Recent content by try2diy

Thx JoeD. This may b the best option, but out of stock and not remote. I want to have a light + buzzer up on the first floor so I wouldnt have to go into the basement. Reviews also say its not loud enough. Remarkably surprised this is the only option available commercially. Looking elsewhere...

So storm Isaias knocked out power for me. I have a back up generator that I connect to my panel after disconnecting it from the main. The problem I am trying to solve is knowing when main power has been restored. Thankfully a neighbor called me last night and told me it had been restored, but I...

Hmmm. looking for / pondering parts, well 30 min+/- But for others on this forum it will be presumably be *quicker* since they know what to get at an ace hardware store. That's why I gave specific directions and parts. This is the DIY forum; folks have drills and dremels, no? The whole thing...

I have once again come across a frustrating happenstance, where an older household item eventually needs some sort of repair, only to find that it is nearly impossible to find a *simple* replacement part and thus one must do a near or total replacement of an item for want of a painfully simple...

bottom of flush valve after dremeling off prongs

bottom of flush valve - normal look

bottom of flush valve - prongs worn out

Flush Valve assembly

one hole rubber stopper

Rubber Stopper with Plastic tube attached

Toilet parts and how to fix

Just because I hate hanging posts, I am following up to close this thread. my Effikal RVGP-KS-6BKF FLUE Damper had, as far as the folks at Field Controls were concerned, a bad circuit board, I expressed my concern about replacing the device it it were possible that it could be some other...

thanks Bud was hoping there might be a link to a schematic here. google has been disappointing, so hard to figure out what does what on the unit. Just want to make sure its not --something else-- before I buy a new unit.

Is that it guys? No one here can offer any help? :(

as stated in the third paragraph, i did that... so looking for other ways to troubleshoot and hopefully fix