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Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sat February 27, 2021 11:44 pm
by Self
I'm gonna get one of those door bells that play mp3s and set it so My Doorbell plays from the front, and Knockin On Your Back door plays from, you know, the back. Everyone will hate it; I will love it. The dogs, too. Probably.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sat February 27, 2021 11:46 pm
by Self
I also replaced a furnace filter, so I'll probably drink too much tonight.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 1:54 am
by 96583UP
wease wrote:What? I’m being serious, you dolt.
i do

i pitched for a top-end Rinnai, one efficient enough to qualify for the federal and state tax credits

i've lived in a couple houses and dealt with enough water heater replacement / de-gunking that when i learned the one in this house was 21 years old (not an 8 year model on it's 11th year as we were told) i decided to just spend the extra couple K and get one powerful enough to work multiple bathrooms and the washing machine etc and will last for 20 years and i wont have to mess around with replacing another one in 5 /7/ 11; and dealing with gunking up again (happens in some places with a lot of chemicals in the water). Also it freed up extra space in my basement which I now use as my lair of safety.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 2:45 pm
by wease
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 3:31 pm
by Bammer
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 3:36 pm
by wease
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 3:41 pm
by Bammer
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:02 pm
by wease
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:06 pm
by Bammer
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.
Ah that’s right. Like Bama football. Happens so much each year just kinda jumbles together.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:14 pm
by wease
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.
Ah that’s right. Like Bama football. Happens so much each year just kinda jumbles together.
You may have actually been the one to declare it so.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:18 pm
by Mickey
Any tips for an overly sensitive smoke detector? We've been doing the ziploc with a rubber band but it's kind of a chore. Thing goes off anytime the oven is over 400, no matter what's in it (including nothing!) and it's hardwired so it triggers all the other ones to go off too.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:21 pm
by wease
Mickey wrote:Any tips for an overly sensitive smoke detector? We've been doing the ziploc with a rubber band but it's kind of a chore. Thing goes off anytime the oven is over 400, no matter what's in it (including nothing!) and it's hardwired so it triggers all the other ones to go off too.
Is smoke coming out of your oven at 400? Perhaps it needs a good cleaning.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 4:27 pm
by Mickey
wease wrote:
Mickey wrote:Any tips for an overly sensitive smoke detector? We've been doing the ziploc with a rubber band but it's kind of a chore. Thing goes off anytime the oven is over 400, no matter what's in it (including nothing!) and it's hardwired so it triggers all the other ones to go off too.
Is smoke coming out of your oven at 400? Perhaps it needs a good cleaning.
No! Nothing is coming out of the oven. This has been going on since we moved in. We thought at first that, as a new oven, it was burning off some dust it had picked up in shipping/storage, but it's still happening.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 5:10 pm
by Bammer
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.
Ah that’s right. Like Bama football. Happens so much each year just kinda jumbles together.
You may have actually been the one to declare it so.
That was 2020. See, it happened to you, too.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 5:11 pm
by Bammer
Mickey wrote:
wease wrote:
Mickey wrote:Any tips for an overly sensitive smoke detector? We've been doing the ziploc with a rubber band but it's kind of a chore. Thing goes off anytime the oven is over 400, no matter what's in it (including nothing!) and it's hardwired so it triggers all the other ones to go off too.
Is smoke coming out of your oven at 400? Perhaps it needs a good cleaning.
No! Nothing is coming out of the oven. This has been going on since we moved in. We thought at first that, as a new oven, it was burning off some dust it had picked up in shipping/storage, but it's still happening.
Heat sensor? (Not just smoke)

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 5:28 pm
by Mickey
Bammer wrote:
Mickey wrote:
wease wrote:
Mickey wrote:Any tips for an overly sensitive smoke detector? We've been doing the ziploc with a rubber band but it's kind of a chore. Thing goes off anytime the oven is over 400, no matter what's in it (including nothing!) and it's hardwired so it triggers all the other ones to go off too.
Is smoke coming out of your oven at 400? Perhaps it needs a good cleaning.
No! Nothing is coming out of the oven. This has been going on since we moved in. We thought at first that, as a new oven, it was burning off some dust it had picked up in shipping/storage, but it's still happening.
Heat sensor? (Not just smoke)
Ohh possibly, hadn't even considered that. It's not in the kitchen but it's on the same floor. We know it's not a gas leak because it's not a CO2 alarm (we have those in the bedrooms but not in the living areas). Is it possible to turn that off?

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 5:53 pm
by Bammer
Probably easier to just get a new one and replace it.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 6:02 pm
by 96583UP
i had one that used to do the same thing too close to the kitchen and eventually just removed it

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 6:18 pm
by wease
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.
Ah that’s right. Like Bama football. Happens so much each year just kinda jumbles together.
You may have actually been the one to declare it so.
That was 2020. See, it happened to you, too.
I made the adjustment to the valve. If it worked, I will nominate you and be the first one to vote for you.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Sun February 28, 2021 6:50 pm
by wease
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
Bammer wrote:
wease wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
wease wrote:Does anyone have the tankless water heater?
I do, but I don't think I'll be particularly helpful.

We probably should get around to de-scaling it.
We’re having trouble with our shower water being hot. The temp in the heater is set at 120F (and I haven’t figured out how to adjust that) and for all the faucets it services, the water is piping hot. But when we take a shower, the water is lukewarm, at best. Any ideas?
First place I’d look is the mix/blend valve at the shower fixture. This is what regulates the ratio of hot & cold as you turn the dial(s).
This sounds like you may be on to something.
It’s not too early to start mentally preparing your short list of candidates for 2021 RMOTY
I already won that.
Ah that’s right. Like Bama football. Happens so much each year just kinda jumbles together.
You may have actually been the one to declare it so.
That was 2020. See, it happened to you, too.
I made the adjustment to the valve. If it worked, I will nominate you and be the first one to vote for you.
That did the trick. Stately Wease Manor thanks you. I thank you, my friend.