Beyond Blue Home Improvement Thread

geoff
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Hi everyone. I'm Geoff and have been a dedicated Volunteer on the forums for 13 years. I am proud to have stopped some of the stigmas that are associated with mental health as well as doing my best to help others too

Before my health went south I was a builder in all aspects of home construction and renovation. If you don't have a handyman around I hope I can offer you some tips that may be of help. I have had many years of experience in home renovation and will do my best to help you out if you are stuck and need some advice

I hope my experience may be of help to the people on Beyond Blue and make their life a little bit better. Even if you need help with the most basic painting job or putting up a shelf I can help there too with some tips

I will do my best to get back to anyone that has a question when I can as this is social yet important thread

Geoff
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Guest_1643
Blue Voices Member
I bought a big fin one and someone donated to me a little fin one
I found not much difference between the little and the big, and the big one had a weird burning rubber smell. Maybe it would've gone away but it was too much for me, so I returned it and exchanged for panel heater.
The panel heater was deliverd so quick but they made an error and didn't send with the castors, so that delayed everything.
I'm not so confident to try witohut the castors just resting on the floor so haven't used yet.

In the end hopefully worked out

Hello MF, I'm pleased you bought the Makita drill and when it comes to replacing the carbon brushes is beyond my knowledge, I'm sorry, hopefully someone else can inform you, but no, they won't need to be replaced often, not unless it's put through extreme work, which I don't believe will happen.

Hi RX, isn't it awful walking from a warm room into a cold one, especially a cold bed.

When 99% of the wood has been burnt, the shock horror of knowing more has to be cut, is horrible, have you tried the newspaper bricks, I haven't.

Best wishes.

Geoff.

Hello Sleepy, the panel heaters can be attached on the wall, which is quite easy to do, sorry, for someone who knows.

Keep warm and they're already talking about Spring on the TV.

Best wishes.

Geoff.

geoff
Champion Alumni

Hi Everyone, I've had them many times before, but I thought I might as well ask you lovely people, your suggestions for broken ribs.

Take care.

Geoff.

Guest_1584
Community Member

Hi mf. Congrats on the Makita , can't go far wrong with that one. And as Geoff said nah don't worry about the brushes they'll probably outlive you haha. the brushless one's yeah only a tradesmen would ever get the benefit because it's a lotta lotta work before you even need new brushes anyway.

Hiya sleepy , ooo no you can't just run it on the floor, they've gotta be off the ground for free air flow, they draw it in from the bottom you see and the heat comes out the top. Shame to use on your brand new heater but you could sit it on a couple of bricks or 1/2 bricks , one each end just to keep it off th floor so you can use it till the wheels come , gotta be something heat proof , or wall mount it, they work better wall mounted to actually , although l spose you can't take it to other rooms then.

Hi Geoff and thanks as always . Paper bricks eh , wonder where l'd get those but l'll look about cheers for that. Yeah it's not really laziness but l just hat cutting wood but damn , our new cheap firewood man is closed for covid now bugger . But ahwell , l enjoy getting out picking up buts so not really a biggie only a few mths to go. Got the other hater up and running now so l', getting a nice firewood break haha.

Did you break a rib man , sorry to hear it, makes moving about or lifting hurt doesn't it. Don't really have any tips except try not to do things that hurt haha. Mine still hurt if l do the wrong things after 20yrs but l know what'll set it off so l do things in the way that won't.

Best to all.

Hi RX, well said it's something I forgot to say, that the panel heaters can't sit directly on the ground ' they've gotta be off the ground for free air flow, ', absolutely, I owe you one.

There used to be a press you could buy to make these newspaper bricks made out of metal, but you could still make one out of timber frame, however, you don't need to do this, google this ' how to make paper briquettes without a press', it only means you have to read a bundle of papers lol.

Doesn't everything that shouldn't happen, does when we're in lockdown?

Take care.

Geoff.

Guest_1643
Blue Voices Member

Hey Geoff and rx -

thats true and i managed to even find a brick lol but then the castors arrived - the thing is i think when you put them on, you can't remove them, so then you can't put the device on the wall. So it's one or the other. Since I only have the one heater, like rx said i might want to move it around etc try it in different rooms so I think I will use the castors. You seem to clamp them on etc. I'm a little anxious about putting them on but i'll do it so I can have a movable heater.

how are you going all , rx how is your heater going

Hope you're okay Geoff after the broken rib

Hello Sleepy, the castors on a Noiret can be removed, it's just if you can actually do it using a flat screwdriver.

If the cost to keep warm or even be cool is more than expected, then I have to forgo some pleasures, I don't like to be cold or hot as I grow older, something as a kid didn't worry me.

Take care.

Geoff.

Guest_1584
Community Member

Hi guys , how you doin sleepy.

Been wondering last few days how the heater's been going for you and hoping it's been enough to keep you and your place cosy. The big question with buying a heater isn't it , choosing one and will it do the job .

rx

Guest_1643
Blue Voices Member

hi rx

its pretty cold here, i finally got the castors but haven't put them on yet - just watching youtubes how to!

Thanks for checking in