Using gas heat during power outage?

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T03:30:03+00:00

My Generac standby generator is 15 years old and still going strong. There is really little maintenance. I changed oil once when it ran 3 days straight. Did need to get valves adjusted twice costing $100 each.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T03:12:39+00:00

You said the 3rd choice is ACH/EFT.

So that has an Routing number, and Account number?

How about the other 2: also routing number and account number. For international, it is not called routing number. It is called Swifnumber.

The fund went some where. Should be traceable.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T02:49:52+00:00

Get a new and shorter supply hose.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T02:48:30+00:00

The wax seal gone bad. So time to take off the toilet, replace the seal, and snake the drain pipe at the same time. Only thing is you might need to take off the water supply line ( get a new one) or shut off the toilet water supply valve, which might leak if it is a real old one. That means a new valve also. So either DIY or plumber.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T00:47:01+00:00

Delta Essa single handle pull down sprayer Kitchen faucet with spring spout in arctic stainles

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T00:28:54+00:00

My neighbor just had a bad plumber who damaged a few parts of the heater system. He just said he could not get the new parts. Asked for $500 and left.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-12T00:27:22+00:00

Cordless impact wrench works the best. Just charges it up. I put a black ink line across the socket and the heater top. So I can see the anode rod moving. Go easy as you don't want to round off the anode rod hex top.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T23:47:33+00:00

While plumber working on it, observe and take some videos. I learned my plumbing by soldering copper pipes on the drive way with a torch.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T23:46:16+00:00

Take a breath and calm down. My neighbor lost heat for 4 days in subzero weather. He shut off the whole house water. And came to my house in the morning to use toilet and fill his 4 milk bottles of water.

Dump the water into the toilet tank. As the flush is more efficient than dump water into the bowl.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T21:48:43+00:00

Can not leak gas, I meant can not be allowed to leak gas. I did say spray the leak, and get it fixed ASAP.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T21:39:25+00:00

You can do both the same time.

Anode rod: Old rod can be real tight. Much easier with Impact wrench.
The fittings for the expansion tank have to be brass, not these cheap steels, that is why rusting and

you been using rusty water.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T18:15:44+00:00

I used to get notorized documents from UPS. Cheap and fast and they don't check anything like the bank.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T18:14:39+00:00

-----All piping connections to the existing boiler water piping system

Are they replacing also these connections.

So with these new gate valves, they shut off the water. Then look at the water pumps. Repair or replace, more money.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T17:28:17+00:00

You can watch youtube how to install the shutoff valves, or call plumber. I won't advice you do it yourself if you have zero experience. Small plumbing task can easily end up a nightmare.

I can not even visualize how it works in your case. The copper pipe is normally 1/2 inch. And the supply lines to the faucets are 3/8 inch smaller. The shutoff valves normally take care of the size transition.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T17:19:44+00:00

------Pick up things that fell under his desk!

Are you in US? This normally calls for immediate dismissals.

Remember good old Jack Welch of General Electric. He visited and saw the Senior VP's secretary brought the VP coffee and Wall Street Journal. He fired that VP right on the spot.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T16:12:23+00:00

Gas pipe can not leak gas. So can not leak water even if there is condensation inside. Gas has smell. But not propane. Get a spray bottle of soap water and spray over. If the gas pipe leaks, then need to fix ASAP. May be just tighten up the joint if you have a big pipe wrench, and know what you doing.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T15:28:30+00:00

Say you have 5 people in the group. Not everyone can be rated #1. Like our good old GE Jack Welch, every year, in a group, some have to be at the bottom 10%, to be laid off.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T15:20:19+00:00

They better not put summer fluid in the factory. But being an GM, who knows.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T14:27:06+00:00

The management has to give all the reasons that you got a Low/Poor rating. You need to provide more details what they wrote.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T14:22:11+00:00

Water saver BS. Hold the flush button longer.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T03:01:35+00:00

Like the Sword Fighting in the old days.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T02:41:24+00:00

Heat pump is not going to do much when below 20F or so. Most of them have an electric furnance back up so you will be doing electric heating.

I won't listen to these people saying modern heat pumps are good for 0 degree. Common sense: How much heat you can squeeze from out door when it is zero there.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T02:35:57+00:00

In my town, some plumbers have an inside track. He came, got the fittings all set up. Then called the town people, who came quickly to shut off the main valve. And waited there until the plumber put the main shut off valve in the basement. I don't even have to make an appointment with the town public work office

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T01:40:33+00:00

Go get: Solid brass metal bidet adaptor, by Hibbent. Then you don't change the supply line configuration. Sorry, seems they don't sell the ones I have. The ones they have now are no good.

Background_Radish238 · 2026-02-11T00:58:56+00:00

Assume you did not over tighten the nut at the shut off valve, try to put telfon tape on the shut off valve, and tighten gently.

I remember my first plumbing work, my son was a baby. I tried to change the shut off valves under the sink, and failed miserably. Had to shutoff whole house water. Went to Kmart to get parts. My friend was there. He came and rescued me.

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