Sounds like you are on a good track IMO. 1. Double check the fuel lines, in tank filter and primer bulb (if equipped) good for deterioration and restriction (pull the filter if in doubt if no signs of trash is in the tank). 2. My challenge with the little carb is replacing the small recessed fuel filter, which clean easy with pressurized carb cleaner below and above it. There is usually fine trash in it restricting fuel flow but I try not to rem it. 3. Rem all adjustment screws and pressure clean their ports and all ports. Count screws turn down to reset them close for restarting and tune if needed. 4. This is usually my extent of cleaning if the eng runs or tries to run vs hrs of soaking if the carb has hard varnish. 5. Lack of use is not good on engines. I treat all my fuel with StaBil and start "All" engines yearly with fresh fuel 5-10 minutes regardless or alternate use. I leave the fresh treated fuel off-season w/o a problem. 6. There are youtubs on cleaning/rebuilding the small carb. 7. Check your manual to see if it has a compression release button to make the starting easier.

I do not mind at all! I got the Dirty Dog shop vac, the Roomba Intelibin and the Scooba in December and would now hate to ever be without. The Dirty Dog is the least expensive and is a good option to replace broom sweeping. I even use it outside. The Roomba does more maticulous vac'ing and is extra fabulous for fetching from under beds and tables, etc. those odd places not so easy to get too. Scooba is the Star in my home as we have all hard floors, no carpet. The Clorox cleaner is wonderful, in my opinion. My floors seem to get cleaner and cleaner the more I use Scooba. It amazes me such a small amount of cleaning solution can clean so very well-AND the floor is dry. I'm wearing white socks around our home and they stay clean and white. My Hubby is not housebroken but I no longer resent him tracking in, knowing when he goes out, my IRobot cleaning crew will help me clean up again to the way I like my home. He found a Zoomba at the flea's for $25.00 and it has a dust pad! They are all a round design so they do not fit into corners so I still do the wall edges. I also have a Hoover Floor Mate, I use it when really a big mess but it is more work for my old back than robots, did I explain my Hubby isn't housebroken? Anyway, ask away if you still have questions.

I know I am a little late joining this conversation, but I found this thread, looking up a comparison between Viking and Capitol. These are my two finalists, but things have changed a lot with these 2 companies in the past 2 years, since the last comments were made. First of all, Viking, who was purchased by Middleby Corporation (approx. 3 years ago), has made significant changes to the entire product line at Viking. I am in the commercial kitchen equipment business, and Middleby Corp owns the finest cooking equipment companies in the commercial cooking business (Jade Range, Southbend Range, Wells Mfg., Lang Mfg., Pitco, Blodgett, Market Forge, TurboChef, Star Mfg., Magic Kitchen, Anets, Toastmaster, Nu Vu, Doyon, and more). I went to the big home show this past spring in Las Vegas, and spoke directly with the CEO of Middleby and asked him what he has done with the Viking line since he bought the company. He hired engineers to revamp everything in the line, and was very proud of his new 7 series ranges with their new burner design and chrome plated griddles. He let me know that he inherited a lot of service issues that he has addressed, both on the manufacturing side, and on the customer service side. I can tell you that working with their commercial division companies, they are very committed to customer satisfaction, and expedited service. Some of Middleby's commercial divisions are making components and ovens for their newer product additions (such as TurboChef ovens in their wall ovens). I can't tell you how these changes have impacted the lastest product offerings, but I can't imagine that the changes have made them worse. I did have a Viking 48" gas range in a house I sold back in 2008, circa 2004, and there were a lot of features I did not like. Burners were not good in simmer mode, gas oven was not self cleaning, and was very difficult to get clean. Charbroiler smoked out the house, whenever I tried to use it. But it added a lot of value to the house when I sold it. Now let's look at Capitol. The guy who owns Capitol, owned DCS, which used to be one of the "players" in the commercial range market. Their ranges were very attractive, performed well, but were not heavy duty enough for high volume restaurants (Wolf and US Range were the big players on the West Coast, where DCS and now Capitol are located.) As many companies have gone light weight, easy to clean, low maintenance, Capitol appears to be sticking with some of the old commercial designs, which pay off from a performance standpoint, but may intimidate some, from a maintenance standpoint. I am truly impressed with the open burners on the Capitol Connoisseurian and Culinarian ranges. I can tell you that not only the burner design, but the top grate design adds significantly to the performance of the burners. Their is a bowl/ring that is part of the cast iron grates that directs the heat back up onto the pans that is deflected down off the the bottom of the pan, containing the area. The open style grates, that are light weight and easy to clean, have no added qualities to the performance. I am impressed with the thermostatic griddle (which is also standard on the Viking). The old manual flame griddles got too hot and made them useless for breakfast items, and left the griddle only for meat and searing. The addition of a self cleaning oven on the all gas model is probably the biggest "plus" feature of the range comparing it to Viking. With Viking you have to go to Dual Fuel, which raises to price by a couple thousand dollars. To me, the downside of both of these ranges is that they don't have a real good computer control for the ovens, like you see in a regular domestic range. I would love some feedback from anyone who has bought these two products in the past 6 months or so, with the latest improvements, and the bugs worked out.

Get a pair of Andis two speed clippers, should run you about $120 or so. The coat texture of a Wheaton is very different from a hard coated Terrier like a Westie or a Wire Fox for example and the texture of a puppy coat is going to be different from an adult. Also invest in a good pair of scissors, ideally you will want curved and straight pairs. For use on one dog you can probably find something in the $60-75 dollar range. I know this sounds like a lot but if you want the pup to really look nice then you have to use good eqipment. I use scissors at work that cost hundreds of dollars. A Wheaton trim is hard to do and even harder to do and not leave chop marks. It takes a lot of time and practice to master it but hey if you mess up it groes back. try looking up Jodi Murphy on the web. She is a groomer that does a great series of DVD's of different breeds and she has a show and pet DVD of Wheaton's to walk you thru it. The breed parent club may have a booklet available too of how to groom them or a section on their website. Lisa