How to Fix Your Toilet from Overflowing..and Other Yucky Water Problems!

Water Problems

Okay, Water is pouring out of the Dishwasher or a Tap has Burst -- what to do, what to do??

Go to the Furnace Room (Utility Room). Shut Off the Main Water Valves. Turn the Valve Clockwise (to the Right) to Shut them off.

The Main Water Shut-Off Valves look like Large Levers (often Red and Yellow) or in an older home, the Round Knob Handles. They're usually on an Angled Pipe.

The Lever is Open when it is Flush with the Pipe in a Vertical Position.

The Lever is Closed when it is in a Horizontal Position to the Pipe. 

Call your Plumber.

See the Yellow Lever? That's the Main Water Shut-off Valve.

And now for the Toilet... did you see the Bernie Mac (aaaww, so sad, I miss him...) Episode where Wanda discovers the Toilet Overflowing? It's every woman's worst nightmare (or one of the worst!)...

Well, I can never watch anything without linking it back to my Site in some way, so I immediately asked Dwight (now my ex-husband, but don't worry, we're all fine : ) to please show me how to deal with that... so here are some lovely pictures of the Toilet.

Lever is CLOSED when it is turned to a Horizontal position.

Okay, there's the Toilet. And there's the pipe at the Base of it. See the little Lever?  All you have to do is Turn the Lever Clockwise (To the Right) until it's Horizontal (closed). 

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Now you will probably still have a bunch of yucky water to clean up, but at least you'll have stopped any more water from coming out.

Try turning the lever back to it's Vertical state, when the water level has gone back to normal in the toilet. Try flushing the toilet. If it works, yahoo, you've solved the problem. If not, try a plunger, turn the water back off... hopefully, it's fixed, by now! Good luck!

Now you can call your Plumber, if you feel like you still need some more help.

Happy Living! Ailsa xox
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So here's the deal with your keychain. If you car key has a more open space on the rubber part - I had never taken note of this, before, and would never have thought of looking at it, or thinking my key was any different from any other key... but see how large the space is? About a half an inch of space. Apparently, the GM dealers have a little insert they can give you to correct the problem, but I just immediately separated my keychain into two parts - one part just for my car key (and my St. Joseph thing...and the 777 from Vegas!



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But they are VERY light, and give me something else to hold on to - the St. Joseph thing is something to hold on to for many reasons! lol!), and then the rest of my keys will have to come along, separately. I'm not thrilled about that, is certainly much easier to have everything on one single keychain, but if that extra weight on the keychain can actually cause an accident, or damage the ignition, why take any chances, right?

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Better to be safe than sorry, always, and I take a million other precautions, so now I will do this, too. I'm just really glad I happened to see this story on the NBC Nightly News - so glad they covered this story - I wonder how many lives they will save from spreading the word on this very important safety issue, and one that is so easy to solve. So, go have a wee look at your car keys, see how much your keychain really weighs - you'll be used to the weight in your hands, and probably like that weight, since you can feel that you definitely have your keys in your hand before you close the door, but if you can make your car key lighter, please go ahead and check that, fix it up however you can : )  Safe Driving!  Ailsa xox

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Okay, so here's what happened after I 'separated' my keys on my keychain, to make my ignition key much lighter... I found that now my ignition car key was too light for me, and I didn't like how light it was when I got out the car, since you know how you hold the keys in your hand before you lock and close the door?  You want to be able to feel something, and now my car key was just way too light, so I ended up searching through the drawer in the kitchen (I was a'gonna say, searching through my drawers, but, well, errr, ah... that sounds terrible, don't it?? A little low-end humour for ye'! hahahaha!), and I found a 'connector from the old keychain I had taken apart to make the whole keychain lighter... so I found a good connector that was super-easy to use, so now I just remove the car ignition key for driving, put the rest of my keys in my purse, re-attach and detach, as I need them, that way, I can still feel like I am sure I have all my keys together before I get out the car and lock the door... feels a lot better, and I've still solved the problem of having too many fancy, lucky, things on mah' keychain! lol! Problem Solved! : )

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See the 'connector' piece? Hello, Easy Solution - my favourite kind of solution - well, sort of... makes me think of some sort of lovely concoction, but that's a whole other story... lol!

There we go - all back to normal, feels like a good weight in my hand, no more worries about forgetting or losing my keys...is much better, and I can easily remove my car key for the ignition - safer driving! Yahoo! 

Enjoy each and every one of your trips! Ailsa : )

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Home Safety is something we all need to know. I can never remember where the things are that you're supposed to turn to shut off the Gas, Water or Electricity, so I got Dwight to give me a quick tour through the House so I could get a better handle on this (and to share it with all my Readers, of course!). (Small note of possible interest to my Readers... this is clearly a while back, when I lived in Canada... now I am in Los Angeles, and would most likely call 911 if, God Forbid, there was any kind of Gas issue, since now I live in a Condo, and other people are at risk, as well as their homes... and I am happily Single, now, too! But this is still really relevant, so enjoy...!)

Gas Safety
The First Rule is to Always Turn to the Right in a Clockwise Motion to Turn off a Valve.

Here's Dwight over by the Gas Line. I've taken a bunch of shots so you can easily recognize this is outside of your own house. (By the way, note how the Satellite Dish is in a nice, sheltered position.)

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See the Two Holes in the Third Picture? To Turn Off the Gas, you will need to Turn the Valve Clockwise until the Two Holes Match Up. You'll need to use a Crescent Wrench or Pipe Wrench for this, so be sure to have one handy -- perhaps by the Front Entry or over by the Gas-line itself. (Odd little note: Aidan, our 3 year old son, loves his Crescent Wrench so much that he holds it like a baby when he's watching T.V.! Isn't that hilarious??)

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You would need to Turn Off the Gas if anyone is ever working on the Gasline (the holes are there so that you can lock in in an Off Position while the work is being done).

OR

If you ever suspect a Gas Leak -- you might smell the gas in the house. Call the Gas Company and go and Shut off the Gas. Stay out of the House until they get there.

OR

If there's a Fire in your house and you can safely get to the Gas-line without any possibility of you getting hurt, run over and Shut Off the Gas.

Electrical Safety

This is the Electrical Panel, generally found in the Furnace Room.

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The Big Black Switch at the Bottom of the Panel is the Main Breaker Switch.

In an Emergency (like when you see smoke or fire coming out of a Plug), and it's safe to do so, go to the Electrical Panel and Switch Off the Main Breaker Switch.

Problem: You're using the Microwave and the Toaster at the same time, and the power quits to both.

Solution: Go to the Electrical Panel. Most of the 'Breakers' (other Switches) will be clearly marked with the name of the Room they service. Locate the one you think most closely fits the problem area, then Pull the Switch to the Opposite Side. This should solve the problem. You might have to try a couple of switches to get the Power back to your Appliances (or wherever they're required).

Take special care not to use the same combination of power use in the future -- find another plug for the Toaster, or use it after you're done with the Microwave. (I don't know why this is such a tricky combination -- probably because of the power load...)

WARNING:

It's critical that you NEVER, EVER Open the Electrical Panel. It could cause Serious Injury or Death. Never take any risks with Electricity. Call an Electrician to Solve any Serious Issues.

Water Problems

Okay, Water is pouring out of the Dishwasher or a Tap has Burst -- what to do, what to do??

Go to the Furnace Room (Utility Room). Shut Off the Main Water Valves. Turn the Valve Clockwise (to the Right) to Shut them off.

The Main Water Shut-Off Valves look like Large Levers (often Red and Yellow) or in an older home, the Round Knob Handles. They're usually on an Angled Pipe.

The Lever is Open when it is Flush with the Pipe in a Vertical Position.

The Lever is Closed when it is in a Horizontal Position to the Pipe.

Call your Plumber.

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See the Yellow Lever? That's the Main Water Shut-off Valve.

And now for the Toilet... did you see the Bernie Mac (one of my favorite shows!) Episode where Wanda discovers the Toilet Overflowing? It's every woman's worst nightmare (or one of the worst!)...

Well, I can never watch anything without linking it back to my Site in some way, so I immediatley asked Dwight to please show me how to deal with that... so here are some lovely pictures of the Toilet.

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Okay, there's the Toilet. And there's the pipe at the Base of it. See the little Lever? (Photo 2) All you have to do is Turn the Lever Clockwise (To the Right) until it's Horizontal (closed). (Photo 3)

Now you will probably still have a bunch of yucky water to clean up, but at least you'll have stopped any more water from coming out. Now you can call your Plumber!

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Go have yourself all sorts o' fun!!  'til next time!  Ailsa : )

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