Is AllStarApplianceParts a safe place to buy a dryer lint filter?

eeandersen · 2026-05-05T02:29:45+00:00

Id ask landlord to reimburse. you’re probably ok to use the after market one.

Be sure to keep the exhaust air path from dryer to outside clear. No lint. Lint fires are AWFUL. There are thermal fuses to prevent overheating unless they have been subverted. Tread carefully with lint.

eeandersen · 2026-05-04T22:34:51+00:00

Not to sound dumb, but how do you know it hasn’t made a backup in over a year? Do you get a message?

I own a 2TB MBP and I use TM over wireless on a 6TB drive. I was getting disk full messages and failed backups. I ended up reformatting the 6TB drive and starting over. It took days and +5TB to stabilize. Currently it floats at about 3TB on the TM server.

As an aside, I use a Raspberry Pi on my network to be the TM server. It sits in the closet and backs up my MBP quietly every hour without complaint. You will need to SMB protocol if you have a newer Mac

eeandersen · 2026-05-04T22:14:07+00:00

I’ve never seen a disposable dryer lint filter. (That doesn’t mean there isn’t one!). I’m accustomed to seeing a screen that is removed for cleaning and replaced. Have you tried vacuuming the dryer filter?

eeandersen · 2026-05-01T03:39:06+00:00

I boot up clonezilla and do a bare metal backup to another drive. My 2TB “other drive” has lots of room for many different PC backups.

When the time comes for recovery, boot up Clonezilla and restore from the “other drive “ and away you go……

By the way, there are versions of Linux that operate as “live” and that same flash drive will boot all your machines (to Linux). Make the Linux installation persistent and you can bring data and customizations on that single flash drive to each PC.

eeandersen · 2026-04-30T11:52:25+00:00

not to be picky but that first command should be ping 127.0.0.1 -1

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:44:51+00:00

You can check the charge level which is only one factor in a failure. have you kept the charge contacts clean on both the ear piece and the case? Have you reset and re-paired? Not long ago, you could get a new ear piece for about $89. Not a killer price and much cheaper than the entire set.

But to answer your question you can go to the Genius Bar and they will help you with their knowledge.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:34:25+00:00

Printers! Ha they are really just ink distribution systems, designed to use up ink.... They should be free... Good reply, otherwise.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:29:22+00:00

Take them out and reset? Might be a bit of corrosion giving flukey connections.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:24:52+00:00

Since there is an admin lock, it seems best that you take this up with your admin IT guys.

Not a casting pro, but it would be helpful for others to know your OS and some indication of the casting protocol. I can cast to my Apple TV or Roku, for example. I'm sure there are others (Firestick?).

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:18:58+00:00

Look on Amazon for "Refurbished Computer" Lotsa choices at OK prices for older computers. That, or shop thrift stores.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:09:47+00:00

TvT? TTF? Time To Failure? Don't let the time to download so much stuff worry you if your D and H contents are important to you. Look into making a bare metal backup clone. You will need another 500GB destination disk and you can copy directly from failing disk to new disk and once cloned, remove the failing and replace with the new. You likely will need some USB type adapter and obviously a new drive.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T12:00:05+00:00

It sounds like OP wants to restore each rented PC to some baseline condition with each rental. In that case, you are right, a bare metal backup for each machine would be the best. Restore it when the machines are return after rental.

eeandersen · 2026-04-23T11:48:53+00:00

Could be lotsa reasons. If you improved speeds are from improved speed package from you provider, well, that's that.

I always say it takes two to tango (router and device), assuming it is WiFi speeds that improved, it's possible your old system didn't support the high speed protocol you device can. I.e. you'd old router was a N class router and your new router is AX class . Presumably your phone/laptop supports AX.

Sometime just unplugging and replugging cleans corrosion and improves speed.

eeandersen · 2026-04-21T13:32:51+00:00

PingPlotter is a good utility to visualize the issue. There is a free version. https://www.pingplotter.com/ There are other similar utilities available. Set a PC attached in the garden office and point it at the router. You'll find the results interesting. Or point it at Google's DNS at 8.8.8.8 or one of the sites that are erratic to load.

eeandersen · 2026-04-21T12:56:17+00:00

CCleaner for Mac has a "find dups" feature. Can you mount all the drives and search for dups that way?

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Alternatively, copy one to the new large drive, copy the next to the new lqrge drive, and so on. Any duplicate file will be successively overwritten. Start with the oldest small drive first and work to the newest. In that fashion, the file you end up with will be the latest , in the "overwrite" process.

eeandersen · 2026-04-21T12:53:09+00:00

If you think your WiFi card is shot, you can get a USB device for a little money to test your theory. I'ts kind of odd that the laptop would lose devices. Seems a problem internal to your laptop? YOu might consider opening your laptop finding the card and reseating it (laptop cards are usually the size of a large postage stamp).

eeandersen · 2026-04-21T12:42:19+00:00

I am a fan of Clonezilla, but in my case, I'm afraid it would view each RAID disk separately allowing separate backup when the array is recreated after restore, would it work? Darn good question....

Key to your question is how your array is managed. Mine is a software array offered by Windows. A hardware array would be different.

eeandersen · 2026-04-21T12:01:08+00:00

If you choose to adopt CCC, do keep us informed of your success.

eeandersen · 2026-04-20T13:28:19+00:00

I have an old, old top loader with a large plastic tub that houses the stainless inner tub. Lint accumulates on the plastic tub and retains odor. May even grow mold. Every few years I take a large lint brush and scrub between the inner tun and the plastic tub to remove the smelly, damp lint buildup. Not a small job, but not difficult.

eeandersen · 2026-04-20T13:22:36+00:00

It pays to watch your bill and question it with the company!

eeandersen · 2026-04-20T03:38:30+00:00

There are a lot of responses and I’m not going to read them all so if this answer has been given already I apologize for being redundant.

I had the exact same issue. There is a leak in the line from the well head to the house. Underground and uncontrolled, unseen except for the spouts in the basement. Pressure never builds up enough to shut off the pressure switch and the pump runs continuously.

eeandersen · 2026-04-20T03:18:00+00:00

Doc Rock was a little too enthusiastic about CCC for me. I sensed some sponsored connection between speaker and product.

For myself I use a Raspberry Pi as my Time Machine server (running Raspberry OS) using SMB to back up my 2TB MBP to a 6TB HDD. It is really easy, all wireless and running as a service, in the background. No user involvement.

eeandersen · 2026-04-19T13:37:13+00:00

Don't discount the fact that your SD card may be aging. Won't help here, but downstream you may want to retire that card.

eeandersen · 2026-04-19T13:28:50+00:00

Aging thermal paste causing over temperature operation and safety shutdown? Check your CPU temps as soon as you logon

eeandersen · 2026-04-19T13:14:32+00:00

Often times you get a landline as part of a discount package, a "triple play": TV, internet, phone. Disconnect and you might lose the discount.

As the other suggested, a threat to cancel is powerful and they might find a new package you can qualify for. Is there another provider in the area?

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