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[getaclue]

Getaclue's tip for the day: Don't EVER buy soy bacon. Don't try to cook it. Toss it in the trash, and go buy the real thing.

 

[sourland]

Good morning. Basically no snow here all winter. 3" today and 3 - 6" tomorrow through Monday morning when we go to the airport. I know, I know not that much, but around here who can guess the impact ?

 

[sharron]

Ok if I hold down the part in the picture it doesn't leak sound.
Bf replaced that gasket and it is still leaking so I need to buy the whole thing?
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husband says that if you placed the disc in right and it doesn't have a split in it, it should not leak, also the white piece could also have a small split, but if no splits, bf didn't put it in right ( husband is a retired master plumber, his father was also a master plumber) mansfield flush valve

 

[sharron]

Yes!

This one should work and not require tank removal

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I have used this one before. The other kit replaces the whole thing and is a bit more work

ron, just replaceing the flush ball won't work for the mansfield disc

 

[sharron]

Getaclue's tip for the day: Don't EVER buy soy bacon. Don't try to cook it. Toss it in the trash, and go buy the real thing.

 

[sharron]

Wow, been through the...trying to stop the noisy toilet. Been a while. I so remember bending the rod on the floating bulb. ....Wow, crazy day yesterdsy trying to get Lisa taken care of. Long story short. Someone let her go to her work . . I was so ticked. Sure enough, when the gal at work saw her, asked why she was there. Had to help her through a lot of being sick cleaning her up before calling and telling those people to come take her home. When I found out...I had some talking to do. She is so sick. She is now in stage 5 kidney failure. I called Drs. office ..Nephrologist..talked with his assistant. Told her I had heard three different opinions going on with Lisa..most concerning. Not eating. Can't keep fluids in her..sleeping sleeping, sleeping. This assistant called the Dr. He said to get her to the hospital. Thank heavens. They say her kidney function is still ok to be home. They did find a UTI. She has an appointment on Monday with the Nephrologist. She dropped so much in less than a week..to a 6. ..I'm sure hoping they put that port in. She isn't going to make it 3 more months waiting for that fishula to be ready! Went to visit her today. She had , I would guess, 5 or 6 blankets on. Asked, where is your kitty blanket? The one SCG made for her. She says in a sad voice, I don't know, I haven't seen it since I moved here. They moved her a few months back. I found someone, Lisa actually walked with us. She knew just the very cabinets for them to check. Second cabinet opens, she sees it! She grabs it, turns, and walks back to her room. She now has around 6 blankets on. She's always cold.. kidney failure does that. Oh man, it's good to show up at her place every now and again to keep things straight..and..phone calls to the head nurse!

can't like this, thank goodness you went

 

[sharron]

SCG's bachelor tips, part 2:

Don't (over)cook soy bacon in the microwave. Not even the dog would eat it.

 

[microchick]

micro what brand of denture tablets ? Would they work inside the bowl too? Lysol power cleaner isn't doing a good job.

I use just the generic brands and have never tried them in the bowl itself. I wonder if you could drain the bowl and use something like Lime Away on it? Maybe lay rags in the bowl and saturate them with it?

Morning all! Cold here...yet. Expecting snow at some point in time. Then sub zero temps at night. We are heading out to chain some keeper logs from a standing dead tree that dh dropped this week.

Otherwise a quiet weekend here.

Anybody have any plans set for the weekend?

 

[getaclue]

Cheap distilled vinegar is good for cleaning hard water scale on the inside of the tank, and inside the toilet too. Add 2-3 cups inside the tank, and let sit overnight. That should dissolve most of the scale. Clean the toilet bowl, and flush. Then pour 2 cups of vinegar into the toilet bowl. Now take some paper towels (cut the big ones, or use the smaller select a size ones) and at the water line, place part into the water, and part above the water line, where the deposits accumulate. This will allow the vinegar water to wick above the water line where the deposits are. Wait 6 - 8 hours, then remove the paper towels, and lightly scrub, then flush.

 

[Peep_Show]

As for toilets. Has anybody ever tried cleaning water deposits out of their toilet tank by dumping 2-4 denture cleanser tablets in the tank after it has filled and let it set overnight? I do that regularly, or try to but if the inner works start behaving a bit wonky and not seating right, I give it the denture tablet treatment. It really does work.

Husby is convinced that the blue tablets or anything in the toilet tank harm hardware, so we don't use them anymore and especially since we're now on a septic system. We're lucky we don't have manganese (sp) in our well water like so many folks in our village do (makes for a lovely blackened tank.) The inside of our tank looks fairly pristine. However, we do have bowl rings...

Bleach is a no-go as it tends to kill the good organisms in the septic tank. Denture tabs did not work on the waterline rings. We've tried Coca-Cola with fair success. (Turn off water, flush to empty bowl, pour a liter in the bowl, wait a couple of hours.) I've also heard that fabric softener sheets work well and will try those next (same instructions as above, but do not flush the sheets into the system.) Either method requires a little bit of scrubbing, but makes the deposits come off easier.