[BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hi all, the water pressure in my shower is kind of low and allot of the water still comes out of the bottom faucet. Is it the head that needs replacing or what/ I could be wrong bu i believe the head has been replaced recently. Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Bob Kennedy
If water is running out of the spout at the bottom as well as the shower head, I'd pay attention to the diverter valve. You'll either have a stem you have to lift, or a handle to turn in order to send water to the shower head. If it's leaking at the spout to fill the tub, all of the water

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
On 8/26/10, Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net wrote: If water is running out of the spout at the bottom as well as the shower head, I'd pay attention to the diverter valve. You'll either have a stem you have to lift, or a handle to turn in order to send water to the shower head. If it's leaking

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Yep most certainly its the head. I took it off and now there is no water coming out from the bottom. I must replace the head tomorrow. Just curious can you unstop a head? On 8/26/10, Blake Hardin blakehardin5...@gmail.com wrote: On 8/26/10, Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net wrote: If water is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Bob Kennedy
Sometimes soaking one in white vinegar will loosen deposits. But with the shower heads today being designed to be more efficient, the openings are real small and it's hit or miss. - Original Message - From: Blake Hardin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August

RE: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Jennifer Jackson
I soaked mine in vinegar and it worked wonders. Jennifer _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Blake Hardin Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:18 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Soak it for a few hours in vinegar. That should dissolve most mineral and other particles. Then back wash under the tap to rinse away any other particulate. - Original Message - From: Blake Hardin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 5:17 AM

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Blake, I've had great results soaking the head in vinegar. I know it sounds a little weird, but it has kept my water-pick shower massage head working for over 30 years. Every couple of years I soak it over night in a bowl of vinegar. I've heard from others that 30 minutes is enough. Betsy At

Re: [BlindHandyMan] working with quick crete questions

2010-08-26 Thread Max Robinson
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-26 Thread Max Robinson
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[BlindHandyMan] Anyone use the BookSense XT?

2010-08-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Good afternoon, I am in the market for a solid state reader MP3 book player. The BookSense XT appears interesting to me. I am interested to hear from people using one, how you like it. Is the FM radio any good? I am in a fringe reception area, any sense of the sensitivity of the receiver?

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Alan Paganelli
We have a couple of really nice shower heads that we paid 20 bucks each for 10 years or so back and every few years I do the same thing and they work fine. You can use another grocery product called lime away. It works slightly better but costs more. Alan Please click on:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-26 Thread Alan Paganelli
The drawback is, it will brake down over time and you'll wind up back at square one at some point down the road. A better fix is both the mesh to hold off the weeds etc and the concrete slab. That combo would probably out last the home owner. Alan Please click on:

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Anyone use the BookSense XT?

2010-08-26 Thread Darrin Porter
Dale, I don't have the XT model, but can give you my impressions of the DAISY / Document / Media players. The DAISY player seems to work flawlessly with NLS books, at least in my experience. I have not tried a non NLS book. Sometimes, the user interface feels a bit clunky, however. For

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Spiro
doesn't sound weird, works sending it through the coffee maker too. On Thu, 26 Aug 2010, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Blake, I've had great results soaking the head in vinegar. I know it sounds a little weird, but it has kept my water-pick shower massage head working for over 30

RE: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Michael baldwin
Lime away can be pretty nasty to your skin, so gloves might be in order for you. Some shower heads will come apart. You can then clean any extra build up off screens or whatever might be in there. A lot of newer ones seem to have rubber tips where the water comes out, and if yours does, just

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey guys, ok i replaced the head and i still have water coming out from the bottom spout. If i take the head off, there is no water coming out from the bottom anymore and i just bought a new head today. So about half the water is making it up to the shower head. Anyway so i take it that its a

[BlindHandyMan] using sheetrock repair compound?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all hows it going? Ok so i bought some sheetrock repair compound today as well as some tape. Now i was expecting the tape to be sticky but its not, its almost like a roll of paper. Im guessing thats so when the sheetrock compound dries it can stick to that? Ok so some of the wholes in my wall

[BlindHandyMan] Stubern door knob, or door frame? Hmmm

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all, i bought two outside door knobs today and replaced the one on my back door just fine. Anyway onthe the front door is the problem. I installed the new knob and when i closed it it didn't click in to place so i had to just put back on the old knob. Gurhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhr lol. I believe the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] knowing what your walls are made of? And filling up wholes in your wall?

2010-08-26 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey guys the one i got today just says sheetrock repair compound on the box. On 8/26/10, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net wrote: The drawback is, it will brake down over time and you'll wind up back at square one at some point down the road. A better fix is both the mesh to hold

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thanks for all your help

2010-08-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Blake, This list is so great because everyone encourages each other to succeed. Absolutely amazing! Wouldn't it be great if the whole world took a lesson from all of us? Take care and happy building. Betsy At 05:53 PM 8/26/2010, you wrote: Hi Phil and others on the list, First of all i