Reading Time: 4 minutesStoring Inflatable Pool Toys Storing inflatable pool toys for next pool season? How about storing them so your pool skimming action isn’t interrupted by an extremely large inflatable? Large inflatables are expensive. But you can’t store inflatables fully inflated. So how do you deflate them with their special fill valve blocking attempts to lose air? That’s… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Replacement Router Installation (Aug-2016) I have a replacement router installation on my horizon. My old router is having problems staying connected. It’s dropping out more and more often. So I ordered a new router, highly rated by a computer magazine as a “best buy” for an entry-level router. This new router has three external antennas… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesSugar Free Chocolate Chip Donuts I made sugar free chocolate chip donuts today. This is a baked cake donut. My favorite! For someone who can not have donuts due to diabetes, this was a banner day. These are plain donuts, no icing is used on these beauties. Off the shelf mix I love that I… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesBrother SE 400 tension problem My wife came to me last night telling me about her sewing machine’s tension problem. I, of course, volunteered to look at it. I have never worked on any sewing machine. So I went to youtube.com. I learned a lot about tension problems for my wife’s sewing machine a Brother model… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesDefrosting the chest freezer I had to defrost the freezer the other day. It reminds me why I have a freezer that does not defrost automatically. It all comes down to the condition of the items in a freezer that does not have automatic defrosting over one that does. How it works It seems that… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wobble Extension The wobble extension belongs in your toolbox. The reasons are many. But the best reason is that it will save your bacon one day. You’re going to run up against a bolt that you can’t approach in a straight line. Something will be just slightly in the way and present you with… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Texas Roadhouse Experience The Texas Roadhouse was on our radar. My wife had an appointment. We needed to travel for that appointment. We live in the central valley and she needed to be in Palo Alto for the appointment. That’s in the south bay area. And as usual, we needed to stop somewhere for a… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesFlushing the tankless water heater Flushing the tankless water heater is a simple maintenance procedure. Perform as often as the manufacturer recommends. More often as the conditions determine. What determines when the tankless water heater needs to be flushed? Time, temperature and water hardness determine when your system should be flushed. Read the recommendation of your… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesTankless Water Heater Flush Kit The first thing you will need is the service valves to accommodate a quick connect tankless water heater flush kit. Without these valves added to the tankless water heater flushing the system is next to impossible. The service valves consist of two pieces, a valve for the inlet and a valve for… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesPool skimming without a net Quick pool skimming without a net. Yes, it’s true you can skim the pool without a net. About this time every year, I have some flowering trees that start to drop flowers. While they are set back from the pool a bunch of flowers always seem to make their way… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy pool chlorinator My pool chlorinator is probably the most important piece of equipment I own. I really like it because it makes taking care of my pool so much easier. I have used a chlorinator for quite a long time(well over ten years). I’m on my second chlorinator. What I really like is that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdding a Animated GIF to a Post Boy adding a animated GIF to a post was hard to do. I started by getting a google photo animation from some pictures I had taken for a post. The animation said so much in no words at all that I had to include it in the post.… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesDIY drip irrigation staples DIY drip irrigation staples are not that hard to make. In fact, I’ve made some for pots. It seems that the hose doesn’t like to stay in the pot once it is full of water and the weight sort of drags it out of the pot. I’ve made two different types of… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuick toolless Constant Velocity joint check A quick toolless Constant Velocity joint check. Do you want to check if your constant velocity(CV) joints are going bad? Are you buying a car? Have you been told you have bad CV joints and need to replace them? All of these questions are good reasons to know how to do… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesDrip System Repair Kit Setting up a drip system repair kit is essential. Most of the parts tend to be rather small. Tools to repair the system and all the replacement parts in one place is a no-brainer. So I have found that a good collection of 1/2″ couplers will take care of the main… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesTrimmer line I had to replace my trimmer line recently when my electric trimmer went haywire and used up 2o feet of line in 5 minutes. The cutter blade and holding device sheared off. The line fed out until gone. I found a replacement assembly online and now I have to replace my trimmer line. … Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesFour how to life hacks I picked up these four how to life hacks along the way. Some I stumbled across, others I was told about. They are: Bread bag lost clip Hairspray plugged nozzle Spray can out of propellant Picking a ripe watermelon Bread Bag Lost or Broken Clips Have you ever lost or broken a bread… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesBasic drip irrigation Basic drip irrigation is easy to install once you understand how it works and what are its limitations. Drip can cover a large area provided the supply lines are large enough to get the water to the emitters. That’s one of the limitations. Also, the drip system delivers water right to the plant and… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino 08/05/16 This is a review of my trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino near Coarse Gold, CA.. My wife and my sister and my brother in law and I took a trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino. We had been to the casino many times in the past but this trip was… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesLow Carb Faux Brown Sugar Today, I made my first low carb faux brown sugar. I can no longer find my brown sugar substitute. I don’t want to spend twenty bucks for a pound of sugar-free brown sugar substitute(next best option). This is the next best thing for me. Unfortunately, this not sugar-free or no… Read More »