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HEY NONG MAN posted:I replaced all of my incandescent can lighting in my kitchen with these. I hope they don't malfunction before we remodel the kitchen next year because I have absolutely no idea how to get them out. I'll put $100 on just pull down on the trim and the light assembly will slide down.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I've got a Trane 2twr3030a1000aa heat pump that won't heat. Everything appears to be wired correctly. The green LED on the board blinks at approximately 1Hz. I can flip the breaker and the blinking goes away until the unit is called for heat. Cold works fine. Emergency electric heat works fine. Figured it out. The thermostat required a jumper wire that was only noted in a footnote at the end of all the wiring diagrams. All is well.
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Oct 21, 2015 03:16
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XmasGiftFromWife posted:I'll put $100 on just pull down on the trim and the light assembly will slide down. No these are all one piece and they have these angled brackets that pop into place to keep the light from falling down. I have absolutely no idea how one might get those brackets pinched inward to be able to get the fixture out. Like I said, though, just has to last another 18 months.
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Oct 21, 2015 03:23
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I'm refinishing a table and chairs (from Craigslist!) They are all oak, and weigh about 3 zillion pounds combined. The table top has a veneered inlay. I'm thinking it's best to use a chemical stripper to remove the old finish (I'll be staining it slightly darker), rather than spend ages with a sander and risk sanding through the veneer. Will a chemical stripper screw up the veneer?
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Oct 21, 2015 17:18
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How effective are ozone generators are removing odors? I'm not talking about the ones you find at Target, but instead the professional ozone generators that pump out literal shittons of ozone. I'm battling a mouse problem in my house and, while we've stemmed the tide, the previous owner was an idiot and poisoned the gently caress out the place so some of them are dying in the walls. From what I've read, ozone generators aren't effective until you start emitting levels that are pretty toxic. But if I'm willing to do this safely (move pets to another house, sleep at a friend's house for the night, air out the building before reentering) - are they effective?
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Oct 21, 2015 19:05
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Radbot posted:But if I'm willing to do this safely (move pets to another house, sleep at a friend's house for the night, air out the building before reentering) - are they effective? Yes, in my experience, very effective. BUT... you still need to remove the source of the stink. If the mouse corpses aren't fully dried out/rotted away, it won't totally fix the problem. Note that mice piss and poo poo all over everything, and that can be a source of stink. I once had to rip down some dry wall, scrape out all the residue, scrub it all down with bleach, and THEN run the ozone machine.
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Oct 21, 2015 19:10
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canyoneer posted:I'm refinishing a table and chairs (from Craigslist!) Post a picture. But most strippers will eat away at the glue that bonded the inlay.
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Oct 21, 2015 19:13
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canyoneer posted:I'm refinishing a table and chairs (from Craigslist!) What is the old finish? I would use a high grit sandpaper say at least 200 or steel wool at 00 or higher.
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Oct 21, 2015 19:17
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Radbot posted:How effective are ozone generators are removing odors? I'm not talking about the ones you find at Target, but instead the professional ozone generators that pump out literal shittons of ozone. I'm battling a mouse problem in my house and, while we've stemmed the tide, the previous owner was an idiot and poisoned the gently caress out the place so some of them are dying in the walls. I used to do flood and fire remediation for a living, and while ozone generators (industrial) are helpful, they aren't really a magic bullet. They are useful for getting that last 5% of an odor out. Cleaning and demolition of affected materials is the other 95%.
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Oct 21, 2015 19:37
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Slugworth posted:I used to do flood and fire remediation for a living, and while ozone generators (industrial) are helpful, they aren't really a magic bullet. They are useful for getting that last 5% of an odor out. Cleaning and demolition of affected materials is the other 95%. Squashy Nipples posted:Yes, in my experience, very effective. BUT... you still need to remove the source of the stink. If the mouse corpses aren't fully dried out/rotted away, it won't totally fix the problem. Note that mice piss and poo poo all over everything, and that can be a source of stink. Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to get one and spend the time it'll be in the mail cleaning the hell out of everything I can.
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Oct 21, 2015 19:58
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Slugworth posted:I used to do flood and fire remediation for a living, and while ozone generators (industrial) are helpful, they aren't really a magic bullet. They are useful for getting that last 5% of an odor out. Cleaning and demolition of affected materials is the other 95%.
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Oct 21, 2015 20:39
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Slugworth posted:I used to do flood and fire remediation for a living, and while ozone generators (industrial) are helpful, they aren't really a magic bullet. They are useful for getting that last 5% of an odor out. Cleaning and demolition of affected materials is the other 95%. Seems like a lot of folks have gone with hydroxyl generators now as those can be used in occupied spaces. Also, they don't bleach wet fabrics like ozone will (something about the ozone combining with H20 to make H2O2).
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Oct 21, 2015 20:59
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Seems like a lot of folks have gone with hydroxyl generators now as those can be used in occupied spaces. Also, they don't bleach wet fabrics like ozone will (something about the ozone combining with H20 to make H2O2). As far as ventilation vs ozone, I would expect better results with ozone, but not drastically so.
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Oct 22, 2015 02:56
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Update on fixing the world's shittiest inflatable tires ever: filling with expanding foam didn't work, possibly because the tires never had a good bead seal on the wheels in the first loving place. Anyway I rotated the retainers off slowly, swapped the tires with some solid ones from HF, and whanged the retainers back on the ends of the axle. Now the big air compressor can actually be moved! But those retainers aren't going to stay put forever since they were press fit like I feared, so at some point I'm going get what's needed to weld the fuckers on or weld 1/2" nuts on or whatever.
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Oct 22, 2015 03:02
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Parts Kit posted:Update on fixing the world's shittiest inflatable tires ever: filling with expanding foam didn't work, possibly because the tires never had a good bead seal on the wheels in the first loving place. Anyway I rotated the retainers off slowly, swapped the tires with some solid ones from HF, and whanged the retainers back on the ends of the axle. Now the big air compressor can actually be moved! But those retainers aren't going to stay put forever since they were press fit like I feared, so at some point I'm going get what's needed to weld the fuckers on or weld 1/2" nuts on or whatever. Should have also impulse bought a welder at harbor freight. It's ok, we've all been there
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I was debating that actually, but I think I'd like something nicer than a HF one. ed: also it occurred to me I could just build up 3-4 weld beads on the end of the axle and not even worry about the retainer. If ever needed I could just grind them down with an angle grinder.
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Radbot posted:How effective are ozone generators are removing odors? I'm not talking about the ones you find at Target, but instead the professional ozone generators that pump out literal shittons of ozone. I'm battling a mouse problem in my house and, while we've stemmed the tide, the previous owner was an idiot and poisoned the gently caress out the place so some of them are dying in the walls. Would this be a good use of homeowners insurance? Have ServPro Overpriced Cleaners Inc come out and de-rat-[corpse|piss|poop] everything? Is that even covered?
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Oct 22, 2015 06:29
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H110Hawk posted:Would this be a good use of homeowners insurance? Have ServPro Overpriced Cleaners Inc come out and de-rat-[corpse|piss|poop] everything? Is that even covered? I'm guessing it's going to be considered a pre-existing condition - I only took possession of the house 10 days ago. I'm going to try cleaning/ozoning the gently caress out of the house first, and if it still persists, I'll try that route.
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Oct 22, 2015 17:56
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H110Hawk posted:Would this be a good use of homeowners insurance? Have ServPro Overpriced Cleaners Inc come out and de-rat-[corpse|piss|poop] everything? Is that even covered? Don't EVER use your homeowner's insurance unless you absolutely have to. 100% of the people I know who have made claims have been dropped by their carrier.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:01
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Squashy Nipples posted:Don't EVER use your homeowner's insurance unless you absolutely have to. 100% of the people I know who have made claims have been dropped by their carrier. Good point - many carriers won't write policies in my area due to excessive wildfire risk, and State Farm is apparently full of very optimistic people willing to insure my house for like $100/mo. Losing that would suck.
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Slugworth posted:Haha, yeah, it never happened on my watch, but there were tales in our company of guys who steamed all the carpet and upholstery in a house and then turned on the ozone generators and left for the night. I have my doubts as to how drastic the results would be though, apparently it's a pretty limited reaction (not many molecules per million make the jump or something) I've seen it happen and it was pretty bad. Fortunately it was just the carpet, but it was highly (if unevenly) bleached, and not at all salvageable.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Don't EVER use your homeowner's insurance unless you absolutely have to. 100% of the people I know who have made claims have been dropped by their carrier. Wait how is that legal? Have any of these people reached out to, say, their state AG or insurance commission?
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If any of you have a huge compressor with a hard to reach drain valve you can replace it with a 90 degree elbow, a length of nipple, and a ball valve. All brass. Then draining is super easy (but also much much more loud).
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NancyPants posted:Wait how is that legal? Have any of these people reached out to, say, their state AG or insurance commission? It's not like they don't process your claim (though every insurance company tries to get out of it if they can disclaim it), they just tell you to shop elsewhere instead of allowing you to renew your policy.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Don't EVER use your homeowner's insurance unless you absolutely have to. 100% of the people I know who have made claims have been dropped by their carrier. I have usaa. Look back in this thread to see where my dishwasher flooded and ruined the kitchen, basement stairs, basement ceiling, and basement flooring. These were all replaced, my rate did not change (other than small yearly increase on par with previous year) and have renewed the policy for the following four or more years.
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baquerd posted:It's not like they don't process your claim (though every insurance company tries to get out of it if they can disclaim it), they just tell you to shop elsewhere instead of allowing you to renew your policy. Ohhhkay while still sleazy that makes more sense. I thought you meant something like after paying the claim they cancel your coverage. Still a fat load of poo poo, though. Frankly I'm just mad I don't have the capital to be my own insurance company.
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XmasGiftFromWife posted:I have usaa. Look back in this thread to see where my dishwasher flooded and ruined the kitchen, basement stairs, basement ceiling, and basement flooring. These were all replaced, my rate did not change (other than small yearly increase on par with previous year) and have renewed the policy for the following four or more years. I think we're talking about insurance anyone can buy, not just special groups.
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Oct 23, 2015 04:53
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Radbot posted:I think we're talking about insurance anyone can buy, not just special groups. When it comes to Property and Casualty insurance, USAA is a vastly superior product to anything civilians can buy. Their banking services are OK, and their investment products are mediocre, but the insurance is amazing, buy it if you can.
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USAA has actually been opening some of its services to the public at large, not sure if insurance is one of those, but it may well be. Also the requirements for the other stuff is laughably loose, like, if you once shook hands with someone who has heard of the military, that's enough.
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Bad Munki posted:USAA has actually been opening some of its services to the public at large, not sure if insurance is one of those, but it may well be. Also the requirements for the other stuff is laughably loose, like, if you once shook hands with someone who has heard of the military, that's enough. The insurance and loans are still restricted despite allowing plebs to get a checking account. The restrictions also aren't that loose, you need to have a familial relation with a servicemember. Believe me, I've tried.
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Well, I was being facetious, but yeah, there has to be some actual connection for the "good stuff" at USAA. In my case, I married someone who's father was part of public health service, and that was sufficient, and my kids will have access, too. I don't know all the specifics, but I think it basically boils down to "if you can paint a family/legal line from you to someone who has USAA, you can have USAA," that person doesn't have to actually be military themselves.
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I'm annoyed at USAA because they still won't write me a wind/storm policy for my house. Of course, it doesn't help that I'm in a hurricane prone area, but the "alternative" they give me for the wind/storm part of the policy is the state wind pool, which is expensive and doesn't pay replacement costs if your roof gets blown off. And my "connection" to the military that allows me to have service is through my grandfather, who flew B-24s in WWII. Of course, my father got a membership while he was still a dependent, and I got my membership while I was still a dependent of my father. Best auto insurance, and I got a rate on my new (to me) car loan recently that nobody else I talked to could come anywhere near.
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Haha yah my car insurance is a very good rate through them. Was hilarious when I called Geico to cancel after I got married. "Oh well let's run a quote and see if we can't make that rate better." Yeah well I'm switching to USAA, I really don't think you'll be able to beat them. "Oh well Geico started out as insuring servicemembers blah blah blah" takes 20 bucks a month off my rate. Yeah uh I get better coverage for a little over half that. I really love retention rates. Because we don't value you enough as a customer until you want to leave, but we're going to act like we're best friends.
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LED bulb question. I'm still a bit unclear on how LED bulbs wattage works. Example: I have a bunch of 40 watt incandescent bulbs in our basement's potlights (I think the maximum watts permitted for the fixture is 40w). Is there any harm in installing an LED bulb that says "8w = 50w"?
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melon cat posted:LED bulb question. I'm still a bit unclear on how LED bulbs wattage works. Go crazy. It's more a matter of heat than anything else, and LEDs are very cool.
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Radbot posted:Go crazy. It's more a matter of heat than anything else, and LEDs are very cool. Alright then! I will! All I need to do is convince my wife that the Philips Hue Connected is worth it. 
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melon cat posted:Alright then! I will! All I need to do is convince my wife that the Philips Hue Connected is worth it. My wife was convinced when I showed her how to synchronize f.lux and Hue, ambering-up the lights at the same time the monitor does as the sun goes down. So relaxing.
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melon cat posted:LED bulb question. I'm still a bit unclear on how LED bulbs wattage works. A friend has some of the Philips hue bulbs, they are really neat. I like their non fancy LED bulbs you can get off amazon for 8 or so bucks, they've been real good on the whole, both bright and a pleasant color.
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H110Hawk posted:Would this be a good use of homeowners insurance? Have ServPro Overpriced Cleaners Inc come out and de-rat-[corpse|piss|poop] everything? Is that even covered? In short: no. Damage by insects, birds, domestic animals, and vermin is specifically excluded, even if it did happen within your policy period (which it did not). I don't know who y'all are getting your homeowner's insurance from, but typically, one claim won't affect anything; in no state is a rate increase tied to anything but risk and loss experience (in other words, the amount paid will not affect your rates). I have worked for a half-dozen carriers since 1984. None have cancelled after one loss. I have been out on insureds who have fifteen or more prior claims. Many times they haven't bothered to repair the damage since the last time I was out. I've seen rates go up; I've seen deductibles increase. But cancelled after a loss? Because of the loss? Not legal. Now, on the other hand, carriers are usually permitted to provisionally cancel a given percentage of their book every year. They can't pick frequent fliers, though; it's gotta be random.
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We have more Hue bulbs than I care to admit, but they are quite nice. Be forewarned though that the app (to control the lights) is a piece of trash. There are basic functions missing, it is counterintuitive and frustrating to use, and the functions it does include do not always work that well.
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