Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Whistle While You Work

Heating element's on the fritz in the dryer here at Roseholme Cottage, so it's clotheslines in the back yard for a bit.

Standing there with a clothespin in my mouth and wrestling a wet Ballistic Radio t-shirt onto the line, my arm bumped the smartphone in my shirt pocket and I couldn't help but start singing...
"It was only an 'opeless fancy,
It passed like an Ipril dye,
But a look an' a word an' the dreams they stirred
They 'ave stolen my 'eart awye!"
 Notice how you never saw any proles in Charrington's shop? That's because they all knew he was a stooge.
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6 comments:

  1. Joel4:24 PM, May 27, 2014

    If the Party hired me to sing that song, I could have people screaming "do it to Julia" all up and down the street.

    Not really sure what that would accomplish, but a gig's a gig...

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  2. Alien6:38 PM, May 27, 2014

    After the 2004 hurricanes I rebuilt the fence with deep-set 4X6 posts, to which I attached 32" horizontal sections cut from 8 ft long 5/4 X 6 deck lumber, each with two holes for clothesline. For the remainder of my time in FL those clotheslines were post-washing homes for jeans, terry cloth towels, and anything else that required long drying times in the automated machine. Turned out that 10 minutes of air fluff was way cheaper than 60+ minutes of electric dry time.

    Of course, what worked year-round in FL might be only 6 months or so in Indy....

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  3. Will3:22 AM, May 28, 2014

    Check the overtemp sensor mounted in the air channel next to the heater element. More common failure than the actual element. They come as a pair, but that one is usually the one that blows. $27 last one I bought.
    The trick is to find the cause of the air not moving sufficiently. Blocked vent system, or failing blower motor/drum roller.

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  4. Ritchie8:16 AM, May 28, 2014

    Had the heater element go open a while back. It burned/oxidized off right next to the terminal. Model numbers and pictures didn't match, so I used a non-insulated terminal and crimped it on. Observe all precautions "to prevent occurrence Bang."

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  5. Ken1:57 PM, May 29, 2014

    If you haven't already made arrangements, permit me to recommend repairclinic.com if you want to tackle it yourselves. A wealth of information and cheap parts (and probably one-day UPS shipping from MI to IN). I have fixed our dryer, wall oven, and dishwasher (and am average at best on the "handy" scale).

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  6. Anonymous9:43 AM, June 03, 2014

    Thank you. That made my day.

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