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  • DIY Project – New Washing Machine

    June 17, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, drain-pump, laundry-tube, washer

    A new drain pump for the washing machine did not fix the problem. I could not return the drain pump, but maybe I could sell it on eBay®, and I did.  I got half my money back and I put the used pump on eBay® too.  I wanted to cut my losses. We bought a…

  • DIY Project – Washing Machine – Installing the New Drain Pump

    June 11, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, drain-pump, LG, washer

    The plan was to replace the drain pump in the washing machine. The next day, I checked our local appliance parts store to see if they had one in stock.  I would plow ahead and replace the pump without checking if the old one was bad.  I went to the store and picked it up. …

  • DIY Project – Washing Machine – Near the End

    June 3, 2024

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    Uncategorized

    Efiwym, my wife, and I bought our LG® washing machine and dryer from our daughter, Iret.  She moved to an apartment and did not need the washer and dryer.  Our washer and dryer were still working okay, so we gave them to our other daughter, Fets, who just moved to a duplex, and needed a…

  • DIY Project – Garage Door Torsion Springs – Replacement

    May 28, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, garage

    So that was the culprit that made that loud crashing sound.  It happened when the right-side torsion spring broke. It also now prevented the door from being opened. It was time to work on getting the cars out of the garage.  Efiwym, my wife, was concerned the cars and us would be stuck inside for…

  • DIY Project – Garage Door Torsion Springs – The Beginning

    May 20, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, garage

    (Please bear with me as I tell the story that led to the replacement of the garage door torsion springs.) On a Saturday, I was sitting in the living room drinking my morning coffee and watching reruns of This Old House.  Efiwym, my wife, walked to the front window, and suddenly stated, “Our flag is…

  • DIY Project – Replacing a Ceiling Fan

    May 13, 2024

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    ceiling-fan, DIY, do-it-yourself

    Recently, we had a warm spring evening.  When we were ready for bed, we opened the bedroom windows for the first time this year.  The air was still warm, so we decided to run our ceiling fan.  Efiwym, my wife, pushed ON on the remote.  Nothing.  She pushed it again along with other buttons.  Still…

  • DIY Project – Adding a Ceiling Fan – Part 2

    May 7, 2024

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    ceiling-fan, DIY, do-it-yourself

    When I decided to install a ceiling fan, I chose not to put a switch with the box.  First, the fan we were going to use had a remote control. And second, I hate crawling around in the attic with 12 plus inches of fiberglass insulation.  Just thinking about it makes me itch.  I still…

  • DIY Project – Adding a Ceiling Fan – PART 1

    May 3, 2024

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    ceiling-fan

    Efiwym, my wife, and I like ceiling fans. But we only have two ceiling fans installed.  One in the family room, which we barely use.  And one in our bedroom, which we always use. In fact, about three years ago we had only one.  Which was in the room we barely use, the family room. …

  • DIY Project – Clothes are not Drying – Update

    February 5, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, dryer

    Efiwym, my wife, washed clothes on Tuesday.  My first question when I got home was, “how did the dryer run?”  She responded that the clothes dried faster without a problem.  She even said the dryer sounded better, like you could hear the air flowing through the dryer and vent. However, she noted that you could…

  • DIY Project – Clothes are not Drying

    January 22, 2024

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, dryer, dryer-smell, dryer-vent, lint

    Recently, my wife, Efiwym, has mentioned multiple times the clothes are not getting dry in the dryer.  I usually wait until she reaches the level of “complaining” before I would react.  I received a text from her one day that she smelled something burning in the dryer.  Fearing a fire, she said she would not…

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