Another great shave today with my ER-1914. It always gives a nice close, smooth shave. Used my Whipped Dog brush, with Erasmic cream. That soap always amazes me with the Pereira's bowl.
Folks have complained similarly about the coated Gem SS blades (Ted Pella or other distributors), primarily the first shave or two - after which it seems to be OK. I had the same issue with them. I solved the issue completely by palm stropping (I actually use the inside of my forearm, but all the same...) before the first shave. Anytime I forget to do so, I get reminded very quickly! All it takes is a few passes on each side.
I'm not sure. It was acting up a little before the super-cold weather, and now it's really acting wonky. Seems to work sometimes, but you can't be sure if you have endless hot water, or hot water for 30 seconds. The plumber, who is a super nice guy and is currently without power and unable to get to his customers due to the road conditions, is the one who suggested I give the tech support line a try. I'm sure the thing needs to be flushed, it could be scale has built up in there; or perhaps the flame sensor (which I cleaned for my initial "fix") has just "given up the ghost"; or it could be something else entirely (although these things are surprisingly simple). There is a mother board with an indicator light that should be on steady, and if it's not, then it flashes, and the number of flashes are mapped to an error code which gives you some clue as to what's going on. So I'm going to brave the cold and see if I can count the flashes, just to see if maybe that helps. Despite my current issue, I still think these "tankless" water heaters are a marvel. I really am a long shower guy, and even with my 2-person household, I could seriously impact the amount of hot water in a traditional water heater reservoir; but this tankless (on-demand, endless) water heater has kept me out of divorce-court. And even if this thing is deader than a door-nail, I'll replace it with another.Sorry to hear your water heater heated it's last drop @Flintstone65. Is it completely irrepairable?
I'm not sure. It was acting up a little before the super-cold weather, and now it's really acting wonky. Seems to work sometimes, but you can't be sure if you have endless hot water, or hot water for 30 seconds. The plumber, who is a super nice guy and is currently without power and unable to get to his customers due to the road conditions, is the one who suggested I give the tech support line a try. I'm sure the thing needs to be flushed, it could be scale has built up in there; or perhaps the flame sensor (which I cleaned for my initial "fix") has just "given up the ghost"; or it could be something else entirely (although these things are surprisingly simple). There is a mother board with an indicator light that should be on steady, and if it's not, then it flashes, and the number of flashes are mapped to an error code which gives you some clue as to what's going on. So I'm going to brave the cold and see if I can count the flashes, just to see if maybe that helps. Despite my current issue, I still think these "tankless" water heaters are a marvel. I really am a long shower guy, and even with my 2-person household, I could seriously impact the amount of hot water in a traditional water heater reservoir; but this tankless (on-demand, endless) water heater has kept me out of divorce-court. And even if this thing is deader than a door-nail, I'll replace it with another.
One last comment, the guy I bought this house from had a "maintenance is for suckers" attitude, so I suspect the system has never been flushed, and even the plate that covers the flame sensor had a fair amount of corrosion.
I Finally got an Ever-Ready 1914 (little lather catcher)
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I finally added my first Ever-Ready 1914 to my collection. It’s well used, but a cool little kit I got for cheap.
A nice little case with a handle, 1914 head and a blade stropper. It’s kind of like a poor mans Streamline set.
View attachment 1224999What’s with me and my propensity of acquiring Ever-Ready Stroppers. They just seem to fall into my lap.
The first thing I noticed about the razor was the little tab in the back that you use for flipping open the top had been broken off. Its no big deal as there are two slight flairs on the side of the head I can get hold of to open it.
Ooops! Never mind. I guess there’s a reason it says “lift here” on the sides of the head. My stupid.
The head snaps down, but there is play and the top is loose where it should be hard against the blade. No problem. I took a needle nose pliers and very slightly bent the flange in the back to restore full snap and tension.
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I can’t decide if I’m going try shaving with this blade that came installed in the razor.View attachment 1225002
Anyway, I can’t wait to finally have my first 1914 (little lather catcher) shave.
On a further note. I had to wait six days to see if anyone bid against me. During that time I came across another really shiny Ever-Ready 1914 with a cheap “Buy it now” price. Since I couldn’t be sure to win the bid on the first one, I snapped up the second. No one bid against me on the first one so now I have one in the hand and another in the mail.
Hello Greg, you don't see many all brass regular Clog pruf razors, actually that is the first one I have seen( they are usually coated). Glade you enjoyed the Peerless model Clog Pruf, I also enjoy mine.Today I did a shave comparison between my Gem Clog-Pruf and my newly acquired Peerless Gem Clog-Pruf. A 5th use Gem SS PTFE was shared between the two razors. 2 passes for the test standard CP taking the left side of my neck and PCP taking the right. 1st pass from jawline down to collar bone, second pass sideways from middle of neck out. There was a clear visible difference in finish with the Peerless winning. The Peerless also felt better both during shave and post shave feel. No surprises here I finished the rest of the shave with the Peerless.
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That’s the very same thing I was thinking when I saw the photo.you don't see many all brass regular Clog pruf razors, actually that is the first one I have seen
Oops. I spoke to soon. I just did a quick search on eBay and found a few all brass regular (12 teeth) Clog Prufs.That’s the very same thing I was thinking when I saw the photo.
Now I need to get one too.
I've got a new tankless water heater installed