The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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spiff said:
I actually wanted bamboo but almost peed in my pants when he told me how much:p
wood laminate was the next best option
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I also asked about bamboo, but apparently it scratches super easily.
 
derp90 said:
Did you specifically opt for laminate over vinyl? What were your reasons?
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We went back and forth between vinyl and laminate and ultimately settled on laminate.. make sure you get on with a v groove joint though, if you decide to do laminate.. it would be called 4V on spec sheets..
 
WAslayer said:
We went back and forth between vinyl and laminate and ultimately settled on laminate.. make sure you get on with a v groove joint though, if you decide to do laminate.. it would be called 4V on spec sheets..
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What made you choose it? I'm having the same predicament. Pros and cons to both!
 
Oh wise ones.. have a green ET gate motor, which is 5 short beeping on me when attempting to open the gate with the remote.. can't find this beep code anywhere..

Anyone with insights..?
 
WAslayer said:
Oh wise ones.. have a green ET gate motor, which is 5 short beeping on me when attempting to open the gate with the remote.. can't find this beep code anywhere..

Anyone with insights..?
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This is what I am working with internally..

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krieg said:
Sounds like you are in settings, five beeps is least sensitive. ST led flashing means obstruction.
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Edit: Ignore further below.. just did some more tinkering.. I am in the unfortunate position of being able to easily lift the gate of the motor gear.. even with the gate off the gear, it still complaining about obstruction.. gearbox perhaps messed up..? Control board..?

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Any idea how to get out of settings..?

There is no obstruction, however, the motor is no longer secured properly to the ground, so I am guessing that the motor may be shifting when it kicks in, causing the motor to think there is an obstruction..
 
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WAslayer said:
Edit: Ignore further below.. just did some more tinkering.. I am in the unfortunate position of being able to easily lift the gate of the motor gear.. even with the gate off the gear, it still complaining about obstruction.. gearbox perhaps messed up..? Control board..?

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Any idea how to get out of settings..?

There is no obstruction, however, the motor is no longer secured properly to the ground, so I am guessing that the motor may be shifting when it kicks in, causing the motor to think there is an obstruction..
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I just looked up the beeps in book, but the install manual is online if you want to look further. But some advice I can give you is move your motor to the middle of the gate which is where it is supposed to be, this fixed a lot of problems we had with a very heavy gate. If you suspect the control board you can purchase them from Communica or Automation Africa if you don't want to drive that far.

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krieg said:
I just looked up the beeps in book, but the install manual is online if you want to look further. But some advice I can give you is move your motor to the middle of the gate which is where it is supposed to be, this fixed a lot of problems we had with a very heavy gate. If you suspect the control board you can purchase them from Communica or Automation Africa if you don't want to drive that far.

Installer manual
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I assume you mean middle in terms of height.. the gate is fortunately not very heavy at all.. lifts easy for me and pulls and pushes super easy as well..
 
spiff said:
Ok so finally done with the hard graft of hanging 56 nutec panels. Now to complete the painting - followed by landscaping.

pool pump area will also get a nutec cover box with gas rider lid.

Still looking for smart led back lighting before I complete the landscaping - any ideas?


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Are these nutec panels very heavy? I was planning to build something like this as using wooden planks is not an option.

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We have one of those 'pull-out' waste cabinets in our kitchen, I want to remove the thing so I can clean it, anyone know how?

I see one screw that I can remove, but it's still slotted into the rails and don't want to break anything:

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prod said:
We have one of those 'pull-out' waste cabinets in our kitchen, I want to remove the thing so I can clean it, anyone know how?

I see one screw that I can remove, but it's still slotted into the rails and don't want to break anything:

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The rails screw onto the bin. Look further down through those oblong holes in the rail, should be more screws.
 
HunterNW said:
The rails screw onto the bin. Look further down through those oblong holes in the rail, should be more screws.
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Thanks, I got it - there's a little lever that I had to pull down on either side. The whole thing then slides off the rails
 
prod said:
We have one of those 'pull-out' waste cabinets in our kitchen, I want to remove the thing so I can clean it, anyone know how?

I see one screw that I can remove, but it's still slotted into the rails and don't want to break anything:

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pull the bin out as far as it will go, there is a little black clip with a little lever where the outer rail meets the inner rail, you push it the opposite way to what it is facing while pulling it out gently, you kind have to do both sides at the same time or keep pressure on the side you have released so it doesnt pop back in

edit nvm i see you got it
 
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