Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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I can fit new parts to a washing machine. If my house had any sensible wiring, I could do things like put a new socket in or light. The wiring here is so old that I had to google it. The upstairs light circuit is so messed up that when I put a new light in Jnrs room, turning that light on turned the toilet light on. It took bloody ages to work out how they added lights to the existing ring.
I have plastered over artex on an old fireplace, it took me forever as I got really pinickety (sp) & wanted a smooth finish without sanding! Painting also takes me forever as even the tiniest imperfection has to be filled or sanded. Someone took over painting Jnr's room, as I was taking too long. I can see everything that needed to be filled or sanded when I walk in there & it does my head in!
Flatpack furniture is fine as well.
Plumbing I find a nightmare. I give it a 'go' after online diagnosis & YouTube instructions then inevitably it's not the correct diagnosis. Slightly leaking tap.... change washer 1st. Did that and couldn't turn it off at all. No shut off valves, which meant I couldn't turn off the hot water. I had to turn off all the water & get a plumber.
I have a problem with my hot kitchen tap, it will only turn on with magic. It hammers but it's not 'traditional' hammer pipe. It sometimes goes on if you turn the bathroom tap on for a bit. There's a 'flow' problem. Now that 'could' be a washer, most likely to need a need tap though. But there's some weird plumbing already been done that makes no logical sense to me. When I can work it out logically, I'll get Jnr to do it as he's doing plumbing. Flexi pipe attached to the copper tap pipe & someone suggested to cut the copper pipe & use a compression joint, why would I (he) need to? Surely just a longer flexi pipe is needed?
Don't get me started on the metric & imperial, & how to work out what size you need for a simple tap washer!
I'm useless at gardening. I can only just about manage to keep chilis & tomatoes alive. Bedding plants I just forget to water. But they look nice when I first plant them!
I have plastered over artex on an old fireplace, it took me forever as I got really pinickety (sp) & wanted a smooth finish without sanding! Painting also takes me forever as even the tiniest imperfection has to be filled or sanded. Someone took over painting Jnr's room, as I was taking too long. I can see everything that needed to be filled or sanded when I walk in there & it does my head in!
Flatpack furniture is fine as well.Plumbing I find a nightmare. I give it a 'go' after online diagnosis & YouTube instructions then inevitably it's not the correct diagnosis. Slightly leaking tap.... change washer 1st. Did that and couldn't turn it off at all. No shut off valves, which meant I couldn't turn off the hot water. I had to turn off all the water & get a plumber.
I have a problem with my hot kitchen tap, it will only turn on with magic. It hammers but it's not 'traditional' hammer pipe. It sometimes goes on if you turn the bathroom tap on for a bit. There's a 'flow' problem. Now that 'could' be a washer, most likely to need a need tap though. But there's some weird plumbing already been done that makes no logical sense to me. When I can work it out logically, I'll get Jnr to do it as he's doing plumbing.
Flexi pipe attached to the copper tap pipe & someone suggested to cut the copper pipe & use a compression joint, why would I (he) need to? Surely just a longer flexi pipe is needed?Don't get me started on the metric & imperial, & how to work out what size you need for a simple tap washer!
I'm useless at gardening. I can only just about manage to keep chilis & tomatoes alive. Bedding plants I just forget to water. But they look nice when I first plant them!
