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28 August 2013

[DIY] Re: Hole in house siding

 

Woodpecker, (or old pipe/duct/ fan hole?); wind damage blew off some trim/ sheetmetal cover and the birds took advantage? 
Easy way to repair is cover with aluminum and paint to match w/ latex



Terry
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27 August 2013

Re: [DIY] update on washing machine

 

Honestly, at this point, I wouldn't spend any more money.  Home Depot and several other places are having Labor Day sales where you can get as much as 10-30% off.  For (most likely) less than $100 over a repair, you can get a new one under warranty and be done with it.

I know our Home Depot also has a "scratch and dent & return" section where you can buy washers for MUCH
less...sometimes less than half off...and they usually have the full warranty.  Usually installation includes removal of the old washer as well.



-aki



On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM, chowdog70523 <shaunee5@cox.net> wrote:
 

dh & neighbor hauled washer outside undid the back checked water pump, belt, etc. couldn't find a thing wrong with either - hooked up to
water & tried it & it still does the same thing - seems now that it starts to spin but doesn't get up to speed and then stops - now I have to call the repair man again & I'm sure it's going to be mega bucks if
they charged me $183 to undo the bottom plate & put in a screw that had fallen out - thanks everyone - Joyce in La.
PS if anyone has any other suggestions fine


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[DIY] DIY Fireworks

 

Why you should NEVER make your own fireworks.  Darwin in action LOL.

-aki

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RE: [DIY] Water heater

 

LOL, yep they are really proud of them puppies!

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale S
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 5:26 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Water heater

 




The only difficult part is the price.

Dale in the Flatlands. "Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous."

kathycofer wrote:

 

Hi All!
I have a 40 gallon gas water heater that died. I need to replace it. It only services one bathroom sink and a shower used once daily. I have another one for the rest of the house working fine.How hard of feasible would it be to replace with an "on demand" water heater?
Thanks in advance, Kathy





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RE: [DIY] Water heater

 

Yep, it is doable, call your gas company. My gas company is now replacing
water heaters with on demand units and you even get a tax break. The new
units vent with PVC pipe... I would do it myself, except I don't mess with
gas piping, they have a slew of regs about that...

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From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of kathycofer
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:05 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Water heater

Hi All!
I have a 40 gallon gas water heater that died. I need to replace it. It only
services one bathroom sink and a shower used once daily. I have another one
for the rest of the house working fine.How hard of feasible would it be to
replace with an "on demand" water heater?
Thanks in advance, Kathy

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RE: [DIY] Cement Mix vs Mason Mix

 

Cement is also sold as Portland cement, it is just one part of any mix, mason mix is usually sand and cement(some lime in some cases), concrete mix is sand, aggregate(gravel), and cement. Dirtcrete around here I use 1 to three cement to dirt.  As for using the mason mix, I would make sure to have a couple of inches of packed gravel at the bottom of the hole, throw mix and dirt in and tamp tightly, I use a digging bar to tamp the backfill around posts. Or you  may just want to find some old bricks and build yourself a nice entrance, couple of columns, maybe a gate

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Moss
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 11:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [DIY] Cement Mix vs Mason Mix

 




Bill,

Instead of Cement Mix, would Masonry Mix work as well? I have 12 bags that I'd like to put to use. I like the idea of not having to mix and pour cement.

 

Thanks,

John

 

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Bill Chmelik <Chmelik@earthlink.net> wrote:

 

Mason mix has no aggregate in it and has more sand than a concrete mix, also if the sand to cement ratio differs depending on whether you are laying brick/block or stone. You can set posts without cement, just tamp the back fill every couple of inches, if you are going to use mortar or concrete, just remember to put the bottom couple of inches of the post into a gravel bed before you put in the cement mix of your choice, this helps stave off the rotting of wooden posts, when I set posts I generally use dirtcrete, I just buy a couple of bags of cement, mix 1 shovel of cement and about 3 shovels of the dirt from the hole, then tamp it back in, my 6 foot privacy fence weathered hurricane Katrina, and it is still standing…

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joyce O
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:21 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Cement Mix vs Mason Mix

 



Great question. I am curious to read the answer. We will be setting vinyl posts and this question might help. We recently purchased the used picket fence which had been in the ground a few years. The mortar mix was still on the bottom of a few posts... several tap tap TAPS with a hammer, and it all fell off.






Joyce aka Mom aka Nana aka snaffle

 

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 5:23 PM, John Moss <mossj555@gmail.com> wrote:

 

What's the difference between Concrete Mix and Mason Mix? Can Mason Mix be used to set deck posts? I got some free bags of Mason Mix off CraigsList and was wondering of I can use it for setting deck posts. 

 

Thanks,

John

 



 




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[DIY] Re: Hole in house siding

 


We live deep in the Sierra forest and we use as well
as our neighbors large (12") platuic owls hanging from
the 4 corners of the roof...

No more holes from those peckers for over 4 years now.

Rich and Ping and Neighbors

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "waspangle" <waspangle@...> wrote:
>
> It's as good as certain that what you have is a woodpecker. I'm in Phoenix, we have alot of stucco siding, and the Gila Woodpeckers can and are wreaking havoc.
>
> -Wayne
>
> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "westande" <westande@> wrote:
> >
> > I have just noticed a fairly large almost perfectly round hole in my house siding. It is painted T-111 wood siding and the hole is about 10 feet off the ground near the roof. The hole is maybe 2-3 inches in diameter--LARGE!--too large for a carpenter bee and I certainly have some of those. I am not sure what animal might have drilled an almost perfectly round hole but there are some twigs coming out of the hole so I am assuming it is a nest for some kind of creature. Any ideas as to what kind of animal might have done this? Would a woodpecker do this?
> >
> > And, of course, my next question is how do I discourage this from being a home for whatever creature this might be and then fix the hole? How would I go about fixing the hole?
> >
> > Ande in central NC
> >
>

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Re: [DIY] Dishwasher

 

Thanks for the reply but I was asking about noise levels.
Again thanks for your reply

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, FAYESTATE@... wrote:
>
> Hi Wayne,
>
> I had a dishwasher where the dishes didn't get wet. However, the
> situation was a little different, so not sure if my post is useful to you. What
> happened was that the water intake pipe leading to the dishwasher was
> clogged, so water wasn't going into the dishwasher. The pipe needed to be
> replaced.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Faye
>
>
> In a message dated 9/30/2010 9:29:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> waspangle@... writes:
>
> I ran my dishwasher after it had sat unused for a year. It filled and
> drained, but the dishes never got wet. It's a Fridgidaire, I like it and
> would like to salvage. Thanks in advance for repair advice.
>
> -Wayne
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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[DIY] Re: Hole in house siding

 

I believe you've hit your culprit with the first try... I've seen a woodpecker do exactly this in a day or two.

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[DIY] Re: Hole in house siding

 

It's as good as certain that what you have is a woodpecker. I'm in Phoenix, we have alot of stucco siding, and the Gila Woodpeckers can and are wreaking havoc.

-Wayne

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "westande" <westande@...> wrote:
>
> I have just noticed a fairly large almost perfectly round hole in my house siding. It is painted T-111 wood siding and the hole is about 10 feet off the ground near the roof. The hole is maybe 2-3 inches in diameter--LARGE!--too large for a carpenter bee and I certainly have some of those. I am not sure what animal might have drilled an almost perfectly round hole but there are some twigs coming out of the hole so I am assuming it is a nest for some kind of creature. Any ideas as to what kind of animal might have done this? Would a woodpecker do this?
>
> And, of course, my next question is how do I discourage this from being a home for whatever creature this might be and then fix the hole? How would I go about fixing the hole?
>
> Ande in central NC
>

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26 August 2013

[DIY] You need a side grinder:

 

Even if you didn't know it yet you need a side grinder and maybe even a pair of them. They are cheap, about $20.00 from Harbor freight and it is good to keep a pair as one can have a wire cup for cleaning and polishing your hoes and shovels before you sharpen and oil them in preparation for putting them away for the season.  Sharpen shovels from the front and hoes from the back.  There is little else you can do which can take as much of the labor out of working dirt as having sharp tools.  Coat the shovels and hoes with used motor oil before putting them away in the fall and they will stay smooth and shiny for many years to come.  The acid in the used oil leaches into the pours of the metal further protecting it.  Keep a little used oil and an old paint brush in a coffee can and you will be ready to take care of those yard and garden tools.

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Posted by at 09:57 0 comments

[DIY] Hole in house siding

 

I have just noticed a fairly large almost perfectly round hole in my house siding. It is painted T-111 wood siding and the hole is about 10 feet off the ground near the roof. The hole is maybe 2-3 inches in diameter--LARGE!--too large for a carpenter bee and I certainly have some of those. I am not sure what animal might have drilled an almost perfectly round hole but there are some twigs coming out of the hole so I am assuming it is a nest for some kind of creature. Any ideas as to what kind of animal might have done this? Would a woodpecker do this?

And, of course, my next question is how do I discourage this from being a home for whatever creature this might be and then fix the hole? How would I go about fixing the hole?

Ande in central NC

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[DIY] Re: Under Counter Water Heat

 

 
 
Howdy Petey Racer,
 
OOOOOHH, it's quite that simple.  Have installed and wired for the plumber multiply units for many homes and several in the same homes.  Did two  million dollar homes with several under counter units for the double sinks and large walk-in showers and /or the whirl pool tub.
 
All it takes is the owner that has the money to purchase the size that will very easily carry the heated water at the rate needed.
 
AGAPE,
jdb, txredneck
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----- Forwarded Message ----- From: petey_racer <petey_racer@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 1:27 PM
Subject: [DIY] Re: On demand water heater
 
Well, it's not quite that simple. She wants one that will do a sink AND a shower. I highly doubt an under counter unit will do a shower, and a larger one will definitely need a much larger electrical circuit(s) or a larger gas line run. It's great to try and simplify things for a DIYer, but sometimes over-simplifying things can lead to bad things happening and wasted time and money. ---
 
 
 Howdy Miss Kathy, >   >   > It would not be very hard at all, provided you or someone you know have the tools and the knowledge to do the connections for the piping and wiring for the electrical hook-up on the under counter unit.  The hardest problem maybe the location of your load  center and having an open slot for a 20 amp circuit breaker to supply the needed current carring capacity. >   > Another need to be thought about is running the 12/2 w/ground wire from the load center to the under sink water heating unit.  You way want to run this wire through the addict or under the house or around the house.  It will depend on what way will serve you the best and what will be the easiest to route  this wire and safely protect it from any damage from any source. >   > The wall receptacle under the cabinet maybe recessed into the wall or surfaced mounted, whatever floats your boat.  One of the major problems with the routing is if you do go through the addict is being able to drill into the addict header over the load center and the wall where the sink and water heater will be located.  The problem is if on either location if the wall is an outside wall it will be tough to drill these holes to get the wire down to the load center and to the water heater unit, as the spacing between the roof and the headers is going to be very close together.  It can be done with the proper drill and drill bit for this type of close spacing.  However, if either or both of these locations are on inside walls it will be very easy. >   > This is about my 6&7/8's on your question Miss Kathy.  Hope it can serve some use to you in your Do-It-Yourself project ma'am. > > AGAPE, > jdb, txredneck > ************************************************************************************************************************************************** > ************************************************************************************************************************************************** >   > Forwarded Message ----- From: kathycofer <kathycofer@...> > To: mailto:DoIt_Yourself%40yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:04 PM > Subject: [DIY] Water heater >   >   > > Hi All! I have a 40 gallon gas water heater that died. I need to replace it. It only services one bathroom sink and a shower used once daily. I have another one for the rest of the house working fine.How hard of feasible would it be to replace with an "on demand" water heater? Thanks in advance, Kathy >

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