Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Mr. Dudley Battery Operated Peppermill Repair

Fig.1 Directions
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Alcohol-rubbing liquid (isopropyl alcohol)
Batteries-AA alkaline
Bowl or small cup
Cordless screwdriver with Phillip Bit
Cotton swabs

We received Mr. Dudley® Battery Operated Pepper mill as a Christmas present from the our family. It worked for years then one day it stopped working.

This post shows the nine steps to repairing a battery operated pepper mill.

Step 1: Fig.1 above shows the direction on how to operate the pepper mill. Put peppercorn inside pepper compartment and grid. This battery grinder is the best, just press the white button on the top and pull off the bottom lid and out goes nice clean pepper.
Step 2: Take the unit apart. Fig.2 shows the use a cordless screwdriver with a Phillip bit and unscrew 3-metal screws holding the top to the bottom unit.
Fig.2 Bottom of grinder
Step 2: Fig.3 below shows that all 6-AA batteries leaked into the pepper mill battery compartments and within the device.

Fig.3 Damage from batteries
Step 3: Fig.4 shows the AA batteries have been removed and notice that each battery is also damaged and deformed.

Fig.4 Damaged batteries
Step 4: Fig.5 shows the pepper mill battery compartment has battery acid all over the sides of the pepper mill battery tray.

Fig.5 Battery acid damage
Step 5: Fig.6 shows the liquid Rubbing Alcohol also called Isopropyl Alcohol. Do not use drinking alcohol. Use the cotton swabs to clean the peppercorn grinder. The swabs will remove the acid from the compartment and positive and negative electrodes. Fig.7 shows a glass bowl that will hold the rubbing alcohol.
Fig.6 Alcohol and cotton swabs
Fig.7 Dirty cotton swabs
Warning Note: Contact a Poison Control Center or medical professional if you consume Isopropyl Alcohol. For brief exposure to isopropyl fumes, wait to see whether symptoms appear and then contact a health-care professional for immediate medical attention. It is best to use isopropyl alcohol in a well-ventilated area to avoid the risk of improper inhalation. In the state of California use the California Poison Control System. Another very good site is the National Capital Poison Center. 

Step 6: Fig.8 shows how to clean up the battery acid from the pepper mill battery compartment using a cotton swabs and Isopropyl Alcohol. Disposed of the cotton swabs after use in the trash can.
Fig.8 Clean up battery compartment
Step 7: Fig.9 shows the new 6-AA batteries inserted into the pepper mill.
Fig.9 Six new batteries
Step 8: Fig.10 shows the battery compartment with new batteries and being put back together for use.
Fig.10 Placing cover back on
Step 9: Fig.11 shows how to put the pepper mill looks like after the assembly. Now we can use the pepper mill to give us an abundance of pepper for our salads.
Fig.11 Pepper inside compartment

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

How to Install Stancion and Gutter in a Mobile Home

Fig.1 The damage
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Aluminum downspout elbow
Cordless screwdriver with hex head bit
Metal saw blade
Metal square
Paint tarp (white)
Reciprocating Saw
White down spout galvanized
White hex head screws painted heads
White stanchion galvanized white


According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; a Mobile Home is called a trailer, house trailer, static caravan, a Home that is a prefabricated and built in a factory. Then the trailer is taken to Mr. Mancini new home. Harold has called my service company for over 15 years. He lives in a beautiful mobile home park located in Hollywood, California. His home was a double-wide mobile home on permanent foundation. 

This post shows the sixteen steps to replace a garage stanchion support and downspout gutter.  

Step 1: Fig.1 above shows both the stanchion and the down spout gutter that have been bent by a car backing into the garage support. 
Step 2: The first step to to remove the stanchion support and the downspout gutter hex head screws from the top and bottom supports. Use a cordless screwdriver with an hex head bit.
Step 3:  Use a reciprocating saw with a metal saw blade and cut the downspout off the stanchion support. Once the downspout is removed the stanchion support can be removed. 
Step 4: Fig.2 shows the downspout has been removed from the roof line. The downspout was crushed from the car and when the hex head screws were removed it fell off the stanchion support assembly. Below shows the garage roof gutter plate.
Fig.2 Old 
stanchion 
support
Step 5: Use your upper body strength and push up the stanchion support off the base plate. Fig.3 shows the tube is off the roof and the aluminum base plate. These crushed pieces can be recycled or disposed to the trash can.
Fig.3 Asphalt support
Step 6: Fig.4 shows a metal square is used to mark a straight line for the cut. Use this square for both the stanchion and the downspout pieces. Do not try to gauge it yourself without a line, with the electrical saw it real easy to saw past the straight line cut an angle cut. When using a power saw, take your time and follow the line.
Fig.4 Carpentry square
Step 7: Fig.5 shows the new white stanchion and downspout was cut using a reciprocal saw with a metal saw blade. Note: Each stanchion and downspout tube come standard length of 10-foot.
Fig.5 Cutting the
stanchion
Step 8: Fig.6 shows the reciprocal saw cutting the downspout tube to the correct length. Each driveway is going to have its own length.
Fig.6 Cutting 
the downspout
Step 9: Now lift the tube (stanchion support) with your upper body strength, seat the top of the tube and place the bottom of the stanchion tube over the asphalt support plate. 
Step 10: Fig.7 shows that the tube has been placed into the asphalt support mount.
Fig.7 Bolted base
Step 11: Now use a cordless screwdriver with an hex head bit to screw 2-white hex head screws in the top and bottom plate. It sounds complicated, but the mobile home garage roof is lighter, flexible and made of high quality aluminum sheets than a wood built home roof. This procedure works without using complicated metal jacks that can add to the cost of mobile home repairs.
Step 12: Use the white hex head screws with pre-drilled tips and screw them into the top and to the base plate. Some installation directions require at least two screws on each side. 
Step 13: Fig.8 shows the downspout near the stanchion tube. It's the one on the right side of floor. Pick up the downspout tube and insert it in the roof support. 
Step 14: Now use the cordless screwdriver to screw the hex head screws into the top plastic gutter and the asphalt support.
Fig.8 Downspout
Step 15: Fig.9 shows a cordless screwdriver placing the final hex head screws into the aluminum downspout elbow. The elbow releases water runoff away from the foundation of the mobile home.
Fig.9: Finishing 
downspout elbow 
Step 16: Fig.10 and fig.11 shows the final job. Fig.11 also shows vertical view of the aluminum stanchion and downspout. The bottom view of the stanchion and the downspout with the used elbow are seen below. The downspout tube will not fit inside the elbow. Notice that both the downspout and the elbow are the same diameter. To get the downspout to fit inside the elbow pinch the ends of the downspout a little bit. This will allow the downspout to reduce its size and allow the elbow to go over the elbow. 
Fig.10 
Downspout




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Thursday, May 23, 2013

How to Repair Bathroom Toilet Paper Holders

Fig.1 TP holders
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless screwdriver with Phillip bit
Jewel screwdriver set
Mud knife
Wall anchor

George Wanterfu notice me planting a shrub for a friend. He stopped and we exchange small talk but finally he asked if I could do some work in his home.

This post show the nine steps on how to repair a bathroom toilet paper holder.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the toilet paper side holders. These are made of Chrome brass handles and are of good quality. The toilet paper holders were heavy and had fallen off the wall.  
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the wall being patched with wall mud. Fig.3 shows a mud pan were the quick set is mixed. The wall mud paste needs to be similar to peanut butter in texture.
Fig.2 Fast setting dry 
joint compound
Fig.3 Using a small scraper
Mix with water
Step 3: Fig.4 through fig.6 shows the wall space being repaired with wall mud. This wall space was not near a wood stud and when it was pulled off the wall the anchor left holes in the wall to be repaired. Fig.4 shows the holes to be repaired. Fig.5 shows mud on a mud knife filling the hole, and fig.6 shows the mud knife smoothing the mud against the wall. 

Fig.4 Place on end of scraper
Fig.5 Apply to the hole
Fig.6 Smooth the patch
Step 4: Fig.7 shows the toilet paper bracket that holds the toilet paper arms.This bracket is damaged and needs to be removed and trashed. Some anchors are made of metal and some are plastic. 
Step 5: Fig.8 shows the old bracket that was pulled out of the wall. Place the wall with the edges away from the wall. Attach two screws into the bracket.
Fig.7 Remove damaged anchor
Fig.8 Center is the install plate
Step 6: Fig.9 shows the bracket that hands the toilet paper handles. It a perfect set up if the bracket are aligned on a wood stud. But most of the time the bracket will be hung by wall anchors. 
Step 7: Fig.10 shows place the arm over the bracket, make sure its placed flat against the toilet paper holder.
Fig.9 Either find a wood stud 
or use wall anchors
Fig.10 Placing the toilet paper arm
Step 8: Fig.11 shows the left toilet paper arm. Notice the screw on the bottom. The only way this screw is tightened is by using a jewel screwdriver. Once that arm is tightened against the wall bracket the arm is finished. Now do the same for the next arm.
Step 9: Fig.12 shows the toilet paper holder is attached to the wall, now the job is complete.
Fig.11 Side view of the toilet 
paper arm properly installed
Fig.12  Job done


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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

How to Install Security Chain Guard on a Windowed Door


Chain guard kit
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless screwdriver
Deck screws
Drill bit 1/8-inch
Pencil #2
Phillip bit
Wood drill

Michael works for a program called Uncommon Good that teaches students about green energy. His home is located in Upland, California, a beautiful neighborhood with mature trees in a rural setting. He had just purchased a century-old home and wanted to preserve its look. Being a principal member of Uncommon Good, he was using the house to teach others how to go green. Michael wife was very conscious about her safety, and she decided my service company to install door security chains on all the doors leading to the exterior.

This post shows the ten steps to installing a security guard chain on a windowed door.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the door chain placed against the door.

Fig.1 Decide the location on the door
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the pencil marks on the wall where door jamb needs be pre-drilled. 
Fig.2 Pencil mark
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the pencil mark on the door.
Fig.3 Pencil mark
Step 4: Fig.4 shows the two brass screws and the 1/8 inch drill bit.
Fig.4 Wood bit for the pilot holes for the screws
Step 5: Fig.5 shows the cordless drill is being used to make some pilot holes.
Fig.5 Use a 12 volt cordless Ryobi drill
Step 6: Fig.6 shows the cordless drill placing the brass screws into the door jamb. This door jamb was made of wood and had been attached into the wall over fifty years ago.
Fig.6 Install the 
door frame
Step 7: Once the job was done, Mrs. Edwardton wanted longer deck screws installed into the wall jamb. Fig.7 shows a three inch deck screws were inserted into the door jamb. Fig.8 shows the screws went in easily and now the chain guard was ready to use.
Fig.7 Use a longer screw than in 
the package for more security
Fig.8 Chain guard in operation
Step 8: Fig.9 shows that the chain can be positioned on the door jamb so it does not damage the door when not in use. 
Fig.9 Guard not locked
Step 9: Fig.10 shows that after the work in done, saw dust needed to be picked up to reduce slipping on a wood floor.
Fig.10 After the work 
clean up the floor


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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

How to Install Bathroom Shower Handicapped Bars

Fig.1 Safety Bars
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless driver with Phillip bit
Handicapped bar kit
Hand held Phillips screwdriver
Stud finder

Stud finder

Mr. Emmet lives in Lucerne Valley, California. Mr. Emmet was going to have his mother live with him for a while. She needed to have handicapped bars installed in the shower area. Mr. Emmet purchased this kit at Lowe's® on sale.  He needed this installed in the guest shower immediately. 

This post show the six steps to installing handicapped bars inside a shower unit. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows a two bar kit. 
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the shower wall, it has grout lines. Use a stud finder to penetrates the wallboard tile to find the wood studs.
Fig.2 Shower wall
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the screws used to puncture the wallboard tile and into the wood stud.
Fig.3 Shower screws
Step 4: Fig.4 shows the bars that are being set up for the shower wall. Drill the holes with a cordless drill and a 1/4 inch wood bit into the wall. Insert the screws into the stainless steel bar. Four holes were pre-drilled for the bars on each side.
Fig.4 Shower safety bar cap
Step 5: Fig.5 shows the bar covers are not in place.
Fig.5 Shower bar sideways
Step 6: Fig.6 shows the job is finished and the bars are there to keep the owners safe.
Fig.6 job finished

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