Repair Your Plumbing? You Can Do That!
Not to long ago my water heater went out. Just like that you think all is well then whamo a small leak appears. I was faced with a decision, fix it myself or call the plumber. Well after getting several estimates ranging from $1500 to $2500, I decided to do it myself.
It's really not that to hard to repair plumbing. In this article I will give you some pointers to help aid you in this endeavor. And hopefully spare you from the high cost of paying for a plumber. Nothing against plumbers but this project is doable.
steps it will take:
1) As soon as you realize that the old water heater has to go start draining it. It can take several hours to drain. Remember to turn off the main water valve and open up all of the faucets to eliminate any pressure. if it's a gas unit make sure that you turn off the main gas line in the house and if it is electric turn off the breaker. Think safety first.
2) Try and purchase the same unit. This will prevent you from adding pipe and new valves.
3) Size up the job and disconnect the tank from the water pipes, gas line or the electrical connection. If it's gas you will need to disconnect the flue as well. Save all parts in order to match them up when you purchase your supplies.
4) You will need to have on hand plumbers tape, small gas torch, solder, flux, plumbing sandpaper, pipe cutter, gas tape (to seal gas line) and maybe some pipe glue. Ask the sales person at the hardware store for a more defined list.
Once you have disconnected the tank remove it from your work space. Do a thorough measurement of the remaining pipe for reference when you go to the hardware store. I will be honest with you, you might need to make a few trips back to the store. Once you get the new tank, slide it into place to line up the plumbing.
If you bought the same unit it should line right up, if you were unable, you will need to remove or add length to the existing piping. This may require you to splice together copper with plastic, don't let this scare you the hardware store will have all of the necessary parts.
If you need to add copper pipe make sure that you clean the old and new pipe by using sandpaper, inside and out. If it's not clean the solder will not flow into the joint. Another tip is to not over wrap the mail threaded pipe with tape, this can cause a leak. Twice around should be enough. Also, don't over tighten it.
This may sound complicated but trust me, if I can do it, anyone can. Just take it slow, ask questions from the hardware specialist and go online for more instructions. One last item, if you have a gas unit your county or city may require an inspection. The inspector will verify that the gas connection is right and that the angle of the flue is right. Don't take a chance with gas, make the call to have someone come out and inspect your work.
Your should be able to complete this job for $500 or so and the tools and supplies will be available for when your dishwasher goes out. Good luck.
Dennis Watson - Just helping others succeed.
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Sony PSP Product Review and Honest Assessment
Apparently, Sony is hating life as microsoft Xbox blows their doors off and sends Sony play station packing as they bolt into the future, taking their cake and eating it too. How did microsoft pull this off, when everybody thought that they were a distant second? Apparently it just proves that if you bet against Bill Gates, you are going to lose, because microsoft with its xbox shows no mercy for Sony.
The Sony play station portable is the best that they have right now in the portable option category, but it is really not very good and after playing something like the xbox at home, taking the Sony PSP around would just make you look like an underachiever with your friends. The Sony PSP for the best new innovation in gaming consoles ranks second to the absolute overkill of xbox and unfortunately Sony's best in innovation in 2005, well their best is second best and in the contest for the best gaming console, second place may as well be last place.
As a matter of fact one has to wonder why anyone would buy a Sony PSP when you can wait until you get back home and play the real thing on a far superior product like the Xbox. The Sony PSP, well it is just boring after having it all on an xbox. One has to seriously doubt if Sony will ever catch up now, either with its mobile technology or the home gaming console. Even with heavy discounting; Sony is in some serious hot water with gammers, as their most loyal make the switch to xbox without looking back, think on this in 2006.
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Bikram Yoga
Yoga is at least about 5,000 years old. The hindus of the Indus valley civilization developed yoga as a practical device to unite the individual self with the Brahman, the universal self. It was codified about 2,000 years back into a system by Patanjali in his work Yoga sutra.
His yoga, known as Ashtanga Yoga (or eight-limbed yoga) came to be the authority on yogic practice. These eight limbs are to be practiced in sequence to achieve its spiritual end. In the modern age yoga came to be understood as Hatha Yoga, which practices the third and fourth limbs of Ashtanga Yoga - asanas and Pranayama.
Hatha Yoga, meaning sun-moon yoga, aims to unite the active and passing energies of the human beings. It harmonizes the body-mind relationship, and achieves a balance. The body becomes supple and strong. The mind relaxes and the stress eases. The internal systems, such as blood circulation, nervous system, digestive system and the endocrine system, are improved.
There are many systems of Hatha Yoga, such as Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Vini Yoga, Integral Yoga, sivananda Yoga and bikram Yoga. Basically they hold postures that exercise the system. It is formulated by different teachers, giving importance to different aspects of Hatha Yoga.
bikram Choudhry, the founder of bikram Yoga, was born in Kolkatta in 1946. He became a disciple of Bishnu Gosh, the brother of Paramahamsa Yogananda, at the age of four. His mastery of the Hatha Yoga technique was so good that he continuously won the Indian Yoga championship, and retired undefeated at a very young age. Bikram started many training centers for yoga, on the direction of his master Bishnu Gosh. Later, he founded his own system of yoga known as Bikram Yoga.
Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 postures, done inside a heated room. The temperature is maintained at about 90 100o. This warms the body naturally, and the postures are easily accomplished. The series starts with standing postures, backward bends, forward bends and twists. Each posture is repeated twice. The full routine takes about 90 minutes.
Bikram has a school in Los Angeles where teachers impart yoga practice. He also travels throughout America organizing workshops and seminars.
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