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- Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:35 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Awning Post Repair
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15010
Awning Post Repair
Hi All, I have one of those Aluma wood awnings over my driveway. It is attached on one side to the home and on the other side it is supported by eight 6 x 6 posts. The posts owe me nothing. They have held up for almost 40 years. I have no idea if they were just a good Douglas Fir or plain old pressu...
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: All Other HVAC Questions
- Topic: Duct Work
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18107
Duct Work
Hi All, Lighting the pilot on my Coleman furnace is always, an interesting affair. Last year I broke the plastic knob and that just made it even more challenging. I can't share enough words of caution on this subject. If your town offers a furnace turn on service, use it. My hair and eyebrows will g...
- Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:57 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Partially Cut Wire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3198
Partially Cut Wire
1016161742.jpg Hi All, Been cutting down a palm tree for the last 5 days. It's down and done. I cut and reworked PVC pipe for the irrigation system but in my haste, partially cut a 12-2 ufb electrical wire. One side is open, the other side has the outer coating in tact. The wire is buried in the gr...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Cement Fountain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2554
Re: Cement Fountain
Hey Greg, thanks. Quick question, would you know which kind of 2 part epoxy or a brand name.
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:44 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Cement Fountain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2554
Cement Fountain
0914161626.jpg Hi All, I'm repairing a cement (very heavy) fountain. The bowl is 42 inches around. (see picture) In the middle of the bowl is a hole, it's supposed to be there. I put a piece of pvc pipe in the hole, for changing the pump whenever it breaks. I need to cement around the pvc pipe, to ...
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:45 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: A Jackhammer sound
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2218
A Jackhammer sound
Hi All, As if the 118 degrees isn't enough, now a new noise is being added to the mix. When I go by the second bathroom, up by the vent, you'll hear the on and off, for about 4 seconds, the percussion of a jackhammer. After 4 seconds, it stops. Then a few minutes later, it happens again. Normally, a...
- Tue May 10, 2016 2:43 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Mobile Home Insurance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4544
Mobile Home Insurance
Hi All,
silly me. I forgot to get mobile home insurance for the last 9 years. I need to get it but can't find any insurance companies that cover mobile homes. I live in an earthquake area of California. So I want everything covered. Can someone make a recommendation?
Thanks,
Dave
silly me. I forgot to get mobile home insurance for the last 9 years. I need to get it but can't find any insurance companies that cover mobile homes. I live in an earthquake area of California. So I want everything covered. Can someone make a recommendation?
Thanks,
Dave
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:29 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: A hole in the roof
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3230
A hole in the roof
So I got one of those fancy video surveillance systems. Hooray! Installation was going slow but steady. A 3/4 inch spade bit and now I have a 3/4 inch hole through the roof floor and the shingles. Help!
What should I do?
Thanks in advance.
Dave.
What should I do?
Thanks in advance.
Dave.
- Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:21 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What type of saw would you use?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4033
Re: What type of saw would you use?
Thanks for the suggestions. As much as I don't like using a circular saw, I'm going to go that way. The 3 day sale at HF starts tomorrow and they have one on sale. CHEAP! It doesn't come with a blade and the kids that work there are more concerned with posting selfies then knowing the products they ...
- Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:34 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What type of saw would you use?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4033
What type of saw would you use?
Hi All, I've spent 3 hours, outside in 119 degree heat, sawing wood. Let me expand, cutting 1/4 the way through a 6 x 6 wood post. Not fun. The issue is the type of saw I'm using. It's a nice hand saw I got at the 99cent store. I've gone through 3 of them. I know out there, a better saw must exist. ...
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:33 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water main shut off
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1998
Water main shut off
Hi All, The main water line into my trailer has an old style round faucet handle as the shut off valve. I guess between it's age and our mineral rich water, it doesn't shut off the water. This was a major problem when I was changing the whole house water filers. It needs to be changed to one of thes...
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New Shower Head
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5198
Re: New Shower Head
Problem solved: 6 wraps of Teflon tape and 2 - O rings and it stands up straight and proud.
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New Shower Head
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5198
Re: New Shower Head
Something like one of these but in shower plumbing size. They act independently to attach and adjust.
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:39 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New Shower Head
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5198
Re: New Shower Head
I found someone else asking the same question but in a more technically accurate way. Is the female end (nut end) free spinning? - Can you tighten it onto the existing pipe (shower arm) without spinning the whole extension arm? A: No - it is not free spinning - you need to spin the whole arm to tigh...
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:32 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New Shower Head
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5198
Re: New Shower Head
Hey Greg, this is the shower arm. Now picture the shower arm must stand at 12o'clock. The problem: the part that attaches to the water line that comes through the wall to the shower arm. Both are fixed nuts, so when screwing it on, I can't adjust it. They make a dual threaded or threaded adjustment ...