Whatcha got going on today?

Typhoon · 2020-04-23T15:56:39+00:00

Boring times so maybe a highlight or 2. Usual hour workout at 9 am. Went out and swing the Superspeed clubs and my driver .

johnnydoom

Sheepishly sitting under the ceiling fan while my house heats up. I’ve forgotten to change the air filter out for a lonnnnnnnng time and my system iced up. Turned it off, replaced the clogged filter, and now I’m waiting for all of the ice to melt off. Should be back in business in about an hour or so.

In the meantime, also waiting for the repair person to come and replace my garage door springs, one of which broke when I was out of town last week.

Doing work in between.

Sneakylong

johnnydoom

If that happens again. Shut your AC system off like you did, but turn on the fan (from auto). The warm air blowing over the coil will melt the ice quicker.

Rickochet

Two day after I finished replacing a toilet I jumped in the shower and the single handle faucet was locked up. It was quite a few years old and had been getting harder to turn on and off for quite awhile. It is a Moen and I had been planning of replacing the cartridge but hadn't gotten around to it. Trying to remove the cartridge the sumbich broke. So, off to Lowes for new tub/shower valve. They had another Moen that looked similar so I got that one hope I could just disconnect the fittings and pop the new one in. To get to it I had to empty out a full linen closet and pop the shelves out to get the access panel off. Fortunately years ago when I remodeled that bath I had to take most of the drywall down on the tub side to get to the old plumbing so I just covered that wall with a large sheet of plywood and put cleats for the wooden shelves on the ply. The shelves when installed hold the plywood against the wall and hide the 5' x 2' hole. I did make an access hatch to get to the shutoff valves. I also got rid of the steel plumbing and transitioned from the copper to PEX with new stainless 1/4 turn ball valves. So, the installing went as I hoped and all I had to do was to disconnect 4 fittings and slide the new valve in. No leaks (sort of) and no blood letting. Another miracle. One minor blip was that I forgot to tighten the nut for the tube that went from the valve to the shower head. It sprayed like crazing inside the closet and soaked the floor. I then noticed that I had not tightened the nut. So now all is well. This old geezer is tired of plumbing. Now for a nap then test drive the shower.

Par4QC

Rickochet Well, too late now, but I could have saved you a ton of money. I have 2 brand new Moens on hand.

Rickochet

Par4QC Well, too late now, but I could have saved you a ton of money. I have 2 brand new Moens on hand.

Dang. Not too often people have new stuff like that sitting around. How do you happen to have two of them or should I even ask? 😜

Par4QC

Rickochet "Left overs" 😉 Bonus pay!!

garyt1957

Rickochet They're like drivers, he has 3 of each model

LogicalOne

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colej

Went for some cryo therapy and normatec compression boot therapy on my legs. Wow that felt fantastic on my ankles and shins. 😃

fatshot

Our two granddaughters are staying with us while their mom and dad are celebrating their 20th Anniversary
with a trip to Hawaii. We're taking them to the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit today. One of them will enjoy
it....the other one may be bored....we'll see....

johnnydoom

Sneakylong I did that. Just didn't mention it, but I turned the circulating fan on to keep warm air moving across the coils. Ended up paying almost $400 for 3 lbs. of Freon. I didn't realize it, but it's been at least 10 years since I've had any maintenance done on the system. Put reminders in my calendar to make sure I schedule a tune-up every other year now and to replace the filter every year.

Bravopilot

johnnydoom Do you mean the intake filter inside your main indoor system? I change this monthly. Wondering if I'm missing something.

Sneakylong

johnnydoom

My inside motor on the air handler just went. My AC guy is down at the AC supply place to see if they have one in stock.

The unit is 9 years old. The motor may be under warranty because it’s less than 10 years old. If not fully then hopefully pro rated.

Well it was fully under the warranty. But shipping, service call and labor was $375.00. 😏

johnnydoom

Bravopilot Yes. I don't think it needs to be changed monthly, but I really don't know. I've changed them yearly in the past and it didn't seem like they were in bad shape when I did. In this case, I went several years without changing and it was very dirty and clogged. I just simply forgot about changing it out. I'm sure it put a lot of stress on the system.

Bravopilot

johnnydoom Appreciate the response. Also, not cheap as I get the highest-rated versions--Filtrete 2800, about $30 per. I need to re-check how often to change.

johnnydoom

Bravopilot A quick check online - most seem to recommend replacing the filter every 90 days. Some say 30 - 90 days. I'm not sure it needs to be that often, but you are obviously closer to the recommendation than I am.

Bravopilot

johnnydoom Sorry, just edited my post. "I need to re-check", not you. I apologize.

Par4QC

johnnydoom You can use the cheaper ones, just change every month. I do with mine, year round.

Also, hose out the coils every month during usage.

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sdandrea1

Thursday golf league, paint the front porch bench, geezer-band practice, dinner, sleep.

Spartan

Colonoscopy. Everything was all right in the end.

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