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Hadlock posted:
This please. I can’t see that you ever posted pics of the original problem either.
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mr.belowaverage posted:This please. I can’t see that you ever posted pics of the original problem either.
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Jan 7, 2024 00:46
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It was quite windy and snowy here a few days ago, today I went up into the attic for something else and see snow on the blown in insulation. God damned old rear end tile roof. At least I found it before it melted. Had the pleasure of squeezing through a tiny triangular hole with my 6'4", 275 lbs body to pick up the worst of it.
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Jan 7, 2024 18:22
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What's the suggestion for the absolute cheapest, bottom tier thermal camera that's still good enough to look for cold spots on walls? I'm talking Wish.com level crap, quasi-disposable bullshit that I'm sure has to plug into a phone or something. I know the recommended answer is just rent one from home depot or a library, but all of my big box stores near me don't lend them and the library doesn't have the whole tool rental thing going on that others seem to. I found a few on Amazon but my wife's balking at paying ~$150 for what she assumes is a single use toy for me.
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Jan 8, 2024 19:13
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Buy a telescope and a thermal camera for that, then all you have to do is publish a few research papers to arxiv.org and that'll convince her that it's not single use. The perfect crime
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Jan 8, 2024 19:35
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Buy one from Amazon and then return it, citing the return reason as "no longer needed" Not a lie.
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Jan 8, 2024 19:45
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:Buy one from Amazon and then return it, citing the return reason as "no longer needed" this is my tool rental service as well for stuff I’m only going to use once 
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Jan 8, 2024 19:53
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Cyrano4747 posted:What's the suggestion for the absolute cheapest, bottom tier thermal camera that's still good enough to look for cold spots on walls? I'm talking Wish.com level crap, quasi-disposable bullshit that I'm sure has to plug into a phone or something. The FLIR phone mounted ones are good enough. I have one and I've used it a ton over the years.
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Jan 8, 2024 20:07
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Doesn’t Lowe’s rent this stuff too?
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Jan 8, 2024 20:17
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MarcusSA posted:Doesn’t Lowe’s rent this stuff too? Not mine  Both it and the local Home Depots have all sorts of poo poo to rent but not these. My pet theory is that they likely walk off a lot and they’re both small and expensive compared to other tools, but that’s just wild conjecture out of frustration with not being able to borrow one.
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Jan 8, 2024 21:24
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Probably get broken too easily.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Not mine I googled to see if I could rent one out of curiosity and somehow came across this scheme from a London power company: quote:FLIR Thermal Camera Scheme Terms & Conditions  Anyway I've been going crazy in my new house trying to figure out why the sewer ejector pump is running every five minutes. I turned off the water main but it hasn't affected the timing so far. Currently considering that it might be the check valve is bad. Or groundwater is seeping in which would be really bad for flooding potential I think. There are so many goddamn pipes and tubes in and out of the basement. Edit: Actually it does seem like it's taking over six minutes now after having the main off, so maybe it is a plumbing issue? Can't figure what it could be though. Edit2: Okay I ran the taps dry and it's still going every six minutes so I'm back to suspecting the check valve. PerniciousKnid fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jan 9, 2024 |
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Jan 9, 2024 16:29
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My sump pump goes on about that often because we have a high water table here and water is constantly seeping into the sump pit, which my neighbors confirmed when I mentioned it to them a while back since they have the same thing going on. The flipper who had this house before me didn't put in a check valve so once I added that it reduced the amount of time between when the pump would kick on because half the water wasn't just dumping back into the sump pit out of the pipe after being pumped upwards when the pump would turn off. It could very well just be normal for your area, see what your neighbors say about it. I know I need to get some kind of backup for the power down there in case I lose power because my basement will very likely flood if that pump goes out for any significant amount of time.
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Jan 9, 2024 17:25
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Sub-freezing cold front is slated to hit next week. I miss the days when that meant “oooh let’s make chili” and not “ah crap let’s prep for days without power and potential catastrophic water issues”
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:My sump pump goes on about that often because we have a high water table here and water is constantly seeping into the sump pit, which my neighbors confirmed when I mentioned it to them a while back since they have the same thing going on. The flipper who had this house before me didn't put in a check valve so once I added that it reduced the amount of time between when the pump would kick on because half the water wasn't just dumping back into the sump pit out of the pipe after being pumped upwards when the pump would turn off. Yeah my sump seems to be doing that as well (it rained last night), but what I'm concerned about is the sewer ejector pump. Democratic Pirate posted:Sub-freezing cold front is slated to hit next week. I miss the days when that meant “oooh let’s make chili” and not “ah crap let’s prep for days without power and potential catastrophic water issues” Also I just realized that one of my outdoor spigots doesn't have any apparent shutoff, so I guess I need to get a faucet cover before it hits below degrees F this weekend. PerniciousKnid fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Jan 9, 2024 |
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Jan 9, 2024 17:44
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PerniciousKnid posted:Anyway I've been going crazy in my new house trying to figure out why the sewer ejector pump is running every five minutes. I turned off the water main but it hasn't affected the timing so far. Currently considering that it might be the check valve is bad. Or groundwater is seeping in which would be really bad for flooding potential I think. There are so many goddamn pipes and tubes in and out of the basement. I unplugged the ejector for an hour to see if it was just pumping the same water repeatedly through the faulty check valve, and it ran more than twice as long when I plugged it back in. So I'm not really sure what to think about that, I sorta figured it would just run for the normal 5 seconds.
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Jan 9, 2024 18:11
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:The flipper who had this house before me didn't put in a check valve Now the real question is: Is this because they were too dumb, too lazy, or too cheap?
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Jan 9, 2024 18:25
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What are the realistic chances it's not a combination of all three?
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Jan 9, 2024 18:28
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Motronic posted:What are the realistic chances it's not a combination of all three?  I called a plumber for tomorrow so hopefully he can help me figure it out. If it's groundwater then I guess my basement is gonna flood twenty minutes after the power goes out.
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PerniciousKnid posted:I unplugged the ejector for an hour to see if it was just pumping the same water repeatedly through the faulty check valve, and it ran more than twice as long when I plugged it back in. So I'm not really sure what to think about that, I sorta figured it would just run for the normal 5 seconds. That indicates that it is at least mostly re-pumping the same water over and over. If it was actually collecting water that needed pumping you would expect it to run nearly 10x as long since it missed 10 cycles. The 2x extra pump time could be chalked up to more of the already pumped water draining back in. A check valve would be a very good idea.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Now the real question is: Is this because they were too dumb, too lazy, or too cheap? Looking at some of the other things in this house, for instance the kitchen drawer that physically could not open because it hit the handle of another drawer around the bend in the counter, it was some combination of all three.
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Shifty Pony posted:That indicates that it is at least mostly re-pumping the same water over and over. If it was actually collecting water that needed pumping you would expect it to run nearly 10x as long since it missed 10 cycles. The 2x extra pump time could be chalked up to more of the already pumped water draining back in. It has a check valve but it might be stuck or something. I tried banging on it and insulting it but to no avail.
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:Looking at some of the other things in this house, for instance the kitchen drawer that physically could not open because it hit the handle of another drawer around the bend in the counter, it was some combination of all three. I can't open the window shutter (or window) over the kitchen sink without removing the faucet.
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Jan 9, 2024 19:58
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A check valve for a sump pump is what, $10-20? It never ceases to amaze me when dumb poo poo like this is done over the smallest amounts of cash.
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Jan 9, 2024 20:01
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A part of me felt silly about the generator install.  Don't feel silly anymore!
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Shifty Pony posted:
Heck yeah.
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PerniciousKnid posted:It has a check valve but it might be stuck or something. I tried banging on it and insulting it but to no avail.
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Perhaps you could do what this person in my city's Reddit did to fix their float switch issue:
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Shifty Pony posted:A part of me felt silly about the generator install. What kind of generator?
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So we had a bit of a storm last night and it peeled off some of the aluminum siding from our house. Is this worth going through my insurance? It's covered but I have a $1000 deductible and I'm worried they'll do the bare minimum and hike my premium. Also factoring in is that we anticipate replacing the siding and windows at some point anyway. Should I still file a claim and see what they say? Or just reach out to the GC I know and see if he can yabba dabba doo it back until we end up replacing the whole thing? Apologies if this is stupid I'm a stupid first time home owner.
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Shifty Pony posted:A part of me felt silly about the generator install. yep lol power was only out for a couple hours yesterday but it was nice to feel like I timed buying something at the perfect moment lol
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99pct of germs posted:So we had a bit of a storm last night and it peeled off some of the aluminum siding from our house. Is that the only place the siding is damaged? That's probably an hour or less job to have somebody reattach it all, I would not file an insurance claim if that is the only place where it came off.
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I have a very small amount of seepage coming in from where my supply line for my well passes through the foundation. Is the right fix for this smearing the area with silicon caulk?
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Jan 10, 2024 15:37
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That will work for a short amount of time. What you probably want is hydraulic cement like UGL DryLok which is going to last for years/decades. e: to be clear this needs to be sealed from the outside, which I presume is below grade. There are fancy new caulks for this that are a lot faster to apply but you're not building a housing development so I'd suggest going with the old school stuff that we all know works for decades. Motronic fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Jan 10, 2024 |
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Jan 10, 2024 15:50
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Sure is below grade, probably 4'. At lease there's no planting right above it to work around.
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PerniciousKnid posted:What kind of generator? Kohler 20RCA, set up with a service entrance transfer switch and running on natural gas.  Well, that's gonna take a bit of time to fix
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Shifty Pony posted:Kohler 20RCA, set up with a service entrance transfer switch and running on natural gas. Just ctrl-c that nice part and ctrl-v it.
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99pct of germs posted:So we had a bit of a storm last night and it peeled off some of the aluminum siding from our house. Don't get your insurance involved on that. That isn't a hire a handy man for an hour job, that's a go outside and do it yourself in less time than it takes to post about it online job. edit: I'm guessing those brown squares are foam backer/insulation? Cyrano4747 fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Jan 10, 2024 |
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Yeah I just did it myself, I slotted them back together and used fasteners to hold it in place. I thought it was more badly damaged then it appeared. And yes the MDF bits were the backer to the siding.
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Anyone have an idea how long Copper L pipes last in a closed loop system? Our boiler heating system is about 60 years old and while a visual inspection of the copper looks good, the Internet Wisdom suggests that these pipes only last 60 - 80 years before pinhole leaks develop. Now, this is for copper as general water pipes though, and I'm wondering if it makes an appreciable difference if the water inside the system rarely changes - My rationale here is that eventually all the reactants would decay out until you flush the system, so the copper should last a lot longer in such a system. Does anyone know if this is generally the case, or if I should also be pricing out new copper in the house...?
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