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We just purchased a house, built in the 1950s and originally heated by a natural gas boiler. In 2020 a heat pump and ducts were installed for heat and A/C. The boiler hasn't been used since the new HVAC was installed. I'm wondering: 1) Is there any good reason to keep the boiler? I could see it being nice as a backup if something goes wrong with the HVAC but if it's just going to sit unused and unmaintained I figure it probably isn't really worth keeping around. It is currently in the utility/laundry room and it would be nice to reclaim that space. 2) is removing the boiler a reasonable project to attempt myself or would it be a bad idea instead of hiring someone to get it out of there? I assume the biggest things to keep in mind with removal would just be with making sure the gas lines are shut off and then capped off, and having to drain water from the system?
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Jun 18, 2023 23:57
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i am so in the weeds on this pipe saga
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Jun 19, 2023 00:07
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spf3million posted:I'm sure everyone has already lost interest (I sure have) but this pipe is 42" below grade and still descending at an angle More updates please and thank you
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Jun 19, 2023 00:14
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I'm rooting for you spf3million
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Jun 19, 2023 00:16
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Sweeper posted:More updates please and thank you I was kind of hoping for a live stream?
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Jun 19, 2023 00:19
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Verman posted:I was kind of hoping for a live stream? i believe a stream is the opposite of his goal
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Jun 19, 2023 00:26
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The updates give me an excuse to take a break, trying to prevent heat stroke. Warms my heart that you all are as invested in this as I am. I didn't expect to find bendy pipes    loving Gary! 
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Jun 19, 2023 00:48
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https://imgur.com/0wHkX0O
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Jun 19, 2023 00:58
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Beautiful content
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Jun 19, 2023 01:03
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I felt that "gently caress" in my bones
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Jun 19, 2023 01:18
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Jato posted:We just purchased a house, built in the 1950s and originally heated by a natural gas boiler. In 2020 a heat pump and ducts were installed for heat and A/C. The boiler hasn't been used since the new HVAC was installed. I'm wondering: How big is the boiler?
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Jun 19, 2023 01:22
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spf3million posted:I'm sure everyone has already lost interest (I sure have) but this pipe is 42" below grade and still descending at an angle Lol awesome
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Jun 19, 2023 01:31
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make sure you hit some shittily buried fiber drop next lol
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Jun 19, 2023 01:33
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spf3million posted:loving Gary! I love how my PO is now everyone's adopted PO.
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Jun 19, 2023 01:50
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spf3million posted:I'm sure everyone has already lost interest (I sure have) but this pipe is 42" below grade and still descending at an angle I’ve seen them at eight feet in some parts of Philadelphia
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Jun 19, 2023 01:51
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QuarkJets posted:No way I want as many details and pictures as you're willing to provide, thanks
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Jun 19, 2023 02:27
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explain this like i'm simple, what am i looking at here
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Jun 19, 2023 02:32
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Deviant posted:explain this like i'm simple, what am i looking at here spf3million has been digging trying to find the leak in their water line, thinks they found the source, turns the water back on at the meter, water is clearly flowing through the meter but not leaking at the spot where they are looking meaning they still have not found the source of the leak
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Jun 19, 2023 02:39
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Sirotan posted:spf3million has been digging trying to find the leak in their water line, thinks they found the source, turns the water back on at the meter, water is clearly flowing through the meter but not leaking at the spot where they are looking meaning they still have not found the source of the leak Also it looks like the water line has been repaired in that spot before
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Jun 19, 2023 02:47
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Deviant posted:explain this like i'm simple, what am i looking at here skipdogg posted:Also it looks like the water line has been repaired in that spot before Motronic posted:I love how my PO is now everyone's adopted PO. spf3million fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jun 19, 2023 |
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Jun 19, 2023 04:55
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redreader posted:Yeah. Not quite the same but for the love of God I can't find someone to pull weeds. Landscapers will pull weeds if they can also do a thousand dollars worth of other stuff. Some companies will apply roundup 5 times over the summer but they won't pull weeds. Lots of services will mow your lawn if you sign up for at least 8 lawn mowings but they're not going to pull weeds. The local kids who shovel snow will not pull weeds. Pulling weeds is definitely a diy kind of thing. My kingdom for a landscaper to clear the nutsedge that poked through the defenses under a 6’ run of river rocks in our side yard. I’ll handle the 24’ run that lost out to crabgrass, that stuff is easy. Yank the middle and clear out a big circle. Nutsedge needs 30 sprouts to cover the same area and breaks apart too easily to work through quickly.
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Jun 19, 2023 04:56
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Shifty Pony posted:FIOS has two general types of setups: Thanks for all the helpful info. I took a closer look today, is this box the chonky version?
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Jun 19, 2023 08:53
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runawayturtles posted:Thanks for all the helpful info. I took a closer look today, is this box the chonky version? No, this is the chonky version:  Bonus windows screensaver gas pipe layout included. Judging from the size and gradual bends of whatever is coming in I suspect that's just the fiber and the box is simply a cover for joining the outdoor fiber to the indoor fiber. Look around inside and see if there's a big Verizon-branded box in any closet, if not I bet they just ran the fiber to the door waiting for someone to order the service at which point they will run it the rest of the way. Your Gary never did that.
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Jun 19, 2023 10:49
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Benagain posted:How big is the boiler? I'd say a bit bigger than a standard laundry washer or dryer. It's also luckily in an easily accessible room on the ground floor with an exterior door, so I'd think with the help of a few friends and a dolly or similar we could move it ourselves. Also have access to a trailer we could haul it off in for disposal.
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Jun 19, 2023 12:40
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Protip: check that all o-rings are in place before installing a new water filter cartridge to avoid flooding out your fridge. At least I was still standing right there when it's started pouring out the bottom of the door, so minimal cleanup
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Jun 19, 2023 16:01
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spf3million posted:It's a video of my soul leaving my body I have no helpful advice, but I am invested in your saga and wish you luck.
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Jun 19, 2023 17:10
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 Is this normal? I'm starting to wonder if I'm the crazy person. No this wasn't the leak point either. The leak seemed to tantalizingly close...  But I ran out of hole. Returned the cement saw yesterday gently caress. 
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Jun 19, 2023 17:14
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You need to replace the whole main, At this rate there's probably a section repaired with a toilet paper tube and rubber bands. Be sure to preserve the old one as a monument to Gary.
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Jun 19, 2023 17:17
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Shifty Pony posted:You need to replace the whole main, At this rate there's probably a section repaired with a toilet paper tube and rubber bands. What kind of pipe is this? Do they make PEX for buried lines?
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Jun 19, 2023 17:20
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I'm sorry for spamming this thread, I feel like you SAHoTs are the only one's who truly get me. SAHoTs is going to catch on trust me. After spending more time on my sidewalk this weekend than I have cumulatively since moving in 2 years go, I am 100% sure the main line was laid under this new sidewalk. Judging by the weathering on said sidewalk, it does not look that old. 
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Jun 19, 2023 17:30
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spf3million posted:Yeah that's the plan. I was hoping to get a clamp on it Afaik all PEX is rated for burial, but if you're using the crimp ring style you'll probably want to get corrosion resistant rings.
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Jun 19, 2023 17:33
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spf3million posted:Yeah that's the plan. I was hoping to get a clamp on it It looks like polythylene or "well line" as it's called around here. It predates pex by a lot and is generally pretty solid and stable as long as it's not exposed to light and has been buried properly. It doesn't appear that yours was buried with crushed stone around it, which is okay as long as there aren't any other big/sharp rocks touching it during backfill. That's an impossibility where I live so we always drop 4-6" of crushed stone in the bottom of the trench, run the line, then drop more crushed stone on top to completely cover before backfilling.
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Jun 19, 2023 18:21
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spf3million posted:Yeah that's the plan. I was hoping to get a clamp on it I had a new well drilled 18 months ago and the well drillers spec out a 200 psi well line. I also feel your pain, like a week after we moved into our house I found the crawlspace flooded. I tunneled through the entire crawlspace, in freezing rear end water, to follow it through the block wall. Then I disassembled my front deck, continued digging, and finally hired an excavator, in April, who was able to bust out enough frost to dig down 8 feet so I could replace a galvanized pipe fitting that had blown off. The PO had added onto the house, and when regrading the top of the well casing was slightly below ground level as well as being just under the eaves. We went to extend it and found it was so corroded that there was concern about groundwater intrusion through pinholes. The, now dead, well driller who did it has a colorful reputation locally for doing things on the cheap.  Fast forward 6 months and I dumped about $10k on an entirely new well.
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Jun 19, 2023 18:48
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Hadlock posted:Pro tip, if you double up patio string lights, they look like balls so you can tea bag your in laws If those are close enough to touch they will probably all break in the next windstorm, patio string light bulbs seem to made with super thin glass (at-least mine are). spf3million you're my hero, good luck with the rest of it and please keep those updates coming!
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Jun 19, 2023 19:19
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Want to see the leaky section mounted to a trophy display on a wall in the garage
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Jun 19, 2023 19:21
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Yooper posted:I had a new well drilled 18 months ago and the well drillers spec out a 200 psi well line. Finally got some plumbers to call me back, the first outfit just left. They're going to price out the copper before sending me a quote. But they did hook me up literally with a way to bypass the leak and keep my water running in the house. Why didn't I think of that?!?  
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Jun 19, 2023 19:44
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raggedphoto posted:If those are close enough to touch they will probably all break in the next windstorm, patio string light bulbs seem to made with super thin glass (at-least mine are). These are the LED ones with the (probably) shatterproof plastic. They're coming down in a month or so and will have to order custom length ones because we're running a different configuration spf3million posted:since moving in 2 years go, I am 100% sure the main line was laid under this new sidewalk. Judging by the weathering on said sidewalk, it does not look that old. That is some kind of quick set spray or something that goes on as the last step of pouring concrete in some areas. Looks pretty new yeah, they may have poured that a couple months before listing the house
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Jun 19, 2023 19:52
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That's a bypass for sure. These posts are amazing.
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Jun 19, 2023 19:53
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This is the saga I needed to distract me from my work today. Spf3million, you're doing the lord's work.
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Jun 19, 2023 19:54
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On the plus side, this means now you have an excuse to rent a 1 ton excavator 
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