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Everything's 110. Yeah, the pump buzzing thru the timer was wacky. It was getting power, but not enuf to run. What made it REALLY nutz to this dummy was that the meter showed 110 thru the timer. The motor puts a BIG load on the power & the timer couldn't handle it. The timer is SPST so I...

The other day I switched on my sprinkler pump & it made this BZZZZZ noise. Uh-oh! Since the pump was ~23 years old & had a gasket leak last year, I figgered it was locked up / frozen / dead. So I got a brand new pump, a Flotec FP5162 Went & hooked up the power. Testing 1-2-3...BZZZZ. Ah...

I needed to get my lil 12" chainsaw & push lawn mower blade sharpened. Yeah, that can be a DIY job but I was in CLP (clueless lazy putz) mood. ;) I heard about Tool Shed Sharpening & Repair 8853 SW 129 St Miami, FL 33176 (305) 251-3985 & went there this morn. Twas a lil warehouse garage, and...

Here in deep SE (Upper Kuba) the swamp is constantly creeping back in. One of the most obvious places is on the sidewalk. Since our crib is on the corner, we've got prolly ~200' of it --- and it's black & gets slippery when wet. In the past that's meant a PITA long long chore with my pressure...

My gumbo limbo tree looks healthy, but these dadburn whiteflies have been having a BIG ol party on it. Sprayed it with some Ortho stuff & that got rid of em, but they returned after ~6 months. Next up has been a $25 can of BAYER ADVANCED 64 Oz. Tree and Shrub Protection granules. After ~8...

That's it in a nutshell. Water is only lukewarm (~100) even turned up to 8/10ths of max. It's a 1999 Kenmore "Power Miser 6" 40 gal on natural gas, has always been weak with the hot stuff...but it's getting worse! The flame is blueish & goes on & off normally with a thermostat adjust. I've...