Safety tips on DIY plumbing jobs
Every year, at least 200, 000 British people end up in the hospital because of DIY-related accidents. If you want to make home repairs yourself, how can you avoid injury?
The most important thing is to use common sense. Never attempt home repairs without being 100% sure of what you are doing. Accidents can occur from using the wrong tool, doing a job wrong, or trying to do a two-person job by yourself. You especially should be careful if your proposed repair requires you to work with gas or electricity. These volatile substances can cause explosions or fires, as well as fatally poisoning or shocking you.
Many people attempt home repairs out of a sense of pride or obligation. Men especially may fall into this type of thinking. Some men think their masculinity itself is at stake if they cannot perform a needed home repair. Women sometimes pressure their husbands or boyfriends to repair items in the home because they also mistakenly think that it’s a man’s job to do this. Similarly, some women may attempt to perform repairs themselves out of rebellion against this attitude.
Simply put, home repair should never have to do with your feelings about yourself as a man or a woman. You should only perform home repair if you are qualified and confident about your skills.
You should also never attempt to do a job yourself that requires more than one person. Some people’s pride requires them to attempt to do everything themselves. But sometimes you need an assistant for safety’s sake. Falls off wobbly ladders or injuries from a garage door falling on you can easily be avoided by having someone else hold equipment or help you to carry it.
Always use the proper tool or tools for each job. Minor shortcuts like using a screwdriver head to hammer in a nail might not seem dangerous, but this is a bad habit to get into. If you use an inappropriate tool in some instances, you can seriously hurt yourself or people around you.
Similarly, take your time when doing home repairs. Don’t rush through a job to prove you can do it or to move on to another job. Instead, go slowly and deliberately. Take the time to put on protective goggles or other safeguards before beginning home repair projects, and be careful when using tools. It is easy to slip while cutting, sawing, or drilling and seriously injure yourself if you are in too much of a hurry. When the job is finished, take time to unplug tools and store them appropriately. Putting knives and other sharp tools into locked boxes and storing them on high shelves may save not only you but also your children from unnecessary injuries. You also prolong the life of your tools by storing them properly, which saves you time, money, and aggravation in the long run.
DIY home repairs can be immensely satisfying. If you use common sense and take safety precautions, you can soon become a DIY guru.
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Unless you know how to upholster, or are really good with a heavy sewing machine, I would prob. look for a ready made cover. I love to sew, but couldn't take on a project that large. Remember, too that the material might likely cost around $24 to $36 or more per yard. Factor that in, if money is tight.
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my top button is broke…does anybody knw how i can turn it back on if i ever let it die??
I appreciate the reply but as it turns out, the problem ended up working itself out. I knew I needed the power button replaced and I figured I’d just pay a technician to do that, as I didn’t want to continue replacing every part one-by-one on my own without yielding a positive end result. When I took it in, they asked me the problem and I turned it on…the lcd was perfect. Which has me believing that the original was okay as well. Either way, it’s up and running again. Thanks for the assist.
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Not sure if it’s mentioned in the thread, but regarding resetting to get back to your home screen while you wait for the tools: You can do it without restarting the phone. Just to to emergency call, then cancel it before dialing, then reswipe and it will reset to home screen.
I slagged my button with the heat gun while replacing my screen. This video got me through the button repair. This first repair was nerve wracking – much easier after that – stay strong people!
thanks love the song as well bro
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Never would have figured it out.
If you're going to be drilling concrete, you need a hammer drill. Most hammer drills can turn the hammer feature off, and most of the non-SDS drills have torque clutches as well.
Professional Grade keyless chucks are very good, but, you have to get the 1-hand operation models (1 sleeve). They usually wratched closed and hold very tightly.
Most good drill bits will have flats ground into their sides so slippage shouldn't be a problem.
Brand name comes down to two things: grade (professional or hobbyist) and price (bargain bin or top of the line). Generally, you get what you pay for.
Some trusted professional brand names are DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Ridgid, Hilti, and Bosch. Even some of those companies make hobbyist grade tools (yes, I'm looking at you DeWalt with your cheap-ass 12v toy-drill) so remember: you get what you pay for.
A good, general purpose hammer drill in a professional grade from a good brand name will cost you around $150-300 bucks. Honestly, I wouldn't go that way though. I'd get two drills. I'd get the hammer drill for masonry and big drilling (hole saws, big spades, auger bits, large step bits) and a smaller drill for everything else.
These may in fact be weep holes you are talking about and blocking them would not be recommended as they serve a purpose to equalise the air pressure and water is less likely to penetrate the wall any water that does penetrate is allowed escape through these holes also any condensation build up on the inner surface of the brick is allowed dissipate by means of ventilation through these weep holes I'd have it checked out first before blocking them up as you you may cause more harm than good.
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You don't have to sand the bottom of the door, take the door off, get a circular saw and cut about 1/4 inch off the bottom all the way across in a straight line. Make sure you draw a line. This is the only way to do it.
Two important points: 1) These residents are getting ripped off unless their taxes have been reduced. This is a public works job in any part of the rest of the country. 2) If you can see down to the underlaying stone (about 4"), the sidewalk should be torn up and replaced with new concrete.
That said, there are several products that can be used to repair damaged concrete. Depending on the depth of damage, either the first or third product on the link here will do the job.
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This is by far the cheapest way to repair broken concrete. If you want more info on how to mix and finish the repair, please contact me directly for further instructions and I can provide detailed directions to make your job simpler. A 10' X10' area that is not too badly damaged could cost less than $100 to fix including any tools and should take less than 3 hours.
Good Luck!
just broke my lcd
Check the timer. I dont think You can fix this yourself unless you want to take a risk.
@crailborn I have noticed that if the connector number 1 is not well connected or not connected at all, you’ll get a white screen. As soon as I placed right, it worked again.
By the way, what’s the song of the video?