The joys of homeownership!
- Thread starter Mr Boochie
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Years ago, I had a chain saw with a plastic gear (I think it was McCulloch). Tossed it and bought a Stihl; which is still going strong after 25+ years (and one new carb).
The repair guy said that Speed Queen is one of the only brands that is still built to last.
Decades ago I loved home ownership, until I realized you don't own the home, it owns you! The amount of effort in maintaining a working home is a f'n joke. When I retire I will downsize into a condo or something, let someone else deal with some of the BS.
Godspeed in your recovery !
Total opposite here. I could not imagine condo living with no real projects to occupy my time and give the sense of satisfaction on completion. I love having a need to rise and shine early and get to work on my projects and not someone else's no matter what they might be.
When I was a kid, I had aunts and uncles that lived in 2nd floor apartments over small businesses (in two-story buildings) on a main thoroughfare in Chicago. It was like renting a single family home in terms of dealing with neighbors. Having residential neighbors above and below as my family did was not nearly so nice.
I always disliked having to clean up all the leaves in the yard. Living at 6200 ft. we get wicked winds (70 mph+ not uncommon) that would blow the yard full of leaves. Walking into Sears one day, they had a yard vacuum in the doorway. Nozzle in front, 6 inch dia. hose for the tight spots, self propelled if you squeeze the handle. $800 was too steep. Week later, it was down to $600. Still too steep. 2 weeks later at $400, I paid, loaded it in my truck. At home, I filled it with gas and oil, and reading the instructions, I put the throttle at full, choke at half, and pulled the start cord. It sputtered, smoked out the exhaust, and took off down the driveway. ****, It was locked in gear. At the bottom of the driveway, it took a bounce, turned right, and took off down the road with me chasing it. When I finally caught it, I hadn't got to the part in the instructions about how to shut it off. Another 50 yards and I got it shut off. Now I was frantically looking around to make sure nobody saw this, or worse yet, took a video with their phone. I drug it home, loaded it back in my truck, and took it back to Sears. One of the joys of home ownership. Paul.
rwartner
Super Member
Had mine for 5 yrs and it gets constant use 2 kids and 1 grandkid at home ! It’s holding up very well. !
I need to replace a drippy bathroom faucet at it ran up my water bill a lot. I tried turning the shutoff off yesterday and that started leaking big time. Thankfully when I turned it right back on the leak stopped. I see a major headache coming as this is going to be in a very cramped and uncomfortable spot. I do hope to keep the swearing at a minimum and none at all would be best. Even if it goes badly like I fully expect it's still better than renting.
Maytag worn-out clutch assembly.
Steel teeth on the left, Nylon on the right. The Nylon teeth should be even across the entire surface.
The repairman said MAYBE the good thing, is the Nylon clutch wearing out diverted some stress from the motor. I guess I'll find out.
Steel teeth on the left, Nylon on the right. The Nylon teeth should be even across the entire surface.
The repairman said MAYBE the good thing, is the Nylon clutch wearing out diverted some stress from the motor. I guess I'll find out.
If the shut off has hex nut around the valve stem when you shut it off and it’s dripping you can tighten it and it will compress the packing and stop the leak
Yes that's the first thing I tried as that has always worked for a leaky valve. It didn't this time though. This faucet replacement I can see requires me to start early in the day with nothing else on my plate.
Copanel
Well-Known Member
I see a broken tooth on the metal part, that means the entire clutch has to be replaced.Maytag worn-out clutch assembly.
Steel teeth on the left, Nylon on the right. The Nylon teeth should be even across the entire surface.
The repairman said MAYBE the good thing, is the Nylon clutch wearing out diverted some stress from the motor. I guess I'll find out.
It was.
A funny story:
When we moved in here in 2004, our oldest son was nine. The boys had their downstairs shower, which has a low containment lip- perhaps 3" high.. He decides that he wants to bathe, plugged the drain and ran the water. Well, you can guess what happened; water on the floor of the whole downstairs. ServPro was quick and complete, and there was no long-term consequence, really.
Then:
Now:
But still...
When we moved in here in 2004, our oldest son was nine. The boys had their downstairs shower, which has a low containment lip- perhaps 3" high.. He decides that he wants to bathe, plugged the drain and ran the water. Well, you can guess what happened; water on the floor of the whole downstairs. ServPro was quick and complete, and there was no long-term consequence, really.
Then:
Now:
But still...