household questions

lady cop · 11-15-2006, 08:41 AM

do you have any? perhaps we can answer each others' questions.....i have two. one, my smoke detector is screeching because i have a candle lit! that's a first! i had to disarm it. second, i have 3 very big mag-lights. (torches to you Brits )...so i wanted to change out all the batteries. well one of them was totally ruined because the batteries had leaked and solidified acid inside. those lights are expensive!! and i had to throw it away. i wonder why that happened.

guppy · 11-15-2006, 08:48 AM

i have a question. why is it , if one thing tears up in the house ,enevitably two more things will shortly.....

woppy71 · 11-15-2006, 08:50 AM

Have you tried vacuuming '/ cleaning the smoke detector? Some times they get so dirty that the sensor gets blocked and the slightest thing sets it off. Please don't disarm it, get a new one if it dosn't work

Ahh, maglites. I have a seven D-cell one and a mini AA one. Strange thing is, they are supposed to be bomb / fire proof but not acid proof. Weird. I think that batteries tend to chemically break down when they get weak, then they start to leak

Have you tried using high capacity re-chargable N-imh batteries (high curent ones) ? They tend to be far, far less prone to leaking (due to different chemical composistion, and they will save you and untold amount of money.

lady cop · 11-15-2006, 08:56 AM

i haven't tried rechargables. probably a good idea!

Carl44 · 11-15-2006, 09:08 AM

why have i just dried a plate with the oven gloves and the taken a red hot oven dish out of the oven with a tea towel and burnt my fingers

i think i'm losing it

YZGI · 11-15-2006, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbo

why have i just dried a plate with the oven gloves and the taken a red hot oven dish out of the oven with a tea towel and burnt my fingers

i think i'm losing it

Because you are a dude. You instinctively want to be incapable in the kitchen. Now go change a tire.

guppy · 11-15-2006, 12:56 PM

how do yu get the metal thingy out of a socket when you break the bulb off trying to unscrew it?

Carl44 · 11-15-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guppy

how do yu get the metal thingy out of a socket when you break the bulb off trying to unscrew it?

first unplug it gups fried fish other wise

then use some pliers on the metal bit thats left

got to go got some manly tire changing jobs to do

guppy · 11-15-2006, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbo

first unplug it gups fried fish other wise

then use some pliers on the metal bit thats left

got to go got some manly tire changing jobs to do

it's a light socket on the wall. .....i thought about the pliers thing, but i didn't want to get fried.

weber · 11-15-2006, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guppy

it's a light socket on the wall. .....i thought about the pliers thing, but i didn't want to get fried.

go unplug the thingie that shuts down the power.......thingie being the female word for that little round thingie that screws in the power panel.

Ah, senior moment over........unplug the fuse, fuse, that's it ......fuse

11-15-2006, 08:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	household questions do you have any? perhaps we can answer each others' questions.....i have two. one, my smoke detector is screeching because i have a candle lit! that's a first! i had to disarm it. second, i have 3 very big mag-lights. (torches to you Brits )...so i wanted to change out all the batteries. well one of them was totally ruined because the batteries had leaked and solidified acid inside. those lights are expensive!! and i had to throw it away. i wonder why that happened.
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11-15-2006, 08:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
guppy splashing about Supporting Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,711	Re: household questions i have a question. why is it , if one thing tears up in the house ,enevitably two more things will shortly.....
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11-15-2006, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
woppy71 One step at a time... Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England, County of Kent Posts: 5,150	Re: household questions Have you tried vacuuming '/ cleaning the smoke detector? Some times they get so dirty that the sensor gets blocked and the slightest thing sets it off. Please don't disarm it, get a new one if it dosn't work Ahh, maglites. I have a seven D-cell one and a mini AA one. Strange thing is, they are supposed to be bomb / fire proof but not acid proof. Weird. I think that batteries tend to chemically break down when they get weak, then they start to leak Have you tried using high capacity re-chargable N-imh batteries (high curent ones) ? They tend to be far, far less prone to leaking (due to different chemical composistion, and they will save you and untold amount of money. __________________ Behaviour breeds behaviour - treat people how you would like to be treated yourself http://www.woppysworld.co.uk
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11-15-2006, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: household questions i haven't tried rechargables. probably a good idea!
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11-15-2006, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Carl44 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 10,821	Re: household questions why have i just dried a plate with the oven gloves and the taken a red hot oven dish out of the oven with a tea towel and burnt my fingers i think i'm losing it
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guppy splashing about Supporting Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,711	Re: household questions how do yu get the metal thingy out of a socket when you break the bulb off trying to unscrew it?
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