How long should a new kitchen 'last'?
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How long should a chain on a chainsaw last in oak please?
Comments (50)Dirt and fine saw dust mixed with oil will eventually plug up the bar and oil feeder holes. Even if you don't hit dirt, dirt still inbedded in the bark. Caked up debri will also lodge in and around the clutch area and cover. The other BIG mistake is not keeping the slack adjusted out of the chain. Which usually has to be done about every tank full of gas. You must clean you chain and bar regularly, Now for me thats at least every other use. I can't stand a dirty saw. You can look at the chain and if the wood is burnt on to the teeth and you have to take a pocket knife and scrape it off you chain getting little oil. even if I am very careful not letting my chain hit dirt it still needs to be cleaned after a days use. this included removing the bar running a wire or small screwdriver down the bar groove knocking all the stuck junk out. I use carb. cleaner it works great for me. I also hang my chain up and spray it down then scrub it with a nylon or brass brush, now that I got the bar and chain pristine clean, I crank up the air compressor and blow out the clutch, clutch cover, around the cooling fins, and exit slot on the pull rope side. Now I reassemble, adjust the chain tension, and hit the chain teeth about 3 or 4 strokes with a file. Now the saw is clean, sharp, and ready for storage till my next cutting job. IMO the worse thing you can do is put your equipment up dirty, especially if it's not used often. We've all seen them the mower decks with the big grass lumps on top of them, chain saws with the big burnt spots on the bar ect.... Now to answer the question how long the chain will last????? Till you sharpen the teeth off of them or they get sharpen down to a nub and break off. that's how long the will last. some will say this is overkill, but for me I like a well preforming piece of equipment, just makes the job easier IMO....See MoreHow long should a Viking refrigerator last?
Comments (4)For most products, when you think about a large number of similar units, you can start thinking about specific numbers of years for certain maintenance and repair costs, and life expectancy. Individual appliances will exhibit variable lifespans and repairs. The local environment of each fridge varies a lot, so statistical numbers are not good indicators. (e.g. fridge boxed in, or with a lot of air circulation) For cars, the dates of repairs correspond fairly well to the dates they publish. For other things that live in a non vibrating environment the dates one might publish do not correspond well. Therefore GoofyYno there is probably no reliable information for you to glean from internet helpers about whether your fridge will last longer. Do whatever will solve the problem....See MoreWhat's your expectation of how long a mattress should last?
Comments (28)We have a 20-year old Spring-Air twin mattress that my daughter still sleeps on. It's great. We have another 15-year old Spring-Air king-size that's still good as new. I bought a Sealy firm-memory foam, and it's still good as new, after 9 years. My mother-in-law also loved her very old Spring-Air mattress. I don't have much luck with Serta. I bought that brand new one time, and returned it to the store after 1-night of sleep ... it was really bumpy. My friend has Serta for a few years and she's NOT happy. I tried a bunch of Serta this weekend at Sam's Club .. NOT impressed. We bought a memory-foam topper at Sam's club for an old mattress in the basement, but we HATE it, too mushy, like sinking in mud. I'm shopping for a FIRM latex or foam topper .... spent hours looking at Amazon reviews but could not find any safe bets. Thanks for any recommendations....See MoreHow long should a child’s dresser last?
Comments (1)Do you feel you got your money's worth out of the dressers? Could the drawer mechanisms be replaced or fixed?...See Morelowspark
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