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[#] Wed Nov 20 2013 19:38:50 UTC from zooer

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The salesman told us that it voids the warranty when we purchased a dryer. See my long story somewhere above.
Apparently when you threaten to return the dryer it no longer will void the warranty.

[#] Wed Nov 20 2013 20:38:09 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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I think I would prefer to void the salesman ... or at least the sale.

[#] Wed Nov 20 2013 23:15:41 UTC from the_mgt

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The old cord would simply not get your clothes dry enough, the humidity that will be left in the dryer will damage it, hence the void...



[#] Thu Nov 21 2013 09:14:47 UTC from vince-q

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Personally I prefer solar-powered clothes drying systems.

About 20 ft of rope tied between 2 strategically placed trees, a wooden prop placed mid-way, and a goodly supply of clothes-pins.


[#] Thu Nov 21 2013 10:17:28 UTC from the_mgt

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If you get new trees or a new prop, would you have to replace the rope with a new one for warranty reasons?



[#] Thu Nov 21 2013 13:58:07 UTC from vince-q <vince-q@ns1.netk2ne.net>

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Nov 21 2013 2:17am from the_mgt @uncnsrd (Uncensored)
If you get new trees or a new prop, would you have to replace the
rope with a new one for warranty reasons?


No. Only if you replace the Sun. Then you'd need a new rope so the rope would be "in sync" with the new Sun's radiation variances...

[#] Thu Nov 21 2013 16:48:47 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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Personally I prefer solar-powered clothes drying systems.

Grandma? Is that you? How are you still doing laundry when you've been dead for seven years?

[#] Thu Nov 21 2013 20:17:30 UTC from zooer

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Nov 20 2013 3:38pm from IGnatius T Foobar @uncnsrd
I think I would prefer to void the salesman ... or at least the sale.


We did void the sale.

[#] Mon Nov 25 2013 13:20:01 UTC from Freakdog <freakdog@dogpound2.citadel.org>

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Wed Nov 20 2013 02:38:50 PM EST from zooer @ Uncensored
The salesman told us that it voids the warranty when we purchased a dryer. See my long story somewhere above.
Apparently when you threaten to return the dryer it no longer will void the warranty.

And there you have it. Salesdroids lie, if they think they can get some additional money out of you. I frequently call bullshit on them, and love watching them backpedal when I tell them to show me where, in the warranty or other documentation, the voided warranty clause is.



[#] Wed Nov 27 2013 15:11:44 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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Yesterday I pulled up some of the carpeting in my living room to see what the floor looked like underneath. It appears to be a wood floor, although a bit on the old side.

Any tips for changing over to a nice finished floor here?

[#] Wed Nov 27 2013 22:12:56 UTC from the_mgt

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The parents of my girlfriend recently removed the carpet tiles that covered all of their floor, too. The floor boards are about 60-80 years old. We rented a machine which grinds off the top layer, looks really really nice. Only annoying thing is hammering in the nails, so that they do not damage the machine. Oh, and it is a bit messy/dusty. You can finish the floor with some kind of wax or something.

They have three nice rugs/carpets now, one directly when you enter, the other two were you tend to sit, under the dinner table and where the couches are. Looks far more luxurious than an old carpet covering the whole floor. I can provide some pics, if you like.



[#] Mon Dec 02 2013 04:59:08 UTC from ax25

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I have not done any floor sanding.  I did rip out the carpet here and put down laminate in some rooms, and one of them has a re-subsurfaceable top.  The former owners of course said that there were hardwood floors below the carpet -but of course it was not..., but it looks like you have it for real IG.  If the carpet is done for, I say go for it.



[#] Wed Dec 04 2013 03:38:31 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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I did some YouTube-ing on this topic. Lots of interesting information out there. The clever ones recommend saving some of your sawdust and using it to make your own wood putty, so that it is guaranteed to match the wood. Nice.

I was also concerned that the floor molding doesn't come all the way down to the floor, and has the rug tucked under it. However it seems that this can be corrected by the addition of quarter round at the bottom, which installations without rugs always seem to have anyway.

[#] Sun Dec 22 2013 19:45:18 UTC from Shazam

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I bought silicone and went around the house closing up the gaps between the windows and the walls with my caulk gun. I started with the white caulk that I'd had left over from the when I'd done the bathtub, but saw immediately that I'm like the opposite of professional and it was going to become messy, so when it ran out I bought clear silicone. Some of the gaps were quite large too.

[#] Wed Dec 25 2013 00:10:15 UTC from Shazam

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This morning it was cold outdoors, cold enough to test the insulating I was trying to put on my daughters room.
It really helped. Until now when it was cold outside her room was about 7 degrees colder than the rest of the house. Now her room is a degree warmer than the rest of the house. I'm so excited that it actually worked.

[#] Wed Dec 25 2013 17:22:18 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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Well then -- mission accomplished!

[#] Sun Dec 29 2013 07:26:03 UTC from triLcat

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Good job!!

 



[#] Mon Dec 30 2013 16:15:44 UTC from Shazam

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Since I have put weather stripping on the door to my office, which is in my basement, and I think it has helped a little.
Next I want to rip out the silicone around the upstairs shower and redo it. David is away 2 weeks so it'd be a nice surporse when he gets back. Anyway I've been talking about wanting to do it for a long time, I really just need to get a babysitter for Yaakov to watch him on a Sunday to give me some free hours. Although I might have to spend this Sunday shovelling instead, and next Sunday I'm away, so I might just push this project indefinitely.

[#] Thu Jan 02 2014 17:06:38 UTC from Shazam

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The doorknob on our front door broke last week (I think I broke it actually, after weather stripping the door, it became difficult to close and open and I slammed the door and yanked the knob a lot). Today I finally fixed it. I know it's a small thing, but it feels good to have it done. Until today we had to keep the door closed by locking the bolt, which is a little difficult to turn and the kids have trouble with it, so every time anyone went in or out I had to run down the stairs and open and close the door for them. Fixed knob. Yay me.

[#] Sun Jan 05 2014 12:46:04 UTC from triLcat

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yes! Yay Shazam!!!



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