Changing goals and speed

[AClark]

I've found the easiest and least messy way to do it is have a shop vac running. Put the bucket under the trap, twist it off and shove the hose to the shop vac in it. That sucks all the water and any leftover lint out of the lines really well. It also helps knock down the "swamp" smell. They tell you to clean them out with affresh or whatever once a month but I don't see where it helps the smell, maybe the build up. I do know that when you aren't using it, if you leave the door open it relieves most of the swamp smell because it's airing out instead of sitting stagnant. However, my washer gets used almost daily so that never happens here.
I had an older whirlpool duet, and it required you remove the bottom panel to get at the trap. I like the Samsung a lot more! I have the way over priced drawers, and they do make it a pain because any water that misses the bucket/shop vac goes in the drawers. Empty them out before you do it lol. With the whirlpool and not having drawers, I used a board to get under it and then my 3 ton floor jack to bring it up high enough to remove the bottom panel - that works pretty good. I got rid of the whirlpool because it was constantly breaking down, I went through 5 drums within a year and a half - luckily I had extended warranty but I'd spend weeks waiting on parts, and it was useless when the drum went because it would tear the rubber seal and leak water out the front of the door.

I am also not a fan of front loaders, except for the fact that they are larger capacity. Before them I had a 20+ year old Kenmore. I gave it away and they're still using it. I think agitators get the clothes cleaner, but it's nice not to spend an entire day doing laundry, I think I cut down from 20 loads to around 15 (which includes sheets and such).

They definitely need to be cleaned out to be efficient. Especially with heavy use. Mine always has grass, hay, lint, lego pieces, and change in it. I go through pockets but sometimes I miss stuff. I'm more diligent about DH's uniforms because he likes to leave pens in the sleeve pocket. Any money found in pockets is for the "laundry fairy" aka me.
Most of them have filters on the hot and cold water hoses too and those clog up, that's a "no fill" error. We have really hard water (between 800-1000 PPM according to my tester) and things like the bathtub and the washer are always full of junk. CLR cleans it right off within a few minutes though.
I know that at least with mine, the propeller for the drain pump is open once the trap is removed, so all that hair and stuff can get jammed in it if it's not cleaned. That was probably the reason for the death of my pump. I could tell it was seized because I put my finger in and the prop wouldn't spin at all, even after being cleaned out. It finally had enough of gobs of animal hair and lint I guess!

I have to go to the feedstore tomorrow. Normally I enjoy the trip, but I'm pretty sure I'm suffering from food poisoning and the bunnies are just getting extra grass and hay until I go for their pellets. I'm dreading having to drive down to get my son from football practice. At least I have lots of dog and cat food, it's just rabbit pellets I'm out of - but I highly doubt they'll starve with plenty of alfalfa hay to eat.

 

[Baymule]

@AClark if you have food poisoning, mix apple cider vinegar and honey half and half. pour 1/4 cup in a glass and fill with water. Sip on it, don't guzzle it down. This is good if you are vomiting and having diarrhea, even if you vomit it up, enough will be in your system to help. In 30 to 45 minutes, the vomiting and diarrhea will stop.

 

[Bruce]

Is this a case of using raw honey and its various anti (most anything bad) properties vs refined honey?

 

[AClark]

I'll remember that for next time! I'm over the worst of it, it was mostly just vomiting and cold sweats, I was literally soaked this morning when I woke up. I still feel bad, but haven't thrown up in several hours so it's worked it's way through. Guess that's what I get for eating fast food.

 

[greybeard]

My old wringer washing machine never threw a single code--neither has my newer 12 yr old rotary control Hotpoint.

 

[AClark]

@greybeard so what you're saying is you're volunteering to come do laundry for 6 of us with it? lol
I was at that point Monday morning, I washed a few things in the kitchen sink, can't go without skivvies!

 

[Latestarter]

Sorry you've been dealing with that... I guess we've all had to deal with it at some point. Never fun. Hope you heal up pretty quick.

 

[Bruce]

My old wringer washing machine never threw a single code--neither has my newer 12 yr old rotary control Hotpoint.

Same with my 1931 Glenwood Insulated Deluxe cooking stove. No codes. Same cast iron burner technology that is found on current very high end BBQ's. Never fails to light unless the Scripto "Aim and Flame" runs out of fluid. Works when the power it out.

 

[AClark]

Noticed one of my does has ear mites this morning. Nobody else has anything goopy, but her ears have some crusty goop and she keeps shaking her head. Dosed her with some Ivermectin (Noromectin) I have for the dogs heart worm preventative so hopefully it clears up quick.

ETA: It did clear up basically over night, now just to treat preventative for the next couple of weeks to make sure anything that hatches dies!
It has done nothing but rain here the last 4 days or so, we are on a flash flood watch until 5 PM today. It sucks because I forgot a bag of feed in the bed of my truck and the bag obviously got wet. It seems ok and we should go through it, it's dry now, but I was pretty irked I forgot it. I carried 1 in and got busy I guess and forgot the other.

So I never mentioned my rabbits names. I let my children name them, so they have some weird ones, but I don't care.
Does are "Sunny Butterfly", "Ellie" and "Daisy". The bucks are Midnight and Popcorn. Ellie and Daisy I picked up here in town and when I went to get them I noticed the neighborhood was really shady - which I should have realized from the side of town they were on. I suggested "Ghetto Bunny" and "Hood rat" for their names but the kids shot that down.

Anyway Sunny is due to have kits on the 7th if she caught after losing her entire first litter. Then Daisy and Ellie are due sometime the next week - I have to look at my record to know exactly what days.
I'm also starting to look for some angora bunnies. We found a build design for a spinning wheel and wow that sounds like so much fun. Hubby is certain he can build it and said it looks pretty easy, he can knock it out in an afternoon. I crochet and knit already, and I would die to get my hands on some real angora yarn. I see finding angora's here isn't so easy so I may wait until we move - not only for less critters to bring but may find some closer to where we're going.

I'm really debating what type of Angora's to get. I see where people spin dog hair, and since i have a dog that sheds in globs I figure I can use that to practice with since who cares if I ruin it or make mistakes, it's dog hair.

But the spinning wheel is a project for another weekend, this weekend we have to do the tie rods on my husbands truck. It shudders so bad at 45+ that it's scary, and with it being lifted I"m afraid it's going to go and he'll end up rolling. It's to the point that me and the kids aren't allowed to ride in it until it's repaired, so we've been using my truck for the family outtings. Mine needs rear brakes and that's an unholy nightmare with a dually. I never realized the rear axle has that much to remove to get at the disc brakes. They just started making some noise so it definitely has to be a vehicle repair weekend. I'm debating getting my old one up and running, it needs a battery, just for a back up since both of our regular drivers are in need of parts. I'm picking up the tie rods, all 4, this afternoon and my brake pads. Looks like the tie rods are easier than my brake pads will be though.

 

[AClark]

The tie rods, oh good lord. So that took us 2 days to finish. We realized after the install that "wow, this truck toes out super bad". We did notice the old tie rods were shorter, and after some Google-fu I found out that when you put a suspension lift on your truck, it changes tie rods and ends. So off it all came so we could use an angle grinder to cut 3/4 inch off them. Then they fit right! It's back together, and the only issue is I didn't quite get the alignment perfect, there is a very slight left pull.
We couldn't get to that until Sunday though because we were both sunburned and overheated. Meanwhile, we decided to put the new ICP sensor in my diesel.
FML! Since we're both too short to reach the ICP sensor (behind the alternator) my husband climbed up to sit on the driver side battery. He must have bumped the top radiator hose and the entire thing broke off.
Plastic crap! Now, you can't just replace the broken plastic piece on the radiator, you have to replace the entire radiator. Meanwhile, his truck hadn't been finished on the tie rods. Normally we wouldn't work on 2 at a time but the ICP sensor should have been just an unbolt and bolt the new one back in and done. He had to call a buddy to give him a ride down to pick up an entire new radiator for it. That wasn't a bad job to do, just really messy with all the anti-freeze, motor oil, and tranny fluid that leaks out when you disconnect the radiator.
We did manage to finish both trucks on Sunday. It definitely reinforced that vehicle #3 needs a battery so we have a back up. I could have pulled one of mine off the diesel, but the older pickup has some other issues that make it hard to start and it needs some work anyway. it will start, but you have to jump out and pop the hood to turn it off. We never did get to my rear brakes. I still have to top off my tranny fluid, it's not on the stick anymore after that much leaked out, but we were pretty delighted that the intercooler and tranny cooler didn't need to be removed. It really was about 8 bolts and it lifted right out. Kind of bummed that I lost all my anti-freeze, considering I had just flushed it last December.