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[#] Mon Oct 28 2019 12:13:58 EDT from wizard of aahz

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That was not so joyful.

[#] Mon Oct 28 2019 15:05:23 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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We expected the 5 year old to break things, not the 45 year old. But it's ok.

[#] Wed Jan 29 2020 15:52:52 EST from IGnatius T Foobar

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Any suggestions on how to free up an overwound ratchet strap?

Der lazywebz only produces results that either say "it's corroded" (it isn't) or "pull really hard" (I tried).

I was thinking about using the truck to pull on it, but that sounds like it could be dangerous.

[#] Thu Jan 30 2020 11:13:33 EST from zooer

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Cut the strap!



[#] Fri Jan 31 2020 10:28:28 EST from Ragnar Danneskjold

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Do you have too much strap on the spool? A screwdriver against the pawl should do it, but the ratchet needs to be near flat.

[#] Sun Feb 02 2020 12:26:23 EST from IGnatius T Foobar

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I tried the screwdriver thing but it didn't work. I was going to try cutting the strap but I decided it would be better to just drive the truck off a cliff so I wouldn't need ratchet straps anymore.

But before I got to do my Toonces routine, I discovered that this particular ratchet allows for turning the bolt with a wrench while the ratchet is disengaged.
With sufficient leverage that loosened it.

[#] Mon May 11 2020 16:52:54 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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Also, I now know how to use ratchet straps, which has been very helpful in preventing mine from getting jammed again.

A ratchet strap, a piece of rebar, a 10' piece of wood, and my garden tractor were very helpful in re-leveling the ground where I set up my pool every year.
There's normally a small lean on one side, and that's no longer acceptable because I scored a deal on a permanent hard-sided pool. Once it's up, it's up for good, and it's got to be completely level. At the end of last season I decided to leave my Intex up for the winter because the connectors had rusted too much to take it apart and put it back together without breaking. By the time I made that decision, though, I had already emptied it. Late in the winter, a strong wind blew it apart. I think if I had left some water in it, we'd have gotten at least one more season.

For this season, I'm going to hack together some fittings to use my Intex filter pump and SWCG on the permanent above-ground pool. Once it's up, though, it'll provide me with several seasons worth of fun improvement projects. Hard plumbing to an equipment pad in another location. A nice little deck around the pool. Pool and landscape lighting.
Redneck pool heater. It's going to be fun.

[#] Mon Jul 20 2020 09:38:53 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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Oooh, I forgot to do a post about the finished pool. It was a fun project.

This weekend our vacuum cleaner started giving off a magic-smoke smell, so it's probably close to the end of its life. I'm actually giving a bit of consideration to buying a central vac. Has anyone played around with those?
Apparently the hoses are ridiculously long so I'd only need one or two inlets on each floor, and they're plumbed in with what looks like ordinary PVC pipe.
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[#] Wed Jul 22 2020 07:35:21 EDT from Ragnar Danneskjold

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Central vacuum is cool, but I don't think they work as well on rugs.... But for hardwood floors, they're great.

[#] Wed Jul 22 2020 23:24:48 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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Depends on the machine, I think. The good ones have power heads just like a conventional sweeper. We have solid floors in every room except for two downstairs with a low pile rug. I think I'd definitely get the kind that has a motorized power head instead of relying on suction alone to do the sweeping.

[#] Tue Jul 28 2020 07:02:49 EDT from Ragnar Danneskjold

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Yeah, they have power.... Still meh. I do like the sweep inlet though. That's cool.

[#] Mon Aug 03 2020 09:42:51 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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The sweep inlet is an awesome idea. If I install a system I'll probably put one of those in my kitchen. I saw one being installed in a video and the person said "Everyone likes sweeping, but no one likes picking up the dust."
Never thought of it that way, but sweeping is kind of therapeutic in an instant gratification sort of way.

[#] Fri Aug 14 2020 13:49:07 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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I have discovered Glyphosate. Earth is now an endangered species.

[#] Fri Aug 21 2020 16:28:11 EDT from ParanoidDelusions

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We had a central vac at the home in Ohio. 

We ended up using a Dyson. Well, we hired a housekeeper, and I have no idea what she used. 

 



[#] Sat Aug 29 2020 11:40:00 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

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Hey, weird question if anyone happens to know a bit about plumbing. Are all unions compatible with each other? For example, if I install a union in a pipe today, and then a few years from now I have to replace everything on one side, would I have to make sure I get the exact same manufacturer and model union, or could I count on one side of a new union to be compatible with the other side of the old one?

I'm moving my pool equipment from the side of the pool to a dedicated pad and I want to put some unions in for serviceability.

[#] Sun Aug 30 2020 09:24:52 EDT from darknetuser

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2020-08-29 11:40 from IGnatius T Foobar
Hey, weird question if anyone happens to know a bit about plumbing.
Are all unions compatible with each other? For example, if I install a

union in a pipe today, and then a few years from now I have to replace

everything on one side, would I have to make sure I get the exact same

manufacturer and model union, or could I count on one side of a new
union to be compatible with the other side of the old one?

I'm moving my pool equipment from the side of the pool to a dedicated

pad and I want to put some unions in for serviceability.



I don't consider myself a plumber, but for the most part, that is correct. Standard parts with standard diameters are interoperable. At least I have never had issues when attaching things from one manufacturers to things from another.

[#] Tue Oct 20 2020 13:50:26 EDT from zooer

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Last year we had a wind storm that knocked all the leaves from the trees and blew the leaves out of the yard.  I was hoping this would happen each year.



[#] Sat Jan 09 2021 20:00:45 EST from Nurb432

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We just drive over it with the mower one last time of the season = mulch.

Tue Oct 20 2020 13:50:26 EDT from zooer

Last year we had a wind storm that knocked all the leaves from the trees and blew the leaves out of the yard.  I was hoping this would happen each year.



 



[#] Wed Jan 13 2021 13:59:03 EST from IGnatius T Foobar

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That's what I do too. Whatever's left blows into the neighbor's yard, but since he dumps his yard waste onto my property all year long, I can't get myself to be concerned about the wind.

For my next project ... I am replacing the cabinets and countertops in my kitchen. We wanted an island and it kind of turned into a full cabinets-and-counters project because it all needs to match and what we have now is kind of crap anyway. It won't be my first kitchen project. Coincidentally, I discovered that everything I did in my old house's kitchen got ripped down to the studs and completely remodeled. The house went back on the market last year and they made a tidy profit on it.

[#] Wed Jan 13 2021 21:39:40 EST from ParanoidDelusions

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When we had 3 acres in Ohio, we tried this the first year. It just killed the grass in patches under the snow. 

So, the next 5 years we lived there, into late October it was a raise to get as many of the leaves up off the ground and into the mulch pile before the first snow every weekend, all weekend long. The winds would come, blow more leaves from our acre of woods onto the lawns, we would mow the laws (one trip up the side yard and the bag was full. Go take it, dump it, do another strip, repeat the same process in the backyard)... 

We almost got one of those trailer accessories - when we thought we might be doing this forever. Instead I got the bright idea, "Let's not live in Ohio anymore!" 

I've told you guys I'm pretty smart, right? This might be the best evidence yet. 

 

Sat Jan 09 2021 20:00:45 EST from Nurb432

We just drive over it with the mower one last time of the season = mulch.

 
 

 



 



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