Many of us here are DIY people, and here is a master thread to brag, or complain about projects you've done, are working on, or repairs and such that the "normal" person would call in a professional for.
I will start out with a story from Friday night (two days ago). I get home from work about 9pm and notic the house is a little cold. The furnace was running, so I walked over the the closest vent, and felt the cold ait blowing out . So being the fix it myself type of person, I pull the cover off the furnace to diagnose my no-flame issue. Took out two seconds to spot the pieces of my hsi sitting on the bottom of the furnace. So now its 9:20pm on a Friday and I need an HVAC part, do I call a emergency service company? Fuck no, I spend an hour calling places and find a place on the south side that the owner is willing to stay open for me to drive out. This place wasnt in the worst part of town, but not nearly the best, the shop owner stayed to make sure me and the wife got.back to the car without getting mugged, lol...Get home around 12:45 pm, throw the new HSI in the furnace and BAM, I got heat
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I will start out with a story from Friday night (two days ago). I get home from work about 9pm and notic the house is a little cold. The furnace was running, so I walked over the the closest vent, and felt the cold ait blowing out . So being the fix it myself type of person, I pull the cover off the furnace to diagnose my no-flame issue. Took out two seconds to spot the pieces of my hsi sitting on the bottom of the furnace. So now its 9:20pm on a Friday and I need an HVAC part, do I call a emergency service company? Fuck no, I spend an hour calling places and find a place on the south side that the owner is willing to stay open for me to drive out. This place wasnt in the worst part of town, but not nearly the best, the shop owner stayed to make sure me and the wife got.back to the car without getting mugged, lol...Get home around 12:45 pm, throw the new HSI in the furnace and BAM, I got heat
Here is the culprit: