[homeclinic] Homeclinic'ers, Here's Your DRSNews!

From: Dave Harnish <drs@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: homeclinic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 10:45:07 -0600
The DRSNews
October 2003
Hi Homeclinic'ers!

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In this issue:

1) 'Motivating' Lazy Retractable Cords
2) Winterize Your Washer for Cold Storage - Fast!
3) A Dryer Lint Filter's Enemy #2: Fabric Softener Sheets

[Sorry this month's DRSNews is so late getting to you! 
I've been extremely busy the last couple of weeks, due in 
part to the increased excitement about an online company 
I work with, Retire Quickly Corporation. RQ continues to 
implement new benefits for its Reps, and the results have 
been amazing. If you've never checked this company out, 
or if it's been a while since you have, you're in for a treat! 
Ask me about it! Their address is at the end of this 
message - Dave]

1) Do you get as 'bugged' as I do by those cords that are 
supposed to retract back into their reels, but don't? If so, 
here's a simple trick that I've used for many years, and the 
results can be dramatic. 

Wax it! Pull the cord all the way out, clean it well - our 
homebrew window cleaner, or isopropyl alcohol, works well - 
and wipe dry. Then grab your car wax and apply a liberal 
coat of it. Let dry, wipe it down, and I think you'll be surprised 
at the difference.

Most any good auto wax will do, and this should also help with
that retracting air hose in the garage. I recently used it on a  
30 foot trouble light cord reel, and that's what reminded me 
that you might find this handy.

2) If you've been with us for a while, you'll remember when we 
discussed all the uses for that handiest of tools, the 5 gallon 
wet-vac.

Here's one use I had forgotten, but need to use ASAP with a 
couple of vintage washers in our garage before we get too many 
more frosty nights. Basically it's done in 2 steps:

First connect 'Clyde' (the camel - anyone else remember that 
song? ...never mind - I'm gettin' old!) to the washer drain hose 
and run it for about 30 seconds or until you no longer hear or 
feel water moving through the hose. That removes residual water 
from the pump, tank, and sump.

Then hold the vac hose up to the fill valve inlets - where the fill 
hoses attach to the washer - and run it briefly. Pull the fill valve 
assembly out of the back of washer - usually one or 2 screws - 
and remove the small hose that exits the valve's other side. 
Briefly vac both this hose and the spud it connected to, reassemble, 
and you're done! Now you won't lay awake nights wondering if that 
plastic valve and pump are cracking in the cold, and you won't be 
surprised when you try to use the machine in the Spring.

PS - All you guys in semi-tropical climates can ignore this tip. But if 
you send me directions to your house, I'll be happy to come down 
and show you personally how this is done. It may take a few days 
though, so I'll need room and board. I should be able to get there 
by late January or early February <grin>.

3) Here's a problem that used to be a 'biggie' with the older GM 
Frigidaire dryers that used fine Dacron lint screens, and we seem 
to be seeing it again these days so I thought I'd warn you about it.

If you use dryer fabric softener sheets, be careful to use only one 
sheet per load (or two).  The chemical used in these sheets can clog 
lint filters, and even a partial clog can really lengthen drying time. 
And, as we've talked about before, any restriction in the air 
handling system will shorten the life of your dryer's heating 
element.

If you hold your lint filter up to a light and can see that it's not clear, 
or if water doesn't easily pass through it, yours has this problem. 
Just scrub it with a brush under very hot tap water to clean it. This 
residue can be really tough. I lightly scrub metal screens with 
a small stainless steel brush. Plastic ones can be carefully 
scrubbed with an old toothbrush or other plastic-bristled brush.

While the softener sheets are handy, my recommendation is 
generally that you use liquid softener in the washer instead.


Well, that's about it for this issue.

Thanks again, Homeclinic'ers, for allowing me into your inbox 
this month. I hope you benefit from this little project half as 
much as I enjoy writing it for you.  What great friends we're 
making through this cool medium! Thanks for all your 
encouragement - I really appreciate it!

May the Lord richly bless you & yours, and 
may He continue to have Mercy on America.

Sincerely,

Dave Harnish 
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
drs@xxxxxxxxxx
(570) 363-2404

'Thy Word is true FROM THE BEGINNING: 
and every one of thy righteous judgments 
endureth forever.' - Psalm 119:160


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