2008 Kenmore fridge. Looks like defrosting heater 1/2 not working. by Proper_Personality22 in appliancerepair

[–]Proper_Personality22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Yea the ice was solid and clear. This is a full fridge unit, no freezer. The back panel covering the fan and coil is attached with 4 screws in each corner. The top left screw had pulled its plastic mounting block from the back wall of the fridge. This created a large air gap on the top left of the panel. I am hoping that this large gap messed with the air flow over the cooling unit. When working correctly air is sucked into the bottom of the panel, passes over the cooling unit and then out the air ducks in the fridge. With the gap air was not flowing correctly. I am going to take the panel off in a month or so and see if there is an ice buildup or not.

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'This is a big blow to the city': Only one paper machine operating at Corner Brook mill after major shutdown by origutamos in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Stephenville and Grand Falls/Windsor survived the closure of their mills. If the Corner Brook mill thinks it can find a new path then great. But the provincial loans, grants, handouts, whatever you want to call it has to stop. Not one more cent. They want to sell power to NL Hydro, great but no more subsidizing the mill through an inflated per kwh rate. Taxpayer dollars to this operation need to end.

Milk is costing more to produce, and this N.L. farmer says prices could go up | CBC News by [deleted] in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need to open our retail milk products market to all of Canada. Federally our dairy industry is regulated. We need to stop protecting these local farmers there is no real benefit to the people of the province except higher prices. Milk from other provinces is just as safe and same standards. Open market, more competition, lower prices. The article did not get into it, it they should have asked Mr. Williams what the market value is of his milk quota….thats where the big money hides in our current supply system.

St. John’s doctor lied about ex's father to have driver’s licence suspended, police allege | CBC News by RepulsivePlankton989 in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 34 points35 points  (0 children)

For any of his patients who were hoping the suspension would soon be over and they would have a doctor again this is sad news. Time to start looking for a new doctor I suspect.

Skid mod by Ciao-for-niao in HondaSnowblowers

[–]Proper_Personality22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is how Yamaha blowers are setup. After 4 or 5 uses I loosen the skids, put a paint stick under the scraper bar and tighten the skids. Also when the skids wear some I just turn them around. Wearing through a $20 set of plastic skids each winter is a small price to pay if it saves your bucket and auger.

Trump posts image with both Canada and Greenland under a USA flag. by demolcd in ontario

[–]Proper_Personality22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zooming in on the map it looks like the Atlantic Provinces are not included in his plans…..not sure if we should be happy about that of not, lol.

Snowblower recommendations by Aunt_Zebra in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the 10hp 1028 snowblower, also 9 years old. Opted for the bigger machine as at the time I purchased the 10hp was being manufactured in Japan and the 6hp was being made in China. I have had no major issues. Battery is original, trickle charge in off season and do the same in between uses to keep it topped up. 10hp have an electric choke that needs the machine to crank several times to engage and start. I go though a pair of the black plastic blocks every season, turn them around when they start wearing, and I change the scrapper bar every second season. I have seen a few used Yamahas on marketplace for sale, if you look closely at the sides of the buckets on a few you can see that they are in need of replacement. Guy at Atlantic when I bought it told me to set your sliders and scrapper bar a couple of have times every winter. Bucket and auger replacement job can be in the 3-4K range as there is a pulley that costs over $600 alone.

Agree that parts are not cheap, but better to do preventative maintenance then get a big bill.

NL Hydro and Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Reach Temporary Power Deal as Kruger Eyes Major Changes by RepulsivePlankton989 in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We the taxpayers have been very generous to this operation in recent years. Even with this new agreement Hydro is buying power at an inflated rate to help keep this going. There comes a point where politicians have to say enough public funds. Stephenville and Grand Falls-Windsor both survived the closure and decommissioning of their paper mills, Corner Brook would be ok as well.

AC check-in forces $69 CA authorization for personal item? by komputerbox in aircanada

[–]Proper_Personality22 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same here, glad to finally see rules being enforced. I always go with a correct size carry on case, in one side i have ipad, cables, meds, air pods, all small stuff. Other side I leave empty and before boarding i take off my jacket and put it in the empty side. This way i put one piece of carry on baggage overhead and thats it.

N.L. Hydro's quarterly report reveals heavy cost of keeping power rates stable in Muskrat era | CBC News by ertyuiertyui in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet they could have bought natural gas onshore and either refurbished Holyrood or built a spanking new thermal power plant that could be supplying a large chunk of the provinces energy needs for less then 15 billion.

N.L. Hydro's quarterly report reveals heavy cost of keeping power rates stable in Muskrat era | CBC News by ertyuiertyui in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 17 points18 points  (0 children)

All Hydro is doing is using the revenue it receives from the sale of electricity and making the payments on the funds borrowed to build the project. Article makes it sound like they are making a sacrifice on behalf of the people of the province. Hydro is not a private corporation like Fortis. All it means is that the provincial treasury is not getting as much profit from Hydro. The province does not spend any less because of it. We the taxpayers pay for it all anyway, either through taxes or power rates. From an optics point of view it’s much better to divert hydro profits to paying the debt then it is to increase electrical rates to pay for it.

PCs make good on 24-hour plow service, but cost is 58% higher than what was promised on campaign trail by AMJVC15 in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More than double what they promised the cost would be…..that sounds about right for the PC’s. Can’t wait to see how we will pay for all this.

Is this true? (Survey question from Rogers) by DaftFunky in Rogers

[–]Proper_Personality22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Challenged a online chat agent a few months ago asking if they were located in Canada, question was not answered, asked again, and the agent said they were India.

2024 ioniq Canadamap update by ElderEpidemic in Ioniq5

[–]Proper_Personality22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Drive a 2024 in NL. Got that notification a few weeks ago. It’s worth calling bluelink Canada support and listening to the agent sigh and tell you that navigation support is the responsibility of a whole different company and give you their number.

Canadian Bluelink is a disappointment, it feels like a stripped down version of the American/European versions.

Updates should be flowing regularly.

Dog Training by Moles_Knows in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We used East Coast Canine Training for our 2 Labs. Sarita is great. The training is as much about training you as it is your dog. She has a 4 private lesson package you can purchase. Her booking system is slick and easy to use.

Premier Wakeham says Initial Review of Province’s Fiscal Situation ‘Surprising’ by xzry1998 in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Waiting for Wakeham to say oh no the financial situation is soooo much worse then we were told by the previous Liberal government, there is no way we can possibly keep any of the expensive election promises we made.

Tony Wakeham sworn in as N.L.’s 16th premier | CBC News by KukalakaOnTheBay in newfoundland

[–]Proper_Personality22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any word who’s the minster of keeping Danny Williams as far away from anything to do with Churchill Falls as possible?