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I’m on well water. I have multiple cartridge filters in the loop. They are in the basement of the main part of the house, so not visible in the picture of the boiler room for the old folks home. The Resideo HydroSep also provides filtration in the heat loops, both with a screen and magnetic...

Yes, but it won’t be airplane themed.

I have an 18v Makita that makes over 1200 lb ft of torque. It either loosens or breaks off what ever I have tried it on. I’m sure that Milwaukee and others have an equivalent if you don’t have any Makita tools.

Good Morning 71° and grey outside. High in the low 80’s with chance of rain this afternoon. We got less than 1/10” yesterday here, although I saw plenty of rain yesterday on my trip from Long Island to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Had a nice lunch at the Moose Jackson Cafe in Iron Mountain...

Good Morning 68° with a high of 80 and a chance of rain all day. Still dark, can’t tell what the sky looks like. Yesterday I spent some time on the excavator, got the propane line installed as well as the conduit for the generator feed, then used the tractor and loader to backfill and rough...

Good Morning 62° and clear, hazy, but clear, high in the upper 80’s. Yesterday was another productive day, insulation almost done, fireplace moving along, I got the hardware on all the doors, and rekeyed them to use the same key as the main house. Lots of detail work, like making the block for...

That was my favorite as well!

We landed and departed on runway 6

No. It was in a shopping center, on the right going away from the airport. More of a family restaurant, my partner in crime had pork chops. I can’t remember the name.

Didn’t venture far from airport, ate lunch (ribs with Cole slaw and steamed broccoli) at a place nearby in a shopping center.

Good Morning. It’s 60° under a cloudless, but hazy sky. High of 85 is anticipated. Another dry day. Yesterday day was an easy day at “work”. The captain was super nice as were the passengers. Here is a picture of my temporary office. They made good progress on the old folks home without me...

9:30-2:30

Weather was good, no challenge. Had a nice lunch near the airport.

Good Morning 63° with a high of 80, another beautiful day. Yesterday was another busy day in the old folks home, masons, insulators, and carpenters all working around each other. I’ll miss today’s ballet, I’m leaving shortly to go fly to Roanoke for the day, back in time for an airport...

Good Morning 59° with a high of 78 under clear skies for today. Yesterday was a busy day at the old folks home, spray foam, masons and outside trim work all going on simultaneously. The insulators have to finish the great room so the masons can get going on the fireplace, hopefully early...

The red Panterra

My buddy’s souvenir from the New Hope Car Show.

Acid neutralizer for the condensate drain

Not much talk, but pictures as it progressed. Here’s what it looks like now. Boiler and loops are all filled and deaerated , circulator and zone valves tested, boiler converted to propane, but hasn’t been fired up yet.

Good Morning 58° and a brilliant sun is shining. High of 78 forecast today. Thank you everyone for the well wishes. We had a great time with family and close friends. Yesterday I did get all the mowing outside the pastures done with the Lazer and the Progressive behind the Kubota. Did a bit...

I’ve always wanted a 94/22, great gun and affordable to plink with all day

Good Morning 71° this morning, clear sky with a high of 80 and no rain. A great day for a car show! That’s a welcome change as we have gotten over 5” in the last 4 days. The drought seems to be over, the green is back in the landscape, mowing needs to be done. I’ve got to let it dry out a bit...

Good luck with support…. I would try powering all the FIOS equipment off (and unplug the battery if you have a land line). Can’t hurt, and might cure it. Here’s what I just got on my iPhone via WiFi.

Good Morning 77°, 92% RH this morning. Rain and thunderstorms likely. Yesterday, I took care of a few details, but mostly cleaned up in the old folks home. The Urethane foam contractor was putting cardboard baffles in place and covering things up getting ready to spray. I’m guessing he has at...

Most modern machines are easily selectable between them as well.

Good Morning 65° and damp. High of 70 and light rain likely all day. Yesterday we got 1/4” of rain spread out over the day. Today might bring showers later. Yesterday started with hauling the excavator over, that went without a hitch. Made a router template to cut out some Azek spacers to put...

I saw Seatrain at Council Rock. ‘69 or ‘70?

The short answer is yes, I have considerable experience over a long period of time. I was running a D9 dozer when I was 12 or 13. As far as digging with an excavator or backhoe, the key is to understand how to dig, that you scrape the bottom of the trench, you can’t just push the bucket into...

Good Morning. 70° and grey, both the sky and the temperature aren’t going to change much throughout the day, with rain likely. Progress continues on the old folks home, yesterday got lots cleaned up for the insulators, but the big news was I got the heat pump fired up and making cold air...

Good Morning 73°, 96% humidity this morning. High in the 90’s and thunderstorms forecast for this afternoon. Already uncomfortable out there. Yesterday’s progress was slow but steady. I did get the AV wiring in place. It’s hard to plan for the future, not knowing what will come. The fact...

I thought about it, actually have the hangers and unistrut, but the ECM blower in this air handler runs so smooth and quiet, that it was really unnecessary.

I I did not. It’s not too late though, I could mount it upstairs, and come down into an interior 2x6 wall. I think that I could get by with only 2 inlets. We have one in the house, and the it for granted. Even have an inlet in the garage.

I’m not. It’s all on conditioned space. I’m insulating the roof above it all with urethane foam.

Good Morning 72° and sunny, high of 90 and no rain for today. We did get over an inch of rain in the last three days, enough to change the landscape back to a green tint from the brown it had become. Been very hot and humid for working in the old folks home, still plugging away. There is a...

That should be all you need to know, verified by measuring the old chain for width and pitch. A power transmission or bearing and drive supplier should have it in stock along with master and half links if they are required. Almost certainly cheaper than an OEM replacement, and likely better.

Thank you for hosting, for being attentive to the users, and for balancing the wishes of all, including you!

If the old gearbox is scrap, how about cutting the shaft off with a torch, WizWheel, or plasma cutter? And dealing with the collar once it’s off the mower deck?

Good morning 75° and only gonna make to the upper 80’s with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Yesterday the storms actually materialized, we got over 1/2” of rain in total. Made great progress on the old folks home, the soffit and facia work is done, the ductwork is just about...

Good Morning. Already 89° out there and humid. Not pleasant at all. Supposed to get thunderstorms this afternoon/evening they’ve been forecast every day for a week and never materialize. It is crazy dry out there. No mowing for sure. Good news is that I think alligatoritus is completely...

Good Morning. 76° 85% humidity, high of 87 with thunderstorms late in the day. Yesterday was another slow paced day, major accomplishments were to install acid neutralizer on the boiler condensate drain, load ductwork up into the attic and clean up. Today is installing all the doors and...

Probably the best show that I’ve seen in quite a while was Pokey LaFarge at the Sellersville Theater.

I think the first concert I remember going to was Guess Who at St John Terrell’s music circus in Lambertville, NJ. Since then I have been to a lot of concerts from Roy Orbison, to The Rolling Stones. I never saw the Beatles, but have seen McCartney multiple times. Country and bluegrass from the...

Me too!

45 seconds would be a huge increase for me. I got a tee shirt anonymously in the mail that said “My people skills are fine, it’s my tolerance of idiots that needs work”. That pretty much says it all.

Good Morning 74°, high of 85 with thunderstorms likely late afternoon or evening. Yesterday was fairly productive, got some ductwork done, turned the water on and checked all the plumbing for leaks, filled the radiant heat loops and boiler, bled the air out and ran the “de-aeration” program in...

The Sellersville is 10 minutes from my house, Annapolis is almost 3 hours, just sayin…..

Good Morning 67° overcast chance of thunderstorms and a high of 82 forecast. Yesterday was a slow moving day, I’m not a fireball of ambition. But I did get all the thermostat wires run, the boiler converted to propane, and all the basic programming done. Today I hope to install the zone...

Good Morning. 71 outside high in the upper 80’s and sunny. Had a decent nights sleep last night, took Sudafed to help with congestion. Other than that, I don’t feel too bad. Nothing planned for today, of course I’m stuck here on the leper colony, but I’ll find some easy tasks to check off the...

The silver cylinder is a hydraulic separator, magnetic filter & air vent. Resideo HydroSep. The device with the knob is a thermostatic mixing valve. I want to keep the loop temperature around 80° or less, because that is lower than the lowest set point of the boiler, it complicates things.

Good Afternoon Beautiful day here today, got all the mowing done, except inside the pastures, which didn’t need it. Slowly putting away all the tools that I had out to plumb the boiler room. I’m not moving as fast as a i could, my friend that was visiting from LA seems to have brought us all...

There is not a lot of them out there. carrier/bryant and Mitsubishi are the ones that I’m familiar with. Carrier is pickier with who they set up as dealers, it’s harder to find a mom and pop installer that has access to them. Daikin has inverter compressor models with electronically controlled...

Now you sound like my wife……

Good Morning 64°, low humidity and sunny. High just over 80 forecast. Pretty much a perfect day. Yesterday the roof got put on the old folks home, I did a little bit of plumbing, got the frostproof silcock installed, but not much more than babysitting the roofers and keeping my friend...

Lay it flat and pour epoxy resin into it.

Good Morning 72° and overcast we are supposed to see breaks of sun on the way to 82°, with little chance of rain. The roofers postponed yesterday due to rain, they are coming this morning. Yesterday I got some PEX work done in the boiler room, almost finished, but I ran out of fittings. I...

Wide angle lens. It’s about 42”x42”. It was a balancing act between being functional and giving up garage space. Would have much easier to plumb with wider space, but I can still fit a car on that side of the garage now.

Good Morning 71° overcast with a chance of rain. High of 80 forecast. Yesterday was a good day in the old folks home. Electric is just about wrapped up, boiler and radiant heat plumbing is under air pressure and holding, after I soldered two joints that I forgot and reflowed one on a zone...

Good Morning 75° and grey, and humid. Supposed to become partly cloudy with a high of 75. Without rain. Yesterday was a long day in the old folks home. Got all of the copper soldered up in the boiler room. Still have a bit of PEX work before I can pressure test. I took a break from the...

Pretty sure that was in mm. Less than 2”.

I have used similar products, but for refrigerant lines I prefer to use a high silver brazing rod without flux, and purge the lines with nitrogen to prevent any oxidation. For water lines I generally use regular lead free solder and Oatey tinning flux.

Good Morning 67° and a bit of light drizzle happening. Mostly dry day forecast with chance of thunderstorms late, high of 85. Yesterday was mostly catch up and unwind. Started with unloading the Kubvan from Saturday night’s show. It was packed to the gills, with the overflow on the roof and...

Good Morning. 67° and partly cloudy with a high just over 80 today. Yesterday didn’t follow the plan. I ended up going to Palm Beach, departing Philly at 5 pm. Didn’t get back home until midnight. The east coast was covered with thunderstorms from Florida to NC. To make matters worse, the...

Whenever I had a trip to Huntington when I had to wait, I would always get lunch at Griffith & Feil. It’s an old pharmacy with a soda fountain and food. It’s easily over 100 years old.

Good Morning. 67° with a high of 80 today. Sunny and breezy. Got the mowing all finished up yesterday, continuing to make progress on the old folks home, but not as much as a swarm of electricians can get done in a day. I’ll be back in the boiler room this morning, but I might have to...

I would suggest 15/40, no need for synthetic, but use a high quality oil for the better additive package. The transmission in the Gravely doesn’t get hot enough to boil off moisture, especially if it’s not run all day, so an oil with a good additive package like the higher API ratings would be...

Green would be fan, Y1 is first stage compressor, O is the reversing valve, so the lights would be indicating normal inputs.

Good Morning. 70° this morning, a high of 85 with no rain in the forecast. Yesterday was insufferably hot and humid, afternoon and evening showers deposited just over a half inch of rain. Made great progress on the old folks home yesterday, a good portion of the wiring is done, lots of studs...

Good Morning 72°, 98% humidity, high of 90 with chance of late afternoon thunderstorms. Yesterday’s showers left us a half inch of badly needed rain. I didn’t get anything done on the old folks home yesterday, nor do I get the pastures mowed. I did get my son’s generator running, and the pool...

I still have both of my weather stations, a Davis and a Tempest upload to weather underground, but I view the data using “PWS Monitor” app. I also use the Tempest app, and “My Radar Pro” for storm tracking. I also have some aviation specific apps and use aviationweather.gov

Think of it this way- 120v x 30a = 3600 watts 12v x 80a = 960 watts So actually it’s quite inefficient.

Good Morning 78° 77% humidity to start the day. High of 98 forecasted. Yesterday I dropped the loader off the tractor and hooked up the Progressive mower and got all the open area mowing done. Then took the Lazer and did along the fence lines and smaller areas. Should have done the Lazer...

Definitely pre-OSHA

Those connections really have to be done correctly. You have to use a burnishing type flaring tool and Nylog lube/sealant. It’s a very safe bet that a leak on a Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, or other major league offering is on the line set.

I have a 12k unit, I made a sheet metal box for the top with two 4” flexible hoses. It looks like the robot from lost in space. But it’s really handy for blowing cool air into a vehicle you are working in, or any other enclosed space. It’s presently on permanent loan to a friend that uses it in...

Good Morning 75° and 95% humidity, high of 95 forecast with a chance of a thunderstorm. We got a few showers yesterday, a total of .16” of rain. Rehearsal went well, all the technology with the monitoring behaved as it should. Very little head scratching. Spent some time laying out the...

To be clear, is it tripping a breaker or a GFCI? a breaker doesn’t care about a ground fault and a GFCI doesn’t care about over current. Assuming it’s a GFCI that is tripping, that means that the current flowing through it is not balanced between the “hot” and “neutral”, so it assumes that it...

Dublin Saturday evening 7/20 until closing with a break for the fireworks

Good Morning It’s 78° with 87% humidity, sunny with highs in the 90’s for today. Chance of thunderstorms late in the day. Another day to find shade or stay inside. Yesterday I got the intake and exhaust venting run to the boiler, looked at shower fixtures with my wife, cleaned up and...

Actually the metal bracket gets lifted back up to the ceiling to be completely out of the way when the ladder is down. I made the bracket out of 3/16 steel so it would be heavy enough to travel up and down by itself.

Good Morning It’s 72° with 95% humidity this morning, good chance of showers this morning, then clear in the afternoon with a high in the upper 80’s. Yesterday was grey all day, but only .03” of rain. The major project for the day was the ladder for attic access. I hate pull down stairs, even...

Yes it is

I have various leak detection tools, the sniffer is the least helpful, my go to is the ultrasonic listener- https://superiorsignal.com/products/ultrasonic-instruments/accutrak-vpe-gn-gooseneck-ultrasonic-leak-detector And the next most used is the simplest and cheapest-...

Murphy says your leak is buried in the brick wall!

It’s a safe bet it is a flare fitting on the line set. Mix up some soapy water with dish soap and wet the connections down. My guess is that you’ll see some bubbles.

Good Morning 73° and a high of 85 today. Humidity is much lower than it has been, should be a nice day to be outside. Yesterday was hot and humid, started with breakfast with the professor, then back to work on the old folks home. Met with the mason and picked out the stone. I asked him for...

Definitely wasn’t in a park back when I took those pictures. Pretty sure it was at the UP shop or near it.

There was an equally large Centennial diesel next to it. I’m pretty sure that they were outside the UP shops on short sections of track in an open area.

Here’s a picture I took in Omaha over 20 years ago. I took some people out there to meet with the Union Pacific about locomotive parts.

Good Morning It’s already 76° on its way into the 90’s. Humidity is 95%, chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Yesterday’s storms pretty much missed us, we got a total .06” of rain. Yesterday’s trip to Washington, PA consumed the entire day. The test flight revealed issues that needed to be...

We got a whopping .06”, so you didn’t miss much.

Good morning 75° on its way to 95, sunny, no rain. Yesterday was a hot one to be in the attic. But we still made progress. Got the gas line to the boiler installed and the water supply lines through the attic. Next step is the gas line through the attic. Probably no progress today, I’ve got...

Lockhart,TX is likely the BBQ capital of the world. https://www.lockhart-tx.org/page/visitors_bbq

Good Morning 80° and sunny. High in the low 90’s to look forward to. The only silver lining is that the mowing has slowed way down. Yesterday was pretty much eaten up by my trip to Maine. Today started with moving hay from the shed before it got too hot. I’ll have a bowl of cereal before i...

Didn’t they have a Detroit? 4-53?

Good Morning 75° when I got up, 86 now and supposed to top 90. I had a hurry up trip to Portland, ME this morning, had to get out of Philly before campaign events shut down the airspace. Cooling my heels up here until the campaigning moves to Pittsburgh and we can get back.

The Prius has a CVT, but there is no belt or friction elements, it’s done with electromagnets. It has 20 years of history.

I would share that sentiment, but mine is a Powermatic 66 that’s been in my shop for 40 years.

Yes, I have a Garrett that is best for finding pop tops, but I also have a Metrotech utility locator that is very accurate and gives depth as well. It requires an inductive clamp around the wire, (can be in a conduit) or conductive pipe or tubing. Most underground non-conductive utilities like...

Good Morning 79° with 94% humidity already, expecting the middle 90’s this afternoon. Not gonna be nice for anything outdoors. Yesterday didn’t yield a lot of progress on the old folks home, still plugging away on the plumbing. I need to map out the remaining trenches for the propane and...

I use Blue Iris software that runs on a dedicated PC. It provides web access as well as smart phone apps to view the cameras. It will work with almost any camera, I have mostly POE cameras now, with a few WIFI. The software costs $80 and you are autonomous. The bad news is that you have to...

Good Morning It’s 75° with 98% humidity. High over 90 forecast. Overcast now, might gets breaks of sun later, and then good chance of thunderstorms. We had a line pass of weather through last night, left us about 5/8” of rain, but that was after we had already retired for the night. I made...

For any of you motorcycle guys, I’m going through old bookshelves in preparation of moving to the old folks home, and found some interesting old manuals. One is the shop manual for a Yamaha RZ500, another is a shop manual for Yamaha DT series. Free to a good home.

I think that I forgot to wish NHBX and his bride a happy anniversary.

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Good Morning and Happy Independence Day! It’s 72° and overcast supposed to become partly cloudy, humid and 90° with a good chance of evening thunderstorms. Yesterday started in the old folks home, staging material and drilling holes. We got all the vents finished and tied together for a single...

Next month it will be 50 years ago that we were married in a Quaker Meeting. As we were married “under the care of the meeting” we had to meet with overseers from the meeting to guide us along the correct path. I’ll never forget the advice I was given to always be positive, and say things like...

Here’s the report from LoopCad

Res Loads on the iPad, LoopCad on the computer.

60k for heat, 160k for hot water.

I’m sitting waiting for my passengers to arrive. I did the full Manual J calculations to determine heat and AC load. It vents with PVC both for combustion air and exhaust. Back from the Vineyard now, passengers arrived as I started this message.

Good Morning 62° with a high of 85 expected today under clear skies. Yesterday, I managed to get the mowing done with the Lazer, get the radiant heat manifolds pressure tested, mount the boiler on the wall, get all the meat out of the smoker, shred the pork shoulders and pack it up. Still...

I always calculate it, but also only ever use THHN in conduit.

Good Morning 58°, sun streaming in through the bedroom window, forecast is for no rain and a high of 82. Yesterday was productive, but I left a lot of boxes unchecked. I got the boiler room back together, but didn’t hang the boiler, we made the Costco run, got meat in the smoker, but didn’t...

I’ve got a total of 7 loops plus a baseboard that I’m putting in the boiler room. My “great room” has 4 loops, so I put them all into the top manifold, and will put a zone valve controlling the flow to that manifold. The lower manifold has the bedroom using two loops, the bathroom uses one and...

Good Morning 75° and sunny with a nice breeze, a high of 75 is called for. Yesterday we had a few showers pass by later in the day. I was able to get open areas mowed with the Progressive mower. It was very humid outside, made me really appreciative of the climate controlled cab. After...

Sounds familiar!

Good morning 75° high of 85. Grey and chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. Yesterday was grey all day, and pretty windy. About the only progress on the old folks home was to police the area with a magnet sweeper and collect about 2lbs of nails. I’m collecting all the material and...

Good Morning 71°, overcast and a high of 80 forecast. Rain and thunderstorms tonight. Yesterday the framing got wrapped up. The roof has the ice shield and felt on it to protect the sheathing, have to wait for the mason to build the chimney and counter flash it before putting the actual...

It’s wearing me out, and I’m only answering questions and picking up loose ends, like repairing the wire they cut when they made the entrance from the garage.

That sure is the truth! Zoe is 18 months old, and still has a puppy brain and enthusiasm, but the stature of a moose! And she is still growing……. We should have named her Clifford.

Good Morning 55° with a high of 80 today, low humidity, no rain. Pretty nice day to be outside. Yesterday was another busy day on the construction site. Progress is continuous and swift. Access to the attic is from the garage. I’m going to take a 300lb straight ladder and make brackets...

it’s a safe bet it was the plug. The Honda electronic ignition is very sensitive to the resistance of the plug, as the plug wears, collects deposits, and the gap changes the voltage to fire it changes and the ignition doesn’t deal with it well. A common issue is kickback when starting, it is not...

That’s great news!

I would not be surprised if a new plug cured it. Hondas are very sensitive to spark plug issues.

The upper one is the one just installed, and it is setup as a PFD (Primary Flight Display). The lower one can function as an HSI, MFD, traffic, NexRad or many other choices.

Good Morning It’s 63° with a high just over 80 and clear skies for the day. The front that came through last night left us about 3/16” of rain. Not enough, but better than nothing. Carpenters have been at it since before 7, they have been working until 6. That explains the rate of progress...

Good Evening. 74° now, high was 93. We had a brief shower as the edge of a cell passed us, but it looks like that’s all we are gonna see. Everything is parched out there. It’s been great for getting concrete and lumber trucks in and out, but not for keeping things green. We are the blue...

One disadvantage of doing that way is that you are usually better off racking the walls in place to compensate for any errors with the deck or foundation.

Good Morning. 65° with a high in the middle 80’s under a clear sky. Yesterday was beautiful, high of 80, but breezy, 15-20mph winds all day. But it was a productive day on the old folks home. Best news was that all the plumbing that I put in was in the right place! Things are already...

A CTL would be my choice for the earth moving and post pounding. And a tractor for everything else. I also think that you have a unrealistic budget going forward.

Good Morning It’s 83° and doing past 90 again. Yesterday we heard rumbling of thunder and lightning in the distance, but no rain. The day started making waffles for breakfast as that’s what our daughter wanted for her breakfast. Being her birthday, I obliged her. Wife was at farmers market...

Good Morning 72° on its way to 93 today. Roofers were a no show yesterday, supposed to come this morning. I did get the garage ready for the framers, trimmed a pine tree back that was over the roof, Makita pole saw worked great. Kept the new concrete watered, continued to clean up in the...

Good Morning 72° with a high of 93 for today, another dry day. Yesterday was a hot one. Started with moving hay to the barn from the hay shed before it got too hot. Then water the sod sod and concrete before continuing with the cleanup in the shop to move the alpaca wares. (The actual move...

Correct. The original “Songbird” was a Cessna T-50, and was replaced with a 310 in later episodes. When I did the major panel overhaul last fall, it only got one GI275, setup as an HSI, the plan was for two with the other as a PFD, but the second one didn’t get done as it wasn’t in stock and I...

I agree completely with that, I also have a cloned version of the Toyota Techstream software because I have Toyotas.

I have a tablet based tool that has most all vehicles from all continents in it that I used on my buddy’s sprinter to force a regen and clear the codes. So far it has worked very well identifying issues with airbags, ABS, etc. it will program keys, even adjust mileage...

Good Morning 74° gonna top 90 again. Still no rain. Yesterday was a mixed bag. Started cleaning up a area in the shop to put the rest of the alpaca wares that are in the garage, as they have to go so they can work on the framing, and I’m putting a boiler room in there, so they can’t come back...

No problem at all. They agreed with me that their solicitor was in error, and would make the revisions at no charge (as he should). They also said that nobody ever reads that stuff, they were surprised that I caught it (they sure didn’t).

Happy Birthday Ron, And Good Morning. It’s 66° going to 90 today. Another dry day. Yesterday we got 20 yards of concrete poured and finished. I had to keep it misted as it cured. It’s amazing how much heat it generates as it cures, even keeping the surface wet. Also got all the fence lines...

Good Morning 81° on it way to the 90’s Today got off to a running start-

We debated this heavily before adding Zoe to the family. At our age we weee arguably too old for a puppy, but the breeder encouraged us to do it. It’s been a good decision overall, but some times I wish that her puppy brain was driving a smaller body!

The overall floor height is flush to the top of the wall. The recessed shower floor is 2” below that.

The goal is to have the shower floor 2” below the main floor. That will be filled with wet bed to get the ultimate finished grade towards the drain. The main floor will be 1-1/2” from the top of the form, the shower recess will be the bottom of the form.

Good Morning. 67° now, supposed to make it to 87. Sunny all week, first mention of rain is a chance of thunderstorms on Friday. Yesterday was a good day, spent mostly with the kids, included a couple of meals, a trip to the RC club with the oldest son. Sat around the pool for a while, which is...

Operate it and see where the noise comes from.

I’ve always used SMAW or torch applied rod for hard facing.

Good Morning. 56° when I woke up, 74 now and a high in the low 80’s predicted. Sunny and dry. Yesterday, I got the aluminum condenser mounts made for my buddy, he helped. We put a non ferrous carbide blade in the miter saw and made all the cuts with that. I realized a shortcoming in my ground...

Good Morning It’s 67° and might make it to 80 today under a bright sunny sky. Yesterday was another day that went by at a leisurely pace. Got the front porch formed up and the wire and rebar in place for the pour on Tuesday. All that’s left is to form the sunken area for the curb less shower...

Good Morning 73° on its way to 85 with a chance of thunderstorms late in the day. Yesterday went by at a leisurely pace. I looked at a restaurant that a friend was opening to see about wiring some soft serve ice cream machines. The bad news was that the panel was full, and already loaded with...

Good Morning 64° with a high of 85 for today under sunny skies again. Yesterday kept me occupied with a variety of tasks, not to mention an hour of backtracking looking for where in the world I left the digital inflator gauge I used to pressurize the PEX. I was about to give up when my wife...

Thank you. I was asking because we ordered a Speed Queen 7 series Washer, but a GE profile electric dryer. My reasoning was that washers are far more problematic than dryers, electric is much simpler than gas, and there was a substantial rebate on the GE because all the other appliances were GE...

Gas or electric?

What does it use the water for?

Good Morning 60° now, be almost 80 by late afternoon, sunny again with no rain. Yesterday was productive. We got all of Crete Heat panels installed, as well as all of the PEX for the radiant heat. I left a few spots without tubing to give Zoe some cool spots to lie on. I hope she appreciates...

Good Morning 56° with a high in the low 70’s for today under a mostly sunny sky. Yesterday I picked up a plane from the Citation Service center in Newburgh, NY. A friend came along for the ride, we went up in a Cessna 310 (Sky King) and back in the jet, when we got back we got lunch a mission...

My first car was a Rambler Classic. The lay down seats were a feature that sticks out in my mind. A wonderful thing for a teenage boy to have at his disposal……

Distinct possibility…….

Good Morning 65° with a high in the upper 70’s today. Overcast now with gradual clearing. Chance of rain diminishing as the day goes on and becomes sunny. Yesterday was a perfect day to be outside, sunny, cool and breezy. Took advantage of the weather to do outside chores. Made some progress...

Agreed. Here is the electrical closet in my house. Every room has Coax, an Ethernet cable and shielded audio cable that comes back to it. The cable ranges from Cat 3 to 6, as some of it is 40 years old. Coax is a mix of RG59 and RG6. But it is very difficult to keep tidy regardless.

Good Morning 67° with a high of 78 low humidity and a gentle breeze. Doesn’t get much better. Yesterday, I got the drains pressure tested and started preparing the surface for the insulation (Crete Heat). Then I realized that I hadn’t provided for the supply lines to the bathroom vanity, other...

We just had one provide a meal for a bald eagle

Good Morning 72° with a high of 80 today, another dry day. Yesterday started with a repair for a neighbor, then serviced the Progressive mower. It is the perfect application of the cordless grease gun and LockNlube, it takes at least a full tube of grease. 5 driveshafts, 9 spindles, 8 casters...

Primarily 4”

Good Morning 73° humid, going to middle 80’s with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Last nights storms brought us just about 2” of rain as the fronts passed through. I did get all the plumbing and conduits finished, only had to dig up and move one conduit. I measured everything at...

I have XM in the Prius and a receiver in this shop as well. I use the app and my unlimited data plan to stream on my phone in the tractor, KubVan or Makita jobsite radio..

Good Morning 62° with a high of 80 on tap. Another dry sunny day after the fog burns off, and until this evenings thunderstorms. Yesterday followed the plan. I’ve got an enclosed trailer filled to the brim with Creat Heat panels, a successful Costco run, got out for just under $200. Added a HD...

Good Morning 62° with a predicted high of 85 today under a sunny sky. Yesterday was fairly busy, got the new concrete ramp poured on the house. This was the replacement for the wooden one that was put in for me after my motorcycle accident. Everyone liked the ramp so much that we decided to...

Excellent. Other than a cordless grease gun, the best accessory to can buy.

I got my second attempt to upload to work by reducing the resolution of the pictures. Not sure why the first ones uploaded ok.

Here’s the eagle, and Zoe sleeping with her Moose. No idea why the pictures wouldn’t upload in the previous post. When Drew dropped off the lettuce I took him for a tour in the carryall, I think that he enjoyed it.

Good Morning It’s 55° and the sun is up. High of 80 and no rain forecast. Yesterday started with youngest son and his wife coming for breakfast. Wife was at farmers market, I made waffles for them and our daughter that’s still here convalescing. After breakfast we went to work, the big...

Zoe’s breeder did the same thing, we were required to watch tbe “Puppy Culture” DVD’s. Fortunately, at a a year and a half old, she hasn’t chewed anything. She has a very “soft” mouth and will steal things like shoes, but when you find them they are unscathed. Usually she just takes them...

That is the philosophy that I live by. My wife has slowly (50 years in August) come to terms with it. She wanted a significant amount of pasture fence work done, I told her that I wasn’t going to do it with the 3PT auger, it lacks down pressure for our shale infested soil, and is tough on my...

Yes. There is a pump tank behind my shop that feeds into the house 4” main trunk. The addition will drain to that tank.

Good Morning 52° and sunny, high of 70 forecast with a gentle breeze. A perfect day to work outside. Yesterday’s trip went well, one of those rare days when the weather was great on the entire east coast. It still killed the whole day when you factor in the drive to the airport and back. I put...

Good Morning. 53° with a high of 70 for today under a sunny sky. We got about 5/8” of rain overnight. Yesterday we did get the waterline tapped and run into the existing garage, as well as backfilled. I’m putting the boiler room in there rather than in the addition to be a more efficient use...

My wife says that you need a uterus in order to find anything.

Yes. A Rinnai combi boiler

Good Morning 59° with a high in low 70’s. Sunny, chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A good day to work outside. Yesterday they got most of the backfilling done, they did it in lifts, compacting as they went. Got some stone in. Today I’m doing some plumbing, putting in the drain lines...

The 90” FDR might be just the ticket then. It cuts knee high vegetation effortlessly, I think that my L6060 is 53 PTO hp.

The issue with the cheap Amcrest camera was that it wanted to use their software, and there wasn’t an included utility to set it to a fixed IP or select the port used for video. It worked instantly out of the box using their soft ware. The detective work was required in getting it to play with...

I am very happy with the Landpride FDR3690 mower. Not a shredder, but a 3 spindle mower with smaller fre swing blades on a crossbar, sort of a mini shredder. I use it to cut in the pastures. The 90” cut would be as much as a 30hp tractor could do, you would probably want a smaller one to cut...

Good Morning. 65° and the bright sun streaming in the window greeted me when I opened my eyes this morning. Supposed to stay that way and go up to just about 80 with a nice breeze. Just what we need to dry up yesterday’s rain. We got a bit more than 3/4” in on and off showers. Sunday was a...

My solution to the lousy fuels is to use Avgas. It can sit for years with no degradation, mixes well with 2cycle oil. I’ve been using it for decades with no issues. However, its future is bleak due to environmental pressures. Also I understand that not everyone has easy access to it. But if...

Use an impact gun with a torque stick.

All I can say is awwwwe……

Good Morning 64° and forecast to gain about 20° by 5pm. Partly cloudy throughout the day. Yesterday didn’t follow any plan. I ordered 2000 feet of hePEX for the radiant heat, and some fittings to pressure test it once it’s installed. Neighbor with the tractor that I was going to charge the...

She is doing great. She got in and out of my Prius effortlessly, and walked into the restaurant for breakfast with a cane. I would imagine that Dennis is doing the ADA thing, I sure am, even a curbless shower so that I can roll into it! I learned the hard way with my motorcycle accident a...

Good Morning 53° and a bright sun shining. High of 85 and mostly sunny forecast. Yesterday’s trip to FL went pretty well, good weather at both ends, some storms over MD and the Carolina’s, but we were on top of it all. Ate lunch over the Atlantic on the way home, car was back in the garage by...

Yes. But it was no accident that the hot water, radiant heat and range are all propane.

Good Morning 63° with a high in the low 80’s under partly cloudy skies becoming clear by late morning. Yesterday was another busy and productive day on the construction site. The foundation walls are all formed up, squared and level. I was impresssd with how precise they get them. I had...

That’s what made urethane foam worth the expense, I was able to use smaller lumber, I can get R21 in a 2x4 wall as well. Did you verify that your municipality requires compliance to the IECC code?

Good Morning 68° now, high just under 80 forecast. Yesterday made it to the upper 80’s. A good day to pour concrete. A lot of progress yesterday, footings all dug out and rebar in place, concrete poured. I did my best to keep the crew hydrated, went through a case and a half of bottled...

18k. The code requires R49 in the ceiling, I have a vaulted ceiling which means that the insulation has to be in the rafters, with foam I can use 2x10 rafters and get R49. Otherwise I would have needed to use TJI’s for rafters. I can also use 2x4 walls and get R21.

I’m doing conventional stick framing with urethane foam insulation. R49 in ceilings, R21 in walls. Exterior will be a mix of cedar siding and stone. I’m building just under 1200 sq. ft. Feel free to PM or call me do discuss my decision processes.

Good Morning 65° and brilliantly sunny. High of 85. Yesterday went surprisingly well. That means that after starting the day sawing and jackhammering concrete, followed by sitting in the car for an hour and then an airplane for two more going to Maine and back, I experienced no pain or...

Good Morning 60° and foggy again. Going to 80 once the fog burns off, then Clear skies for the day. Yesterday was busy again. Work started on the old folks home. We successfully found the utilities without harming them. I’m going to tie the water line in while it’s exposed. The day...

Having tbe CNC plasma table has taught me a lot about plasma cutting. Torch height, cut speed, current and voltage and air pressure all have an impact. When you get them all right, the result is really impressive. This part required no clean up. Naturally, I didn’t take pictures of parts...

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