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Sunday evening I cracked the tank on my 'turlet'. Yeah, I bumped it with that dang top. It's no longer carried by the local big box stores but got a call in to American Standard and they got back to me but several hours later. More about that in a minute......so I decided to try and use some sealer on the cracked tank. Thought it was going to work until I noticed a very slight weep at the lower corner so drained and dried it again and did some more sealing. Still letting that cure as I type.
About the flies......when I walked into the den from the patio about 1pm yesterday, I noticed a fly and it wasn't exactly a small one. About 5/16" long maybe so went after it and got him. Adult fly? Figured he followed me in but a few minutes later there's another and yet another. Brake wash works pretty good! At least I made it to Lowe's and got some sealer for the turlet before battling 30 freaking flies!!! Yup, there's dead bodies laying mostly in the window sills. So far, have only seen one today thank God! Even after finally thinking I got them all around 7pm yesterday, one had to show up on the TV screen and it took me a couple of swipes with a hand towel to get it. Not gonna spray brake wash on my TV!
Have never had anything like this happen before. Thought maybe I had a broken window somewhere and checked all of them and nope. Pulled the attic stairs down to see if maybe they were getting in from there and that too was a no. Brought in the Sunday paper early Sunday and well, didn't take it from the bag until Monday morning and nothing odd there. I'm at a loss. Anyways, American Standard is sending me a new tank under warranty and didn't even ask if I bumped the tank with with the cover. Only thing is, it might take weeks to get here and.....hope it fits. According to the woman I talked with, she assured me it will based on part and model numbers etc. She seemed to know what she was doing and knew the business and was very pleasant to speak with on the phone. Oh yeah, she even had an American accent!
Now only if this Dana from hell would cooperate lol. Got the carrier stuck in today and looks like I need to make a .010" shim adjustment to get the backlash in line and hopefully it goes smoothly from there....that is if I don't make anymore screwups with the shims!
About the flies......when I walked into the den from the patio about 1pm yesterday, I noticed a fly and it wasn't exactly a small one. About 5/16" long maybe so went after it and got him. Adult fly? Figured he followed me in but a few minutes later there's another and yet another. Brake wash works pretty good! At least I made it to Lowe's and got some sealer for the turlet before battling 30 freaking flies!!! Yup, there's dead bodies laying mostly in the window sills. So far, have only seen one today thank God! Even after finally thinking I got them all around 7pm yesterday, one had to show up on the TV screen and it took me a couple of swipes with a hand towel to get it. Not gonna spray brake wash on my TV!
Have never had anything like this happen before. Thought maybe I had a broken window somewhere and checked all of them and nope. Pulled the attic stairs down to see if maybe they were getting in from there and that too was a no. Brought in the Sunday paper early Sunday and well, didn't take it from the bag until Monday morning and nothing odd there. I'm at a loss. Anyways, American Standard is sending me a new tank under warranty and didn't even ask if I bumped the tank with with the cover. Only thing is, it might take weeks to get here and.....hope it fits. According to the woman I talked with, she assured me it will based on part and model numbers etc. She seemed to know what she was doing and knew the business and was very pleasant to speak with on the phone. Oh yeah, she even had an American accent!
Now only if this Dana from hell would cooperate lol. Got the carrier stuck in today and looks like I need to make a .010" shim adjustment to get the backlash in line and hopefully it goes smoothly from there....that is if I don't make anymore screwups with the shims!