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Wives don't understand home repair.
DerbyDad03 wrote in
: On Jan 3, 12:57*pm, Harry K wrote: On Jan 3, 9:02*am, Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Dec 23 2010, 10:32*am, Smitty Two wrote : In article , *Cindy Hamilton wrote: Lately, he's been rearranging the shop so he can hook up the Grizzly band saw I got him for Christmas. You must be in a different time zone. It's only 23 Dec. in California . Dual birthday-Christmas present. *I'm not made of money, after all. He had a nice week off between Christmas and New Years puttering around the shop. *(When he wasn't making multiple repairs to garage doors. *It's really not fair that his opener should fail just days after my spring broke. *Stupid plastic gear.) Cindy Up here near Spokane, Wa we have been under an Arctic high, temps down near zero with highs only mid teens for over a week. *Garage door failed right off when I was clearing a snow drift. *Had to disconnect the opener. *It would only start to close then reverse. *Got a break in the weather yesterday and checked it out. Cleaned sensors, check this check that. Discoverd that it worked just fine as long as kept my boot out of the sensor path. Doesn't take much to keep this senior citizen amused Harry K- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Has the temp risen since the failure? If my GDO (no sensors) is right on the edge of the down or up force required for "decent" weather, it will sometimes balk (in one or the other direction) when it gets cold. Things stiffen up a bit and the U/ D force settings sense an obstruction and do their thing. I set mine a little stronger in the winter and then lighten them up in the spring. Well the Possum Van is having cold weather isuues as well. Drivers door won't open from the inside when it's cold. Window won't roll down without pushing down on it in just the right spot while turning handle (yea, remember mechanical windows). Worked fine in NC. Yes, I really do have an old van that has a poor chance of passing next inspection - blad rear tires, broken windshield, always on seat belt light, flashing Air Bag light, leaky main seal, slipping tranny... |
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