Lyndhurst Garden House

Lyndhurst Garden House
Lyndhurst Garden House

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Weekend of April 5th

Installed RainHandler at the southwest corner of my house, replacing the one that was knocked down during construction of slab.  I deliberately installed it slightly farther south than the original, so it extends just beyond the southwest drip edge.

Checked out the ceiling fan box sealing, very nicely cured, no more work needed.  Duct Seal is sticking in place.  Electrician is scheduled for Wednesday.

Took canopy cover out of workshop and inspected.  It was completely dry now, so I folded it up, put in garbage bag, and placed in garage which has some continuous ventilation.

Took out plastic tarp used while caulking and put in trash.  Moved equipment such as lawn mower to corner; it would have to be taken out temporarily to clean floor.

Secured ADT sign in front of my house with two stainless steel washers.

Smelly parts for Hunter fan were washed and left out in sun for a day and have little remaining smell.  Screws and rubber gaskets also washed off, first in alcohol, then water, and left out (screws and gaskets done on Monday night and Tuesday morning).  Alcohol immediately got black haze from soaking these parts.  I thought of keeping a vial of the alcohol so some chemist could analyze this black chemical that apparently Chinese manufacturers use as some kind of preservative.  It has a chemical smell like diesel fuel.  But if I kept it, someone might drink by accident, so I flushed it down the drain with lots of water.

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