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[bailey mountain brewer]

 

[balrog]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about trying to do ANYTHING plumbing-related (altho I did successfully de- and re-solder two sink cutoff valves a couple weeks back and only pseudo-seriously fried two fingers in the process)

 

[pvtpublic]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about trying to do ANYTHING plumbing-related (altho I did successfully de- and re-solder two sink cutoff valves a couple weeks back and only pseudo-seriously fried two fingers in the process)
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Hey! That's me working on my truck!

 

[Ki-ri-n]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about trying to do ANYTHING plumbing-related (altho I did successfully de- and re-solder two sink cutoff valves a couple weeks back and only pseudo-seriously fried two fingers in the process)
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That's sort of how my bathroom remodel started. All the way down to the studs and joists.

 

[corkybstewart]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about trying to do ANYTHING plumbing-related (altho I did successfully de- and re-solder two sink cutoff valves a couple weeks back and only pseudo-seriously fried two fingers in the process)
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This is why my wife leaves the house when I repair plumbing, though I actually am better at it than she admits.

 

[InspectorJon]

I had one of the early tankless/on demand water heaters, 1990s vintage. Many years later I got a nice new fancy kitchen sink faucet for my wife that cost a couple hundred dollars. Faucet conformed with new California low flow regulations. The old water heater had a minimum flow requirement before it would turn on, to prevent over heating water flowing at a low rate. $250 new faucet turns into a $2000 new water heater. Plumbing is like that.

 

[day_trippr]

Don't get me started wrt water heaters. I asked to have our two series-connected 40 gallon electric heaters from 1984 be replaced in our family's mountain house recently, and this week went up to check out the installation.

This is how the plumbers connected the code-required tempering valve, across the primary ("#1") heater, which is always turned on when there are folks staying.

The second heater is only turned on when there are more than 6 people staying in the house. At that point, the tempering valve as installed is essentially non functional as it is then blending hot water with hot water! Dumb ass professionals did that

So we now have a full house of 10 with both heaters on, but I set all four thermostats to their minimum 125°F and warned everyone to be careful of scalding. The plumbers will fix it next week by providing a dedicated cold water feed to the valve cold port...

Cheers!

 

[Rish]

Hey! That's me working on my truck!

Me, too! Except he's not bleeding.

 

[whoaru99]

Yum yum.

 

[ehall]

what are you paying per box? every year the roasters come to town and we usually buy a case or two... it used to be about $25-30, the past 2 years now its been closer to $70 so no more of that asshattery...

 

[whoaru99]

Way more than I should, but green chile doesn't do all that well in MN so I buy the roasted, peeled & cleaned, diced, frozen stuff.

This is 2023 crop, $43/box shipped on dry ice. It's packaged 1lb x5 per box.

 

[corkybstewart]

I had one of the early tankless/on demand water heaters, 1990s vintage. Many years later I got a nice new fancy kitchen sink faucet for my wife that cost a couple hundred dollars. Faucet conformed with new California low flow regulations. The old water heater had a minimum flow requirement before it would turn on, to prevent over heating water flowing at a low rate. $250 new faucet turns into a $2000 new water heater. Plumbing is like that.

We went tankless 2 years ago because the builder put a 21 inch diameter tank in a closet with a 17.5 inch door. I cut the old tank in half with a reciprocating saw to get it out.

 

[Dland]

Maybe have to be in the trades or service industry around here to get this, but looking forward to winter;

 

[Erik the Anglophile]

Some big pouring jobs coming soon...

 

[Erik the Anglophile]

Better start trainin' em young,eh?
@grampamark

 

[Chorgey]

Full moon over the Atlantic OceanView attachment 830535View attachment 830536View attachment 830537View attachment 830535View attachment 830536View attachment 830537

 

[whoaru99]

 

[beermanpete]

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Top of top?

 

[whoaru99]

Top of top?

Not sure what you're asking.

 

[day_trippr]

White Mountains turned gray by smoke from Canada fires. It's been like this all summer and will likely stick around until winter snow hopefully puts out all the fires up there...

Cheers!

 

[beermanpete]

Not sure what you're asking.

A reference to full speed of a car. At redline in high gear (top of top). I thought of this because both power meters are most of the way to full scale.

 

[corkybstewart]

White Mountains turned gray by smoke from Canada fires. It's been like this all summer and will likely stick around until winter snow hopefully puts out all the fires up there...

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Cheers!

That is sad. Imagine how bad it is near the fires. A couple of years ago we had a moderate sized fire 50 miles from here. When the wind came out of the north it was difficult to breathe. Several times I woke up in the middle of the night thinking our house was on fire.

 

[balrog]

 

[DBhomebrew]

Ran when parked.

 

[Sailingeric]

Ran when planted

 

[whoaru99]

A reference to full speed of a car. At redline in high gear (top of top). I thought of this because both power meters are most of the way to full scale.

Ahh. I see.

But, no, not maxed out. More like high speed cruise. Needles are peaking up around 100W. The amp is rated 200wpc and will do around 300wpc peak.

 

[pvtpublic]

White Mountains turned gray by smoke from Canada fires. It's been like this all summer and will likely stick around until winter snow hopefully puts out all the fires up there...

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Cheers!

I wouldn't worry about it. It's like that in Montana every year since I can remember. And yes, the snow puts it out every time.

 

[corkybstewart]

I wouldn't worry about it. It's like that in Montana every year since I can remember. And yes, the snow puts it out every time.

The biggest fire in NM was started as a prescribed burn in January 2022 with the idea that the winter snow would fully extinguish it. It didn't work-the fire smoldered until April until the thaw and spring winds revived it. Look up the Calf Canyon Fire

 

[pvtpublic]

The biggest fire in NM was started as a prescribed burn in January 2022 with the idea that the winter snow would fully extinguish it. It didn't work-the fire smoldered until April until the thaw and spring winds revived it. Look up the Calf Canyon Fire

Oh man what a mess!

I can't find any info on how much snow they got that winter from a quick search. But I'm sure that because of how much snow and how cold it gets up here, there's very little chance of that happening.

 

[day_trippr]

A friend of mine posted this pic of a stream he has rehabilitated on his property in Idaho.
To me it's gorgeous...