Bill Kibbel

11 hours ago, hausdok said:

About the only part of a home you can inspect with a drone is the roof, and even then the drone does not enable you to do a complete and thorough inspection of the roof. 

One of the few times I've used a drone was to fly into interior of a church steeple belfry.  The access from inside was permanently sealed and it was about 90+ feet from grade.

Ima gonna invent a drone that can remove the screws and covers from electric panel boxes and pry open crawlspace hatches.

The deeper the strip be, the more jagged be the crack.

The industry calls it thin brick veneer.  Most folks still call it Z-brick - brand name of the original and largest manufacturer. 

I call it lick'em-stick'em brick'em.

Thanks Les.  Merry Christmas to you too.

The 3-lamp tester isn't real accurate for analyzing a problem. A multi meter or even a wiggy would probably give better info. Of course, an experienced electrician would ve the safest 

Since everything was working before, I would suspect the individual outlet was the problem. Replacing it would be my first action.

Panning for gold produced a big Jowers nugget!

Heard about him many times. Sorry to have never met. Didn't know he was in VA - we had a place not far from Waynesboro. 

You wrote a wonderful tribute.  Sorry you lost such a great partner and friend.

This is a must read!  The name might be known to some.

https://orleanshub.com/colehill-in-holley-honored-with-historic-home-award-by-landmark-society/?fbclid=IwAR2GmYiNViD6idoEq_5Rz9MQprKbQSDaGT1jCpGjZ74FdVs8A6tUX6kZGKI

But, I'm going to use his explanation for clients.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1720082568845172989

You wouldn't want to compare any other type of water heater size to an oil-fired system.  The Becket oil burner heats water very quickly, so the tank size is usually smaller then gas, electric or HP units.

There are several factors considered - the number of occupants used by many contractors as the sole determination is not accurate.  Incoming water temp (varies buy location), number of shower heads and their flow rates, amount/size of bathtubs, simultaneous or back-to-back shower or laundry use, kitchen and dishwasher use are probably some of the items that likely need to be considered.

Rheem probably has a form (maybe an app) that may give the data numbers to calculate the demand. 

They are 32 gallon storage capacity - I think that's around 120 litres.  The serial # says it was born in February 2005.

Most oil-fired water heaters here are that brand.  Some of them include manuals that are written only in French.

Grow lights?

4 hours ago, Jim Baird said:

"tainted" as in bad rep, bad record?

Besmirched.

No issues I know of with stranded aluminum, if it's a home run and starts and ends at AL labeled terminals.

First, we need to know where/what climate zone.  If that's K&T wiring still in use, it should be replaced before adding insulation.

You are in Singapore - this text was copied and pasted from a post in a UK forum 3 years ago.  You could have at least kept the paragraphs.

Yes.  I emailed Mike B about yesterday.

Another $ .60 in nickels and it should be just about right.

I think it was added in the 2006 IRC but subsequently removed - not sure when.  I suspect any reference to that requirement is now an amendment by specific state or municipality.  The quote above looks like a suggestion for that amendment to the Seven Hills, OH code.

Hi Mathew,

Look into the Armstrong Cork & Insulation Co. They manufactured many products for industrial processes and almost all of the cork building materials - and there are many.  Duct insulation was one of their products.

I see it occasionally - not real common in residential.

Thank you, Tom.  I'll check it out.  Don't need no skinny cows.

I've been with Netfirms for over 20 years.  When they were bought by EIG, customer service went to shit but I still liked the low renewal fee.

I just found out my hosting accounts are auto-renewing at 2.5 times the previous years rates.  Certainly no longer worth remaining there. 

Suggestions welcome please.

Great to see John, Chad, Mike O and Scott stopping by again. Thought youse guys were gettin' too good to hang with us.

I check in early AM and late PM most days.  I like playing the whack-a-spam game. Just whacked another one from Pakistan now.

I used to think it was only in the South.  It appears occasionally in the mid-Atlantic.  I wonder if it's worse than the bamboo problem?

Well get f*** out already, John.

Just kidding.  You're one of the good ones!  Hope we keep seeing you around here.

Probably a real smart move - you'll be able to actually retire.  I'm not that smart.