Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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@mimico_polak has a bunch of stone knowledge in the family. He can probably come up with something for you. I'm surprised quartz stained.
@sburns I have the type of camera the @GreyGhost mentioned.
You are welcome to borrow it.
I will be in midtown Toronto tomorrow evening.
You are welcome to borrow it.
I will be in midtown Toronto tomorrow evening.
sburns
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Thanks oioioi, I'm all over the place as usual. More east tomorrow.
Curious how effective is the camera from your experience, does it need to be handled as @GreyGhost mentioned or can you just shove it down the drain as is?
If you only had elbows in one direction, an electrical fish tape might work too (but I don't want poo on my tape). If bends are in two planes, the electrical fish may not work well.
This one is a weird one….5 faucets in the house and only a single one (the latest installed one) has a weird rubber / plastic burning smell.
No other one has the same smell.
Any thoughts or ideas? I just installed it a few months ago and that seems to be the cause but I don’t want to yank it out to install a new one.
Not sure if cold or hot water but will test them tonight.
No other one has the same smell.
Any thoughts or ideas? I just installed it a few months ago and that seems to be the cause but I don’t want to yank it out to install a new one.
Not sure if cold or hot water but will test them tonight.
Start by pulling off the aerator and smelling it. Maybe it's just a crappy seal on the aerator and that's easy to replace.
Progress but not fixed. New thermostat is installed. It measures load and logs kwh. Except it doesn't. Controls the floor fine but says no load is connected. Emailed customer service and they have issues with the backplane and are sending me a revised model. Good service but annoying to swap as that entails redoing the wiring again.
Relays on new one are quieter which is nice when I'm sleeping. No more touch screen which is a ui downgrade. New one is app controlled so that means you don't need to touch the physical device often.
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Balboa can suck my left nut. Old hot tub board had burned up beyond repair (apparently happens often). That one is of course discontinued and you need to use a newer part number.
Issues:
1) some of the connectors I need aren't populated. I have six pin plugs, there are unpopulated six pin connectors on the board. Board has four pin connectors. Not compatible. Oh well, just lose control from the far seats, not a huge deal.
2) main power enters less than 2" from terminal block. That makes it a real prick to land 8 ga copper.
3) inside the module they use white for L2. Wtf.
4) L2 header is right beside main power entrance. Max separation between bare ground wire and uninsulated L2 spades is 1/4". F that. I wrapped the ground and the spades with tape.
5)they give you bits and pieces of information but not a full wiring diagram explaining what every header is doing. I need to connect a 12v lead that is on whenever the tub has power and there is no documentation for that. Need to poke around with a multimeter once it is powered up.
6)no easy way to lockout heater and pumps. That means you need to fill the tub prior to powering on and hope you don't have issues as to pull the board you need to dump the water again.
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With heater on and both pumps on high the hot tub should be pulling ~39 amps@240V. It is the furthest device from my panel at the opposite corner of the lot. Still measured over 244 volts with that load on. Bleeping hydro one.
Issues:
1) some of the connectors I need aren't populated. I have six pin plugs, there are unpopulated six pin connectors on the board. Board has four pin connectors. Not compatible. Oh well, just lose control from the far seats, not a huge deal.
2) main power enters less than 2" from terminal block. That makes it a real prick to land 8 ga copper.
3) inside the module they use white for L2. Wtf.
4) L2 header is right beside main power entrance. Max separation between bare ground wire and uninsulated L2 spades is 1/4". F that. I wrapped the ground and the spades with tape.
5)they give you bits and pieces of information but not a full wiring diagram explaining what every header is doing. I need to connect a 12v lead that is on whenever the tub has power and there is no documentation for that. Need to poke around with a multimeter once it is powered up.
6)no easy way to lockout heater and pumps. That means you need to fill the tub prior to powering on and hope you don't have issues as to pull the board you need to dump the water again.
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With heater on and both pumps on high the hot tub should be pulling ~39 amps@240V. It is the furthest device from my panel at the opposite corner of the lot. Still measured over 244 volts with that load on. Bleeping hydro one.
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Mad Mike
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I bought one off Temu with a 18’ lead that plugs into my phone for $19. The one shown above it $40 with 1 week delivery.
You can get the 36” version for $8, great for checking cylinder bores in cars, bikes and checking for hemorrhoids.
Let me call my cousin and ask. That’s his baby and a bunch of cousins are in the trade.
Sorry didn’t see this earlier somehow.
But IIRC someone else asked me off line from here before and the recommendation was standard granite cleaners available at CT / HD were their go to.
Some bathroom floor progress.... blocking and then plumbing is next.
Not sure what your overall plans are but one of my future nightmares may be similar.
The old structure was fine but I am putting in a larger tub = more weight. I figured it was all open so sister them all up, I might even triple a couple before I am done.
Thankfully we have Poland on the books for next year, and that budget is blown...so no renos next year!
But the year after that...bathrooms will need a looking into.
But the year after that...bathrooms will need a looking into.
I was already warned to expect a $hitshow when I open up the downstairs bathroom.
I need to balance the timing b/w dad still having strength / health to help me out...and also money.
The downstairs is more easily done as it's just a shower with old tiles that the MIL uses...so she can always use the upstairs while I'm working away on it.
Upstairs bathroom is dated, but has a tub and the kids use nightly so it's a bit more of a time crunch.
Next time I'm up at the cottage I'll take measurements and photos of the bathroom and get the GTAM Braintrust to provide some guidance as that one needs work 100% and it's super duper tiny.
Rubbermaid tub in downstairs shower works for a bit while you redo upstairs. As for money, make a list of stuff you need and dimensions, keep an eye out at auctions or clearance at stores and you can probably get many of the expensive bits for less than half price. Stage them in the cottage basement until you are ready to start the project.
Didn't we already go this this exercise with cottage bathroom? I think it's in this thread somewhere.
We have been running with one bathroom for a few months now, two adults and two teenagers.... it always takes way longer than expected.
Our previous house had one full bathroom and a powder room in the basement. House was small so no space to add shower to basement bathroom. I was mentally working out a temp shower as doing construction with no place to shower after sucks. It was going to be a knee high bin with shower curtain all around in the laundry room. For simplicity, use a submersible pump to empty it into the laundry tub after showering. It would have been cheap and easy and worked well enough for a temporary solution.
