Replacing your brass / copper yard faucets

First, why I created this post. I was on a Forum at TechGuy.org and I was going to reply to a post BUT I did not notice that the post had been marked as solved.
I did not scroll to the bottom to see that I was not on the last page of the post, so I had my answer all prepared only to find out, that the issue had been answered.
The poster was able to get his faucet replaced, I hated to just totally waste the time that I spent to work on the answer so I posted it here.
Not sure if it will help anyone, but here it is for what it is worth.

Happy surfing/ Happy Plumbing?

The Virusfighter

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If you think of repairing your faucet instead of replacing it, you would likely need the bran and model of the valve ,for sure the manufacturer to get a valve stem kit.

I tried one once for the bath and ended up replacing the whole faucet, as I could not make the kit work.

With a good torch ($20. some odd dollars - when I bought mine a few years back)
I believe they have kits with solder, flux (some type of solder paste that helps the solder adhere to the copper). So with that, and some sand paper (all new pipes and plumbing tubing /pipes need to be sanded as they have some type of clear coat on them to prevent corrosion when new) need to be sanded down with fine sand paper. If not sanded down you will not be able to get the pipe and fixture sweated together. once you have the pipe / fixture sanded and coated with a little pipe paste, resin, flux (whatever they call it for pipes)

Here is where I step out to the garage, dig for my BernzOmatic, kit.

Okay, its called flux.
My kit came with pipe brushes (helps the sanding, brush clean, then sand - that's what I do,
(I just sanded before getting the full kit with brushes - that works too).
The kit also comes with flux, sand paper and a tank full of propane, a pipe cutter and how to instructions!

Note: I have used a hack saw for cutting pipe, pipe cutter is better - they are about $5.00 US or less.

You don't want your flame too big or too small - just guess at it between the two.
Pipes - get them as dry as possible, turn water off, open you valves, especially the low level ones in the yard.

Use the inside part of the flame, which is a different color than the outside part.
I believe the center of the flame is blue or white, while the outside is red or yellow.
I am trying to remember back, has been a year or so since I have done any sweating (pipes that is).

What I do -

When I replace a yard faucet, or bath for that matter, I buy a sweat fitting (male hose adapter)
so I can screw the valve off, and screw a new one on the next time it needs replacing.
A matter worth noting, you can buy hose bibbs (faucets) with male or female threads,
so take note, if your faucet has male threads, you would need a female pipe adapter if you want to use the screw off / screw on method the for the next faucet replacement.

You will have to get to know some fittings, (if you don't already) measure your pipe/ tubing and perhaps speak with a knowledgeable plumbing person at your plumbing store.

When you get your pipe hot enough, you should be able to heat up the pipe on one side, and hold the solder about 180 degrees from the other side, and it shold flow to the side where the fire is.

When at your plumbing shop, you can buy an hose connector vacuum breaker end for your faucet (hose bibb whatever you want to call it) - it screws on the end, that is the type I have, and is the law for my state.

You can purchase faucets with built in vacuum breakers, either one will work, so your choice.

This site shows what I use, it is figure # 5.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04714.html


Best of Luck whatever route you take.

Global Mailbox size settings in Exchange Server 2010

How to change Global Mailbox size settings in Exchange Server 2010

Search Amazon.com for microsoft exchange 2010

Server Configuration > Mailbox > First Storage Group > Mailbox Database > Properties

To get to " Mailbox Database" propterties, right click " Mailbox Database" and left click "Properties" from the drop-down menu.
Alternatively you can look in the Actions Pane on the right, and choose "Properties" under Mailbox Database.


When the settings on the Organizational level (per mailbox) conflict with the Global limits the lowest setting is used.


Search Amazon.com for microsoft office 2010

New Tyndale House Book -
Breach of Trust

Cannot send E-Mail to others in your company or domain after server change

Cannot send E-Mail to others in your company or domain, after changing E-Mail Hosts or upgrading from Exchange server 2003, to 2008:

Go to your "Local" Profile at following location:

if Vista\7:
C:\ (if default Win install):\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

if XP: %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

Backup all your *.oab [Offline Address Book] files.
After backup remove all your *.oab files, from your profile \AppData\Local…

Start Microsoft Outlook, it will rebuild the files and your problem should be resolved

Outlook 2003 and 2007 sharing E-Mail contacts

Outlook 2003 and 2007 sharing E-Mail contacts - requires an Exchange Server account -
Cannot be done if you have a POP or IMAP account.


To provide access to sub-folders of your contacts the person sharing the contacts
must grant "folder visible" permission to the root of the mailbox.
That would be where your name is by default.
Example "Mailbox - Your Name" - which would be your actual first name & last name.

Right Click on "Mailbox - Your Name", and choose "Properties".
Click on the permissions tab (or you can right click on the root "name" folder and
left click on "change sharing permissions" to go directly to the sharing permissions tab.

This is where you will need to click to make the folder visible, otherwise the
person or people you are sharing with will never see the shared contacts sub-folders but will be able to see your main contacts list - with the name of "contacts" and only that one.

You would then need permissions of at least Reviewer -- on the shared contact sub-folders, if you need the ones you are sharing with to edit the contacts you would need to choose publishing editor - on the permissions tab dialog box -
that will enable them to add contacts and remove contacts that you have created, or you can give them permissions of "editor" where you can add and remove all contacts and add / remove sub-folders as well.

The last step the users that the contacts are shared with must take
to be able to see your contacts in Outlook is - With Outlook open -
Click on Tools > E-mail Accounts > select the Advanced tab, add the mailbox name for the person sharing their account.

Viewing the shared contacts:

Now youi as the shared contacts 'viewer or editor' can now go to your contacts, click on
"Open Shared Contacts" below the folder list, enter the name of the person sharing their contacts and you should see their contact folders as well as your own contacts.

Cannot burn a CD or DVD in Windows XP.

Cannot burn a CD in Windows XP.
When you try to copy files to the CD drive on your computer (and you know the CD (or DVD is blank) you may receive:
D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function.


Go to the Drive letter in Windows Explorer (or My Computer) "right click" on your CD (or CD/DVD drive)
Click on Properties > Click on Recording; Click (ad check mark) by
"Enable CD recording on this drive".

If it was already checked You can try right clicking on the drive listed in Device Manager and clicking "Update Driver" Let Windows check the Internet.

If that does not work and you have Norton Anti Virus or Symantec Anti Virus - try the following:

Go to Symantec.com and search for "drive is not accessible. Incorrect function.

Check out the link below:
Microsoft's support site - may be helpful - warning - does involve editing the registry - use caution - at your own risk.

If none of those work - Go to your favorite Search Engine -
www.google.com
www.yahoo.com
etc.
Search for the drive not accessible burning CD (or DVD), enter the error if you receive any.

You may be able to remove (un-install) your CD device driver in Device Manager, then add it back. Do that at your own risk. Windows will find the device and re-add it.

Another CD issue that may arise but not related to burning:
If you are unable to play music on your computer especially from CD-RW's - you may receice error 39 - to possibly solve this follow the directions below:

Go to My computer > right click on your CD-ROM drive, click properties.

Click on the check by "Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM Device" if it is enabled, to uncheck it (so it is diabled).
Re-boot your computer - and you should be able to re-enable it and have it continue to play music.

Set up USB Headphones in Windows Vista

With your USB Headphones plugged into an available USB port.
Right click the speaker icon in the system tray - by default located on the bottom right of your display.
Choose Playback Devices. Right click the headset and then click the Set as Default button.

If you play games on your computer, the game or other program that uses sounds may reset your default sound device back to your speakers - so you may have to periodically go back in and re-set up the default sound device.

Headphones that plug into your sound card via the round connections are sometimes more user friendly, (depending on your situation) but if you are using the headphones for a phone, you will have to use your microphone input and your speaker output.

If your computer is on the floor and you don't want to crawl in the back, AND you have
USB connectors in the front of your computer, then in that case, the USB headphones may be more user friendly for you in the physical realm, but you will
have to deal with enabling and disabling them and re-enabling them through Windows, if you play a game or some other program changes the default device.
Like many computer issues, your experience may vary.

Microsoft Doomed - my answer to Lockergnome's question

I replied to this question
"Is Microsoft Doomed To Failure As Some Believe? I Seriously Doubt It"
on Lockergnome.
I want to see if my guess is good - time will tell.
Would also like feedback here to the question - what do you think?
Also want to see what others will post.

Link:
...Microsoft doomed to failure...?


I don’t think Microsoft is anywhere near doomed to failure!
There will always be room for improvement and Microsoft will have to continue working hard and smart to improve its products.
Windows and Office Rock.

I have my gripes - I would like to see the old start menu / explorer navigation as an option that we can choose - the new
Windows Explorer may be good for some - but would like to see user choice - yes more user choice - I believe that is important
and will let users, geeks and casual users alike know that they are being thought of and have a choice in things OS related.

Macs OS X may some day be a contender - it is not there yet but is growing in popularity - not sure about the iPad?
Does not hit a spot for me - no built in USB, multi tasking, or camera and microphone.
OS X still does not have the ease of use that Windows has.
I can get around in OS X, but not as easily as in Windows, even though I have used both OSes for years.
I love Windows ability to hit the home button in notepad, or any text editor, Word, Wordpad, etc. when you hit the home button the cursor goes to the first of the line, not first of document like Mac, you can hit ctr. + home for that, and end goes to the end of the line, not end of the document, ctrl + end will do that. I think Windows should cost less and Office.
And speaking of choice, I would like to see a way to switch off the Office Ribbon - not a fan of it.
I know you can download non MS supported programs to do away with the Ribbon, and get the Classic Start Menu / Explorer functions but - I would like a Microsoft supported method to turn these features on and off. Thanks for all you do Chris.
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