Recent content by Dan Leighton

Gaithersburg, MD?

Wife had a kidney med mailed from Colton, CA. Five days after that it left San Bernardino and arrived in Las Vegas 2 hours later! Can't drive there in less than 3. Sent to local post office for delivery. Rescanned and sent to Pittsburgh, PA! Four days later sent to Las Vegas. Delivered...

Our Whirlpool pair is now 17 years old. Gas dryer just had a rebuild of rollers and a belt.

Jon: I bought two sets of SS grates for our 2007 Genesis E-310+E320 in December for Christmas from Dave Santana. Dave used UPS for packaging. They were both very well packed with bubblewrap and each in boxes inside the UPS package. UPS driver was not happy when delivered due to the weight...

I had the pleasure to have seen her in concert twice. Great voice and stage presence. Never disappointed. Although the fire marshal at the first show must have been freaking out when 3-4,000 people lit candles or flicked their bics when she started candles in the rain. Another one gone too...

Back in RI we had a valve on the exhaust vent hose that would redirect the dryer exhaust into a water filled container to add humidity in the winter. In the summer we would change the valve to exhaust to the outside. Worked great as long as you remembered to clean it after use and refill the...

A vented rangehood that actually has enough cfm to do the job. We've had 3 since we moved west and at best they are barely adequate. My parents house built in 1954 had a through the wall fan with a beaded chain to open and close it. Was loud, but very effective at exhausting cooking biproducts.

We haven't been in the market in the last 16 years. We have a matching front loader Whirlpool washer and dryer. Dryer has steam assist touch up. They probably run 3 to 4 loads a week. Washer only has had one repair (DIY) a water level senor died, but was easy to replace. LP gas Dryer just...

I keep looking at this one for our son's house. Only change I would need to make is to add a whip hose so he could use it with his LP house supply. It has been on the market for quite some time and the price has been coming down. I have an NG version and the aftermarket cover.

I'm not big into apps. I prefer the KISS method. Only 8 ft ceiling and straight replacement of existing opener. No wifi, no battery backup and side mounting would have been an issue since there is little space on one side and of course no power anywhere near it. Our son has two Chamberlain...

I ended up with a Genie belt drive from an authorized dealer. I wasn't going to DIY at my age. The tech was great. He was amazed that the unit had lasted so long. I had replaced the door itself about ten years ago with an insulated metal door. He said that the Genie model I had wasn't...

Well, my 27 year old Genie screw drive opener started hanging up yesterday. I've had Genie openers at two houses for more than 40 years and never had a glitch. Don't need wifi or battery backup, but the big debate is belt or chain drive with the new ones. They are not making the screw...

We do, but had a first last night after 17 years here. Temps in the 40's, but wind actually blew out the 3 burners on full tile in pre-heat. Caused a delay i getting our steaks grilled. After relight, highest temp was 500 degrees. Steaks came out good with the help of my Thermopen One.

Christmas Vacation, Bad Santa, It's a Wonderful Live. Just saw a CNN show from 2022 about Christmas movies. Who knew so many were remakes!

He sure was good with a Duncan YoYo! He ended up with the YoYo Man title. Heck, I had trouble getting beyond "walking the dog"! His younger brother Dick did play a good role as a Nevada politician in the movie Casino.