carl1647545492 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I feel like the "fixer n chief " in my house and its not always car stuff either but different things that come up in the house.... Fixed the stove (I think) cleaned up the terminals as someone recommended and it works ...yay ! Fixed a broken window switch (got lucky and soldered the right spot) I can get someone in to do it but I think I like the high of getting it fixed myself and mooching around my garage giving myself hi fives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 There's a thread like this on garagejournal...it's quite popular. I work till 7, but I'm sure there will be something that I'll need to address when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 nothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 All I ever seem to do is fix shit around my house. This past weekend was fun....NOT! I have well water at my house. Thursday evening while at my 2nd job, the wife calls to tell me that we have trickling water. I installed a water filter between the pressure tank and water softener this summer and have had random issues because of it. I tell her to turn it to bypass. No water at all. Friday, I took the day off from my main job and replaced the pressure gauge and pressure switch. Still no water. I had the start and run capacitors tested (old 3 wire well pump). They tested good. FFFFFFUUUUUUU. It's the well pump. I decided to just have someone replace that since it could possibly be a major task since I didn't know how deep my well was. That got replaced Saturday morning. When the guy rewired my well pump to 2-wire, he told me that my pressure tank is bad too. FFFFFFUUUUUU. I told him I'd replace that myself. So, yesterday evening after I got off work from the 2nd job, I bought the tank and some other parts I needed for the install. I replaced that and had very little water pressure still. SUMBITCH!!! Then it hit me. When the well pump was replaced, it stirred up a shit ton of sediment which collected in the water filter and clogged it. Replaced that and have awesome water pressure once again. TL;DR No water in house on Thursday. I replaced pressure gauge and pressure switch on Friday. I had someone replace the well pump on Saturday. I replaced the pressure tank on Sunday. Pressure switch and gauge: $50 Well pump replacement: $1200 Pressure tank: $170 Finally having running water again: Priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Faucet in the kitchen dripped unless it was shut off with the handle in the hot position. Then I also noticed a slight drip from the left side of the sink left a puddle in the cabinet. Fuck, I hate water issues. Easy fix though.....picked up the phone, called Ray Hughes and while it wasn't an easy job for him (nothing ever is) it only cost me $150 and I didn't have to do a fucking thing. Just the way I like it. Props to Ray for spending 3hrs on a Sunday fixing my shit. Cliffs: Upgraded Faucet, replaced sink basket and replaced piping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I fixed dinner :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Faucet in the kitchen dripped unless it was shut off with the handle in the hot position. Then I also noticed a slight drip from the left side of the sink left a puddle in the cabinet. Fuck, I hate water issues. Easy fix though.....picked up the phone, called Ray Hughes and while it wasn't an easy job for him (nothing ever is) it only cost me $150 and I didn't have to do a fucking thing. Just the way I like it. Props to Ray for spending 3hrs on a Sunday fixing my shit. Cliffs: Upgraded Faucet, replaced sink basket and replaced piping. Glad he did good for you. He is one of my best friends and I can tell you that when it comes to plumbing he is ocd. All that happened at my house over the weekend is some carpet cleaning. Cleaned the carpet in the basement so I can turn it in to a playroom for my son. He has so many toys you can't hardly walk through his room, and Christmas is upon us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I fixed dinner :gabe: Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) All I ever seem to do is fix shit around my house. This past weekend was fun....NOT! I have well water at my house. Thursday evening while at my 2nd job, the wife calls to tell me that we have trickling water. I installed a water filter between the pressure tank and water softener this summer and have had random issues because of it. I tell her to turn it to bypass. No water at all. Friday, I took the day off from my main job and replaced the pressure gauge and pressure switch. Still no water. I had the start and run capacitors tested (old 3 wire well pump). They tested good. FFFFFFUUUUUUU. It's the well pump. I decided to just have someone replace that since it could possibly be a major task since I didn't know how deep my well was. That got replaced Saturday morning. When the guy rewired my well pump to 2-wire, he told me that my pressure tank is bad too. FFFFFFUUUUUU. I told him I'd replace that myself. So, yesterday evening after I got off work from the 2nd job, I bought the tank and some other parts I needed for the install. I replaced that and had very little water pressure still. SUMBITCH!!! Then it hit me. When the well pump was replaced, it stirred up a shit ton of sediment which collected in the water filter and clogged it. Replaced that and have awesome water pressure once again. TL;DR No water in house on Thursday. I replaced pressure gauge and pressure switch on Friday. I had someone replace the well pump on Saturday. I replaced the pressure tank on Sunday. Pressure switch and gauge: $50 Well pump replacement: $1200 Pressure tank: $170 Finally having running water again: Priceless I have done all the same for troubleshooting and thinking it was all those things 2-3 times this year, for it to be a sediment clog in the line. Flushed the line and new filters, and we were good. But, I know we were lucky too. Edited December 23, 2014 by Mojoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Leaking dish washer. Broken remote control monster truck wheel. Routed co-ax from one side of the room to the other so my wife could rearrange bedroom. I agree with you OP. My 2nd job is fixing random shit. And, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I fixed a PB FPS-12 and an HP T400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Glad he did good for you. He is one of my best friends and I can tell you that when it comes to plumbing he is ocd. I forwarded him Mo-Joe's CCW Information as he is interested and definitely has a need. Follow up with him to make sure he's on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I forwarded him Mo-Joe's CCW Information as he is interested and definitely has a need. Follow up with him to make sure he's on it. Will do. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I don't fix things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I fixed the water heater tonight... it's nice to have hot water again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoticGaming Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/22/77a8a912e12de0670a10c3e4e6f4f674.jpg Rear wheel cyl on project TD-7, gotta love projects that sat for years before your dumb enough to be the next fool to take it on! As a side note finally fixed the kitchen sink drain before my wife decided to dump the catch bucket on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I get so tired of fixing stuff. Especially the stuff that breaks because being a cheap ass is in my genes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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