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Motronic posted:This is a wildly differnt take than your first post on the topic. Way to move the goalposts/pretend you didn't get called out on giving bad advice. Christ dude. Wake up on the wrong side of the bed? WD40 works in a pinch, but I switched to using the garage door spray.
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My go-to for indoor hinges is silicone spray. It doesn't smell strongly (which is a big deal for my wife) and it's not nearly as prone to making a mess as graphite lube, which is a solid alternative if you don't have carpets you're worried about and can control the mess. I'm not a big fan of white lithium grease just because of how it gets gross and tacky as it ages. It has its place, but I think that's mainly in settings where you can just hose down the part with degreaser when it's time to reapply. I'll throw out a special mention to both transmission fluid and red synthetic automotive grease if it's someplace that you really don't care about the smell or any potential oil/grease stains under or around the hinge. Not at all good for indoor use, but I use them both for things like outdoor or garage hinges and latches. You can also thin down the synthetic grease with a bit of regular 'ol 10w30 synthetic motor oil make it into a kind of goopy paste about the consistency of honey that stays put really well on hinges. Again, outdoor use only.
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Jan 28, 2024 16:48
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I use a little squirt of generic bike grease because it's what I have in the garage. Works great.
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Counterpoint: we have three teenagers. I'm not lubricating the squeaky front door hinges till they are all adults.
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Jan 28, 2024 17:40
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stealie72 posted:Counterpoint: we have three teenagers. I'm not lubricating the squeaky front door hinges till they are all adults. Hah I love that.
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Jan 28, 2024 17:57
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If I'm pulling the door hinges: axle grease.
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Jan 28, 2024 18:00
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Open and close the door while applying a freshly-grilled salmon filet.
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Jan 28, 2024 19:40
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Silicone grease and this video have solved most of my hinge noise woes. https://youtu.be/K5iHe2mql_s?si=XXJ_7SL61ILz-BWT
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Jan 28, 2024 19:44
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Has anyone suggested Wd-40? Or bacon grease?
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No one suggested bacon grease, that's a terrible idea what a terrible waste of perfectly delicious bacon grease
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Use black truffle oil but you have to sautee some garlic in it first in order to really activate the lubrication
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stealie72 posted:Counterpoint: we have three teenagers. I'm not lubricating the squeaky front door hinges till they are all adults. This poster gets it.
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Jan 28, 2024 21:05
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Sundae posted:Open and close the door while applying a freshly-grilled salmon filet. Listen this is for home use, not office use. Office doors should be lubricated with freshly microwaved salmon, though.
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Jan 28, 2024 21:29
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My new house has tall doors that are all noisy as hell.
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You can also use a waxed base lube, very popular for bicycle and motorcycle chain uses. No smell/chemicals, no mess, and lasting effects like lithium grease. Generally I use silicone.
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Jan 28, 2024 23:42
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PerniciousKnid posted:I forgot to answer these but yeah the pits are separate. I don't have a picture handy but the sewer pit is a screwed on lid with a discharge pipe (with check valve) routed to the main sewer outlet pipe, and what I assume is a vent next to it. Can't really see anything else until I take the lid off (or have someone do it). I'm curious how it's tied into the sewer outlet pipe, I wonder if it's getting some flow back from the sewer outlet pipe in combination with a failed check valve. But honestly shutting the main off and having it continue to cycle does make me think groundwater.
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Jan 29, 2024 04:47
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TrueChaos posted:I'm curious how it's tied into the sewer outlet pipe, I wonder if it's getting some flow back from the sewer outlet pipe in combination with a failed check valve. Yeah the period changes from day to day but not moment to moment. Like, running the dishwasher or taking a shower doesn't make it cycle more frequently or anything. So that makes me think it's ground water.
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Me, on my live stream, soaking all the hinges in my house in liquid parrafin wax
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No fish jokes here, I legit used bicycle chain lube on the doors last time, because it's what I had around. It's doing fine 2 years later.
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Jan 29, 2024 06:22
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TrueChaos posted:I'm curious how it's tied into the sewer outlet pipe, I wonder if it's getting some flow back from the sewer outlet pipe in combination with a failed check valve. It shouldn't be, better not be, and probably isn't. The pump trigger rate will be dictated by the groundwater volume, so it'll absolutely fluctuate before eventually stopping as the water level drops. https://i.imgur.com/aYDRay2.mp4 * Between this post and my last one, my basement flooded due to sump pump failure. Caught it before the entire basement got hit, but it turned my Sunday afternoon from relaxing with football to plumbing & water extraction. Fortunately, Home Depot just got a shipment in. Also picked up a skimmer pump to draw down the crock first. Then my trusty 12-gallon Wet-Vac died. It had been going for about a year, then it sucked water through somehow in a coup de grace. To Lowe's this time.
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Continuing work on current plan "Remove sink, redo plumbing in basement and replace faucet, clean everything, glue sink to bottom of counter". Today was an exciting day of learning which of my valves, when closed, actually stop water from coming through. The answer may surprise you! It is definitely not most of them. Anyway, people kept asking for pictures so I finally took a couple. Here is the current state of things. 
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Do yourself a favor while you've got everything apart and get rid of that loving soap dispenser. Changing the bottle can be a pain in the rear end and they always end up super gross. It is in no way, shape, or form superior to just plonking a bottle of hand soap next to the sink. Yank the dispenser and find some chromed little greeble that you're OK with the look of it and then silicone it over the hole.
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PainterofCrap posted:It shouldn't be, better not be, and probably isn't. The pump trigger rate will be dictated by the groundwater volume, so it'll absolutely fluctuate before eventually stopping as the water level drops. I'm convinced anyone with a sump pump should own a utility pump and enough hose to empty the pit through the window in an emergency. There's always an emergency.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Do yourself a favor while you've got everything apart and get rid of that loving soap dispenser. Changing the bottle can be a pain in the rear end and they always end up super gross. It is in no way, shape, or form superior to just plonking a bottle of hand soap next to the sink. I've never once unscrewed the bottle on mine. The pump mechanism on mine pulls out, and I use a funnel to refill it from the top. Takes 5 minutes, no mess.
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Planning on removing it, as I have never even used it and yeah it seems like a nightmare to change
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Sinkchat: I replaced my standard two bowl lovely stainless sink with a big single and it’s the biggest quality of life thing I’ve ever done. So much nicer cleaning big sheet pans and cutting boards and poo poo. And it’s not a super difficult job, took me half a day including trip to hardware store to get different length drain pipes, though it’s probably worse if your sink is under hung.
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skipdogg posted:I've never once unscrewed the bottle on mine. The pump mechanism on mine pulls out, and I use a funnel to refill it from the top. Takes 5 minutes, no mess. Exactly what I was going to say. I already have like 4-5 bottles on the counter as it is, one less is a feature. Now if I could convince my wife we don't need separate decorative handsoap or lotion by the sink... Alternately: 
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bird with big dick posted:Sinkchat: I replaced my standard two bowl lovely stainless sink with a big single and it’s the biggest quality of life thing I’ve ever done. So much nicer cleaning big sheet pans and cutting boards and poo poo. And it’s not a super difficult job, took me half a day including trip to hardware store to get different length drain pipes, though it’s probably worse if your sink is under hung. Big single sink is the best, you just need a small bowl/pan to use in it when you want to soak veggies. I’ll never go back to a double sink.
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skipdogg posted:I've never once unscrewed the bottle on mine. The pump mechanism on mine pulls out, and I use a funnel to refill it from the top. Takes 5 minutes, no mess. I was also going to post the same. We're even buying things for our kitchen reno now and decided to keep a soap dispenser because having a bottle up there just adds to clutter and is unnecessary.
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The real pro move is using an automatic soap dispenser. Makes washing dishes way more bearable.
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The Russians used a dish washer
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PainterofCrap posted:It shouldn't be, better not be, and probably isn't. The pump trigger rate will be dictated by the groundwater volume, so it'll absolutely fluctuate before eventually stopping as the water level drops. Absolutely shouldn't be but I've seen stranger fuckups and when Gary is involved I question everything. Pump trigger rate is determined by inflow into the pit, which will absolutely vary if its groundwater - but more likely day to day or seasonal variation. PerniciousKnid posted:I'm convinced anyone with a sump pump should own a utility pump and enough hose to empty the pit through the window in an emergency. There's always an emergency. My sump pump has a smaller pump that runs off a big car battery in the event of a power outage. If I wasn't on well water, I'd put in a water driven pump as a backup, something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Liberty-Pumps-SJ10-Discharge-SumpJet/dp/B0013H94MO/ref=asc_df_B0013H94MO/ Not a recommendation for that specific pump, just for that style of pump as a backup. They use a lot of water - like, for every 2 gallons of sump water, you're using 1 gallon of city water to pump it - but an expensive water bill is less than dealing with a flooded basement.
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Internet Explorer posted:The real pro move is using an automatic soap dispenser. Makes washing dishes way more bearable. Wait till you hear about automatic dish washers.
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TrueChaos posted:Not a recommendation for that specific pump, just for that style of pump as a backup. They use a lot of water - like, for every 2 gallons of sump water, you're using 1 gallon of city water to pump it - but an expensive water bill is less than dealing with a flooded basement. I already have a (battery) backup pump, and then my discharge line froze. Also apparently the battery got fried by an electric surge previously. I wonder if my municipal code allows for water powered backup pumps.
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PerniciousKnid posted:Wait till you hear about automatic dish washers. Yeah but I do need to hand wash some stuff with soap like my cast iron pans.
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60/40 sink is the best sink. The large side is big enough for pots while the small side gives me space to wash my crystal beer glasses.
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StormDrain posted:Yeah but I do need to hand wash some stuff with soap like my cast iron pans. I thought cast iron was dry clean only.
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Tremors posted:60/40 sink is the best sink. The large side is big enough for pots while the small side gives me space to wash my crystal beer glasses. I also prefer a large/small arrangement.
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60/40 sink crew checking in. My wife uses the 60 side for dirty dish storage ( ) and she's banned from doing the same with the 40 side so I can actually use the sink to rinse stuff off or do stuff the sink was intended for. I don't know where she picked up this habit but I'm determined to not let my kids learn it
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