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Apr 23, 2019
iPhone 7Plus rocks compared to iPhone 5
Love it except it is so slippery (have not received my otter box phone case yet); it was a seemless upgrade.
Jul 20, 2018
XtremepowerUS Solar Blanket Reel is really easy to roll
This reel was fairly easy to assemble, although I had to modify it to fit my 9-foot wide pool that has a 3-foot retaining wall on one 30-foot side. First of all, I had to use only 2 of the 3 tubes. That meant that I had to drill 2 holes in the small tube to match the holes in the tube stabilizer at the end of the tube because only the 2 big tubes had holes at the end. The smaller tube fits inside the 2 big tubes and did not have the end holes. Finally, I had to find a steel cutting blade for my jigsaw and some metal cutting fluid so that I could cut off 3 inches of the 4-inch steel lifting handle because there is only a 2–inch ledge between the edge of the pool and the retaining wall and with the lifting handle in the way, I could not roll the solar blanket straight. I don't need the lifting handle to move the reel; I simply hold the lifting foot mechanism to move it to the shade. If I were designing the roller, I would make the lifting handle a fold-up and fold-down part. So with the feet and one-inch “handle” firmly against the retaining wall, it was still a tight squeeze, so I trimmed the sides of the blanket a bit and now it is much more manageable. I am happy with the end result and can easily roll the blanket on the pool every night and roll it off every morning. Oh and I placed a small wedge against one wheel to keep it from rolling away from the retaining wall. I suppose I could put a brick against the lifting feet to do the same thing.
Jun 24, 2018
Well designed gate latch
I added the EZ gate latch to my RV gate so the pool man or other service personnel would not have to use a ladder to reach over to open the gate and so I would not get locked out moving the garbage cans down to the curb. I had to cut and add a short piece of 2x4 so the latch would fit and I had to borrow my neighbor's 5/8 inch drill bit. EZ gate latch was easy enough to install, but I was hesitant about whether crimping the end of the plastic wire would really hold. So far it has and it has been a few weeks. I like the design: the knob is so much nicer looking than a plain wire like some of the other products.