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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

I've been redoing the sink in the garage over the last few days. I installed it with my dad when I first moved in and was trying to do it cheap. Now I've got a nice countertop made for it, proper plumbing, high quality wall mounted tap set you can hang a bucket off of, sink mounted correctly, etc.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've been chasing leaks for 2 days now. I'm putting lots of teflon tape and probably 100 ftlbs onto tightening these fittings and still getting drips out of some of them. Finally thought I got it today and now the body of the tap is leaking... ffs
 
GreyGhost said:
Close. <2' drop, whatever you want. More than 5'10" drop, 42" railing. Between those two, 36" railing.

The stupid bench railing combo turns almost every situation into a >2' drop that requires a railing 36" above the bench, not the 18" that is typically there.
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No more than a 4" gap so junior can't get his head stuck. However an 8" gap between open back treads is OK.
 
48Connor said:
I've been redoing the sink in the garage over the last few days. I installed it with my dad when I first moved in and was trying to do it cheap. Now I've got a nice countertop made for it, proper plumbing, high quality wall mounted tap set you can hang a bucket off of, sink mounted correctly, etc.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've been chasing leaks for 2 days now. I'm putting lots of teflon tape and probably 100 ftlbs onto tightening these fittings and still getting drips out of some of them. Finally thought I got it today and now the body of the tap is leaking... ffs
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Been there done that. Also don't over tighten the compression fittings.
 
48Connor said:
I've been redoing the sink in the garage over the last few days. I installed it with my dad when I first moved in and was trying to do it cheap. Now I've got a nice countertop made for it, proper plumbing, high quality wall mounted tap set you can hang a bucket off of, sink mounted correctly, etc.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've been chasing leaks for 2 days now. I'm putting lots of teflon tape and probably 100 ftlbs onto tightening these fittings and still getting drips out of some of them. Finally thought I got it today and now the body of the tap is leaking... ffs
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What's your water pressure? Mine is driving me nuts. I have 80 psi coming in so most of the toilets occasionally lift off their seats and add some water. I may have to put in a prv to get back to 60 so I dont need to redo the valves in every toilet.
 
nobbie48 said:
No more than a 4" gap so junior can't get his head stuck. However an 8" gap between open back treads is OK.
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I just use scraps of 2x4 for spacing. Spacing looks ok and you have lots of margin in case the inspector is feeling ornery.

As a kid, I got my knee through between Stiles in playground equipment railing and it wouldnt come back out. Quite unpleasant and it started swelling a lot. We were getting close to calling for additional help but we used some sunscreen or bug spray or something to lube my leg and it popped out.
 
GreyGhost said:
What's your water pressure? Mine is driving me nuts. I have 80 psi coming in so most of the toilets occasionally lift off their seats and add some water. I may have to put in a prv to get back to 60 so I dont need to redo the valves in every toilet.
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No idea, I'll have to poke around and see if I have a PG. I haven't had any other issues though so I wouldn't assume it was a problem.

Speaking of water pressure, my grandma's house in Port Whitby has insane water pressure, 120psig! Had the city come out and inspect it, they said it was normal since they installed booster pumps to support the condo building by the Go station and all the new builds up the north end of town. You burn through toilets quick though at 120psi. Finally had a plumber come out and get everything fixed for her.
 
48Connor said:
No idea, I'll have to poke around and see if I have a PG. I haven't had any other issues though so I wouldn't assume it was a problem.

Speaking of water pressure, my grandma's house in Port Whitby has insane water pressure, 120psig! Had the city come out and inspect it, they said it was normal since they installed booster pumps to support the condo building by the Go station and all the new builds up the north end of town. You burn through toilets quick though at 120psi. Finally had a plumber come out and get everything fixed for her.
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Does she shower or pressure wash? Something doesn't sound right in how the problem is being handled. What are hot water tanks designed for? How about garden hoses and sprinkler systems?

What does 120 PSI do to your eyes if someone is playing around?
 
nobbie48 said:
Does she shower or pressure wash? Something doesn't sound right in how the problem is being handled. What are hot water tanks designed for? How about garden hoses and sprinkler systems?

What does 120 PSI do to your eyes if someone is playing around?
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I should say it wasn't a constant 120psi. Mostly sat at 95psi, but jumped up to 120 mainly during the night, which was when they ran these booster pumps according to the guy from the city.

The RV on the hot water tank was 100psi. Always found water under it so swapped it out to at 120psi on. We measured 115-120psi at the first faucet in the basement where the line from the street comes in. Obviously by the time it reached upstairs and went through all the lines you never saw 120 continuous.
 
nobbie48 said:
Does she shower or pressure wash? Something doesn't sound right in how the problem is being handled. What are hot water tanks designed for? How about garden hoses and sprinkler systems?

What does 120 PSI do to your eyes if someone is playing around?
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You'd only have 120 psi static. Once water started flowing you'd be down a bunch.
 
48Connor said:
I've been redoing the sink in the garage over the last few days. I installed it with my dad when I first moved in and was trying to do it cheap. Now I've got a nice countertop made for it, proper plumbing, high quality wall mounted tap set you can hang a bucket off of, sink mounted correctly, etc.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've been chasing leaks for 2 days now. I'm putting lots of teflon tape and probably 100 ftlbs onto tightening these fittings and still getting drips out of some of them. Finally thought I got it today and now the body of the tap is leaking... ffs
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Ripped everything apart and put it all back together, no leaks!
 
nobbie48 said:
True but it sounds like they're trying to compensate for an inadequate water supply by boosting pressure. How's that work for a bidet?
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Most condos have booster pumps to keep adequate water pressure on upper floors. Not sure why the town boosted the whole neighbourhood and transferred that expense to the taxpayers at large.
 
GreyGhost said:
Most condos have booster pumps to keep adequate water pressure on upper floors. Not sure why the town boosted the whole neighbourhood and transferred that expense to the taxpayers at large.
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Probably because it’s the cheapest way to do it. Spread the costs over a larger population and justify it as an infrastructure update.
 
mimico_polak said:
Probably because it’s the cheapest way to do it. Spread the costs over a larger population and justify it as an infrastructure update.
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It's cheaper to only boost the water the condo uses instead of all water to the neighbourhood. You do get to transfer the expense (both capital and operating) from the few to the many though.
 
Previous owner stored a complete metal garden shed in the rafters above the garage. It was a $#^&#! to remove. Also found a winter sled, lots of wood, 4 rolls of chicken wire, and some other stuff. Garage is being insulated and drywalled. At some point I need to look for a heater.
 
Baggsy said:
At some point I need to look for a heater.
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I went for a 6 KW electric as I only occasionally heat the garage and it was <$200 all in. All of the neighbours put in gas. Without a doubt, theirs are nicer but I didn't have a great option to vent a gas heater and it would have cost more than an order of magnitude more.
 
Beeeeeeeeeen waiting for someone to paint some defects in my apartment but my landlord is oh so busy.

He purchased paint for me and told me to do it

First time painting a wall ^_^.
 
GreyGhost said:
Most condos have booster pumps to keep adequate water pressure on upper floors. Not sure why the town boosted the whole neighbourhood and transferred that expense to the taxpayers at large.
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I'm not sure where the line is drawn for an inline pump. If the suction side caused a negative pressure and the pipe had a leak, dirty water could be drawn into the system. It also in a sense hogs the water for people on the suction side.

I thought developers paid massive fees to develop a site and those fees paid for sewer and water line upgrades, not slush fund enhancements. That's what the guy on the unicorn told me.
 
I feel like I was stuffed into a barrel and rolled down a bumpy hill.

I spent yesterday adding a tiny bit to the deck to facilitate a new railing. Then I saw a way of reworking a rain water leader to improve drainage and did the hard work on it. Both endeavors meant bending my body into shapes it hadn't seen in years.

It would have been worse except for the Milwaukee 18 Volt table saw. If I had to rely on the 400 pound cast iron one it would have meant dozens of trips to the shop instead of having the 40 pound little one on the deck. It is a serious saw.

Today I may finish off some other things, mostly in bottles.
 
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