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We got a different plumbler on the return.
The issue is fixed, but now we have a large hole in the drywall that he had to cut in order to get at the busted pipe.
So, that's fun.
If only they showed even that level of competence.
I haven't responded yet... I'm waiting on the manager to return from her vacation, or ... whatever she's doing, before I start the tedious process of asking her what kind of guaranttees we have for the work they performed on the condominium, etc.
Now I have to decide whether to just have it replaced, or to combine the two levels of the house onto a single one since it's not a two family house anymore. We've grown accustomed to being able to use a lot of hot water at once (laundry and the shower my son uses downstairs, dishwasher and the shower the rest of us use upstairs).
My plumber has been trying to talk me into getting a tankless heater for a very long time. I wonder if now is the time to pull the trigger on that.
Sat Sep 30 2017 11:23:22 PM EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ UncensoredMy plumber has been trying to talk me into getting a tankless heater for a very long time. I wonder if now is the time to pull the trigger on that.
Those instant hot water/tankless systems are better in warming climates. In the north during the winter months the water comes into the house at a low temperature. If the water comes into the house at 45° it has to *quickly* heat the water to the recommended 110°-120°F (43°-49°C) this requires a lot of energy.
Sun Oct 01 2017 11:52:36 AM EDT from zooer @ Uncensored
Sat Sep 30 2017 11:23:22 PM EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ UncensoredMy plumber has been trying to talk me into getting a tankless heater for a very long time. I wonder if now is the time to pull the trigger on that.Those instant hot water/tankless systems are better in warming climates. In the north during the winter months the water comes into the house at a low temperature. If the water comes into the house at 45° it has to *quickly* heat the water to the recommended 110°-120°F (43°-49°C) this requires a lot of energy.
I live in Indiana and it gets pretty freaking cold in the winter time...my tankless has to push hot water all the way across the house (down from the 2nd floor, through the walls, into the cement slab and up into our shower) and it's been awesome.
The electric heaters are probably less adept and energy efficient when it comes to that quickly heating the water. Mine's gas.
I'd better check the anode rod on the downstairs water heater before I end up doing this again. :)
Oof. I just read the treasurer's report from our church which announced that we took in enough $$$ to cover our budget this year. (Normally we try to go as far over as we can, because we do a lot of missions work, and more money means more missions.)
This year's outreach efforts were hampered by the fact that our building unexpectedly needed a completely new roof.
That's pretty funny, because at my old house, I selected the same roofer that we used at the church. And the work he did was terrible; the roof leaked and a lot of it needed to be redone. Now the church building's roof is shot too.
Two years ago had the roof replaced at the new house (I knew it would be needed when I bought it). This roofer did a much better job, used better materials, great workmanship, etc. etc. So hopefully that's the last time I have to deal with roofs for a while. I've been up on this house's roof a couple of times but I'll probably never go up again. I'm pretty much done with ladders. :)
Raised-ranch houses tend to have an overhang in the front, where the main level of the house extends a few feet forward of the foundation. That's where we've hung our Christmas lights the last couple of years. I went with the traditional gutter mount the first year and it was just too treacherous.
So anyway, roofs are teh sux0r. They cost a lot of money and then you don't get to actually enjoy an improvement to the house or building; you just end up not having any more water damage.
Thu Jun 02 2016 03:57:19 PM EDT from zooer @ UncensoredI put an LED light in my bathroom, the fixture has three sockets and there might be another LED brand bulb in it. For some time after installing the bulb when I turned on the light I would get a bright flash like an incandescent bulb going out. I am not sure which bulb it came from I just guessed it was the new bulb, I am unsure if it still does this.
In December the bulb in question failed oddly. After shutting off the light fixture one bulb would stay lit for a few minutes at about 30% of its normal output. Turning the lights back on the bulb operated normally. I replaced the bulb before it completely failed.
In December the bulb in question failed oddly. After shutting off the
light fixture one bulb would stay lit for a few minutes at about 30%
of its normal output. Turning the lights back on the bulb operated
normally. I replaced the bulb before it completely failed.
Is the fixture controlled by a switch that glows with a neon bulb when switched off?
I have those all over my house. They're built with incandescent bulbs in mind, assuming that the tiny amount of current required by the neon bulb will just use the incandescent filament as "just a piece of wire" at that current.
The problem, of course, is that super-efficient LED will often flicker or even illuminate at that current.
What you're seeing, if you are using this type of switch, is a symptom of the way LED lamps sometimes fail. The bulb in question is made up of some number of emitters wired in series, and when they fail, they shunt to a short circuit. Your "bright flash" is too much current running through the remaining emitter(s), and the "lit for a few minutes at 30%" when the switch is off (again, assuming you have a lighted switch) is the bulb's remaining emitter(s) and the switch's neon bulb in series, trickling a low current and illuminating both.
Cheap LED bulbs aren't worth the money, because they'll fail long before the 50,000 hour service life you should be getting. Buy Philips or Cree.
(Yes, I spend way too much time watching Big Clive taking apart LED bulbs and lamps on youtube.)
The bulb in question was replaced and thrown in the garbage over a month ago. Today I noticed that a bulb in a different fixture flashes when it is first turned on. I will wait until this bulb fails, if it remains lit I will attempt to remove to see if it remains lit after it is removed from the fixture. The fixtures might be on the same circuit, I don't know if it is related to humidity both fixtures are located in a full bath.