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some people, when they move, they don't notice that the door squeaks. or, they notice, but think, "oh, the door squeaks" and forget about it. i am neither such people one thing most people don't understand about WD-40 is that it's not really a lubricant, it's a cleaner. the squeak in doors is from grunge in the hinges, and WD-40 dissolves it. you hold a paper towel underneath the hinge, gently spritz top to bottom, let it drain a bit, wipe all you can up, then work the door back and forth for approximately 2^4. then the other hinge, and then the third, if present. then around to the other side of the door for the other side of the hinges. when doors don't close correctly, there are a million old dad tricks. the upstairs bathroom door does not latch properly. i loosen the screws holding the door on, and then sort of lean on it in the right direction as a re-tigten everything, leaving some looser to encourage it in the right direction. no good. a brief tangent as i WD-40 out the doorknob; it's also really squeaky. but, now, the door latching. i notice, after all i've done, it finally _can_ latch -- if i muscle it upwards once it's closed, it finally latches. so, i begin fussing with the plate, trying to loosen and then re-tighten it to be slightly lower. but, it is actually so precisely cut, that tightening it entirely leads to the same old problem. so, i wound up leaving it a bit loose, and now it latches perfectly. long-term, the answer is probably to dremel out the bottom edge a little so i don't have to leave it loose, but i will have to discuss it with the landlord please discuss your best dad house tricks |
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didn't read it |
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glad to see the youth fighting for the cause |
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what cause? |
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a bat can squeeze in a hole the size of a dime, so if your window AC unit does not quite seal, be sure to seal it up with tape here is the result of me not knowing this 14 years ago ~ |
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