June 26th, 2010
I have a lot of hobby that I do spend time on doing it. One of this was having the sports and physical activity. But I am not that person who always had a free time to went out just to have the games. But still I have solution for it. On the internet you can now have games. Can be the games for your mind. Games that you can play right at home and spend time playing without going out.
The best thing about this games was that you can win money as you visit the casino online that you can have as you play and win on the games that you play. You may worry that the game may be difficult but it is not, it is the usual game that you can play on the casino. Casino games which was the cards, roulette and the slots. These days you can enjoy the fun and the games as you play the casino games right at your computer. There will be a lot of chances on winning because of the home convenient. Now many more people can enjoy playing and having the money.
Posted in Hobby | No Comments »
March 9th, 2010
Many newer mobile homes have an all-in-one mixer type of faucet assembly. To repair leaks, turn off the water at the main shutoff valve. Drain the water lines through the faucet. Unscrew the serrated ring and
lift off the handle.
Inside, you’ll find one or two neoprene cartridges. Inspect the 0-rings on these cartridges and replace them if they look stiff or worn. Good 0-rings are smooth and pliable, with no cracks. If the cartridges themselves appear worn or damaged, take them to a plumbing supplier for replacements. Many of these cartridges carry a 10-year guarantee. Your mobile-home dealer or manufacturer can advise you on yours. But make the repair before deeper damage occurs.
Clean corrosion from the assembly with a solution of baking soda and water. Before you return the cartridge to the assembly, lift out the springs and washers. Replace any that appear worn, as they too can contribute to leaks.
Reassemble the unit and try it for leaks. If you still haven’t repaired the faucet, call for a plumber or at least ask the advice of your plumbing supplier.
Tags: Reference
Posted in Reference | No Comments »
February 9th, 2010
The shower in your mobile home may be a fixed wall type or the flexible variety. In either case, the enjoyment and utility of showering depend on you keeping the shower head clean inside and out.
Periodically remove the spreader from the shower head and scrub it with an old toothbrush. Grit, corrosion, and mineral deposits from the water build up inside, clogging the ports. Clean the ports in
sieve-type shower head with a round wood toothpick.
Look for pressure adjustments on the shower head. On some, tightening or loosening the spreader changes the pressure. Others may have an adjustment lever on the shower head. Make sure the
adjustment is free and easy to turn.
Because they have so many interchangeable accessories and multiple uses, flexible shower heads have grown popular. You can buy the fancy accessories from any good plumbing supplier.
The flexible outfits are easy to clean and maintain. To change shower heads, simply unscrew the coupling nut between the shower head and the flexible hose. Remove the attachment and attach
new one. To replace the hose, unscrew its couplers at the shower head and at the faucet base and insert a new flex tubing.
Tags: home
Posted in Home living | 1 Comment »
January 9th, 2010
Modern mobile homes largely use a black pipe called ABS-DWV for drains. ABS stands for Acrylonitrile Butadiene-Styrene. It makes into a heavy-duty plastic drain-waste-vent (DWV) pipe which does not rust, rot, or corrode.
ABS pipe is durable, but damage occurs occasionally. When it does, even a novice can repair it—if the novice knows how. It takes a carpenter’s rule, trouble light, china marker, bucket, fine-tooth hacksaw, sandpaper, rags, ABS solvent cement, a few bricks or wood blocks, plus of course replacements for the damaged fittings and/or pipe.
With trouble in hand, mark cutting lines just beyond the damaged section with a china marker. Measure the length and diameter of pipe being removed. In a straight drain the new section must be not more than 1/4 inch shorter than the section it’s replacing; couplings add only a tiny fraction to length. With Ys and Ls, allow for ¾ inch of pipe to slide into the new fitting.
Support the undamaged pipe beyond the cutting lines. Set a bucket to catch any sewage. Saw through the old drain at the cutting lines. Sand off any roughness.
To test the fit, slip two dry couplings onto the new pipe. Align the new pipe, and slide a coupling out over each end. The couplings should fit easily but snugly, holding the new section in the drain. Disassemble the new parts. Retrim any that doesn’t fit right.
Apply ABS cement to one end of the replacement pipe and to the inside of one coupler. Slip the pipe into the coupler and give the pipe a quarter-turn to distribute the cement. Do the same with the other coupler at the opposite end of the new pipe.
Now apply ABS cement to the inside of both couplings and to the outside of both drain pipe ends. Slip one coupler onto one drain pipe. Then pry back the other drain end and slip it into the other coupler. Twist the new pipe and couplers a quarter-turn. The new pipe should bond permanently in a few minutes.
Tags: home
Posted in Home living | 1 Comment »
December 5th, 2009
This is an interesting motivator, one I often think is the most important to our breed of sales folk. People will do more for recognition than for anything else. Everyone needs recognition: husbands, wives, children— and even your boss. We all do. When you were young, why did you do cartwheels out in the backyard? What did you want to get?
Recognition. “Hey, Mommy and Daddy, look at me. I’m doing great!”
In our search for recognition as adults, we play far more complex games. The cars we drive, the clothes we wear, the restaurants we dine in, the places we travel to, and a host of other things are all devices that we use to seek recognition.
One can argue that most of these things are necessities. Perhaps. One can claim to enjoy these things for themselves. Certainly. But without the need for recognition, would we be so obsessed with style and personalization?
We all crave and require recognition. That’s why this motivator has such awesome power when it’s used at full throttle. Many sales managers boost their sales force’s performance more with recognition than with any other motivator. Even more managers get scant benefit from it because they give too little too late and too carelessly. To be effective on a sales force, recognition must be real. It must be prompt. It must be given with sincerity and without favoritism. Its quality or value must be in line with what was achieved.
Posted in business | 3 Comments »
November 9th, 2009
Toilets bring you a variety of repair difficulties, ranging from simple mechanical malfunctions to toys flushed into the drain.
When you see the bowl getting ready to overflow, you’re too late to stop it. Just roll up. the rugs. In most mobile homes, to shut off the water to the toilet tank, you must close the main valve outside. Before you turn it off, however, fill at least one bucket with water. You may need that during repairs.
Do not pour a drain cleaner into the bowl at this stage. Clearing a stoppage requires tools and work in the bowl. Caustics could get splashed onto your skin or eyes, if the water suddenly surged down the drain.
Try a plunger first to release the blockage. If the overfill has slowly seeped down the drain, pour just enough water into the bowl to cover the plunger and produce suction. Set the plunger over the toilet drain and pump it. After several good sloshing, release the plunger. If the water drains fast and freely, you’ve dislodged the block. If water still drains sluggishly, and without its natural sucking sound, pump the plunger some more.
If the plunger can’t free the stoppage, try a short auger or plumber’s snake. If that fails, call a plumber.
Tags: home
Posted in Home living | 1 Comment »
October 9th, 2009
Other financial relief for older homeowners includes various forms of tax abatement, and, in some locales, discounted utility rates. Many states have passed some type of property tax relief for older citizens. These include the so-called “circuit breaker,” which reduces property taxes according to income (the smaller the income, the smaller the tax). Circuit breakers do not exist in every state and vary with local and state tax laws. But they are too substantial to overlook, so check with your area Office on Aging or local housing department to see if your state has one and if you are eligible. To illustrate—a 1983 Illinois circuit-breaker program available to older or disabled persons gave a maximum grant of $700 (minus 5 percent of house EC), hold income) plus a grant of $80 to all qualified applicants. Some other forms of tax relief for older homeowners include homestead exemptions that reduce the assessed value of owner-occupied homes, property tax freezes, deferrals of tax payments until the owner’s death or the sale of the house, and tax credits of various kinds. Most forms of tax abatement are greatly underused. In Oregon, only 15 percent of all eligible households participate in the tax-deferral program—and that is one of the highest rates in the nation! In Washington, D.C., fewer than half the homeowners eligible for the homestead tax exemption actually apply.
Don’t miss out just because you are unaware of the tax relief programs available to you. These programs are not well publicized, and you will probably have to seek them out. The best way to start is to call your nearest State Office on Aging or your local property tax office and ask to speak to someone about tax programs for homeowners. They will be able to help you make sure you
are getting all the tax advantages and benefits to which you’re entitled.
Tags: Reference
Posted in Reference | No Comments »
September 9th, 2009
Reverse mortgages do work somewhat like a conventional mortgage in reverse. The lender pays you, the homeowner, a monthly amount, which is considered to be a loan against the equity in your house. You do not sell the house—the house is your collateral. You do not have to repay this loan (and the accrued interest) until the end of a term that may run anywhere from five to fifteen years. The usual expectation is that the home will eventually be sold in order to satisfy the debt fully. (Any money left over goes to you or your estate.) The most obvious problem is that you could outlive the term of the loan and risk losing your house. Some innovative programs are finding ways around this hazard. For example, a New Jersey lender has provided for deferred repayment until age 100, with homeowner and lender both sharing the home’s appreciation.
Tags: business
Posted in business | 2 Comments »
August 9th, 2009
Leaks occur in the faucet assembly at the base of the spout. This leak is not a drip-drip-drip. It only occurs when the faucets are turned on, but it usually dribbles water all over the sink.
Turn off the faucets. Unscrew the ring that holds the spout at its base. Use Channellock pliers on stubborn ones, but with a cloth to keep the pliers’ teeth from scarring the chrome. Lift out the spout. A leak usually is caused by a worn 0-ring. Replace it. Before you reattach the spout to the faucet assembly, inspect its mounting for corrosion. Clean it away with fine steel wool. Reassemble the spout.
When a new 0-ring does not stop the leak, replace the old spout with a new one.
Leaks also occur around the open end of the spout, at the filter screen or the aerator. These also become clogged with grit and sediment, and may let the water only dribble out, even with the faucets full on. Take the screen off, or the aerator apart. Rinse it in clear water, and reassemble.
If leaking persists, buy a new screen or aerator at a hardware store or building-supply house. Check the screw threads. If they’re shot, you’ll need a whole new spout. Do not use pipe dope on them; it clogs up an aerator faster than normal grit does. Besides, you need to remove an aerator from time to time for routine cleaning.
I
Tags: home
Posted in Home living | No Comments »
July 9th, 2009
Leaky faucets not only are maddening, they skyrocket your water bill. In a single day, more water can be wasted by one leaky faucet than you’d normally use. It’s foolish not to make this simple repair immediately. All you need is a screwdriver (probably Phillips), an open-end wrench, a faucet reamer, and replacement washers. Before you buy washers, remove the faucet handle and stem to discover the type of washer needed. Some newer models take 0- rings.
Turn off the water at the main valve. Turn on the leaky faucet and let the line drain. Loosen the screw in the center of the faucet handle. If that screw is hidden under a decorative cap, carefully pry off the cap with a screwdriver.
Lift off the handle. Corroded handles may require some force to remove. If you must pry with a wrench or screwdriver, cover the handle and the chrome base with thick masking tape or a towel to prevent scratching.
Loosen the stem nut with an open-end or adjustable wrench. Lift the stem from the faucet assembly. That gives you access to the washers. Look for a thin black 0-ring around the stem or a black neoprene washer attached to the bottom of the stem by a screw. Remove the old washer or 0-ring and go buy a new one just like it.
Before you restore the stem to the faucet assembly, inspect the metal faucet seat (down in the fixture) for corrosion. Clean out any you find with a faucet reamer. Failure to do this results in another leak before long.
Reassemble the faucet. Turn on the water. Open the faucet and bleed air from the water lines until water flows smoothly.
Tags: home
Posted in Home living | No Comments »