So, when you're putting the A/C grille back up after washing the filter, you're standing on your tiptoes, holding the grille with one hand, starting the screws with the other, wishing you had a third for the screwdriver, trying not to lose the screws down the floor vent...It suddenly came to me:Any kind of thin plastic will work :)

Sure am glad my AC filter has it's own compartment door that has 2 tabs and a 1/4 thumb latch.The whole grill assembly is screwed to ceiling and I have already had to 'repair' the screw holes so that screws would actually hold.Good idea on the 'plastic' screw holders........

Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.What did you do?

Those plastic screw anchors work great-That's a great hack on the screw holder-there are a lot of times it will come in handy.

Tin Pusher wrote:Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.What did you do?Wood golf 'T's dipped into all purpose glue then pushed into hole.When dry cut flush with side cutters...then drill small pilot hole.OR several toothpicks glued and inserted in hole. Dry/cut flush.I have tried the 'plastic screw inserts' but they spin in place when trying to tighten screws.

Chris Bryant, I've thought of trying those. And thanks, took about 5 min to make all four.Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)Well, I'll think on it.

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 01, 2015
Sure am glad my AC filter has it's own compartment door that has 2 tabs and a 1/4 thumb latch.

The whole grill assembly is screwed to ceiling and I have already had to 'repair' the screw holes so that screws would actually hold.

Good idea on the 'plastic' screw holders........
Tin_Pusher
Explorer II
Sep 01, 2015
Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)

Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.

What did you do?
Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Sep 01, 2015
Those plastic screw anchors work great-

That's a great hack on the screw holder-there are a lot of times it will come in handy.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 01, 2015
Tin Pusher wrote:
Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)

Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.

What did you do?

Wood golf 'T's dipped into all purpose glue then pushed into hole.
When dry cut flush with side cutters...then drill small pilot hole.

OR several toothpicks glued and inserted in hole. Dry/cut flush.

I have tried the 'plastic screw inserts' but they spin in place when trying to tighten screws.
Tin_Pusher
Explorer II
Sep 01, 2015
Chris Bryant, I've thought of trying those. And thanks, took about 5 min to make all four.

Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)

Well, I'll think on it.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 01, 2015
Tin Pusher wrote:
Chris Bryant, I've thought of trying those. And thanks, took about 5 min to make all four.

Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)

Well, I'll think on it.

Never played 'cow pasture pool' either.
If I whack a ball somebody needs to catch/retrieve and throw it back :B

Can find 'golf Ts' in hobby/craft isles or at least tapered pegs.
spoon059
Explorer II
Sep 01, 2015
Tin Pusher wrote:
you're standing on your tiptoes

I'll trade you... I usually have to duck to fit underneath the AC without hitting my head...
rekoj71
Explorer
Sep 02, 2015
I'm thinking of changing to molly bolts to avoid stripping out the screws again, but I love that plastic idea and it should work for these too.
Thanks for sharing.
Alan_Hepburn
Explorer
Sep 02, 2015
Tin Pusher wrote:

Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)

I once saw this comment about golf: The goal of golf is to play the least amount of golf possible.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 03, 2015
Alan_Hepburn wrote:
Tin Pusher wrote:

Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)

I once saw this comment about golf: The goal of golf is to play the least amount of golf possible.

Supposedly Mark Twain said "Golf is a good walk spoiled"
Although that quote can be found in print 10 yrs prior.

But it is a true statement regardless.

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