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Thanks for the video. My fan gets stuck and I have to tap it to start spinning. Is it because the oil is low?
You’re welcome! Either that, or a bad capacitor, if equipped.
Nice cleaning. I have a few fans I need to clean also as I can see dust accumulating on the fan blades. I did clean and oil a vintage Kmart box fan I found at goodwill 2 years ago. Had to disassemble the motor, clean and oil it. Also had to bend the frame back to shape the best I could. Runs better now but I need to get some deoxit in the switch because it's scratchy sounding.
Thanks! Awesome you found a K Mart box fan, and got it all fixed up. Yeah, wouldn’t hurt to try some Deoxit on the switch.
Great video!😁👍
Thanks!
All cleaned up beautifully and operating as they should. You cannot beat these vintage fans. So much quieter and smoother than the new counterparts. I recently acquired a nice vintage box fan I have yet to make a video of. It's so quiet and smooth running.
Indeed! Looking forward to seeing your recent acquisition.
Omg I know that smelled so good from the look of the cloud. I love the smell of pine!!
It’s a great one! Just mopped the kitchen, and the pine scent lasted a long time.
My kids still runs the small table fan. Also them all turning on was satisfying. Now I’m curious how many watts that all is lol😂
That's awesome. Yes, I like that, too. That's a good idea for next year, to attach the watt meter!
Great collection of fans 👍
Thank you!
I love your vintage fans and how well they perform...And it was a nice presentation of them! I love vintage fans, vintage vaccum cleaners, Christmas lights, etc..
Thank you! Me too, and I have a good amount of that type of content on the channel.
Nice fans running this year that mini box fan is my favorite
Thanks! Yeah, that one is my favorite as well. Perfect for sleeping.
Very helpful...my valve didnt have the plastic that you replaced at minute 14:07...problem solved as soon as I put one..ty!
Thanks! I'm glad yours is fixed.
I have the same unit intact. Any luck finding the service manual?
Nice! Is it still functional? I actually have two service manuals for these.
We have the same one. Too bad ours acts up every single damn year and the design is horrible. It takes forever to remove the sides to clean the coils and the wiring to the fan is easily damaged when you open up the inconveniently heavy top. Terrible thing
I took care of ten of these from new install in 1994, until 2005, and found it unnecessary to remove all the side panels. Just the top, and service panel, are all I removed, and never damaged the wiring. Then sprayed from the inside out. Last I checked, several are still working at age 30, so they can't be all that bad! I suppose there are lemons in every production run. I do prefer exposed coils, with a small surrounding grate, rather than the completely enclosed, as they are in this type of Ruud/Rheem unit.
Hi Mr Wilson! Nice to see you are still kicking.
Where can I get a light bulb from for this projector
Google DYS bulb, and plenty should come up on the search.
That's great Wilson is still around, I was going to ask you about him. Very well-mannered, just like on Home Improvement! Especially with the wildlife around!
Indeed, always good to see him around the property. He knows I will get him a scoop of cat food.
@@dynatrak That's a good witten!
Do you have a more indepth video of the system. I knew you had heat in there...didn't know you had A/C!
I have more videos of the workshop AC setup. I'll make sure they are in the Fans, heater, and AC playlist, if they aren't already there. AC is a must here, during the summer. It gets very hot, and humid.
That will be nice to have Ac in the work shop to stay comfortable. What temperature do you have that set on during the summer?
Sure is! Usually it's around 70 degrees out there.
I just found my old label maker 1550. The paper inside indicates the top tape track is for 3/8 " tape and the small slot just below it is for 1/4" tape.
No paper in mine that states that, but I can totally see the two slots, now that you mention it. Thank you!
@@dynatrak I ordered some tape and started using mine. You’re welcome. My little paper fell out it was the size of the tape, luckily I saw it.
Never knew about this unit. The temperature coming out is very respectable for a modern unit. I'm even more surprised that it still holds its charge and works. You must have gotten one not made on a Friday.
Definitely knocking on wood, it continues to hold up. I connected it to the new thermostat plug, and it works just dandy now!
@@dynatrak I'm actually being sent a thermostat plug for testing. I tested one in the past. But the one I made with an old Honeywell round thermostat, just works. Set the temp, select cooling or heating, done.
I agree with you I cannot sleep in a hot room. I just can't do it. 68 is perfect for sleeping.
Yes, that's a very good temperature for deep sleep!
Cute little guy looks like he is trying to find someone to fight
Haha, I'm pretty sure he wanted me to get away from his tree.
@@dynatrak I know I was just kidding
What state are you in? It is so green, but you have lizards!
TX. Always have a lot of lizards. Don’t see as many toads these days though. We have Woodhouse’s and Gulf Coast here.
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That's what mine was doing, and replacing the carburetor solved that issue.
That's pretty neat that you found a old bottle to clean your floors with. I have never used it but it seems quite nice. Where did you happen to buy it? A thrift store wouldn't sell something like this.
Thanks! I've found vintage cleaners at estate sales, and ebay.
It sounds great. You always do a fantastic job! That looks like a large compressor in that unit. I think they made them smaller now, but I must say I prefer the older ones.. Totally unrelated question I just acquired a vintage Maytag A610 can you give me any idea on how to defeat the lid switch on it? I know I could put something in there to hold it, but it always pops out very heavy spring on that button. Did you permanently disable yours?
Thank you! Yeah, I've heard them referred to as the "lunchbox" compressor. Many of my relatives had GE refrigerators of this vintage, so it's a huge childhood sound for me. I simply use a small wooden wedge, maybe 5-10 degree angle at most, and around 4 inches long. Slips between the lid, and top panel perfectly, and I don't have to alter anything with the wiring. I'll remember to show on my next wash video, featuring the A106.
I enjoyed the video and the start up sound. These old refrigerators are pretty cool. Growing up we had a late 1980's Whirlpool with the freezer at the bottom and faux woodgrain handles. Last year I saw a nice Kenmore fridge on facebook from an older couple. It was in good shape and even had a ice maker. Wish I could of gotten it but it wasn't the right time to get one.
Thanks! I grew up around GE refrigerators of this vintage. My paternal Grandparents also had a 1982 side by side, but it was the top of the line model, in harvest wheat, with the "Custom Dispenser," for water and ice/crushed ice. Hopefully that Kenmore found a good home. I have a period correct ice maker for my '82 GE, just need to find a good way to run water to that side of the room.
You could run Pex or a ice maker water line along the baseboard trim and hide it with white electric wall cord covers or something similar. Tap into the kitchen sink water valve under the cabinets or closest water source. Other than that your going to have to open up the wall and run pipe through it like normal. Might be worth it if you want to use the vintage equipment.
They should do Hunter Originals with single round and schoolhouse light globes in Socket fan lights
That sure would be a great version of a socket fan.
Those are some gorgeous blossoms on that plant
Thanks!
Oh man! Those look awesome, I could use one anytime!
Thanks! Now you know how to make them, so you can.
Beast!!
Never seen or heard of a sprinkler controller didn't know they existed
They are common in my area, and I’ve been around them my entire life. Don’t see too many mechanical ones, like this, anymore though.
Absolutely the worst God-awful smelling chemical sold in the market to date! It cant even be described how bad it stinks, which is the complete opposite of what you want when cleaning!! If you want to smell the worst thing in life, buy one of these and if your able to open it correctly you will never forget that day for the rest of your life. If your close enough, it can singe your nostrils. It can be unfortunately smelled from 4 houses down! Even pets run away! Who and why in Lysol said "sure it smells good"!? This stuff is more like a torture chemical than anything. An old nieghbor used it in my prior neighborhood and it was a nighmare! All the neighbors had to beg them to stop. What an epic fail of a product.
Very potent, even at a cap full! Not sure who buys it on the regular, but apparently enough do for them to keep making it. I couldn't believe it when I saw it still for sale, and just had to buy it, to see if it was the same as always! It smells like tar, and burned electrical components combined, to me. Creolina is similar.
Central West coast Florida here, heat pump on a little bit less often in the winter but not much less. Didn't use heat once though.
Hi Dynatrek, I bought a cabin recently and it has an old Maytag A106. I tried doing a load of laundry for the first time recently and have had some issues. I stumbled across your page while looking for answers. After connecting the water lines and starting my first load, it seemed to be functioning good until hitting the drain cycle when water started shooting out the drain pipe. I shut it off and found a clog in the drain pipe, which I fixed. Then when restarting the cycle, it seemed to be functioning good again until the rinse when I noticed the water was continuously on. I had to shut the inflow water valve off. Even when I shut off and unplugged the washer, if the water valve is on, it continuously flows into the washing machine. I am thinking this must be because of the water valve in the washer? which maybe shorted out when the drain overflowed? Is that what you were replacing at the beginning of the video on the backside of the washer where the inlet hose comes in?
That’s a great washer to have. Yes, I had to replace the water inlet valve in this video. Hopefully that will fix your problem, too.
Looks good. I bet the bbq sauce kept the burgers juicy and flavorful. Your dinning room table looks like a nice comfortable place to eat. I enjoyed that clock ticking too, what kind of clock is it have you ever made a video on it?
Thanks, sure did! That’s the 1972 Seth Thomas Sculpture clock. Yes, there is a video!
I just bought my first home 2 weeks ago and it's got a NuTone heater in both bathrooms. They look really similar to yours on the bottom but they're NuTone 9285's, which are just stove-like heating elements w/o any fan. Home was built in '64 here in Huntsville, Alabama. Neither one powers on, but I haven't done any research beyond seeing a KZread comment somewhere mentioning a thermal switch/fuse type of thing that often needs to be replaced, which google seems to think costs $30 a pop. Any idea if these are worth keeping even though they're presumably a lower end model since they don't have fans? Thanks!
I’d check first to make sure they are connected to power. Looks like they are going fron $200-$500 bucks on eBay, so they are quite valuable. To me, worth spending $60 if both have bad thermal protection, and will work better than a modern equivalent. The fan on mine doesn’t do too much, it’s the shape that evenly radiates heat throughout the bathroom.
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Well you definitely messed up from the get-go, seasoning both sides of the burger, I mean *everyone* knows that the seasoning permeates through to the other side! I had an insurance, no, sorry, an INFLATED insurance premium to pay this month too, man that one is starting to really hurt. Can blame electric cars for that. Not even talking about the house insurance, which also went up. As for the recipe, oh yeah, that will do great, I can just tell. When I make steak I use copious amounts of garlic and onion powder. When your bottle of BBQ sauce runs out, save the cap and make yourself a little hole in the center of it, either via drill bit or plastic melting soldering iron. Voila, instant squeezy bottle, no "on the brush" required! Less mess, less to clean (says the slime guy). The ketchup conundrum, yes. That stuff definitely looked considerably thicker. Really dressed up the meal, dealing with the glass bottle. I will tell you, I think your 57 technique needs a little work. I usually use the side of my fist, bottle at easily a 45 to even 65 degree angle, and a few sharp hits should get it to go. New bottles are still sometimes hard to get started. Another tip/trick I have learned with the squeezy bottles of stuff they sell now: If you keep them in the fridge, they will have a tendency to "explode" when you flip the cap open after them sitting out of the fridge for as little as 5 minutes. The tip is to simply pop open the cap as soon as it has been taken out of the fridge. The difference in air pressure won't be there since it will be open to the atmosphere, and no explosion. There are no right nor wrong ways to make a burger. I'm certainly not going to say mine are better. This is a different entity entirely and not to be contested in any way. I do make other varieties of my burgers, but like most things, the original is the one that rings true as the clear winner every time. In fact I just made my first batch of Dirty Jay Burglers™ a week ago. We ate them all week and ended up with one left. Would you believe that neither the wif nor I wanted it? I certainly didn't want to waste it so I took a knife and made witten-sized pieces out of it. Feast of a cat lifetime! Not only did they have almost a half-pound of meat, they got their regular cans for dinner, and polished that off too. I guess they've been watching too much Garfield.
I figured that, can't do anything right. I will keep _trying_ to improve though. Indeed, they did suck, to a degree, as well as the leftovers. I know where to go, about 1,000 miles away, where everything sucks. Yeah, I bought this one special, just for these burgers. Will keep that in mind for later on. Absolutely, I'm out of practice. However, didn't cheat, and jam a knife in there. This bottle had an odd air pocket this just didn't want to play nice. Yes! I have noticed that as well. That certainly is a great life hack to remember. Ranch dressing is real bad about exploding. Your Dirty Jay Burglers™ are in a class of their own. That's funny about the last burgler, no wonder you had to clean that bathroom! I bet they did enjoy that treat though. Might be time to worry, if the lasagna goes missing!
@@dynatrak Whoa, whoa, whoa, _trying to improve?_ I never heard of such a thing! I've heard of some place like that! That bottle may have had an odd air pocket for the same reason Whirlpool washers suck now. They had a great design that was serving them well for almost 25 years, and they gave the blueprints to Millennials and told them to redesign it. So when you give them blueprints for an archaic glass ketchup bottle filling machine, this is what you end up with. Yes, it works with dressings as well! I just figured out the physics of why, and solved the problem. Thanks. That wasn't actually the reason we needed to clean the bathroom. Now if xjoe81x had been over, there'd be a real good reason! The wittens loved every bit of it. And you're right, they like that too. Fortunately they haven't figured out how to open the fridge yet.
Well since Jay didn't make these, they won't suck
Yeah, he really has the market cornered, on how to make things suck!
Can’t beat a good burger! My dad adds bbq too
Heck yeah!
Looks tasty. Tonight I'm cooking almost the same dinner. Hamburgers seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder and Worcestershire Sauce. Tater Tots and creamy Parmesan pasta salad.
Thanks! Your version sounds good, too. I used Worcestershire Sauce on my birthday burgers. Tots are good, and that Parmesan pasta salad sounds interesting!
I actually ran my sprinklers for a full cycle today, and the kind neighbor alerted me I might have a leak. Sure enough, the last head on the first zone was leaking real bad. Didn't take a look at it yet, may be cracked, may not be seated, may just be shot. But it can't be in service now. I'll either find something in the hoard or buy a new one, there may even be a video on it.
That's great they alerted you to the issue. At least it's not a broken pipe. Will be tubed to see your findings, should you make a video. I haven't needed mine too much over the past several weeks. We've been getting slammed with plenty of rain lately. Now I need a break, so I can mow.
@@dynatrak Yep, I'll have to see what it is. It will probably be a mid-project video if anything. Bottom line is all the heads need replacement anyway. I wish they were vintage...
@@dynatrak Turns out, no video was necessary. The top cap of the sprinkler body was loose is all it was.
Got to love an easy repair, once in a while. Gives the old confidence antler a nice boost.
@@dynatrak Yep, it sure did!
12 wpc on these?
Been a while since I've had the service manual out, 12 watts per channel sounds about right.
Very nice, things are definitely blooming well there and are well on their way. I've had wax beans before, I like them. I'm also not really picky about things.
Thank you! It was nice while it lasted, but I'm amazed at how fast the plants are recovering.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Your garden videos are impressive you have an interesting garden
Thank you!
I cannot get over how quiet these are. What happened to the days when products were built correctly?
Still working well at age 41, and used daily. Indeed, exactly why I preserve what I have from those days. More than likely will never see build quality like this again.
You were correct, I do like wax beans. That's all I'm planting this year as far as beans go. I'm finally going to get my garden planted this weekend. We're looking at several nice sunny warm days coming up that should help with germination. I still have to run out tomorrow morning to buy some wire fencing to put on my T-poles for my pole beans to climb up. There most likely will be a video.
Awesome, looking forward to your video. I had the bush variety of wax beans this year, so next year, I'll try the pole wax beans you suggested.
I have a fd 200 and can't find the date and time battery location. I looked in the manual and couldn't find anything either.
I'm not familiar with that model. Perhaps Google search out a service manual for the FD-200, for the battery location.
@dynatrak It seems to be keeping the date as long as the battery is charged so maybe it doesn't have a cmos battery.
@@spartanwarrior9755 It's a possibility, but worth checking to confirm. That would be a pain to have to reset the time, each time the battery died!
THIS LAWNMOWER IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO WORK ON. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS ONE BIG MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS FAR AS DESIGN. THE BRACKET WHERE THE CABLE CONNECTS IS TOO RIGID WHICH CAUSES IT TO PUT UNNECESSARY WEAR ON THE CABLE AND WILL CAUSE THE MOWER TO FAIL TO START. FURTHERMORE THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE TORO HANDLE IT CAME ON. I TRIED PUTTING THIS ON A CRAFTSMAN DECK WITH PREVIOUSLY HAD A BRIGGS ON IT. THE BOLTS HOLES WERE THE SAME BUT THE BRAKE CABLE DOES NOT FIT ON THE CRAFTSMAN HANDLE BECAUSE THE HANDLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME HOLES ON THE HANDLE. BUT IT GETS WORSE IF YOU NEED TO DO A FLY WHEEL KEY ON THE TECUMSEH WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT THE FLY WHEEL BACK ON BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS UNDER THE FLY WHEEL AND YOU NEED TO DEACTIVATE THE BRAKE BEFORE PUTTING THE FLY WHEEL BACK ON. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIKE I DO NOW AND NEED TO DO A FLY WHEEL KEY IT BECOMES A PROBLEM. BRIGGS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRAKE SPRING IS ON THE SIDE OF TH ENGINE NOT UNDER THE FLY WHEEL.
I haven't had the flywheel off the Tecumseh yet, sounds like a pain! Thankfully just my brake cable needed to be replaced, and that took 10 minutes to complete. I had the flywheel off my 1982 Briggs to service the points, and condenser, last year. That one is pretty easy to work on. Fortunately, no engine brake to worry about, as it was manufactured just before the engine brake mandate went into effect.
@@dynatrak ANY IDEAS? I AM THINKING MY ONLY CHANCE TO GET THE FLY WHEEL BACK ON S TO LOOSEN THE MOUNTING SCREWS ON THE BRAKE CABLE BRACKET ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THAT MAY WORK.
@@dynatrak HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CABLE AS A RESULT OF WEAR TEAR FROM PULLING THE CABLE ON THE BRACKET THAT HARDLY MOVES TO DEACTIVATE THE BRAKE?
@@daveshostack4950 First cable lasted 20 years. I saw it about to break last year, so that's when it was replaced, before it broke. Just had a couple strand left hanging on.
@@daveshostack4950 Since I haven't had to remove the flywheel on mine, I have no clue what the job entails. Might Google search for a service manual. That's probably what I'll do, just to have one for future repairs.