Everyday DIY Guy
Everyday DIY Guy
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Replace Your Old Yellow Smoke Detectors
Have your smoke detectors turned yellow? Then it's time to replace them. In this video I will show you how to replace smoke detectors for an in-home hard wired system. The same principles apply for battery smoke detectors.
This video shows you how to replace 120v hard wired smoke detectors for your home. This is a simple DIY projects that you can do. There is no wiring required - simply plug in the adaptor and you are all set.
I used a universal Kidde replacement smoke detector. The kit comes with adaptors for most hard wired systems.
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Видео

The Most Neglected Lawn Tip
Просмотров 1844 года назад
Everyone talks about fertilizer, mowing and watering but this video shows what might be the most important lawn care tip that virtually no one talks about. In this video I will talk about soil pH and why it is extremely important to the success of your lawn. I will also show you how to increase your pH if your soil is acidic. Soil Doctor Pelletized Lime: www.thesoildoctor.com/
How to Fix and Replace a Lamp Socket and Cord
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 года назад
This video shows how to replace a floor or table lamp cord and socket. Did your lamp tip over and break? Does the switch no longer work? Don't throw it out, watch this video and see how to fix it for $12. While conducting this fix, I had to improvise and go MacGyver as the replacement parts didn't exactly fit.
How to Replace a Snowblower Pull Cord Starter
Просмотров 68 тыс.4 года назад
When your pull string on your snowblower snaps watch this video to show you how to replace it. The pull starter in this video is for an Ariens Snowblower, but the same principals apply for other models as well as lawnmowers. Don't rely solely on electric start. We all know the power goes out during many snow storms.
Growing Grass Indoors | Grass In Flower Pots
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
Growing Grass in containers for fun. I planted 4 containers with different grass varieties - Kentucky Bluegrass, Perrenial Rye, Tall Fescue and a blend of all three. We will examine the differences between each. Over the winter months I will update the growth structure of each variety and examine how it expands and spreads as each variety matures.
Leaf Cleanup with your Lawn Mower
Просмотров 5464 года назад
Forget the leaf piles. Forget picking up leaves. Use your lawn mower to bag up your leaves. This method will save you time and your back. Easily empty your lawn mower bag filled with chopped up leaves into a leaf bag. Equipment used: Toro 22" Recycler Lawn Mower, Echo hand held blower.
Lawnmower Maintenance | Lawnmower oil change and cleaning
Просмотров 1044 года назад
Lawnmower maintenance. Keep your lawnmower performing the way it should by cleaning it and changing the oil. Easy maintenance that will prolong the life of your lawnmower while avoiding costly repairs or replacement. Wash and remove built up weeds under your lawn mower deck. This will prolong the life of your mower and prevent corrosion. Drain old oil out of your engine. Use SAE 30 small engine...
Fall Lawn Care Process
Просмотров 1404 года назад
Fall lawn maintenance and steps to improve your lawn. A four step process that can be done in a day which will take your lawn from a lifeless weed patch to a lush lawn in weeks.
Everyday DIY Guy Introduction
Просмотров 335 лет назад
Quick video introduction of this channel. I am an every day home owner who isn't afraid to tackle home projects and I'd like to take viewers along for the ride to show you that many things around the house can be done by you.

Комментарии

  • @joshwichner8335
    @joshwichner8335 10 часов назад

    Very helpful! Thank you so much.

  • @richardwyzga6928
    @richardwyzga6928 13 дней назад

    I tried to do my off season start on the snow blower and snap... I was going to call my mobile repair guy but this video showed me how easy it was to repair. Thanks !!!

  • @somebody6048
    @somebody6048 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the video. However I didn't replace the handle but just buy a new 3/16" rope/cord for 28 cents at 7 cents/ft. And I just reuse the handle and follow your video instruction and it was a cinch. 28 cents is cheaper than buying a new $1200 snow blower.

  • @jimantonellis3960
    @jimantonellis3960 4 месяца назад

    Great video really helped. My first couple of try’s didn’t work. Thanks again

  • @shirleywalker440
    @shirleywalker440 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you. You saved me money, time and soreness.❤ it

  • @kkarllwt
    @kkarllwt 5 месяцев назад

    I learned what I needed, BUT the first 3 minutes were wasted video, and the whole video could have been 3 minutes long. Someone who wants to be cute and hear themselves talk

  • @xgnapexx2590
    @xgnapexx2590 6 месяцев назад

    Spinner broke free and sliced my thumb open LOL

  • @SteveSingsThings
    @SteveSingsThings 7 месяцев назад

    Hole size is impossibly small to thread. It was like an evil carnival game. Tried wire, paper clips, needle nose pliers and praying. I had enough of that fun, and finally just drilled out the hole from the outside in. Worked like a charm. Used a drill bit only slightly thicker than the string. The wheel on my Poulan Pro is plastic. I imagine this is pretty standard, so be careful, drill slowly and don't take too much material away.

  • @michellegauthier2451
    @michellegauthier2451 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you we just fixed our snowblower with your help. Step by step with you and now its fixed.

  • @flyingcamera3672
    @flyingcamera3672 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks you. You just made my day

  • @djtech6874
    @djtech6874 7 месяцев назад

    Thnx , thats the info i needed 🖖.

  • @cheliospanama9786
    @cheliospanama9786 8 месяцев назад

    Really helpful thanks 🙂

  • @drmiteshtrivedi
    @drmiteshtrivedi 8 месяцев назад

    Getting that pull string through that initial hole was about 98% of the time it took me to get it done. In retrospect I shouldve made that hole bigger

  • @imgusjj
    @imgusjj 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks….. would not have been successful without your video. Fishing line through was not trivial like I expected.

  • @carltrummer9103
    @carltrummer9103 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for you instructive video.

  • @daisytorres6223
    @daisytorres6223 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks I just fixed my snowblower my husband will be happy that I can keep cleaning our driveway ❄️

  • @alnoormanji4689
    @alnoormanji4689 Год назад

    Hi...I have this similar wired smoke alarm that came pre-installed in my home from over 25 years. It has been giving me false alarms and beeps randomly, sometimes incessantly, likely due to dust/humidity. The wiring I see in my unit is black, white and yellow..but my unit is almost identical the one you have in your video. The yellow wire is not connected to anything in the ceiling. I do not have other interconnected wired alarms in the home elsewhere. So I assume the yellow wire is the interconnect wire that has no function in my home?

  • @stephenbloomberg927
    @stephenbloomberg927 Год назад

    I've found that tying thin, somewhat flexible wire around the end of the rope, you can thread it through the outside when you line up the holes. There is an almost 90 degree bend between those holes.

  • @NikolaTeslaEE
    @NikolaTeslaEE Год назад

    Very helpful video. Thanks. About to go tackle a nor’easter.

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      I'm glad it helped and I hope you were able to dig out. I just did my driveway and that stuff was cement.

  • @scottebeaumont
    @scottebeaumont Год назад

    Great job ! Thanks for the video , I fixed my poulan pull start snow blower cord… 👍😃👍 from Barrie Ontario Canada

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      I'm glad this helped. I'm sure there is a lot more snow in Barrie than here in New England. Go Colts!

  • @DaiAtlus79
    @DaiAtlus79 Год назад

    way better instructions vs some others who make you melt holes in the assembly. i did have to cut off the crimped/stapled part in my pull cord assembly. i came here after the service manual omitted this repair (has zero info on replacing a pull cord). thanks for this!!!! way bigger help vs the vids with all talk and poor video quality.

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      I'm glad the video helped you. Service manuals always focus on the mechanics of the operating parts and forget about things like this.

  • @bottomup12
    @bottomup12 Год назад

    I successfully restrung the pull start cord on my snow blower today. Thanks for the great instructions!

  • @gregoriosaldana6703
    @gregoriosaldana6703 Год назад

    thanks a lot. you are very Profesional in your area. i appreciate a lot all your teachings. God bless you my friend.

  • @ZeusKingOfAllGods
    @ZeusKingOfAllGods Год назад

    One complete revolution back?

  • @markhorowitz8235
    @markhorowitz8235 Год назад

    Thanks for passing along exactly the info I needed to quickly replace the pull cord on my snowblower.

  • @kmisercola7180
    @kmisercola7180 Год назад

    It's sad that these new recoils are not meant to be repaired but replaced at $35+ at a whack

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      It's sad that most things today can't be repaired. It's why I still have a mechanical dryer. I've repaired everything on that thing over the 20 years I've owned it. My washing machine is all electronic and when something goes, it's toast. Every appliance, device or thing we use has a lifetime of around two years.

  • @joshdiekow9977
    @joshdiekow9977 Год назад

    Subscribed!!

  • @joshdiekow9977
    @joshdiekow9977 Год назад

    Thank you! Ours just broke yesterday. It is fixed today because of your video!

  • @SueEnoughIsEnough
    @SueEnoughIsEnough Год назад

    Use a small engine fuel line puller to pull rope through the small hole.

  • @tooljunkie555
    @tooljunkie555 Год назад

    It's been a cpl yrs and needed a refresher..thanks bro! 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @meandmyJs78
    @meandmyJs78 Год назад

    Wicked smart!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @derriquebrown3535
    @derriquebrown3535 Год назад

    Just fixed mine, thanks a million

  • @mikescoles6238
    @mikescoles6238 Год назад

    Thanks for thw great advice. Your amazing

  • @michaelzernechel7816
    @michaelzernechel7816 Год назад

    Thankyou sir

  • @jayk2712
    @jayk2712 Год назад

    This was clutch!!! Just happened and I appreciate ur video....buffalo storm

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      Glad it helped. I know what it's like to be in a tough situation when something needs to be fixed. That's why I made this video.

  • @tahoetom9932
    @tahoetom9932 Год назад

    Do you talk so slow it’s painful to watch your videos you were standing there for like four seconds just figuring out what to say I got shit to do

  • @user-pg4ng7tf5f
    @user-pg4ng7tf5f Год назад

    Hi, just wondering do you know how to replace the recoil spring on the starter same to the one in your video?

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 Год назад

      Unfortunately I am not sure. I am pretty sure that it is rather difficult though as I was unable to open it to see it. If I had to replace the spring, I would probably just order a whole new one.

  • @guymerritt4860
    @guymerritt4860 2 года назад

    Looked at a few of these videos....the mechanism you've got is identical to mine. To say getting that cord through that hole is a "bit of a challenge" is the understatement of the year. I'm going to go buy a new pull chain as the one you've got, as much as I can tell, looks very slightly smaller than the one I broke. I've been screwing with this for an hour and haven't come close to threading this through that hole - going backwards, as you've suggested. Going from the outside-in would be virtually impossible.

    • @poochie49
      @poochie49 Год назад

      I have the same issue. Just can't get the rope thru the hole from either end. What I am going to do is drill a hole directly opposite the inner ring hole from the outside. Then I have a straight line to thread the rope.

  • @stevesmith6058
    @stevesmith6058 2 года назад

    You took too many wines only four wines and feed the rope through it just burn the ends of it and feed it through making a mountain out of a mole hill

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 2 года назад

      Thanks for the 32 word sentence. Also, I don't recall having any wines while taking the video. Maybe a beer or two though.

  • @danguthrie3152
    @danguthrie3152 2 года назад

    Thanks I needed a refresher. Just pulled my cord out. Now it’s fixed. Thanks a lot.

  • @brewtender1
    @brewtender1 2 года назад

    Bali roller shade

  • @nathanusrey777
    @nathanusrey777 2 года назад

    Everyone makes videos on how fix the cord, but no videos on how to extract and fix the SPRING! None of the videos show how to open and fix and then close the spring housing which has no screw closure. All snowblower pull starts have NO SCREWS!

  • @orvalstuckemeyer127
    @orvalstuckemeyer127 2 года назад

    I have this exact pull start cover. I cannot get the string through it. This is the most idiotic design possible for this part. It's as if someone purposefully made this difficult to feed the string through. In addition, the cheap pot metal nut on the end of the crankshaft stripped while I was turning the engine, trying to get it to start. Now it cannot be tightened nor removed. I will NEVER buy power equipment with a Tecumseh engine again.

    • @stevesmith6058
      @stevesmith6058 2 года назад

      Just burn the end on it put a tip on the rope and feed it through

  • @sylviasaldana5738
    @sylviasaldana5738 2 года назад

    I really appreciated your video,help me a lot,thanks for your time to teach us.

  • @richardbowman5922
    @richardbowman5922 2 года назад

    Thanks sir! What size is the bolt? 10 mm? thanks

    • @robertknight4672
      @robertknight4672 7 месяцев назад

      I think its ¼ inch bolt. It's been awhile since I've 5 horse Tecumseh engine recoil.

  • @benitoiracheta1153
    @benitoiracheta1153 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for the video super helpful I just replaced the pull cord Thank you again

  • @ihsanboran444
    @ihsanboran444 2 года назад

    Thank you for making this video. I was able to follow your instructions to fix broken pull cord on my snow blower. Regards.

  • @Pe0pleKn0wMe
    @Pe0pleKn0wMe 2 года назад

    Thank you! This is super helpful.

    • @everydaydiyguy7316
      @everydaydiyguy7316 2 года назад

      Glad it was helpful. These can be a pain especially when you're dealing with snow!

  • @johnpecorari2694
    @johnpecorari2694 2 года назад

    Did you use a grow light to keep them going over the winter? If so, which one?

  • @Rotax88
    @Rotax88 2 года назад

    Great vid. Helped me. But I don’t recommend burning the knot! It weakened mine and it slipped from the handle I was lucky it didn’t go all the way in the pullstart I was able to just re-tie it