The effect of increasing the draft of the chimney was achieved by changing the direction of the wind from horizontal to vertical. The story ended with someone being awarded something for this “ratsuha” (who doesn’t know, that’s what life hacks were called in the USSR :).
Category: Construction and repair
How to unscrew a stuck self-tapping screw or screw
Probably, each of us had to unscrew a screw that does not get out. As a rule, the cause of this phenomenon is rust that has eaten the slot on the head. Our unsuccessful attempts to unscrew such a screw lead to the complete eating of the slot.
How to cut glass without a glass cutter.
If you need to cut glass, and there was no factory glass cutter at hand, or the quality of a modern tool made in one large eastern country does not suit you, you can adopt one of the glass cutting technologies without a glass cutter.
I will immediately announce all the methods under consideration ...
Heat-shrink tubing. Installation subtleties.
It would seem ... heat shrink tubing for insulating cable / wire connections is no longer something unusual.
Someone who, and electricians must definitely know how to use it. Nevertheless, the other day I watched the work of the RES brigade and realized: “The instructions are not for our brother.” They screwed up like this...
How to securely fix the dowel in a loose wall
I fixed it somehow on the wall, TV mount. The wall was found to be very loose and the dowels did not want to burst in the drilled hole. With each new attempt, I increased either the length of the dowel or its diameter. Result = 0. When screwing in the self-tapping screw, the dowel turned. What kind of reliability can we talk about here?
How builders can take revenge on the customer for non-payment of money
Often, conflicts arise between builders and employers over payment for the amount of work performed. Who is right and who is wrong is known only to them. And now we will consider the most popular ways of securing (revenge) that builders use.
How to check the quality of cement. Tricks and subtleties.
The freshness of cement can also be checked experimentally for a long time. To do this, it is worth hitting the bag with your foot or hand. Your sensations should not remind you that you hit a stone. The cement starts to harden at the corners of the bag, which is the first thing to check
How to defrost a pipe with a welding machine.
During last year's frosts, my water pipe froze at the entrance to the house. To begin with, I decided which particular area was frozen.