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    Happy Saturday everyone. I am still thinking a home repairs thread somewhere would be good. But where? Under Miscellaneous Stuff?
    Question of the day. How do you go about teaching someone the correct way to open a cheap sliding screen door is NOT to lift up on the handle and push out?
    It’s getting to the time of year screen doors are useful here and I had forgotten that the most used one has a broken roller/bracket. Looking for parts on the interweb finds none. No brand name on the door. Likely “whatever was cheapest by the boxcar load” at the time the builder was ordering stuff. I called a couple places that fix these things and was told “bring it in and we’ll look at it but it will probably be cheaper to replace it”. They may be right, replacements range from $60 to probably $thousands.
    Looking more closely at the situation I realized the other sliding screen never gets used and opens the opposite way. So I swapped them and the door will get tested later tonight when it cools off. The problem is that the rollers cannot be adjusted high enough to prevent the door being pulled off the track. Perhaps I can find something to put in the top channel to prevent this.
    An amusing (to me) side note is that the late dog learned to open this door without knocking it off track by grabbing the sunscreen gently with her claws and sliding it open. This only worked when it wasn’t latched and I never could teach her to close it after going in or out.
    The new fridge is purring away nicely. The installer told SO it would pay for itself in no time due to reduced energy costs. Energy guide sticker shows $25 per year savings. No time during my time.
    Whatever SO seems happy, new fridge is black to match other new appliances and offset dark gray corian counters nicely. No comments about replacing counter tops recently as granite is no longer stylish. The new way to go is slate or soapstone. I say formica.
    No hope of getting a cheap Kenmore as no models were available that met the criteria. I have no complaints, only comments. An 18 pack of Nattie Lite is too long for the depth of the fridge. Guess I will have to adapt. The top shelf is too low for a 3 liter wine bottle. Not my concern.
    PO

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    Aloha PO! Happy Saturday to you too.

    I think we should use this thread as our "Fix it" thread. More stories are posted here about home improvements. In fact, just today I took off my sliding screens from their tracks because they were sticking and the tracks are dirty. When you would slide the screen door fast to open, it sent a screaching high pitch to my ear that gave me chicken skin. Time for some attention.

    I always go to YouTube for tutorials on home improvement tasks and this one video might help you. �� I think she might be Russian.����

    How to clean Sliding Door or Window tracks - YouTube

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    Yeah, OK this is the fix it thread. Nice you tube link but the issue here is not cleaning but worn out components and replacement. This stuff I am working with is just old and cheap. It has been cleaned and given TLC for years. Even the Dog was gentle with it to a point.

    If your door was screeching when you opened it that indicates it is contacting the lower channel and the rollers need adjustment or perhaps the upper channel but whatever if you remove it, clean the rollers. Your link doesn't say a word about screen doors. Just saying. Happy repairing/replacing.

    PO

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    Quote Originally Posted by konakathy View Post
    Aloha PO! Happy Saturday to you too.

    I think we should use this thread as our "Fix it" thread.

    How to clean Sliding Door or Window tracks - YouTube
    I agree..lots of knowledgeable folks here that know some tricks for fixes..

    As far as the baking soda and HP....That's great for cleaning car battery tops...But good ole 409 would do just as good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PessOptimist View Post
    Yeah, OK this is the fix it thread. Nice you tube link but the issue here is not cleaning but worn out components and replacement. This stuff I am working with is just old and cheap. It has been cleaned and given TLC for years. Even the Dog was gentle with it to a point.

    If your door was screeching when you opened it that indicates it is contacting the lower channel and the rollers need adjustment or perhaps the upper channel but whatever if you remove it, clean the rollers. Your link doesn't say a word about screen doors. Just saying. Happy repairing/replacing.

    PO
    Do you want me to change the Thread Name or add to it. Like "The Patio Fix-it-Up Around the House thread"?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
    I agree..lots of knowledgeable folks here that know some tricks for fixes..

    As far as the baking soda and HP....That's great for cleaning car battery tops...But good ole 409 would do just as good.
    Right as usual Buster. Dish soap and water works good too. Vacuuming the loose stuff out first helps. I am still looking for a good lubricant for the tracks. I'm trying pledge this time. Problem is whatever you use will get tracked in to the house. I tried WD-40 a few years ago-total disaster. Wasn't thinking things through.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nnuut View Post
    Do you want me to change the Thread Name or add to it. Like "The Patio Fix-it-Up Around the House thread"?
    Not sure nnuut, the original intent was talk about what you want that might come up on the patio. "The Patio Fix-it-Up Around the House or talk about whatever thread"? Let those who read decide?

    PO

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    What? Oh, I misread what Tom said, I was trying to say I'd buy an extra few provided he got them at the price he wants, which is under 16. ennnyways. 10 if/when Tom gets the price he's waiting for.
    "life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards" - soren kierkegaard

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    11 I think you meant to post here http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/site-news-...ns-rounds.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by alevin View Post
    What? Oh, I misread what Tom said, I was trying to say I'd buy an extra few provided he got them at the price he wants, which is under 16. ennnyways. 10 if/when Tom gets the price he's waiting for.
    HUH?
    A wise man speaks when he has something to say...A FOOL speaks when he just has to say something

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    PUI strikes again!laughdog.gif



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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
    HUH?
    Oooh, THAT's where it went! Thought I was hallucinating that I'd said this where I thought I said it the first time. No PUI here, just an oopsie. It happens.
    "life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards" - soren kierkegaard

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