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Gunjin posted:You need a better mount: 150 for that mount is a terrible waste of money and you can find similar for about 30-35.
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KKKLIP ART posted:150 for that mount is a terrible waste of money and you can find similar for about 30-35. Keep thinking that, there's a reason the cheap mounts are cheap, they're never as well constructed or user friendly. We hang a few hundred monitors a year, and i wouldn't use anything else.
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Jun 8, 2017 19:16
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I can't argue the quality but all the cheap mounts I've used couldn't be easier to install.
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Jun 8, 2017 19:22
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I'm probably more sensitive than most just because we do so many, and I've wasted too much time on lovely no name mounts in the past.
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Jun 8, 2017 19:38
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Mount talk a bit late, I bought two of these last week: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012S4APK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Today I get to replace all the smoke detectors in my old house. Upgrading the battery units to wireless and tying them into the other half of the house that has hard-wired units.
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Jun 8, 2017 19:48
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This is the best TV mount I've ever used, and it's still relatively cheap. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CTV060/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Jun 8, 2017 19:51
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KKKLIP ART posted:150 for that mount is a terrible waste of money and you can find similar for about 30-35. I watched their mounting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmyz478Li6Q I bought a cheap mount from monoprice when I mounted my TV and it worked fine, but that level of adjustment is certainly tempting. Especially the ability to easily level the mount after bolting it to the wall.
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Jun 8, 2017 20:08
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Gunjin posted:Keep thinking that, there's a reason the cheap mounts are cheap, they're never as well constructed or user friendly. We hang a few hundred monitors a year, and i wouldn't use anything else. Jesus I hope your work didn't pay $150 for mounts and you just randomly linked the product. Y'all received distributor pricing right!?
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Jun 8, 2017 20:25
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Gunjin posted:Keep thinking that, there's a reason the cheap mounts are cheap, they're never as well constructed or user friendly. We hang a few hundred monitors a year, and i wouldn't use anything else. I get that, but I've hung about 7 or 8 TVs over the last couple of years with Monoprice mounts. Sure, some of them aren't as adjustable, but we can be honest that most people who hang their TV hang it and never think about it again.
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Jun 8, 2017 21:55
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DangerZoneDelux posted:Jesus I hope your work didn't pay $150 for mounts and you just randomly linked the product. Y'all received distributor pricing right!? Yeah, we don't pay retail. I just picked a B&H link because it was the first one that popped up, and they're a reliable online retailer. TheMadMilkman posted:I watched their mounting video: The adjustability is great, we've got a few buildings where for various reasons (unions) the facilities people have to hang the bracket, then we come behind and hang the TV, and let's just say they aren't the best at making things level. The ability to offset it on the rods is nice too, it's relevant more often than one would think.
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Jun 9, 2017 01:07
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As of yesterday. No lawn. No driveway. No final inspections. New furniture delivery Wednesday. Movers on Thursday. Good thing we planned a week buffer.
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Jun 9, 2017 14:52
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I'm super happy for you -- I've been following this thread off and on since the beginning, since I would have loved to build my own house but simply would have gone crazy in the process.
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Jun 9, 2017 15:31
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Just sent off an email to the builder with the list of stuff to finish, for your enjoyment: The left AC condenser doesn't turn on. Kitchen sink isn't working (maybe there's a valve I didn't see?) There's a hole in the wall in the playroom behind the door. Looks like the light switch got moved and never patched. Are the kitchen outlets supposed to have green instead of red lights? (maybe that's normal?) I got the new faucet in to replace the leaking one upstairs Would it be possible to put some shelves in the upstairs bathroom next to the shower in that weird space? There is no way I'd get those angles right. The master shower only has 2 shelves instead of the three. That's fine the way it is, but let's make sure we only pay for two. There is a missing outlet behind the wood stove (there are box/wires there, just not an outlet) Microwave outlet - Let's go ahead and drill a hole towards the middle, we won't have the unit soon. Looks like the painter was still working since there were a bunch of places being patched, here's a list of a few things besides those: The threshold to the studio isn't stained. The baseboards are pulling away from the wall in a few spots, probably just caulk it up? Paint the attic hatch The boards under the hearth need to be stained. Behind master shower needs painting There's a bunch of paint splatter under the front and back doors. And you know about these already: Grass seeding Shower Door Driveway Paving Broken basement window (I didn't look, maybe it was done) Broken front hall light Master bedroom TV conduit
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Jun 12, 2017 01:24
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All our light switches have green indicator lights to help find them at night (no green indicator when it's on). The fans switches are off when off and red when on. Green is nicer at night, like fireflies. Top - Light On Middle - Light Off Bottom - Fan On
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Jun 12, 2017 02:11
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I was just in Tokyo and the tap water was amazing. Also the water pressure at the hotel was amazing. I enjoyed the toilet seat that sprayed my brown eye as well. A++++ would poop again
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Jun 12, 2017 03:35
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peanut posted:All our light switches have green indicator lights to help find them at night (no green indicator when it's on). The fans switches are off when off and red when on. These are the outlets.  I'm used to seeing green lights for "all is good" on these things, but maybe it just differs depending on model.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:06
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e: nevermind, misread what I was replying to
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Jun 12, 2017 13:08
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Did you try pressing in the test button and seeing what it does? All my gfci outlets are green but that's just anecdotal.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:18
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I think it depends on the brand. Current ones are no lights until they trip, then it's red. Last ones were green when on. Edit: I've also seen red lights on as non tripped.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:24
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MrEnigma posted:I think it depends on the brand. Current ones are no lights until they trip, then it's red. Last ones were green when on. Playing with the buttons was off on tripped red on reset. I'm guessing it's normal. Overall, this was one of the smaller concerns in the list, just posted again to show Peanut what I meant.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:28
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Cool, that's probably very helpful for people with switched outlets for floor lamps (gently caress you every rental unit I ever lived in!)
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Jun 12, 2017 13:36
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Gounads posted:Playing with the buttons was off on tripped red on reset. I'm guessing it's normal. Overall, this was one of the smaller concerns in the list, just posted again to show Peanut what I meant. Can you pull a brand/model off of them? I just replaced one this weekend and it goes: Green = on and OK Off = tripped Red = wiring/GFI fault Then of course the old one was: Off = on and OK (or no power) Red = tripped Who needs indicator standards on an electrical safety device?
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Jun 12, 2017 13:41
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Or you just fit residual current devices into the switchboard and cover every circuit in your home like we do here in AU. Only wire in my house that doesnt have protection is the underground run to the shed, then from that point every single circuit breaker is an RCD breaker and every wall socket and light fitting is protected.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:52
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Ferremit posted:Or you just fit residual current devices into the switchboard and cover every circuit in your home like we do here in AU. Only wire in my house that doesnt have protection is the underground run to the shed, then from that point every single circuit breaker is an RCD breaker and every wall socket and light fitting is protected.
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Jun 12, 2017 18:14
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Slugworth posted:If I'm understanding you through the different terminology, gfi breakers are becoming more common in newer homes here. They're still noticeably more expensive than using standard breakers plus a GFCI outlet, though. But I personally like breakers better than outlets, because there's only one place to go when an outlet stops working, and you don't have to know where the first receptacle is in the circuit to ensure that everything's protected.
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Jun 12, 2017 18:18
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:They're still noticeably more expensive than using standard breakers plus a GFCI outlet, though. I think a lot of that depends on the layout. In my barn/shop? Hell yeah breakers. The panel is right by the door. In the bathroom or kitchen? Hell no, that means I need to go into the basement to reset them.
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Jun 13, 2017 00:15
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Motronic posted:I think a lot of that depends on the layout. In my barn/shop? Hell yeah breakers. The panel is right by the door. We don't do basements in Australia, generally.
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Jun 13, 2017 14:21
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Got a driveway.  Still need a curb, but that's going in tomorrow. Building inspector gave his final sign-off, so we can move in on Thursday. A lot of that punch list from the other day is still to do.
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Jun 13, 2017 15:05
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Gounads posted:Got a driveway. When do we get a video of you attempting to take that Audi TT up this at speed? 
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Jun 13, 2017 16:45
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How much does the person driving the moving truck hate you?
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Jun 13, 2017 16:58
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Do you have reflectors on that wooden fence thingy at the turn?
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Do you have reflectors on that wooden fence thingy at the turn? I'll paint it: http://mymodernmet.com/vantablack-worlds-blackest-black/ We're planning on adding some of those solar post top lights to those. Reflectors probably wouldn't be a bad idea too. Boogalo posted:How much does the person driving the moving truck hate you? Two Trucks! Speaking of which, I'm really hoping the asphalt hardens up in time. Yesterday and today are hot, but the nights are going to get into the 50's so I'm thinking we're good. H110Hawk posted:When do we get a video of you attempting to take that Audi TT up this at speed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFwIlflmk2Y&t=60s
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Jun 13, 2017 17:11
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Do you have reflectors on that wooden fence thingy at the turn? Personally I think bolting a set of wheels to that side of the car would work better. Then you can do it at speed. Edit: Does the house face towards the driveway, or back the other way? Are you going to try to put dirt on that giant pile of rocks, and somehow figure out how to mow it?
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Gounads posted:I'll paint it: Something like this all the way down the rail would get the point across nicely: https://www.amazon.com/Kocome-Reflective-Conspicuity-Warning-Red-Fluorescent/dp/B01N9SBGBH/?th=1 
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:They're still noticeably more expensive than using standard breakers plus a GFCI outlet, though. And then you have my landlord, who apparently decided that slapping a GFCI outlet into every place possibly ever required, ever, was cheaper than, you know, just putting one at the beginning of the circuit and wiring the rest to the load terminals. The place was built when the only GFCI required was in the bathroom. They came in last year and slammed them into every kitchen outlet, plus the bar outlet, and replaced the bathroom outlet (bathroom and bar are the same breaker, the kitchen outlets are split between 2 breakers, but the kitchen now has 5 GFCIs). No electrical upgrades whatsoever since it was built.  There's 850 apartments on this property. They did this in every apartment. 
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Jun 14, 2017 09:08
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So other than it being overkill, is there anything wrong with GFCI on literally every outlet?
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KKKLIP ART posted:So other than it being overkill, is there anything wrong with GFCI on literally every outlet? Back in the day you avoided putting them on refrigerator circuits so that you didn't spoil your food with a nuisance trip but that might not be current code.
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glynnenstein posted:Back in the day you avoided putting them on refrigerator circuits so that you didn't spoil your food with a nuisance trip but that might not be current code. I'm like, one or two code versions out of date on actually needing to know this poo poo professionally, but I believe it's still fine to not have them on a fridge outlet if it can be considered a "machine outlet" or whatever the term is. Basically if it's just used for that appliance, and it's not generally positioned to be usable for other things, like if it's behind the fridge. Same deal used to go for washing machine outlets even in laundry rooms with a sink.
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Motronic posted:I'm like, one or two code versions out of date on actually needing to know this poo poo professionally, but I believe it's still fine to not have them on a fridge outlet if it can be considered a "machine outlet" or whatever the term is. "Dedicated Outlet" is the correct term I believe.
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 This is now the code standard in AU. Every circuit in the building must be protected by an Residual Current Device. The original setup when they first came out was a big 200A "Safety Switch" that sat between the meter and the fuses and tripped the entire house out now but these days they've gone to sub circuits so that if the kettle trips out the RCD you dont loose every single circuit in the property. Its a good system because every single circuit in the property is protected by an RCD, including your lighting circuits in the roof so if you accidentally bang a nail or screw through the cable you dont get BBQ'd by it. The only circuit on my main board that doesnt have an RCD on it is the shed, because thats on its own sub board and every circuit there has an RCD breaker on it. Havent really had an issue with nuisance trips, Im more likely to trip out that 63A meter isolator if im welding, the spa is heating, the hot water service is on and the AC fires up! Its the biggest single phase 220v supply you can get to a domestic property tho, if i want more i need to get my service upgraded to a 3 phase service which gives me 3x63A phases and 415v if you combine em.
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