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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #310 on: November 07, 2015, 11:01:59 pm »
I'll try and find an online filter. Have issues with the dish washer as well.  Had to pull it apart completely and cleanable the orifices. The county I live in habe a big Diatomaceous earth mine and that's what is used as the purification medium for municipal water. The fines make it into the water supply and that's a big contributor for sediment...

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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #311 on: November 08, 2015, 08:45:59 am »
Got 11 years out if my last heater, replaced it 6 months ago. Drained water and to my dismay the thing was still brutally heavy with sediment/deposits.

My brother said he has had to put in 3 in the last 15-20 years.

I just checked my A.O. Smith one in basement as I was changing furnace filter and it was put there in 1995. The date is on the tank when installed.

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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #312 on: November 08, 2015, 08:48:13 am »
Talking about sediments.  We have well water.  Used to get some black looking little very tiny  hard rock type things that would clog my washer plastic inlet filter and the metal screens in the faucets.

All better since putting in a whole house filter.

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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #313 on: November 08, 2015, 08:51:10 am »
I also learned with the type of well water we had, using carbon steel  elements would only last 3-5 months but cost $5 each.  Switched to stainless steel and they have been in there 19 years and cost $25 each. 
Guess what I will use from now on. ;)

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« Reply #314 on: November 08, 2015, 12:20:04 pm »
This one hopefully will last the rest of the time we live here.

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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #315 on: November 08, 2015, 06:48:54 pm »
I get about 7 years out of a water heater and about the same on a water softener .

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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #316 on: November 17, 2015, 08:11:34 pm »
Back to saws. ;D I gave the old IEL HC a snort of gas, it actually fired and idled for a couple of seconds. Took a little dome scratching to figure out how to get at the carb. I had to remove the wrap handle in order to get the tank off. Then disconnect the oiler linkage so the whole rear handle assembly  would separate. There are two countersunk screws going in from the back that have to come out before the carb can be removed. An interesting design to say the least. The diaphragms were hard but surprisingly the body is good condition. Tillotson does not list it but found the DG-5HL kit will work.
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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #317 on: November 18, 2015, 05:29:41 pm »
That is pretty cool.    You did not have to mess with points then.
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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #318 on: November 19, 2015, 10:14:15 pm »
I had to laugh. The old girl is missing a few items , the filter/shutoff assembly being the most notable, so I went scrounging at my friendly neighborhood saw dealer's scrap pile. Lo and behold I have another almost complete HC for parts. ;D I hope to have it barking tomorrow. This is fun.
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Re: Whats on your bench today
« Reply #319 on: November 20, 2015, 12:31:14 pm »
Had a little poulan (havent opened poulan case) dropped off today.    Guy brought it in from a deer camp and said had a local professional dealer  check it over and couldnt get it to start either.

I like the challenge.  ;D ;)

Man I will laugh if this was something so simple to see.

 

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