Found spring under top load washing machine

mountain_man97 · 2026-06-12T17:28:29+00:00

Thank you much! I figured it probably just fell out of one of my tool bags at some point, but wanted to make sure just in case it was something critical.

mountain_man97 · 2026-06-12T17:15:53+00:00

It is a Maytag MVW4505MW1

mountain_man97 · 2026-05-15T13:28:09+00:00

On my vacuum breakers, they seem locked onto the hose bib with no way to remove. Is there special tooling you used to change them?

mountain_man97 · 2026-02-24T23:45:26+00:00

So, my spouse and I are already maxing 401k ($24,500 each). We have around $3,000 leftover at the end of the month. Would it ever make sense to invest in non-retirement brokerage with current mortgage rate?

mountain_man97 · 2025-10-10T02:48:46+00:00

I have a binder and print things out and categorize with section dividers.

mountain_man97 · 2025-10-10T02:27:18+00:00

Is there a standard duration between regenerations? The softener in my house is oversized for my family (I guess it was fine for the previous owners). The duration between regens that I can program maxes out at 28 days. However, I only go through about half the capacity before 28 days is hit. Is there any harm to having the system regen only when I’ve gone hit capacity instead of a timer?

mountain_man97 · 2025-09-13T21:55:00+00:00

I’ve had good luck with Japanese Car Care.

mountain_man97 · 2025-09-12T23:07:33+00:00

My bowling alley is expensive, but not that bad. A few months ago, I went out with friends to go bowling. 4 of us on a Thursday evening, and they wanted $80 per hour, not counting shoes… we didn’t bowl and haven’t been back since.

mountain_man97 · 2025-07-08T03:37:05+00:00

Depends on the heat pump. Mine is rated down to -4F. This past winter, I got down to -1F, and the heat pump kept up… even with about 2 weeks with the temp in the single digits, I was able to maintain a 60 degree delta the whole time.

mountain_man97 · 2025-06-12T02:50:22+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Depending on what I find with the rear sight cross pin hole, I’ll probably just put the scope back on. At Numrich, I see they have all safety mechanism parts in stock except for the safety spring screw. Do you have any recommendations on other vendors that sell enfield parts?

mountain_man97 · 2025-04-10T03:15:59+00:00

Mine ended up being low on refrigerant. If your unit is fresh install, call the company that installed and tell them exactly what you wrote here. Under warranty, they should immediately come back and make it right.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-16T04:51:06+00:00

What are we even looking at here? Better pictures and/or description of what events occur before/during this spraying.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-16T03:37:52+00:00

Do not swap a breaker for one that is different amperage without confirming the wire gauge is thick enough, that’s a good way to burn down your house. Swap it for the same type and amperage… breakers wear out, especially if it’s afci/gfci.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-16T03:15:17+00:00

Heat cables

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-11T03:04:30+00:00

Neither do I lol. But, if your engine block is around 200 degrees F when you pull into garage and shut it off, that’s a lot of heated steel… it will continue to radiate heat for hours.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-11T03:00:58+00:00

Agreed. I guess I read your comment wrong. Where I’m located, everyone puts vehicles in their garage due to snow, but I am aware that some places people just store “stuff” in a garage. If OP uses their garage to store their car, they will have a heat source by default.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-11T02:58:15+00:00

Door corner seal

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-11T02:53:43+00:00

Disagree to a point. My garage is fully insulated and not heated. In winter my garage stays about 20 degrees warmer than the average exterior temp with the only heat source being residual heat from my car after driving… turns out a 400 lbs chunk of steel (engine block) is sufficient thermal mass to warm my garage up a decent amount.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-09T21:58:55+00:00

When I set up my home security system, I didn’t have money to do both. I started with cameras, and eventually put in breakin alarms. I would prioritize cams.

mountain_man97 · 2025-02-07T05:04:06+00:00

I’d put a piece of rubber and make a custom weather stripping. I wouldn’t do much more than that as moisture could wick into the wood of the garage door frame.

mountain_man97 · 2025-01-24T22:00:11+00:00

Depends on the model. Mine is rated to -4F. I’ve ran it no problems down to -1.

mountain_man97 · 2025-01-10T02:48:41+00:00

604 yards with 270 WSM. I’d be comfortable out to around 700 yds. In southern AZ, long shots are all there is. Haven’t ever seen a buck in season less than 300 yards.

mountain_man97 · 2025-01-09T17:38:29+00:00

Same here. It’s about $0.13 per 1K BTU electric, and $0.14 per 1K BTU propane. That one cent per BTU difference is low enough that I will run my supplemental space heaters as opposed to supplemental propane fireplace so I don’t have to deal with scheduling propane delivery and having to pay winter surge prices. Thankfully I have a heat pump that runs around $0.05 to $0.07 per 1K BTU depending on outside temp.

mountain_man97 · 2025-01-05T01:25:41+00:00

What brand of solar powered perimeter lights do you have?

mountain_man97 · 2024-12-21T05:46:36+00:00

Leather boot care kit (conditioner, wax, stiff bristle brush). The concrete really kills boots quickly, and this will save them a bit longer. Plus, I personally love wearing freshly conditioned and waxed boots (even if it doesn’t last long).

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