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GE Gas Dryer Ignition Switch Replacement, Taking apart the General Electric Gas Dryer DBR453 GA0WW

Well my GE Gas Dryer DBR453GA0WW or DBR453GAOWW, I never can get those 0 or O right, would tumble but it would not heat up to dry the clothes. I found the part number of the ignition switch because I figured the ignitor would be the problem. So now it is on to taking apart the dryer and finding out where the switch is to replace it. There really was not anything on the web to help so Ill give you my steps.

1. Unplug the dryer. Remove the four screws on top of the controls. I do not know if this step is really necessary but it made it easier.

2. Get a putty knife or thin screwdriver and pry the top off. I have a front load dryer and the top is only held in place by clips.

3. Ok so here is a step that I did that you can skip. I thought that maybe it was in the back on the opposite side of the gas line because there is an access panel. Well that is just an access panel to the motor not the ignitor so unless you need to work on the motor you can skip this.

4. Ok so after the top is off I really still could not see what I needed to do so I guessed. I guessed right though, so what you need to do is remove two screws that are on the inside of the front panel. I then also had to remove some wire ties so that the front would come off. I could not get the wires off so this was good enough. After you remove these two screws then once again you just pull off the front. There are just clamps holding it in place. Once you get the front off.

5. You will see a lot of LINT 🙂 I got the vacuum and clean it up. Then I see the ignition switch is clamped in. So I pull it out. I actually had to pull the clamp out as well. I then put the new ignition switch into the clamp and got the whole thing back in. Was tough though if you do not have small hands.

6. Put everything back and it actually worked. I can dry clothes again!

As always standard disclaimer. You really should have a professional work on your dryer, not do it yourself.

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Why is my Sears Craftsman Lawnmower backfiring?

Well, I bent the mulching blade and had to order a new one which I did. Then I put the new blade on and I am backfiring all over the place when I mow the lawn, and the power is not what it used to be. Seems I sheared the fly wheel key. Well not fully sheared which is why it was still running but the timing was off. Going to order a new one from http://www.hhlce.com/shop/Electrical_Parts/Flywheel_Keys.htm Be careful though the one that was OEM was either zinc or aluminum which was nice so I did not bend the crankshaft when I hit that root.

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Radon Levels in North Carolina (NC) and New Jersey (NJ), Morris and Wake County

We plan on moving from New Jersey in Morris County to North Carolina somewhere in Wake county in the next few years. One of the things that has come up recently in Wake County is Radon levels, I do not know how comfortable I am with one of those things that vents the air outside of the house, I want something relatively radon free. So here it the map of North Carolina http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/northcarolina.htm, well I know my friends have one of those suction vents for radon at their house in Pennsylvania by Allentown http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/pennsylvania.htm and even though I was tested when I bought my home Morris County New Jersey is in the high area as well http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/newjersey.htm. I guess I just have to buy a house in North Carolina that I have tested correctly and maybe more then once.

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How to stop Microsoft sql service in DOS

Well it seems you can use

NET STOP and NET START commands from the DOS command-prompt to
stop/start a default SQL Server instance:

NET STOP MSSQLSERVER
NET START MSSQLSERVER

For a named instance of SQL you can use:

NET STOP MSSQL$MyInstance
NET START MSSQL$MyInstance

I have to backup someones SQL when they do not have a full blown sql install anywhere so figure this is the easiest way. For the software I also need to backup another directory.

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What are Olympic Size Queen Sheets

Well, I was under the impression that they were just a deep pocket queen sheet. Well I am here to tell you I was wrong. Olympic size means that they are 6 inches wider.

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Disney Pixar Cars 2 ? Is there another Cars Movie coming out?

I had heard a rumor from my wife that they were doing a second Cars movie, but for all my searching on the web which included newsgroups and http://www.imdb.com, I could not find anything to say a new Disney Pixar Cars Movie was in the works. Too bad really, I liked the movie a lot.

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Netgear Print Server with Verizon FIOS, Verizon FIOS Router Password

I have been having a heck of a time getting my USB print servers to work my my parents HP multifunction printer. I finally went out and bought a Netgear PS121v2 because I thought it was the old Linksys Print Server. It was not it was the configuration of FIOS and my settings. Well I finally got it to work by doing the following. I didnt use the Resource CD, I setup a regular TCP/IP printer port for the printer, went to Custom when the network card type came up and set it as LPR with a Queue named PS121v2 per Netgears instructions. Now this was ONLY after going into the Verizon FIOS router, which the password is password1 usually done by the technician, username is usually admin. I had to pretty much let the traffic not be blocked by the router from the IP address that I set the Print Server to. It seems the Firewall settings on the FIOS router are like fort knox by default. Anyway all is working in the land of milk and honey now, but my suggestion is to not go with the default setup on the Netgear disk but rather the direct IP and LPR queue.

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Hydroxyzine Pamoate is generic Atarax

My one Australian Shepherd was using Atarax and it was costing me a ton. She has pretty bad allergies and that was the only thing that helps. When I went to the vet I got Hydroxyzine Pamoate but I had to call and make sure it was the same as Atarax before I gave it to my dog. All is well in the land of dog allergies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyzine

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Removing Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or RDC 6.0

You can remove it the following ways:

Add/Remove programs – uninstall KB925876

and

for some people you may need to go to C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925876$\spuninst and remove it by uninstalling it from there.

I had to remove it because the clipboard was not working correctly for me.

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Auto-Body Filler instead of Plastic Wood

I knew I had read this somewhere it just took me a little while to find it. I put in some new http://www.certainteed.com replacement windows, but I need to fix some of the rotted wood sills outside.

misc.consumers.house

So it seems auto-body filler is fine to use, cheaper, easier to sand. I say that is what I will be doing.