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

If you aerate it , it’s less of a mosquito pit . Some fishes will also eat masquito larva . To hold fish and have a chance it needs some depth for the fish to hide , otherwise as we already covered , it a buffet for heron


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I have an upstairs laundry with my sons bedroom below it.
A couple weeks ago the pipe plugged up and water overflowed all over the floor and seeped through, destroying the ceiling underneath and soaking the carpet. The plumbing is fixed, the room dried up, and the ceiling repair started. I'm surprised there was no redundancy for a plugged drain, but I've installed one for next time. That's what I'm doing with my house now.

I had several projects I was attempting to finish over the summer and only accomplished half. This just set me back more.

My list was:
Remove 6'x25' garden bed from the driveway and cover with cement slabs. Done!
Install privacy fence. Done!
Lay cement slab foundation for a shed.
Build a shed.
Move compressor out of the garage onto a slab and cover in it.

All with no help, and a budget of less than $500. (Lots of up-cycling)

Then I'd get to my winter motorcycle. It has to be put back together after being part-swapped with my summer bike. Looks like I won't be riding this winter. At least, not for a while.
 
WestBrantKid said:
I have an upstairs laundry with my sons bedroom below it.
A couple weeks ago the pipe plugged up and water overflowed all over the floor and seeped through, destroying the ceiling underneath and soaking the carpet. The plumbing is fixed, the room dried up, and the ceiling repair started. I'm surprised there was no redundancy for a plugged drain, but I've installed one for next time. That's what I'm doing with my house now.

I had several projects I was attempting to finish over the summer and only accomplished half. This just set me back more.

My list was:
Remove 6'x25' garden bed from the driveway and cover with cement slabs. Done!
Install privacy fence. Done!
Lay cement slab foundation for a shed.
Build a shed.
Move compressor out of the garage onto a slab and cover in it.

All with no help, and a budget of less than $500. (Lots of up-cycling)

Then I'd get to my winter motorcycle. It has to be put back together after being part-swapped with my summer bike. Looks like I won't be riding this winter. At least, not for a while.
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Well that sucks. Some upstairs laundry rooms have a tray below the washing machine (either drained or alarmed) but with a plugged drain, the tray may not help you.

Good job with the budget. It's easy for most of those jobs to cost thousands.
 
crankcall said:
If you aerate it , it’s less of a mosquito pit . Some fishes will also eat masquito larva . To hold fish and have a chance it needs some depth for the fish to hide , otherwise as we already covered , it a buffet for heron


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The herons are a common problem and I can't recall where I read of solutions. Birds in general don't like anything messing with their feet so tanglefoot works on window ledges until it gets dirty and even people don't like touching it. Obviously it doesn't work underwater.

P.S. If you ever end up catching a heron or similar bird make sure you are wearing a face shield. They go for the eyes.
 
Our pond maxes out at 3" deep. (deep enough for the fish to overwinter) Our fish are very healthy, I think the key is oxygenator plants in the pond. We have water sargents that are good oxygenators as well as a few others.
 
nobbie48 said:
The herons are a common problem and I can't recall where I read of solutions. Birds in general don't like anything messing with their feet so tanglefoot works on window ledges until it gets dirty and even people don't like touching it. Obviously it doesn't work underwater.

P.S. If you ever end up catching a heron or similar bird make sure you are wearing a face shield. They go for the eyes.
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Herons fear crocs and gators. So for about $50 you can buy a very life like floating aligator head complete glowing red eyes.
It didn't work for us.
 
crankcall said:
If you aerate it , it’s less of a mosquito pit . Some fishes will also eat masquito larva . To hold fish and have a chance it needs some depth for the fish to hide , otherwise as we already covered , it a buffet for heron


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Yeah, My pond is close to a 1/2 acre in size so fish will have room, as for the depth while I suspect it is deep enough, I want to be 100% sure before I proceed with any livestock. Aeration will be first on the list of things to do.
 
Jampy00 said:
Yeah, My pond is close to a 1/2 acre in size so fish will have room, as for the depth while I suspect it is deep enough, I want to be 100% sure before I proceed with any livestock. Aeration will be first on the list of things to do.
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Will we be able to come over with fishing rods and fish? Lol
 
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Jampy00 said:
Yeah, My pond is close to a 1/2 acre in size so fish will have room, as for the depth while I suspect it is deep enough, I want to be 100% sure before I proceed with any livestock. Aeration will be first on the list of things to do.
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My waterfall is powered by a sump pump on a timer. Off at night, when we're away for days on end in the summer, and during winter. Pump stays in year round. A sump pump in the middle of yours with the water shooting up would be plenty. Of course it means running 120v power / extension cord.
 
timtune said:
My waterfall is powered by a sump pump on a timer. Off at night, when we're away for days on end in the summer, and during winter. Pump stays in year round. A sump in the middle with water shooting in the middle of your would be plenty but of course it means running 120v power / extension cord.
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Already a floating fountain. a pond this size & shape requires bottom up aeration, hence the windmill.
 
Jampy00 said:
Already a floating fountain. a pond this size & shape requires bottom up aeration, hence the windmill.
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You mean the bubbles have to emitted at the bottom? Maybe for that size I guess. Ours is miniscule compared to what you have. The waterfall trickling into the pond is the only aeration we get. It supports somewhere around 120-150" of fish. (It's hard to all the little buggers)
 
timtune said:
You mean the bubbles have to emitted at the bottom? Maybe for that size I guess. Ours is miniscule compared to what you have. The waterfall trickling into the pond is the only aeration we get. It supports somewhere around 120-150" of fish. (It's hard to all the little buggers)
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Bottom Up Aeration is 5 to 10 times more effective than surface aeration

Bottom Up Aeration Vs. Surface Aeration | Nature's Pond Care

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GreyGhost said:
Well that sucks. Some upstairs laundry rooms have a tray below the washing machine (either drained or alarmed) but with a plugged drain, the tray may not help you.

Good job with the budget. It's easy for most of those jobs to cost thousands.
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Thanks!

My drain is pretty much sealed where it enters the 2" drain pipe, so my solution was to put a T on the line just before it enters the 2" pipe and run a 1" clear hose from that to the sink. I put a loop in the hose to act as a trap. If it drains into the sink, that would indicate there could be a plugged drain while keeping the floor dry. Hopefully it works.
 
WestBrantKid said:
Thanks!

My drain is pretty much sealed where it enters the 2" drain pipe, so my solution was to put a T on the line just before it enters the 2" pipe and run a 1" clear hose from that to the sink. I put a loop in the hose to act as a trap. If it drains into the sink, that would indicate there could be a plugged drain while keeping the floor dry. Hopefully it works.
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For a different reason my parents washing machine dumps into the laundry sink. Pretty fool proof. If water remains in sink, drain is plugged. Sink can hold more than entire wash capacity of an old school washer. Worst case is a full sink. That also lets you see how dirty your cloths were. Laundry tub obviously gets dirty.
 
All this laundry talk makes me wonter whether I should be checking anything or some type of preventative maintenance?

Ours is in the basement with a drain so it would be contained…but would def suck.
 
The basement laundry room is pretty much the best for risk mitigation, even better with a floor drain in the room. While it may be nice to have laundry near the bedrooms on higher floors it comes with the risks as noted.

The only thing I have considered is a small euro style machine in the first floor bathroom when I reno it. For small loads and convenience with the big machines downstairs. That bathroom is directly above the laundry room so a little less risk re leaks. Just drywall damage.
 
backmarkerducati said:
The basement laundry room is pretty much the best for risk mitigation, even better with a floor drain in the room. While it may be nice to have laundry near the bedrooms on higher floors it comes with the risks as noted.

The only thing I have considered is a small euro style machine in the first floor bathroom when I reno it. For small loads and convenience with the big machines downstairs. That bathroom is directly above the laundry room so a little less risk re leaks. Just drywall damage.
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Bonus points if small machine is a wash/dry combo. Throw the clothes you need for tomorrow in it and wake up with them ready to go.
 
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