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by wayne
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:23 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Are manufactured homes a dying breed?
Replies: 27
Views: 11937

Interesting thead The park I live in has about 100 units. All doublewides and all have cement block foundations and garages. It first opened in 1989 and was expanded 3 years ago and are going to expand again this summer. Here in south east Michigan the housing marked is really bad but people are mov...
by wayne
Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Electric
Replies: 4
Views: 2732

I had a loose wire in one of my switches that wouldn't let any power to the circuit from that point on. I wouldn't touch anything electrical unless you know what your doing.
by wayne
Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Kitchen Sink... slow drain
Replies: 5
Views: 4764

I had to remove the vent cap under my kitchen sink because it was making a gurgling sound every time the washing machine pumped out. I don't get any sewer smell. I added a length of pipe to it so it was as high as I could get it to make sure I didn't get any water out the end of it. I tried putting ...
by wayne
Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:11 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Best way to balance a ceiling fan so it doesn't wobble
Replies: 14
Views: 8765

I had one blade that wasn't bent as much as the rest and I measured down from the celling to the blade and made them all the same. It fixed the wobble in mine.
by wayne
Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:36 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Giles Mobile Homes - New unit
Replies: 6
Views: 6470

RE: Giles Mobile Homes - New unit

Are those flat ceilings in the pictures? Aren't there usually cathedral ceilings?
by wayne
Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:41 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Storm Door
Replies: 3
Views: 2360

I did mine myself but I had to remove the siding around it then replace the brick molding to match the size of the new storm door.

More choices with the house doors. I put one that rolls the screen up and it stores into the top part of the door. We love it but it was a lot of work.
by wayne
Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:11 am
Forum: Coleman Service & Repair
Topic: Red T Products model DGAA
Replies: 3
Views: 4082

RE: Red T Products model DGAA

Thanks for the reply Robert This is a downflow furnace and the main duct line in under the furnace. This noise is coming from the upper part of the furnace. I guess in the back of my mind I'm thinking heat exchanger since that can be dangerous. We're going to get an appointment with the furnace guy ...
by wayne
Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: Coleman Service & Repair
Topic: Red T Products model DGAA
Replies: 3
Views: 4082

Red T Products model DGAA

Hi This furnace is one year old. We bought this house 3 months ago. When the furnace kicks on it works perfectly except after the burner lights and before the fan starts there is a sound of metal popping like sheet metal expanding or something. Its loud enough to wake me up in the night. I read thro...
by wayne
Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:16 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: gurgling drains
Replies: 14
Views: 10737

I finally got the chance to take the auto vent off from under the sink and do a load of laundry. With the vent cap off it doesn't make any noise in the sink at all. I can hear water running from inside the drain line under the sink ( with the auto vent cap off). I'm assuming that I'm not getting eno...
by wayne
Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:22 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: gurgling drains
Replies: 14
Views: 10737

You usually have roof vents for the toilet drains, most likely due to the volume needed for a flush as opposed to a sink drain. The amount of water that drains out of the washer is why I'm thinking the lack of air maybe causing the noise in the kitchen sink trap. I'm going to remove the auto vent t...
by wayne
Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:02 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: gurgling drains
Replies: 14
Views: 10737

thanks for the reply Mark.

No I never smell any sewer gases anywhere.
Here is a photo of under my sink, the vertical pipe in the back is the vent.

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thanks Wayne
by wayne
Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:06 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: gurgling drains
Replies: 14
Views: 10737

gurgling drains

my first post, I've been reading this forum for a while. I have a 1991 Redman double wide that I bought 3 months ago. When the washer drains out I get a gurgling noise in the kitchen sink. I doesn't back up or anything and I've put drain cleaner in the kitchen drain but no change. It looks like the ...
by wayne
Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Best way to clean deep inside air registers.
Replies: 10
Views: 5279

I checked my ducts with a mirror and a flashlight when we first bought this house. There was a tennis ball in there.
by wayne
Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:25 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Need to replace the back door
Replies: 17
Views: 11372

RE: Need to replace the back door

I just replaced my storm door in the front and the width was the same as a regular house door but the height was shorter on my MH door. I removed the siding around the door and then removed the aluminum brick molding and then put new brick molding to match the new door size. It was a lot of work but...