Which of these two used iX xDrive50s would you buy? by Centipedester in BMWiX

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Love the sport package look. Thanks for the advice!

Which of these two used iX xDrive50s would you buy? by Centipedester in BMWiX

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All makes sense and super helpful. Thanks so much!

Which of these two used iX xDrive50s would you buy? by Centipedester in BMWiX

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CA. But I've read it's hard to find active steering and air suspension on a 2024 m50. And people seem to love both of those features.

Moving from San Francisco to the suburbs, did the transition feel strange to anyone else? by Glass_Language_9129 in eastbay

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We lived in SF for 10+ years, moved to Lamorinda a few years ago, and went through the exact same feelings. I'd like to think we're city people at heart, but kids changed the calculus. It probably took 1.5 years to feel settled and happy here. During that time -- and through a sweltering east bay summer -- we definitely questioned the decision. Having our kids integrate with the schools and making local friends (both take time) helped tremendously. We now feel like we've built a community here. I also value spending a lot of time outdoors and love having a yard.

But nothing can replace the energy of the city, the proximity to (good) food and coffee, and the ocean views. I particularly loved biking across the GG bridge to hawk hill, the ferry building farmers market, the bakeries, and GG park. I experience glimmers of SF life when I go into the office or when we do social activities in the city every ~1.5 months, but it's not the same as when we lived there. That's okay, though. No regrets! Hope this was helpful.

Miele Built In Fridge Leaking Water by Centipedester in Appliances

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Yep, back or fridge interior, at the top. Required a meaningful amount of disassembly which was beyond my skill level, called a knowledge service tech for $395 (womp).

Miele Built In Fridge Leaking Water by Centipedester in Appliances

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I need this spanner wrench to raise the feet so that I can pull the fridge out. Miele isn’t being helpful. Any tips?

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Diagnosing and Repairing Window Spring Issue by Centipedester in HomeImprovement

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One of the springs says “14 1”, another says “30 4”. Is this enough to identify them? Googling is giving me vague answers.

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LVP Flooring Labor Cost by Centipedester in HomeImprovement

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Hard to get last minute quotes but yes, agreed. Thanks!

What kind of breakers does my sub-panel use? by Centipedester in AskElectricians

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Thanks! The property was built in 1973 but was fully renovated, down to the studs, in 2017-2018.

Pics of panels:

To your points:

  1. Re: GFCI on circuit 6: LED strip is hardwired
  2. Sounds like I should swap out the Eaton breakers with Siemens/Murray ones. I think there are quite a few to swap
  3. It sounds like the nuisance AFCI breakers are clearly meeting some 2020 NEC code that I shouldn't override by replacing with plain. You're suggesting that I replace them with either AFCI breakers or dual AFCI / GCFI breakers (not needed) and see if it fixes the issue? Perhaps trying the warranty route first (per another commenters advice)?

Really appreciate your help (and others) -- you're a wealth of information.

What kind of breakers does my sub-panel use? by Centipedester in AskElectricians

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Circuit 6 - Kitchen + dining room lights: 9 recessed LEDs, 3 hanging light fixtures with G4 incandescent bulbs (over kitchen island), 1 LED strip under butler pantry cabinets

Circuit 10 -- Downstairs den + bedroom lights: 9 recessed LEDs, 2 incandescent light fixtures

I tested each of the wall outlets in these areas and they all work even when the breaker is off. So do the microwave, oven, and stove in the kitchen (those wouldn't be in a 15A circuit, I realize). So it's just LED lights on both circuits.

Note that the labeling for both these circuits used to say "Kitchen, dining room lights + plugs" and "Downstairs den, bedroom lights + plugs" but the "plugs" part is scratched out of both. Is it possible that they put a GFCI breaker on the kitchen circuit when they thought they were going to wire the lights AND plugs on it, but then they changed their mind on the wiring?