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Re: Sump pump Vs Automatic pump

actode...@yahoo.com (Art Todesco) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 13:02:28 UT

You probably need a sump pump. But, you
really need to find out why and where
the water is coming in. In many cases,
the amount of water can be lowered
significantly by some simple grading
outside, extending downspouts, etc.
Also, the amount of water pumped per
hour is greatly reduced, the higher you

compressor repair

removethisbadgolfer...@gmail.com (badgolferman) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:51:42 UT

I need some ideas on how to repair my air compressor please.
There is a small tube that comes out of the tank side of the compressor
and goes into the housing where the guages and regulator are. I assume
this is how the regulator knows what the air pressure in the tank is
and also displays it on the guage. The plastic nipple on the housing

Re: Sump pump Vs Automatic pump

jtpr...@gmail.com (jtpr) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:37:34 UT

Yeah, it got worse. My submersible was just keeping up. I had 8
inches and after 2 hourse, still had 8 inches. I went to bed and
during the night we lost power and it rose to 14 inches, putting the
furnace out. So the fire department came and pumped me out. Guess
I'm looking at a sump pump. My concern is if I do the job myself

Re: Garden Tractor fuel gauge

jules.richardsonnews...@gmail.com (Jules Richardson) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:33:40 UT

Well, the float will sit more or less on the surface; in my lawn tractor
the tank's maybe 10" deep, so even if the float sits 1/2" lower with
sealer, that's "only" a 5% error (I say only because the thing bounces
around so much in use that it's pretty much impossible to take an
accurate reading anyway).

Re: Craftsman electric chain saw seized up...what to do?

mark_rans...@yahoo.com (ransley) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:29:40 UT

guarnteed for life for a Flys life that is.

Re: Garden Tractor fuel gauge

jules.richardsonnews...@gmail.com (Jules Richardson) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:27:01 UT

... unless your yard takes more than a tank (mine uses a tank and a half,
so I have to fill up even if I start off full).

Re: Vacuum question

bole...@aol.com (LSMFT) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:17:12 UT

How about this:
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Re: Can't figure out where the downspout goes?

mikep...@optonline.net (Mikepier) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:01:12 UT

There is only one downspout in the backyard, and that is completely
clogged somewhere below the ground level. When I try to fill it up
with water, it just overflows. I tried snaking both in the downspout
and through the cleanout out back towards the backyard, but no good.
This cleanout pipe definately goes towards the direction of the

Re: Vacuum question

hey...@nospamgmail.com (HeyBub) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 11:58:34 UT

Get a fire hose. I see 'em on Ebay from time to time. A 2" canvas hose won't
cost much.

Re: What is the purpose of the "lockout timer" in a home heater/ac system?

jamesgan...@gmail.com (jamesgangnc) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 11:55:39 UT

On Mar 14, 1:49 am, The Daring Dufas <the-daring-du...@peckerhead.n et>
wrote:
Not likely. He would have measured the temp as well. You can't raise
the speed if the outlet temp was already in the correct range. It
would cool the heat exchanger too much.
While you system muight be undersized that's info I'd just hang on to

Re: Can't figure out where the downspout goes?

handy...@mycity.com — Mon, 15 mar 2010 12:40:20 UT

On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:46:35 -0700 (PDT), Mikepier
I Dont know anything about the codes in Brooklyn, but everything you
said could be possible. It's near impossible to say without seeing
it. I think few cities still run rainwater in the sanitary sewer, but
they used to do it. Is that cleanout near a downspout? (not that

Re: Can't figure out where the downspout goes?

jgrabo...@optonline.net (John Grabowski) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 11:24:42 UT

*I don't know about Brooklyn, but I was surprised to learn that the storm
run off and the sewer system in Manhattan were connected when I worked in
the city years ago.

Re: Property question

dh0...@in#&ebr^as^#ka.com (Dean Hoffman) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 10:57:41 UT

I thought of Klamath Falls which isn't quite the same scenario.
Farmers were denied irrigation water they normally got because the water
had to be saved for some sort of varmint. I don't know the outcome of
that one.

Can't figure out where the downspout goes?

mikep...@optonline.net (Mikepier) — Mon, 15 mar 2010 10:46:35 UT

6 family 3 story brick house in Brooklyn, NY. Built around 1925. I
recently discovered the downspout was clogged. It goes into a 4" ( or
5"?) cast iron pipe into the ground in the backyard. Lots of junk
inside ( leaves, rubber handballs). I could not manage to clear it,
might get a pro to do it.
But just out of curiousity, do these downspouts tie into the bldgs

Re: I want to kill the weeds in my St. Augustine grass

hahlb...@mynips.com — Mon, 15 mar 2010 10:58:00 UT

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:27:32 -0500, "bob callaway"
You want to KILL......
Everyone wants to KILL.......
You're a killer and a murderer. I hope the police arrest you before
you do any more killing. Today you will kill weeds, next week it will
be the neighbor's pets, and the folloeing week you will kill the