Brian, if you would like, send me a PM and I will volunteer to come over on whatever weekday after 5 or so to help you out. We can pull a hinge, head to the nearest box store, and reconstruct your door.
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Brian, if you would like, send me a PM and I will volunteer to come over on whatever weekday after 5 or so to help you out. We can pull a hinge, head to the nearest box store, and reconstruct your door.
Dremmel and some krylon make square things look round[Coffee]
Or just chisel out the extra jam with a utility knife and then use a little sandpaper to finish up and remove the gouge marks
Dang that is a heck of a nice offer, and I sincerely appreciate it. I think though that you all have convinced me that this is not as big a deal as I thought it was going to be and I think I'll probably be good taking a first shot at least. I think for a bit there I was just venting/whining. We're at that point with this house where it's just old enough that it seems every week there's something new that needs attention - or maybe it's just that our kids are at that age where they just break things a lot faster, haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by 00tec
Complete side note related to home maintenance though to add a bit of fun... Our dryer vent had not been cleaned out in quite a while and it was taking a long time to dry a load. I tried one of those long-pole brush attachments you hook to a vacuum to from the outside vent - it sucked up a bit, but honestly it didn't seem to help much. Well... last week I crawled around in the basement and pulled the foil tape off the elbow joint on the vent tube and stuck a leaf blower in there on full blast. Holy cow was that a lot of fun to see. Crazy how much lint had built up in the tube and came flying out like a cannon... LOL.
I have some spare gunpowder, do you think that might work too if I'm careful...? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mazin
Just losen the hinge and pour some powder behind add a fuse and tighten ut back up, should do the trick.
Should be cleaned regularly. We use a local guy in town that makes that his business - Stuart at LintFree Dryer Vent Cleaning, LLC. $99 and he takes care of everything in about 1/2 hour. The cleaning before last he found my wife's drivers license in the vent. It went missing and she had gotten a replacement. Amazing to think that made it through the dryer's blower and everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
Pretty amazing to see how fast clothes dry after that vent is cleaned.
That's a good PSA. I should clean ours today; especially since some sweaters seem to be having trouble lately.
I've worked multiple dryer fire started damaged buildings and appliances, they go up quick. I actually caused one as an appliance tech.
Lowes sells a kit that does ok as long as you dont have to go around a corner. Turn the dryer on and scrub about 12" then withdraw the brush and let it clear repeat. You can get the other side with just a decent shop vac
Yep, this was definitely one of those... "I know better, but didn't remember to do it for... let's just say <a while>..." However, I did remember to change the anode rods in my hot water tank not too long ago, so maybe that makes up for it...? :) Hm but I do need to remember now to get my furnace serviced too. Can't remember the last time I've had that done. Dang it, the list is going to get long again if I don't distract myself with something... I did just change the battery in my Suburban about 20 mins ago - wanted to get that done before it got cold and snowy again. I don't know what Chevy was thinking putting it where they did, I had to watch a youtube video to figure out how to get the darn thing out of there without taking out the whole reservoir and everything. There's a perfect place and plenty of room on the other side, but whatever... let's wedge it in super tight in the upper corner. LOL, at least it's done now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
Makes a huge mess, but I recommend doing the leaf blower at least once just for the fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Just in case anyone needs any encouragement to not put off cleaning out your dryer vent, here's a before and after. You can see the "plug" that had probably 70-80% blocked the vent. This was after the first round of "scrubbing" from the far side but before the leaf blower and using the brush again from this end. Not sure but I think that orange color in the 2nd pic is just the flashlight reflecting off the inside of the tube joint.
https://i.imgur.com/HIIQUn8.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/RxSxLM4.jpg?1
I suppose you recommend blowing it from the outside?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
Now that would be a mess.
Nice colonoscopy pictures by the way.
Hey all - just wanted to say thanks for the advice. You were all right, it was super easy to pull off the door and swap the hinges out. Hardly took any time at all, and the door is swinging and shutting/latching like new again. Not sure what I was worried about.
http://tomdelmundo.com/portfolio/wp-...y-Img-JC2V.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian