On 2023-11-20, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with the options with her newsreader but in T-bird (and
> Outlook, at the office) it's not auto-correct, which can lead to some
> really weird word substitutions. Spell check brings up a list of words
> and you choose one, or not.

The way I have slrn set up, the misspelled word shows up as a different
color. Then I look it up on the net. Works for me, usually. ;)

leo

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:27:30 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> The worst-case scenario for Michael's fridge is loss of coolant.
> You just can't buy that stuff anymore.

Sulfur dioxide is easy enough to come by - just light some
matches.

But you're not going to be able to replace it with a modern, mush
more efficient coolant.

-sw

On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 11:12:03 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 2:10:06 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 8:42:21 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 11:30:16 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 3:25:07 AM UTC-10, Ed P wrote:
> > > > > On 11/18/2023 1:33 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:53:13 -0500, Ed P wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Back a few years I'd have torn into it, repaired it and done. I'd have
> > > > > >> to pull the fridge out to shut the water off if it is a valve. I don't
> > > > > >> do that any more.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Pbbbt. Pulling out the fridge is child's play. At least mine
> > > > > > slides out pretty easily. I have to do it almost weekly for all
> > > > > > the magnetic darts that fell awry while I was waiting for
> > > > > > something to come up to temp and there were no dishes to clean.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (My dartboard is the side of the fridge that sits next to the
> > > > > > 3-foot counter with a 1.5" clearance)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -sw
> > > > > Get back to me when you are 78.
> > > >
> > > > If you have the usual ice maker, the procedure to replace it is to loosen two screws, unplug the electrical cable, then remove the unit. You don't have to mess with the water line. There's no water connection to the ice maker and you don't have to shut off the water. The water flows in through a pipe in the freezer wall and trickles down into the freezing area. The water valve in the refrigerator won't open if the unit is unplugged.
> > > > Replacing the whole thing is so simple that it's probably not worth it to diagnose the problem and try to
> > > > fix it. I have tried to fix ice makers but I'm getting less game as I get older.
> > >
> > > And at that? The hell with it, just overcome laziness and just go back to filling-up the damn ice tray.
> >
> > Thanks to the current craze in large spherical ice cubes, making your own ice cube is popular. I'm stockpiling some ice blocks to make shave ice. It's so much fun!
> Buddy boy, trust me … I hope you have the time of your life !

It doesn't take much to keep me entertained. This morning I made coffee using my vacuum pot. Hoo Haa!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ctfn3mwqN5r5owJj9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oUYKVZZJqaNGMhHUA

On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:30:11 -0800 (PST), dsi1 wrote:

> If you have the usual ice maker, the procedure to replace it is
> to loosen two screws, unplug the electrical cable, then remove
> the unit.

You actually got something right!

> You don't have to mess with the water line. There's
> no water connection to the ice maker and you don't have to shut
> off the water. The water flows in through a pipe in the freezer
> wall and trickles down into the freezing area. The water valve
> in the refrigerator won't open if the unit is unplugged.
> Replacing the whole thing is so simple that it's probably not
> worth it to diagnose the problem and try to fix it. I have
> tried to fix ice makers but I'm getting less game as I get
> older.

Lifting out the top drawer is a PITA, and then getting back in
there with the other drawer still in there or even just the door
is still hell. But I just did it again today to refabricate
another ice sensor arm ($38, my ass! I did it for about $.08). I
used modeling/molding thermoplastic and the end of a plastic
hanger - it was the exact shape and size as the original sensor
arm. And the molding thermoplastic was for replicating the hub
spokes that moves the arm. It screwed in to the end of the
hanger.

-sw