Recent content by lolaetype

Not a tool, but about 15 days ago I found a new, apparently unused and unmarked Harbor Freight bucket. I guess it flew out of the bed of a pickup truck. And coming back from New Orleans yesterday I saw two, possibly 3, at various places alongside the road. Are HF five-gallon pails lighter...

I've been using the same set of HF gauges for around 25 years. They work fine. I also bought one of their vacuum pumps that run off of compressed air. it works fine too. As for how much to add, be aware that if you have converted an older car that used R-12 you use a lesser amount, by...

I haven't read every post so this may or may not have been mentioned. I'd repair the cord with a single outlet male end and when the need arises use one of these...

Our Lift Master garage door openers have three button wall controls. One opens and closes the door, one turns the light on and off and the third locks out signals from remote devices but still allows the wall button to open and close the door. I've also used the track lock to secure the door...

Not a can shaker, but I welded a 1/4" steel rod about 12" long to the end of a beater off of a hand mixer that died. I chuck it into a hand drill and use it to mix cans of latex paints. Works great and the cost was next to nothing. It takes 2-3 minutes to mix a can, but I've got the time...

This question is so easy to answer. The lift. I'd thought about it from time to time but never got serious about it. Then one day I'm in the garage with ramps, jackstands and a floor jack. The Boss is watching me struggle work. Then she asks, "Why don't you buy a lift?" This was the...

Last week I received my $30 prepaid Mastercard and three aluminum F&F glasses from the Mobil ! rebate offer. I opted for the plastic card, because it's simpler to whip it out in any store and pay for something.

The replacement circuit board arrived from the ebay seller a couple of days ago. Removed the old, replaced it and the garage door now works. Bought a replacement doorbell unit from Lowes, identical to the one that got fried. I'll replace that tomorrow. And since I'm having so much fun I...

Probably because they haven't yet figured out how to write in a bunch of scripted (fake) drama.

Does anybody have any real world experience with this brand, particularly their direct drive (shaft mount) units?

I've replaced the TV. The Cable box has been replaced. I cracked open the Blu-Ray players and checked the fuses. Both were good so something else fried. The dishwasher just needed a new fuse; a $15 fuse - still cheaper than a new appliance. The new phones arrive Friday. No fuses in the...

Probably just one ground rod, but I honestly don't know, never had a reason to investigate it. The phone wiring is undamaged, I verified this by plugging in an older phone system T has one base in the attached garage with a slave in the detached garage. It functions in all of the phone jacks.

Thanks all. No, I won't be filing for insurance. IIRC, the deductible is probably pretty much equal to my costs. Good tips on the dishwasher. I'll do more checking into what was suggested. It looks like the fuse is fairly easy to get to, not involving pulling the machine out of its spot in...

Yesterday a nasty storm swept through. Lightning hit a tree about 75 feet from the house. It killed: One of the three garage door openers, the one closest to the strike. An Optimum cable box. Two Blu-Ray players. The 85" Samsung TV. The land-line Phone system. The doorbell, it now has a...

I'm not understanding why this is a big deal. I went to a big box home improvement store, bought several boxes of white and several boxes of black and laid them as I'd do a single color floor except that I alternated the two colors. I did it in a four tile per color block style becasie I think...