Here’s your two for Tuesday on a Sunday! The most obvious is the swarm of dehumidifiers, some of which look a little naked.

The small one on the left is the first one. After diagnosis, I discovered that the compressor was shorted out. Well that’s clearly not fixable, can use it for parts though.

The one on the right is number two! Compressor ran but fan wouldn’t turn. The control unit is sending power, but fan won’t turn. These fans need much higher voltage to turn so the transformer may be roached. Theoretically fixable, didn’t spend a lot of time on it and got number three. I’ll come back to this one at a later date and see if I can get it running too, robbing parts from 1 should do the trick.

The middle one up front is number three. Plug it in, turn it on, BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP……you get the picture. It’s not a digital unit so it doesn’t throw codes. Couldn’t get it into diagnostic mode so what’s next? Well, if I swap the electronics from 2 into 3, I’ll have a digital display. A little cutting and splicing of wires and voila! Kind of. It threw a code, bad coil temperature sensor. Steal that from 2 as well and IT RUNS!

Only problem is that it freezes up its cooling coil. There’s a number of potential issues, too cold in the room so not enough warm air comes across to melt it. Dirty filters or coils so there’s no air movement. Or it just doesn’t activate its defrost cycle. Can’t do much about the third, I removed the filter, and the temperature was close to the problem zone but I didn’t think that was quite it. I cleaned the heater coil behind the cooling coil, it still iced up, then I had a brainwave, if I put all the shrouds back on it’ll stop the air from coming from the sides and the top between the coils and bypassing the cooling coil. I’m 2 hours in as of writing this and it seems to be a success. More air across the coil has made it so there’s NO ICE!

Moral of the story is;

• Clean the filter and coils
• The shrouds will direct air so if it’s freezing up without them, try putting them back on
• Digital controllers are better because they display codes instead of just beep

You might be thinking, you said this was a double feature, a two for. You’ve talked about dehumidifiers and unless you can’t count and think 3 is the same as 2, that seems like only part 1 of the two for.

You got me! This next one is less obvious though. It’s not the rock collection or vacuum cleaner. If you look really REALLY closely, you can see coils of wire and a plastic bag just to the right of that. Those 2 things and a little elbow grease resulted in extra light under the stairs. A couple LED pot lights go a long way to brightening up the joint! Wire them into the same circuit as the existing lonesome light on the wall and you can actually see what you’re doing!

You know what? Why not call this a three for Thursday! The wooden shelves above the plastic bag are brought to you, well me, well really my wife, by spare wood, some glue, and effort on the part of my father in law. After which I can cut to size and work around the drain access and create extra storage on 2 walls. Somehow we could still use extra space under there.

Anyway, that’s all I’ve got for today. Electrical, shelving, appliance repair, you name it, I like to tackle it!

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Definitely one of my bigger and more challenging projects! This bathroom kicked my butt a little bit. I had to learn some things the hard way but the final product looks good and puts a large smile on my face (my customer is pretty happy too). The counter, mirror, and light fixture are all new additions to this room.

Due to lack of foresight, I don’t have a good before and after comparison and I also don’t have pictures of everything else that was done at this site but the list included building shelving, installing glass in a pantry door and some other odds and ends around the house.

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Look, I tout myself as the Jack of ALL trades. I still stand by that! However just like my front page says, there are professionals for a reason. So today when I went to look at a microwave/range hood ventilation project, I knew that cutting into an exterior wall was not going to be for me! At least not this time. Some things are better left to professionals.

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They say the best offence is a good defence, and when it comes to defending your property, the best way to do that is with the proper security measures in place.

Alarms? Sure but that only helps after the break in happens and it’s not feasible for all the buildings on your yard. Don’t store valuables anywhere but your house? I mean, how big is your house?

Just because it’s a shed doesn’t mean it can’t be secure. Even if it has shifted with the ground and nothing is square? To that I ask, why does that have to matter? A little creativity goes a long way!

When the mission is to prevent break ins and the building laughs and says “have you seen the gaps in the door?” Trust the creativity of Hanover Handyman and our “Don’t pay until it’s done right” policy!

The conditions weren’t ideal but that building is sealed! All I’ll say is, the mission was to prevent break ins and the way it stands, you’re better off coming through the wall than ANY of the doors or windows!

Also, for what it’s worth, from the time the first phone call came in to the time the job was complete was 4.5 hours! Find me a professional that can do that!

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Ongoing project here, stay tuned for updates.

Searching for local deals to find materials results in a cheap and sturdy shed!

This is phase 2 results. Phase 1 was basic structure, phase 2 was shingles and door. Phase 3 is internal shelving, stay tuned!

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Almost a year after moving in, it’s probably time to find a good way to store shoes. It’s simple but it makes the closet feel so much more……openable!

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When you’re struggling to get your lawn mower functional again, give me a call! I can’t solve all the world’s problems but I am willing to try! I’ll only charge if the fix works by the time I’m done!

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An old loader tractor had a support arm that broke. After a little clean up of the area, I came in to do the welding. Using a weathered 110v mig welder, it’s all put back together. Pushed that welder to its limits so it’s not pretty, but it’s back to work!

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Phase 3 complete! Stay tuned for phase 4, which will be either curtains or stair railing.

Phase 1 was getting the supports and main deck surface up.
Phase 2 was the railing.
Phase 3 was the Pergola.

Lumber costs were on the rise so utilizing steel components made sense. Steel stair stringers and electrical conduit for railing makes for a unique look and lower wood costs. Unfortunately this isn’t a project I can tout as being a lone wolf kind of thing as I needed another set of hands for most of it.

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Combine some hardware, some wood, and some bins and VOILA, under sink garbage!

This project is in my own house, rolls out nicely using my foot and there’s a bin for recycling and for garbage.

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