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Probably the electric eye sensor is blocked, fallen off, etc. So the door thinks a person is under it. If it goes down, it will hurt someone. So it won’t go.
On my door, the only way to close is to hold the button down continuously until it is completely closed. Of course, it is best just to reconnect the electric eye thing.
That was funny. Of course, I would if I could afford it.
I am waiting till next year. Just got the house and have to hold down expenses until thing are settled and furniture is bought.
Although now that I’ve been doing it for a while, blowing leaves is sort of fun.
We had a lot of rain on the NE coast – as you probably seen on TV.
I just put on a light synthetic sweater, sandles and turn on my hand held leaf blowers and blow and mow in the rain. I own a middle of the pack (not the most powerful) but solid leaf blower. I just use it on the wet grass/leaves. When there are grass to be cut, I blow the leaves away from the shrubs then mow the whole lawn to suck up the leaves.
One of my neighbor has this real powerful blower with wheels and a backpack blower and he blows all the leaves onto the street without bagging. The other neighbor uses a lawn service. The third neighbor rakes onto a sheet but he has a small lawn.
So we are all different, and since this is the first time I own a house with falling leaves, I don’t have a neighbor to emulate.
Hence all the questions.
I pretty much mastered the other tools, lawnmower and blower.
This string trimmer is proving difficult. And I grew up using an electric string trimmer and I never had any problems.
I’ll give it a try again.
Thanks
It may take hundreds of gallons of water to dissolve the soap. Hopefully, after a day of soaking, it will get softer and flush easier.
I got a worm thing at home depot for $30 or so. Works well. I think there are cheaper units available.
I agree – go for it.
Just sharing my experience here. Everyone in my house is very energy cost concious. We turn on the heat or AC when we use a zone and turn it off when we get out of a zone. On leaving the house, we remember to turn off all heat and AC. Or leave the heat at say 60 degrees.
The AC/heat stays on at night but at a minimal setting.
Never felt the need to use the automatic thermostat. So in my case, there wound be little or no money saved. But every household is different.
I see, turn down the blower as the pile gets bigger. OK.
Thanks for the other advice on where to aim.
I’ll go and give it a try.
Do you have any problems with vibrations making you uncomfortable? Sitting on a 10,000 rpm engine sounds tough for hundreds of miles.
Sounds like fun.
Nice bike. I would investigate better brakes as your new performance may really stress out the braking system.
But nice. Wish I can do that.
I’ve own 2. A Ryobi and an Echo. Both start right up.
Sometimes you can fix the problem. But sometimes, it is just easier to get a new one. Since you just got it – if it does not start, the store has a problem, not you.
New to the burbs myself.
That’s what I use. With a kid in the house, and crayon, the only finish that can resist is one of those poured acrylic restaurant finishes.
I use a lot of whiteout. Usually, scraping with the fingernail – or some soft plastic – would get it off.
If you monitor has textured plastic, then hard rubbing with a piece of cloth, water, and a lot of rubbing should get most of it of.
Whiteout is not made for markings. It is easy to get out. Easier than paint or marker pen.
Don’t forget safety equipment
Goggles
Hearing protectors
Extension cords rated for the power tools you pan to use.Drywall T square.
As for closet doors, getting them prehung will save headaches – if you are no good in hanging doors.
I was house hunting and saw a house where someone – who obvioiusly did not know what they were doing – sanded the floor. Gouge marks galore. The floors were stained dark and the marks were clearly visible. You can really mess up the sanding if you are not careful. It was ugly.
Did not make offer on the house.
