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    • 1 What Can I Bring into Mexico: Mexican Customs Rules – The Article
    • 15 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid When Visiting Mexico
    • Backup Copy of Yucalandia’s Main Article on Immigrating to Mexico
    • Big Mistakes People Make with the Mexican Police and Mexican Lawsuits
    • Foreign Resident Requirements for Filing Changes with INM
    • GI Problems: Parasites, Bacteria & Fungi … What Can We Do?
    • INM’s New Policies for Working Residente Temporal Visa Holders
    • IRS Tax Issues for Americans Living and Working Abroad in Mexico – Master Article
    • Just how much does it Cost to Cool a Room in Mexico?
    • Mexican Citizenship Test … No Longer with Answers
    • Mexican Import Duties Changed for Chinese Goods: 2007-2013
    • Mexico’s New 2012 Labor Law and The Effects on Expats with Household Help
    • Official Voting Instructions for US Citizens Abroad
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    • Quick ‘n Easy Conversions – The Article
    • Review of Foreigner’s Rights in Mexico
    • Temporary and Permanent Residents Entering Mexico as “Tourists”: Don’t …
    • Useful Mexican Websites:
    • ~ Current Rules and Procedures for Immigration ~ Immigrating to, Visiting, and Staying in Mexico
    • Banking, Exchanging Currency, & Using Credit Cards & ATMs in Mexico
    • Exchange Rates and Using Credit Cards Internationally
    • Telephone ~ Phone Calls To, From & Within Mexico: Dialing Made Easy
    • El, La, “a”, “o”: Easy as Pie? or Fraught with Confusion for Gringos? – The Article
    • Labor Law for Household Employees in Mexico – What must we pay? What should we be doing?
  • Living in Mexico
    • Change: Moving to Mexico …. Living in Mexico
    • Comparing Tax Rates and Tax Policies for US Earned Income and Mexican Earned Income
    • FATCA Fallout for US Expats Living Abroad
    • FBAR’s and Fideicomisos: To File or Not to File, That is the Question (The Article)
    • Filing FBAR Foreign Financial Account Information for US Citizens for FINCEN 114 – Article
    • Happiest Nations: Mexico is in the top 10 …
    • Income Tax Liabilities in Mexico
    • Mexican Currency: A Photographic Tour
    • Mexican Custom’s New Importation Rules: Starting Nov. 1, 2011 – The Article
    • New 2014 Tax Laws for Mexico that Affect Expats and Foreigners
    • New CFE Cards ( Listening to your Inner Curmudgeon )
    • New Immigration Law Published for Mexico – The Article
    • Preparations & Key Actions for Dealing with the Death of a Loved One in Mexico
    • Protecting Electronics and Electrical Devices
    • Real Estate Property Appraisals in Mexico: Catastral, Taxes, Capital Gains & Notarios
    • Recent Experiences in the Merida INM Office: Tales of the Residente Permanente
    • Requirements for US Citizens Who Own a Foreign Business or Corporation – 2015 BE-10 Filing
    • Summaries of US Tax Laws Affecting Citzens Living Abroad – TAX TIME 2013 !
    • Tax Issues for Americans and Other Expats Living in Mexico
    • Tax Issues for Americans Living and Working in Mexico – 2014 Filing Version
    • Update on SAT’s On-line Mexican Income Tax & IVA Tax Filing
    • Updated Absentee Voting Information for US Expats in Mexico
    • US Customs and Border Patrol Memo on Exporting US Used Cars Before Importing into Mexico
    • US Income Tax Filing Information for Ex-Pats
    • ACA – Obamacare’s Effects on American Expats Living Abroad
    • Bridging the Gaps. (Learning Maya)
    • Capital Gains Taxes on Mexican Properties
    • Absentee Voting Information for US Citizens in Mexico – The Article
    • Spanish – English False Cognates
    • Tropical Storm (Hurricane?) Ernesto’s Potential Paths
    • Site Purpose
    • Living In Merida
    • Yucatan soil
  • Pesos, Politics, & Propaganda
    • 1%’ers Get More Bonuses: Increased Annual Income and Bank Regulators Ease Bank Liquidity Requirements
    • A piece that still needs a lot of polish
    • Baby Boomers: Retirement? Sufficient Savings? Their Likely Effects on Mexico?
      • Direct Deposit of Social Security to Mexican Banks – Article
    • Barçelona – Familia Sagrada-1
    • Barçelona – Casa Battlo de Gaudi
    • Can We Cut US state, local, and federal deficit spending?
    • Economic IQ & Political Ideology
      • US Complicities in Mexico’s “Failed State”? Part 1
        • US Complicity in Mexico’s “Failed State” Pt.2
    • Economic Knowledge (cont.)
    • Gringo Attitudes Regarding TIPs, INM Permits, and Mexico’s Laws – The Article
    • Higher Airfares, Gasoline Prices, and Shipping Costs Driven by Demand or Speculation?
    • Howler Monkeys Gone Wild ! Calakmul 2014
    • MXN Peso vs. US Dollar – “Saving 19 Cents on a $1000 Debt?”
    • The Way Things Work vs How They Really Work (Well)
    • Time to Buy Pesos? $2 Trillion of New Money Printed by Geitner & Treasury
    • US – Mexico – China Oil Policies and the Peso
    • What’s Going on with Oil Prices?
    • Why the $12 an hour mininum wage would be beneficial to America
    • Economic Recovery? The US Role in Worldwide Stagnation.
    • Mexican Oil: Past, Present, Future
    • ACA “Obamacare”: Necessary Change or “Bigger must be Better”
  • Science, Tech & Health
    • 2012 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Report – The Article
    • 2012 Maya Calendar Mystery and Math vs. Thor’s Day, Worship the Sun Day, et al
    • Clean and Sparkling Swimming Pools – The Article
    • Dengue Fact Sheet – Oct. 2019 Update
    • Dengue Fever Information: What to Do?
      • Chikungunya, Zika & Dengue Virus Information
    • Dengue News: Dengue Virus Sanofi Vaccine Trial Report
    • Salmonella & Parasites: Food Contamination in Mexico
    • Satellite TV Information
    • Satellite TV Information June 2 Update
    • Scabies – Mites – Los Ácaros – The Article
    • US Healthcare Insurance Requirements for US Expats
    • Weaponizing Viruses – The Article
    • Genetic Changes In People with PTSD
    • Killer Whale Genetics – Who’s Tastiest?
    • Spanish Phrases to Use in an Emergency!
    • Striking New COVID News, Including COVID’s Affects on the Young
    • Dengue Fever Vaccine Update
    • Emergency Numbers for Merida, Yucatan
    • Qualifications and Qualities of a Good Scientist – The Article
    • A Tale of 3 Families: Dengue in Cuba & Mexico
    • Quirks of Fate in Learning Foreign Languages: ……………… Article on Brain Development Effects on Learning Foreign Languages
    • DEET Causes Problems in Humans
  • Tropical How to/Fix-it
    • How to Test Your Toad (aka finding and fixing leaks in toilets)
    • Remote Control Rehab ~ Repairing Remote Controls
    • Prepare Your House for an Extended Absence
    • Considering Adding a Pressure Pump (Hidroneumatico) to Your Gravity Feed System?
  • Driving in Mexico:
    • Auto Parts Terminology: Spanish-English / English-Spanish – The Article
    • Buying a Used Car in Mexico … Do’s & Don’ts
    • Importing & Driving a Car in Mexico
    • Insurance News for Mexican Plated Cars Driving in the USA & Canada
    • New Transit Law Taking Effect in Yucatan State – The Article
    • Options for Foreign-Plated “TIP” Car Owners in Mexico, esp for Permanent Residents
    • ” Give me my Ticket . . . Please “
    • Adventures in Bringing & Keeping Cars in Mexico
    • Update on Yucatan State Police Car Protocols – The Article
    • Spanish Phrases to Use in an Emergency
    • Driving in Mexico (cruising?)
    • Pemex Gasoline: Issues? – The Article
    • Mexico Driving: What would you do?

Tag Archives: toilet

“How to”/Fix-it Tropical Style

Posted on May 1, 2010 by yucalandia

Tropical views on fixing & maintaining things. Continue reading →

Posted in DIY: Fix-It Tropical Style - Posts | Tagged appliance, appliance repair, auto, car, DIY, electrical, electronics, fix stuff, home repair, How to, Mexico, plumbing, repair, sapo, saro, scale, toad, toilet, toilet flush valve, toilet valve | 3 Comments

Test Your Toad

Posted on May 1, 2010 by yucalandia

Finding and fixing the special leaks in toilets that happen with hard water and living in the Tropics. Continue reading →

Posted in DIY: Fix-It Tropical Style - Posts | Tagged DIY, fixing toilet leaks, leaks, testing toilet, toilet, toilet flush valve, toilet leaking, toilet leaks, toilet valve, toilets | Leave a comment
  • Top Pages

    • Auto Parts Terminology: Spanish-English / English-Spanish - The Article
    • Official Mexican Government Website for Checking License Plates
    • 1 What Can I Bring into Mexico: Mexican Customs Rules - The Article
    • Yucatan Plants that Harm ... and Heal
    • Labor Law for Household Employees in Mexico - What must we pay? What should we be doing?
    • Mexican Citizenship Test ... No Longer with Answers
    • " Give me my Ticket . . . Please "
    • Considering Adding a Pressure Pump (Hidroneumatico) to Your Gravity Feed System?
    • Review of Foreigner's Rights in Mexico
    • Salmonella & Parasites: Food Contamination in Mexico
  • Abstracts of Articles

    • Yet Another New Mutant COVID Subvariant that Evades Our Vaccines
    • Easy Solutions to Some Common Challenges of Having a Home in Yucatan
    • COVID Vaccine Causing Elevated Ischemic Stroke Risks for Patients Over Age 65
    • Yet Another ‘ Spanish Made Easy ‘ Article
    • Places to Go to Enjoy the Best of Yucatan … To See How Things Are Made
    • COVID Vaccines Continue to Fail Against Yet More New Mutant COVID Omicron Subvariants
    • 2023 Vacation Days ~ Aguinaldos ~ and Holiday Season Pay Rules for ALL Mexican Workers
    • New COVID Wave Underway in Yucatan … Along with 2 New COVID Subvariants Spreading in the USA and a New Mutant Omicron BW.1 Subvariant Spreading in the Yucatan
    • 2 New COVID Subvariants Spreading in the USA and the Best Ways to Avoid COVID Infections
    • Annual Filing Requirments for Continuing US Social Security Benefits when Living Abroad
    • Yucatan Police Cracking Down on Expired License Plates
    • Yucatan’s COVID Cases Returning to pre-Omicron Levels … Fourth Wave is Over
    • COVID Updates on Vaccination, Boosting, Long COVID for Even Mild Cases, and Best COVID Treatments
    • COVID Cases Spiking: Vaccines & Boosters ~ Prior COVID Infections Give Almost NO Protection from Hospitalization from the USA’s New COVID BA.5 Variant
    • Yucatan’s COVID Cases Growing to Troubling Levels: Fourth Wave – Omicron BA.2+
    • Sid Hollander: Yucatan’s Loss, Heaven’s Gain
    • Mexico’s Three New Requirements for Mexicans over Age 18 & Foreign Residents to Register with SAT
    • Yucatan’s COVID Cases Back at ‘Normal’ Levels
    • Feb 27, 2022 COVID Cases Falling, Hospitalizations Down, Deaths Down
    • The Truth About Us … and Where We Came From
    • Mexican Income-Pension Requirements for Residente Visas
    • Yucatan Opens COVID Vaccinations to All Adults
    • Feb 20, 2022 COVID Update for Yucatan: COVID Cases Still High ~ but Continuing to Fall
    • Want Facts? Get Better Search Engine Results Now
    • Feb 6, 2022 COVID Update for Yucatan – COVID Cases Still At Record Levels
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