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Dude, My wife used the coke machine some time the day before, and there was no sign of anything wrong. The next day when my wife tried to use it, it had already exploded.. Jim R.

Chris, My coke machine only dispenses a soda, if you put in a Nickle, just like it did in the 60's.. It will also except dimes and quarters and give you the correct change. Unfortunately, buying the sodas, to put in the machine, costs me between $1.00 and $2.00 each depending on the...

OK... I come here for a little sympathy, and all I get is a bunch of comedians.. :cry: Who would have ever thought that would happen here at TFP.. :mrgreen: Jim R.

What do you mean "Most Likely" ??? I'm pretty sure that is "most likely" a fact... :mrgreen: I would have assumed that when the liquid froze it would have just blown the cap off the bottles.. In some cases that is what happened, but about half the bottle just blew apart. :( Jim R.

Allen, I've had the coke machine for over 30 years and it never froze up before.. I suspect that the fan quit, but won't know until I remove all the broken glass, and clean things up so that I don't stick to everything I touch.. :mrgreen: Like I needed another project... :( Jim R.

I have a 60's room with an old Coke machine, Pin Ball machine, old Juke Box, etc.. Well, unknown to us, the coke machine froze up and this is the result... :( What a mess... Sigh, Jim R.

Grey, I assume this is a late April 1st joke... :mrgreen: If not, you are making a large mountain out of a very small ant hill.. It will last for a few minutes and it will not be any worse than if it were cloudy or raining.. Thanks, Jim R.

H, But when you are carrying that 40 lbs. as part of your body, you don't seem to notice it like when you have to pick up a bag of salt.. :scratch: Great job losing the weight, and keep it up.. :goodjob: I need to do the same thing... :( Jim R.

I am Right handed... The whole problem was me... :mrgreen: I've cut this style pipe many times before with no issues, but it is normally in a vice or in the ground.. In this case, I was trying to cut it on a side walk with part of it hanging over the grass. I was trying to keep the short...

I am working on redoing a 8' Cedar Picket fence at a rent house.. I needed to make one metal post longer.. They sell an extension kit that is about 3' long but I only needed about a 16", so the pipe had to be cut. I used an angle grinder with a cutting wheel. Cutting the pipe makes a nice...

Col, Not an 'electrician", but I can't see why not.. That is how all the lights in most houses work.. I assume none of the Romex will be outside, but will be inside the soffit. Thanks, Jim R.

Sam, Not sure what this means??? Do you still have these "bad" parts or ??? Thanks, Jim R.

gkw, I had one tenant, for about 7 years, who paid his rent on time, but was not too "handy".. After about 5 years, or so, he let me know the kitchen light would no longer turn on. The light had three or four bulbs, that I assume went bad over time. When the last one went out, he called...

gkw, I have two rent houses that have pools... Having a pool does not seem to effect the cost of insurance, but none of my pools have diving boards... That said, the insurance rep never asked anything about the pools other than do you have one.. If you have a SWCG, you can get away with...

Rocket, I guess I could go in and use their bathroom... But that is about as far as I'm willing to go... :mrgreen: Thanks, Jim R.

dfw, I take the metal rod out, install the hairnets, and then put the rod back it.. I remove the baskets with the pump running, so almost impossible to do without the rod, if the basket is full. I also have two sets of skimmer baskets, so that I just take the dirty ones out, and put the clean...

DFW, You know the metal rod just pops in or out?? If you had to use a rock to hold the basket down, what keeps your hairnet from floating up? My baskets do not float, but I have to use a rock to keep the hair net down, at least until they get a little dirty. Do they have baskets for...

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1502, I'd call it more of a SCAM, than a gimmick... :mrgreen: Thanks, Jim R.

Koffey, I think you need to get a grip before you can begin to gripe... :mrgreen: Thanks, Jim R.

Kay, That robot now costs about $800 to $850 new, so the price is about right.. It appears to be almost new. Too bad I do not need a new one right now... :( Do you have any idea how old the unit is and where it was purchased? Thanks, Jim R.

Dude, I don't really care if the 'go' in the pool, as that is an easy robot clean up. My problem is they seem to love my deck and cleaning that is a much bigger effort. :( Thanks, Jim R.

I'd love them to stop by and swim, I just don't like their bathroom manners.. :mrgreen: Jim R.

Over the past week or so, when the ducks landed in my pool, I would spray them with a garden hose and they'd take off. I have not seen them in a few days and 'thought' they were gone. But no.. on the other side of my house, away from the pool, I accidently found a duck and several eggs...

I hate ducks… They should be called Poop Terrorists!!! They have bombed me several times in the past few days. I feel like one of those guys that pumps out septic tanks… Thanks, Jim R.

Matt, If that is true, then I agree, but I've been told that spare parts for the motor box parts are not available. Where did you hear differently? Thanks, Jim R.

Matt, I think the problem is that Maytronics is providing you with all the spare parts they have. I really doubt they stock individual motors for their own repairs.. They just buy the motor box as a unit. In a way it is like any circuit card in a device you buy. It makes perfect sense to me...

Saw a special Texas license plate today that said... US Air Force Veteran (at the top) Honorable Discharge (at the bottom) I found it humorous because what other option could there be that you'd want to brag about in public? Not certain I understand the point.. :mrgreen: Thanks, Jim R.

jf, Let's see of @JamesW has heard of this.. Thanks, Jim R.

Rick, You had a classic example of a pile of rocks.. :mrgreen: Waterfalls can look great or like a pile of rocks, just depending on if they blend into their surroundings or not. Great job on the upgrade. What you have now looks like it was meant to be there. :goodjob: Thanks, Jim R.