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Geoj posted:Job chat: just verbally accepted a systems admin position with a startup metal fabrication company. Congrats dude! That's exciting news.
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trouser chili posted:Galvanized blows. I love copper and sweat fittings. Quarter turn ball valves for shutoffs are the way to go as well. Haven't played with PEX but it seems pretty easy, especially in retrofits. I got one more leak to chase/repair, then a crack in the foundation to epoxy, then a kitchen floor to tear up, then a bathroom to gut, and a deck to repair and restain. I'm paying for someone else to do paint/drywall repairs, new carpets, wood floor refinishing, new countertop in kitchen, new floor in kitchen. I am learning very quickly how much galvanized sucks. loving connection will not stop leaking. Granted I probably need to pickup a pipe wrench(how the gently caress don't I have one?) and tighten down more than I was able to do with a pair of channel locks. Of course all this started with replacing the single pane windows in our soon to be nursery, which quickly transformed into gutting it down to the studs and we might as well do a basic refresh on the bathroom while were at it....
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Apr 16, 2018 21:43
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If you go with pex, make sure you either use the full plastic stuff that has the expansion tool for the crimps, or use the ring crimps (typically copper) and not the gear-clampish ones with the nub (typically stainless steel). My basment flooded this winter because of a stainless steel ring clamp failure where the crimp nub opened up and released tension on the crimp, that was rectified by just using copper ring crimps instead. Basically if the crimping tool doesn't look like a space gun or a really big pair of old-style coax crimpers (but with round holes instead of hexes), and instead looks a bit like end nippers, don't use them.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:14
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Fermented Tinal posted:If you go with pex, make sure you either use the full plastic stuff that has the expansion tool for the crimps, or use the ring crimps (typically copper) and not the gear-clampish ones with the nub (typically stainless steel). My basment flooded this winter because of a stainless steel ring clamp failure where the crimp nub opened up and released tension on the crimp, that was rectified by just using copper ring crimps instead. Basically if the crimping tool doesn't look like a space gun or a really big pair of old-style coax crimpers (but with round holes instead of hexes), and instead looks a bit like end nippers, don't use them. I thought the way to do PEX was with the new robo-tools that expand the tubing and let it contract around the barbed fittings?
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Seminal Flu posted:I thought the way to do PEX was with the new robo-tools that expand the tubing and let it contract around the barbed fittings? Read the first sentence. That's expensive though, and the tools are crazy not-cheap. You can still get the older style of pex and it's easier to retrofit with that.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:21
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Fermented Tinal posted:Read the first sentence. That's expensive though, and the tools are crazy not-cheap. You can still get the older style of pex and it's easier to retrofit with that. We're looking at different things. From what I've seen, there's a crimpless/clampless fitting type that expands the tubing and it re-shrinks over a barb. Seems to be the best way to PEX.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:45
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The copper ring crimps are thick solid rings and don't use any teeth or a nub. Crimping tool compresses them all the way around and basically they get swaged on. The gear-clampish ones have a nub that the nipper-like crimping tool grabs onto and compresses to tighten the toothed ring and they're much more easily removed, all that needs to happen is for the nub to be deformed enough to release the clamping force. You can think of one style as what a contractor would use (before the new stuff came out) and the other style as what a DIYer who wants to save some money on crimps and tooling would use.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:52
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I am hoping to not gently caress with this plumbing, since the bathroom is getting gutted along with the rest of the main floor(minus the nursery) in a year or so for the big remodel. I am just trying to make the bathroom suck less in the short term, and the new sink actually makes a big difference in making it was less cramped.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:57
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The trick is to treat the job as if you were doing it professionally. So get drunk before you start, and you're not allowed to use any materials/tools you don't already have on hand.
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Apr 16, 2018 23:00
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slurry_curry posted:I am hoping to not gently caress with this plumbing, since the bathroom is getting gutted along with the rest of the main floor(minus the nursery) in a year or so for the big remodel. I am just trying to make the bathroom suck less in the short term, and the new sink actually makes a big difference in making it was less cramped. Did you use pipe dope or tape?
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Apr 16, 2018 23:04
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Our Uk/Euro pex sounds a lot easier than your US stuff. With ours you just cut the pipe, push an insert into the end and then push it into the fittings which then hand tighten. You can use olives and compression fittings on it too if you like with the same inserts  I need to get some 3metre long lengths of worktop home from the shop about 6 miles away and a fiat panda is currently my only road legal vehicle. Am I wrong to be considering removing the passenger seat in order to attempt this? (If I pay them to deliver it takes 2-3 weeks)
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Apr 16, 2018 23:33
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Tomarse posted:I need to get some 3metre long lengths of worktop home from the shop about 6 miles away and a fiat panda is currently my only road legal vehicle. Am I wrong to be considering removing the passenger seat in order to attempt this? (If I pay them to deliver it takes 2-3 weeks) If more than half the length is in, it's
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Apr 16, 2018 23:44
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Fermented Tinal posted:Did you use pipe dope or tape? Yup, used teflon tape. Possibly too much? I don't know if thats possible, but I was pretty pissed by the time I got the new pipe last night, so I am probably going to go take it all apart and put it back together, just to make sure I didn't gently caress anything up in my haste. Maybe I wrapped it on counter clockwise? Again, no idea if that would really matter. I don't know what "pipe dope" is, but it sounds like something my mom would call weed. InitialDave posted:The trick is to treat the job as if you were doing it professionally. poo poo, I got it half right. I tried my hardest to re-use what I had, but I gave in and went to the hardware stores. I will do my best to do the work properly tonight.
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InitialDave posted:Australian legislation dot text.
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Tomarse posted:I need to get some 3metre long lengths of worktop home from the shop about 6 miles away and a fiat panda is currently my only road legal vehicle. Am I wrong to be considering removing the passenger seat in order to attempt this? (If I pay them to deliver it takes 2-3 weeks) Duct tape it vertically to the rear and pretend it's a dodgem car.
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We're spiteful, though. We have no problem registering a broken down vehicle and further disassembling it into a pile just to piss off uppity neighbors.
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You Am I posted:Seriously, after reading some of the poo poo that US goons have to deal with in regards to their properties, especially from residential groups or whatever they are called, Australians seriously don't give a gently caress what you do with your property, except in either extreme cases or some small groups of units which have a body corp. Now, South Africans, those bastards are laid back to the point of being dangerous to themselves. I've met a few over the years, and it's like someone installed reefer.wad at birth.
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slurry_curry posted:Yup, used teflon tape. Possibly too much? I don't know if thats possible, but I was pretty pissed by the time I got the new pipe last night, so I am probably going to go take it all apart and put it back together, just to make sure I didn't gently caress anything up in my haste. Maybe I wrapped it on counter clockwise? Again, no idea if that would really matter. It does matter which way you wind Teflon tape - you wind it the same direction your screw the fitting on, so it doesn't unwind as you screw on said fitting. Pipe dope is basically liquid Teflon tape, or a substitute therefore.
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Apr 17, 2018 00:16
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Fermented Tinal posted:My take is "Anyone but Wynne or an Ontario Liberal who isn't brand new to the game." Given how openly corrupt our Liberals are I can't find myself supporting them until the whole party undergoes a major shakeup. I personally think that McGuinty and Wynne and their cronies owe the province billions of dollars and should be forced to reimburse the province for their shenanigans instead of being able to get away with wrist-slapping someone who was barely involved. Agreed on the libs. And Rob was awesome - Doug, less so (just from what I've seen). The immigrant friendly is good, but frankly, the dude has no plan for Northern Ontario - which none of them really do, but the NDP seem to give a poo poo. But, agreed for Howarth. Hydro One needs to be brought back to 100% provincially owned, fire the entire management structure, and standardize delivery fees. 1/2 of my bills are "Delivery" - then I go see a friend in Toronto's bill, who uses more power, but pays like $5. Normalizing it over Ontario would likely raise his to $6.
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slurry_curry posted:Yup, used teflon tape. Possibly too much? I don't know if thats possible, but I was pretty pissed by the time I got the new pipe last night, so I am probably going to go take it all apart and put it back together, just to make sure I didn't gently caress anything up in my haste. Maybe I wrapped it on counter clockwise? Again, no idea if that would really matter. Pipe dope is otherwise called thread sealing compound. It comes in a can similar to pvc/abs/rubber cement and will probably have "Pro Dope" somewhere on the can in large easy to read letters. For iron pipe you want to use it instead of tape, tape gets shredded and doesn't fill the voids as effectively.
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Darchangel posted:It does matter which way you wind Teflon tape - you wind it the same direction your screw the fitting on, so it doesn't unwind as you screw on said fitting. I bet thats what I did. Towards the end of my work yesterday I was just trying to get the leak slowed to the point I could turn the water back on. I guess its time to call it a day for work and go tear into the plumbing again.... *edit* gently caress that, new episode of Roadkill is up. Gonna watch that and get myself mentally prepared to gently caress this all up again. slurry_curry fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Apr 17, 2018 |
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I fat fingered my daughter's SSN when filing my taxes. I noticed I hadn't gotten my return yet so I looked into why. I never got the email that the feds rejected it. Close call.
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Larrymer posted:I fat fingered my daughter's SSN when filing my taxes. I noticed I hadn't gotten my return yet so I looked into why. I never got the email that the feds rejected it. Close call. Something is going on with my state taxes this year. I got my federal refund but my state has been under review since February. I use a local accounting firm so its on them, I just need to follow up. Refund is so small that I don’t really care.
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Siochain posted:Agreed on the libs. And Rob was awesome - Doug, less so (just from what I've seen). The immigrant friendly is good, but frankly, the dude has no plan for Northern Ontario - which none of them really do, but the NDP seem to give a poo poo. But, agreed for Howarth. New management for Hydro One also needs a reasonable wage cap. I'm thinking $15/h.
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Just redid my taxes with itemizing. Dodged a bullet on that one. Last year I was using my unemployed income so my state income taxes were really low and itemizing was less than the standard deduction (my mortgage is really good so the interest is low). Turns out itemizing is still the way to go when I'm employed all year. Almost fooled myself into overpaying $750. So that helps. Situation still annoying but significantly better. angryrobots posted:If you're definitely not gonna use the furnace, turn off it's gas supply. No sense in testing what may be a 24yo control valve if the unit isn't in use. Good call, thanks. Or is the irony that by turning the valve for the first time in 24 years that I asplode my house? Geoj posted:Job chat: just verbally accepted a systems admin position with a startup metal fabrication company. Good for you! That $800 a month plus gas can really make a difference in savings and lifestyle. Never mind how much less time you spend in the car. Think about it, that's one beater Honda civic per month! Or one questionable motorcycle! Or 8 mediocre hookers!
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LloydDobler posted:Good for you! That $800 a month plus gas can really make a difference in savings and lifestyle. Never mind how much less time you spend in the car. Think about it, that's one beater Honda civic per month! Or one questionable motorcycle! Or 8 mediocre hookers! The tax man will take a huge chunk of that but you’ll probably clear another $500/month. That’s awesome! Good for you! Real grown up talk: live like you currently do, don’t increase your lifestyle. Pay off any debts with your new found monies if you have any debts. Then build a pad of cash if you don’t have one. THEN make irresponsible automotive decisions. When we found ourselves in a higher income situation we stuck to our budget and it has been life changing. Free yourself from debt because after you climb that mountain there is nothing worth getting back into the hellpit that is debt and monthly payments.
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looks like random jocks aren't the only ones who miss the message of Full Metal Jacket https://twitter.com/USMC/status/986031495054811136 yes, truly an inspirational figure, in a film that makes the Marine Corps look good
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Enourmo posted:looks like random jocks aren't the only ones who miss the message of Full Metal Jacket Just like when you pass a Republican political rally where they play "Born in the USA" by Springsteen. 
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Looks like the local constabulary has jumped on the electric propulsion bandwagon.  I will try and get video of this thing in action at the local drag strip this summer.
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So I was just on a southwest airlines flight. The dude next to me refused to put his tray table down before take off and we had to return to the gate to kick him off. Fun times. This was after a 30min airport shutdown for lightning (at smf, which is really uncommon).
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nm posted:So I was just on a southwest airlines flight. Last year, I had some guy who refused to stop talking on his cellphone until the pilot told him on the PA to shut it.
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Fixed the other bathroom leak, replaced the MOEN cartridge in the shower faucet. Then the oven poo poo. 
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Just get a cheap one on CL, problem solved. I get it tho, poo poo always happens in bunches it seems, would be nice if somebody could spread it out evenly every fiscal year or some poo poo.
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nm posted:So I was just on a southwest airlines flight. LOL I marvel at this. Like don't you have somewhere to go? As if the tray table is the important part of the flight? Not the, I don't know, flying someplace? It's like the assholes that road rage all over you because they're in a huge hurry, but then when you flip them the bird they have time to pull over and fight.
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As the passenger beside them, you should get the option to karate chop them in the throat to better speed things along.
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LloydDobler posted:LOL I marvel at this. Like don't you have somewhere to go? As if the tray table is the important part of the flight? Not the, I don't know, flying someplace? Dude was grumpy already, full flight, he boarded last (said something was wrong with his boarding pass), and had to sit between two tall, broad shouldered dudes (window seat was a firefighter). He just decided to take it out on the fa. This was a 1 hour flight ffs.
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Enourmo posted:looks like random jocks aren't the only ones who miss the message of Full Metal Jacket https://twitter.com/Cormac_McCafe/status/986060563548483584?s=19
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Seminal Flu posted:We're looking at different things. From what I've seen, there's a crimpless/clampless fitting type that expands the tubing and it re-shrinks over a barb. Seems to be the best way to PEX. There are manual PEX expander tools, but they are difficult to use, and comparable in price to the crimp type that use copper rings. The crimp tools are proven and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that style fitting. If a crimp fails, the tool was out of adjustment. There's a reason the tool comes with an OK/NOT OK crimp ring gauge. Battery powered PEX expanders are priced right out of range for a non-pro.
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spog posted:They almost certainly didn't understand it and enjoyed it at the most superficial level. This. It is a visceral movie.
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Tomarse posted:I need to get some 3metre long lengths of worktop home from the shop about 6 miles away and a fiat panda is currently my only road legal vehicle. Am I wrong to be considering removing the passenger seat in order to attempt this? (If I pay them to deliver it takes 2-3 weeks) This felt dangerous and left me nervous about poor visibility when I did it with a Volvo wagon with a spotter calling out hazards approaching from the passenger side, I wouldn't be happy trying it in anything smaller. Do you have roof bars?
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