How to Fix a Broken Toilet Chain How to Fix a Broken Toilet Chain Once water fills the toilet tank after a flush, a floating ball prompts the water to stop flowing. When the toilet flush is pressed, the lift chain pulls a rubber flapper, which opens a hole in the bottom of the toile...
Re: "learnt many things about how not to run a company" That's not usually caused by better managers. It's caused by missing or broken controls on the rise to power. Dictators who manage to self-build their dictatorship, E.G. Putin, tend to have some level of competence in order ...
If you adjust the thermostat and it doesn't do anything to increase the water temperature in the shower, it's probably dysfunctional or broken. You may haveno power to the thermostat, for example. The ideal temperature for hot water in a shower is 120F. You can use a thermometer gun to...
heater’s thermocouple/thermopile is to power the gas valve and shut down the flow of gas if the pilot light goes out. But if the thermocouple itself is broken, the pilot safety valve in the gas valve will not receive power, and the pilot will not remain lit once the pilot knob is ...
So here we go – all quantities are debatable; I generally chuck in a handful or so of whatever I feel like. I do prefer a lentil-freekeh ratio of around three to one, even four to one. I find the salad can get a little gluggy if there’s too much freekeh. I have also very ...
snake into the drain and use the crank handle to move it down the pipe until it hits the clog. Continue turning the crank to help the snake bust through the hair and other gunk. After you remove the snake from the drain, run the water to help push the broken up clog through the ...
Socks & underwear etc are used to fill up space whenever there is a bit of empty space. They get dried on the peg airer thing (see below). 3) Use a portable airer and move it the warmest room We’ve got an accordian-style airer which can be easily moved from room to room – or...
Until we were home shopping, I had never seena whole house fan. They are mainly in older homes, but after seeing one in use, I really want one in our home. It is this vent (usually in a hallway) that you turn a knob, the vent opens, and the fan comes on. It then sucks all...
Turn the water off in the shower while you're soaping up or shampooing.This is a lot easier if you install a cheap screw-in pushbutton switch, like those fromAmazonorPlumbingSupply. Take showers instead of baths. Wash your hands with cold water.If your faucet has a single handle, push...
If you shower in the morning you know a nice warm shower feels great. But it doesn't give you a quick wake up. As you finish your shower turn the knob to the coldest setting for 30 seconds. It sucks. But it will wake you up like 3 cups of morning coffee. ...