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Re: Lost water pressure? ? ?

ne...@nowhere.com (Steve B) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:11:05 UT

Let us know what you find.
Steve B, the real one

Re: Lost water pressure? ? ?

ne...@nowhere.com (Steve B) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:09:58 UT

I have had this situation fifty times. The suggestion I am going to write
may seem obvious, but it was the REAL problems dozens of times.
Clean the sprayer screen if it has one. From there, look at the seats, and
see if they are blocked with scale that gets dislodged during construction
or freeze/thaw cycles. The fastest, easiest, cheapest fix. Once you have

Paint can tip

ne...@nowhere.com (Steve B) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:57:52 UT

Whenever I open up a gallon paint can, I take a drywall screw and punch
about a dozen holes in the recess of the lip the lid goes into. This keeps
the depression from filling with paint, as it will drip through the holes
into the can. Punch them so they are about 1/8" wide so the paint will flow

Re: Painting Stucco

d...@bother.com (Robert Neville) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:46:39 UT

Here's a good definition of the different stucco types:
[link]

Re: I want to kill the weeds in my St. Augustine grass

o...@127.0.0.1 (Oren) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:43:26 UT

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:18 -0700 (PDT), Ron <BigELil...@msn.com>
wrote:
The only solution is a "search and destroy" mission.

Re: Question about my water well

tony.mik...@gmail.com (Tony) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:33:02 UT

dpb wrote:
I agree with dpb without a doubt a larger tank will increase the sand
problem. I would add a filter, but still that's ofter the pump so it
won't help the pump any.
If it were mine, I'd try to run it dry. Or at least let it run 4 or 5
hours with enough faucets open so that it isn't cycling on and off.

Re: Repairing a sliding glass door

bigelil...@msn.com (Ron) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:16:06 UT

Or, the house could have settled causing problems.

Re: Wow! Re: WAS..Better Flashlights

cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com (Stormin Mormon) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:09:59 UT

Just a bunch of laser pointers. No torch that I can find.

Re: Repairing a sliding glass door

o...@127.0.0.1 (Oren) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:05:48 UT

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:10:13 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
Maybe the problem was a poor quality install? Sure beats all the
cussing when installed correctly.

Re: Repairing a sliding glass door

bigelil...@msn.com (Ron) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:59:42 UT

Yep, good eye. Last time I installed one (in the late 80's) it was one
size fits all. I was strictly autoglass after 1989, well except fot
one yr when I got "drafted" to build and install shower doors and help
install mirror walls.

Re: Lost water pressure? ? ?

mikep...@optonline.net (Mikepier) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:59:37 UT

Does the shower and toilet have good water pressure? If so, you have
something lodged in the aerator.

Re: Painting Stucco

o...@127.0.0.1 (Oren) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:52:12 UT

On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:01:45 -0600, bud-- <remove.budn...@isp.com>
wrote:
I'm not familiar with what "EFIS" is? The homes here are a three coat
stucco. (I call them as looking like a Taco Bell)
There was a company here that was hawking some type of "ceramic"
coating. Had all the typical "but wait, there's more!" sale pitches.

Re: Repairing a sliding glass door

bjpr...@cal.berkeley.edu (Bennett Price) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:47:41 UT

Have you tried spraying everything sight with a silicon or teflon spray?
The stuff works wonders.

Re: Repairing a sliding glass door

h...@paradise.lost (your kind of guy) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:00 UT

There are two part numbers on the enlarged view. The tall one is 6702A the
short one is 6701A.

Re: I want to kill the weeds in my St. Augustine grass

bigelil...@msn.com (Ron) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:18 UT

Not the same thing as what I'm talking about. Globe sedge.
[link]
Damn seeds spread like crazy if you mow them.