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Big Dave said:
No, not really, this is mainly next to the concrete paths and driveway, and it only happens in summer, so I think it's the heated concrete burning the lawn and drying the soil.
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Keep an eye on it. The reason I ask is when you end up having dead patches that don't respond to additional watering and feed, it more can be a sign of beetle grub attack. They feed on the root system and leave the grass above to die. This is usually caused by laying turf on sand or sandy soil, which provides an easy home for these grubs to burrow through. One way to check is to gently tug on the affected area, if the grass lifts out of the ground with no resistance, then its likely what's happening. Treatment is easy, but quite often people don't pick it up early enough and end up with half a dead lawn.
 
DFB said:
Keep an eye on it. The reason I ask is when you end up having dead patches that don't respond to additional watering and feed, it more can be a sign of beetle grub attack. They feed on the root system and leave the grass above to die. This is usually caused by laying turf on sand or sandy soil, which provides an easy home for these grubs to burrow through. One way to check is to gently tug on the affected area, if the grass lifts out of the ground with no resistance, then its likely what's happening. Treatment is easy, but quite often people don't pick it up early enough and end up with half a dead lawn.
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We actually had a grub attack a few years ago, the guy my neighbour uses to spray his lawn identified it very early, and now he sprays our lawn every couple of months. No more grub attacks, no weeds, and no bindiis. He adjusts his formula depending on the season and current pests. I don't have the same issues in the backyard, but I do have some trails created by the dogs.
 
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We had a major attack by army worms a couple years back. They can go through a yard fast to kill everything in days. The worms apparently were in some mulch we purchased from Home Depot. They are easy enough to kill but you need act quickly.
 
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This must be appliance week.
The Dryer- was squealing like a Banshi. So I ordered two drum rollers. When they arrived I tore the dryer down. Have to remove the drum so it's a pretty good tear down. Changed the rollers. Fire it up and still squealing. I then lubed the belt tension idler pulley, which I didn't order and it stopped squealing. But ill bet the idler pulley isn't long for this world.
Ordered one of those so I will be tearing it down again in the near future.

The Washing Machine- As long as I was doing maintenance I decided that the 8-10 year old supply hoses needed to be changed. They werent even the stainless type. We'll the old supply hoses were fused to the original shut off valves. So i had to cut back the copper supply lines and install two new valves. Then I installed the two new stainless supply hoses that I ordered on Amazon. The new hot line was defective and leaked so I had to order a second set of hoses.

Last night stayed up pretty late. Went up to bed at 3:00 AM. Just before I went up I started the dishwasher. My wife got up at about 4:45 and there is water all over the kitchen floor and water is coming out of the closed dishwasher door. Also drained into the laundry room below and the garage. Looks like the drain pump took a crap. So I ordered a factory drain pump. This will be my third time changing that part. Got an original off Ebay four years ago and that pump lasted one week. Then I got an original off Amazon and that lasted just shy of 4 years. Have to disconnect the drain line/ the supply line and the hardwired electric so the dishwasher can be pulled from its hole and turned on its side to change that valve.

When it rains it pours.
 
BLM said:
This must be appliance week.
The Dryer- was squealing like a Banshi. So I ordered two drum rollers. When they arrived I tore the dryer down. Have to remove the drum so it's a pretty good tear down. Changed the rollers. Fire it up and still squealing. I then lubed the belt tension idler pulley, which I didn't order and it stopped squealing. But ill bet the idler pulley isn't long for this world.
Ordered one of those so I will be tearing it down again in the near future.

The Washing Machine- As long as I was doing maintenance I decided that the 8-10 year old supply hoses needed to be changed. They werent even the stainless type. We'll the old supply hoses were fused to the original shut off valves. So i had to cut back the copper supply lines and install two new valves. Then I installed the two new stainless supply hoses that I ordered on Amazon. The new hot line was defective and leaked so I had to order a second set of hoses.

Last night stayed up pretty late. Went up to bed at 3:00 AM. Just before I went up I started the dishwasher. My wife got up at about 4:45 and there is water all over the kitchen floor and water is coming out of the closed dishwasher door. Also drained into the laundry room below and the garage. Looks like the drain pump took a crap. So I ordered a factory drain pump. This will be my third time changing that part. Got an original off Ebay four years ago and that pump lasted one week. Then I got an original off Amazon and that lasted just shy of 4 years. Have to disconnect the drain line/ the supply line and the hardwired electric so the dishwasher can be pulled from its hole and turned on its side to change that valve.

When it rains it pours.
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Usually a "disposable item" I'm glad you can fix these rather than replace.
 
Tasmania said:
Usually a "disposable item" I'm glad you can fix these rather than replace.
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My Dryer is a 30 year old natural gas Maytag that we bought brand new. I'll never get rid of that till I can no longer get the parts. There is no circuit boards on that old reliable Maytag. Easy to fix. Great dryer.
My wife and I went round and round when she put her foot down and made me get rid of the matching Maytag washing machine about ten years ago. I had fixed it several times and wanted to fix again but it needed a new transmission.
 
BLM said:
Have to disconnect the drain line/ the supply line and the hardwired electric so the dishwasher can be pulled from its hole and turned on its side to change that valve.
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The code now is that you have to have a GFCI/AFCI outlet for the dishwasher, I presume largely because appliances don't last anymore, and they want the Home Depot delivery guys to just be able to plug/unplug without having an electrical license. They also have a threaded water connection hose like a big washing machine hose. My dishwasher is 50+ years old and besides the fact I can't believe it still works, I'm pretty sure that one of those hoses (or the gasket) isn't going to last 50 years. I'm presuming the water line is sweated in on mine; I'll see when I change it one of these years.
 
Big Dave said:
Went out for dinner last night at my brother's local pub, it was my niece's birthday during the week. Had a nice Chicken Parmi, it was huge.
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Nice! Dads 73 today and mum was yesterday she's 68 got her a big bunch of flowers 💐 because (she's the best mum in the world and puts up with everyone's shit that 3 son's can make)

I had the squid 🐙 salad and chips plus lemon/lime bitters x2
The restaurant was PACKED and they also do take a way.

Today my brother and sister in law are staying and we will walk it off on a new walking track we found but will have to watch out for snakes 🐍
23c so not much swimming.

Have a good Australia day 🇦🇺 Dave oi oi oi
 
My neighbour bought me an Olight Warrior X4 for $180 2600 lumens and 630 Throw meters.

for all the hard work I've been doing over the moth's since they moved out.

That's a holster in the second picture will test later tonight.


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Tasmania said:
My neighbour bought me an Olight Warrior X4 for $180 2600 lumens and 630 Throw meters.

for all the hard work I've been doing over the moth's since they moved out.

That's a holster in the second picture will test later tonight.


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Olight is a good brand, very solid products. I carry the Arkfeld Pro when I'm walking the dogs, it maxes out at 1300 lumens, but I also like the moonlight setting, it also has a laser pointer and a UV torch. I used the laser pointer last night to encourage a cat to get off the road. The dogs also have Olight Gobers on their harnesses when I walk them at night.
 
Big Dave said:
Olight is a good brand, very solid products. I carry the Arkfeld Pro when I'm walking the dogs, it maxes out at 1300 lumens, but I also like the moonlight setting, it also has a laser pointer and a UV torch. I used the laser pointer last night to encourage a cat to get off the road. The dogs also have Olight Gobers on their harnesses when I walk them at night.
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Nice, this is my first one i came across the brand with my neighbour asked about mounting a light to his Glock 17.

I forget the model but it has on/off and 1000 lumens and can definitely light up someone and clicks on/off the rail like butter.
 
Braved the hot sun and mowed the back lawn this afternoon, it's now ready for the new arrival tomorrow. Today's mower of choice, the mighty Supercut Turbo Thrust!



The hard work put into the lawn over the last few months has really paid off. I have this romantic notion of sitting on the lawn with my new companion, watching him play and become familiar with his new surroundings.
 
Tasmania said:
My neighbour bought me an Olight Warrior X4 for $180 2600 lumens and 630 Throw meters.

for all the hard work I've been doing over the moth's since they moved out.

That's a holster in the second picture will test later tonight.


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Nice! I’ve been carrying a Fenix UC30 for 10 years now, use it all the time at work and I’m still on the original rechargeable battery it came with.


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JDGolden said:
Nice! I’ve been carrying a Fenix UC30 for 10 years now, use it all the time at work and I’m still on the original rechargeable battery it came with.


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I tested it the other night, had to wait till 9:45 for complete darkness all i can say on high mode it like a LED light bar it's toooooo bright!

I have it in tactical mode so 1000 lumens.

My other torches/ flashlights are a Fenix TK41 and on Turbo mode 800 lumens, and a discontinued company called Sunway man it's 600 lumens and are both about 10 years old.

The technology with the LED chips are (Made in China) but they have some of the world leading manufacturers.

Even Porsche make their headlights there.
 
Tasmania said:
I tested it the other night, had to wait till 9:45 for complete darkness all i can say on high mode it like a LED light bar it's toooooo bright!

I have it in tactical mode so 1000 lumens.

My other torches/ flashlights are a Fenix TK41 and on Turbo mode 800 lumens, and a discontinued company called Sunway man it's 600 lumens and are both about 10 years old.

The technology with the LED chips are (Made in China) but they have some of the world leading manufacturers.

Even Porsche make their headlights there.
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I have a Nebo Torchy 2K, which puts out a maximum of 2000 lumens, but only for 30 seconds. It has 5 brightness settings and one flashing setting, but the flashing is much slower than the Arkfeld Pro, and the Nebos dimmest setting is twice as bright as the Arkfelds, so I tend to carry the Arkfeld, 1300 lumens is more than enough.

I just looked up my Narva LED light bar, it puts out 18000 lumens, and it has 36 X 5W chips, so the maths is easy, 500 lumens per chip, I guess that's for longevity. 2000 lumen chips might melt the lens, I know the Arkfeld Pro gets pretty hot around the lens when I run it at the max 1300 lumens.
 
Big Dave said:
I have a Nebo Torchy 2K, which puts out a maximum of 2000 lumens, but only for 30 seconds. It has 5 brightness settings and one flashing setting, but the flashing is much slower than the Arkfeld Pro, and the Nebos dimmest setting is twice as bright as the Arkfelds, so I tend to carry the Arkfeld, 1300 lumens is more than enough.

I just looked up my Narva LED light bar, it puts out 18000 lumens, and it has 36 X 5W chips, so the maths is easy, 500 lumens per chip, I guess that's for longevity. 2000 lumen chips might melt the lens, I know the Arkfeld Pro gets pretty hot around the lens when I run it at the max 1300 lumens.
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Same here on 2600 lumens it can only run for 20 minutes, The torch itself the head gets hot. But tactical mode is 120 minutes at 1000.
 
Possibility of a few inches of rain next week so I cleaned the rain water intake on the tank and checked the water level, just over 30cm from the top, I'm a bit surprised as we haven't had a lot of rain this year.PSX_20260207_170104.jpgPSX_20260207_170202.jpg
 
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