid solution.

The biggest problem in the south is fire ants. I bait the same way, but I also 
use a boric acid paste (from Blue mountain) and squeeze into a straw, cut into 
3" strips and place near the nest. It will dry, so every few days rub the straw 
to make fine particles. You want to make sure you don't contaminate the soil.

Boiling water works, but you have to be very careful. Fire ants feed in the 
morning and evening. You have to approach the nest very softly or they will 
retreat underground.

Any detergent will kill ants. (Makes you wonder about detergent.) Keep a 
mixture in a spray bottle for instant kill. The soap will destroy the chemical 
trail that they follow.

The best solution is to repair and replace screens and window caulking at least 
once a year. Blocking them from getting in is easier than getting them out of 
the house. (Nicole Ashley) 

It seems that ants don't like capsacin, used in topical pain medications. I 
couldn't find the ground cinnamon one night and was trying to figure out what 
to use to corral them to keep them from spreading out and guide them towards 
the bait. Was thinking of trying Vaseline, but didn't have any, and didn't want 
to sacrifice the little bit of antibiotic ointment I had left. My eye fell upon 
a jar of chondroitin-boswellian-capsacin cream, so I figured, "why not?" 
Smeared it on the counter and splash, corralling them in like I've done with 
cinnamon; they won't cross the line. Told some friends about it and within days 
one had an opportuni

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ant problem

[Dale Leavens]

I use poison probably borax which is suspended in a sweet liquid. I put a 
couple of drops into something like a bottle cap which I secrete into some 
inaccessible place for pets preferably along the paths the ants are observed 
taking. It doesn't take much, they take the sticky juice back to the nest and 
party hardy to their deaths.

I have made a small hole in a pill bottle or other container which ants can 
penetrate but others cannot.

I also use those ant hotels, little tins with holes which can be opened to 
permit entry of the ants. I don't know if they take that bate back or if they 
just die in there but they seem to be successful too.

Hope this helps.

Dale Leavens
Why isn't "phonetic" spelled the way it sounds? 


  - Original Message - 
  From: Cy Selfridge 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 5:45 PM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] ant problem



  Say folks,

  What has anyone used to eliminate ants keeping in mind that there are also
  pets in the house?

  Thanks in advance,

  Cy

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RE: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?

[Cy Selfridge]

Spiro,

You are correct. My son-in-law is a jack leg electrician and, sometimes, his
work is suspect. (LOL)

My grandson is an electrician so I have grandson do the work because he at
least is licensed. 

So far as an inspector looking around I can assure you that this would not
happen at any time except the worst possible one. (LOLLOLLOL)

Cy, The anasazi

 

From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Spiro
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 8:02 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?

 

  

or if some well meaning inspector ever has need to come in on something 
else; they may be well within the power invested in them to shut you down 
for anything else they see and make you do you work all over again at what 
could be the worst time imaginable.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Cy Selfridge wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> My only comment on this is that it is always a good idea to try to come
> close to the code when possible.
>
> If you should ever have a problem such as a fire or the like and it turns
> out that the disaster was caused by "illegal" creative engerneering your
> homeowner's insurance may not cover the problem.
>
> Cy, the Anasazi
>
>
>
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

[mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
 ]
> On Behalf Of Michael baldwin
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:42 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 

> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?
>
>
>
>
>
> UPC:
> 604.11.2 PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first 18" of piping
> connected to a water heater.
>
> Of course, if the area adopts other codes, this may be different.
>
> 2006 PEX Design Guide:
> PEX tubing may be connected directly to residential electric water
heaters,
> if the local code and manufacturer's instructions allow.
>
> Not sure what the IRC has for this, so it is best to check with the
building
> department.
> Of course, if your not getting a permit, it is probably not a big deal,
but
> those codes are put there now because people thought stuff wasn't a big
> deal and they suffered property and life damage due to "not a big deal"
when
> building or remodeling.
>
> IMO it is always best to build to at least code, even if your not getting
a
> permit.
>
> Michael
>
> _
>
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com


> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
 
>  ]
> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:43 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 

> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?
>
> It probably can be bent more severely than i said with care or supported
> with a spring.
>
> As someone else said, it used to be thought that PEX should not come
within
> 6 feet of a water heating system, I don't know if that is still true. The
> newer materials are probably more forgiving. One of the main advantages is
> that you can pull it up through partitions without needing to splice in
> elbows and now they are running it in loops to provide under floor heating
> so the radius must be better than I first stated.
>
> I'll try to find out later.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: NLG
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 

> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?
>
> Thanks for the reply. Not sure where I got the impression that PEX 3/4
inch
> could be coiled into a loup of 7 inches...Like I said, I never worked with
> PEX before and with new technology coming out every day, maybe they have a
> braded PEX or some product that can be?
> - Original Message -
> From: Dale Leavens
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 

> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?
>
> PEX is flexible but only to an arc of maybe 3 feet diameter. In your
> situation you might consider a loop or an arc allowing you the extra
length
> when/if you need it. With a hundred feet though you should be able to
> replace it when that occasion arises.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: NLG
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 

> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:18 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] PEX?
>
> I have never worked with PEX before. Under the impression that PEX was
> flexable, I thought I had an application here where PEX would be ideal.
Last
> year I added a hot