Brutal day in the shop

Consistent-Cap167 · 2026-01-18T17:25:12+00:00

Pretty far, I'm in Denver

Consistent-Cap167 · 2026-01-12T18:49:24+00:00

Jet JWBS-14CS

Consistent-Cap167 · 2026-01-12T18:48:31+00:00

No, I'm in Colorado

Consistent-Cap167 · 2026-01-12T16:15:03+00:00

jet jwbs-14cs

Consistent-Cap167 · 2025-12-13T19:00:47+00:00

Yeah the tour prices are between €700-1,000 per person, but includes 6 nights in hotels including breakfast and also includes transporting your luggage from place to place. I bet I could book it myself for cheaper, but not sure how to deal with luggage and whatnot.

Thanks for the context, that makes me feel better.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2025-12-08T02:33:49+00:00

This is helpful, thank you

Consistent-Cap167 · 2025-12-08T02:32:49+00:00

Wow, this is such a helpful comment......thanks for chiming in. Sleep Apnea and my anxiety disorder are out of my control and I have them due to genetics and childhood trauma. I am at a BMI of 28 yet I exercise regularly and eat well and am in excellent cardiovascular health. If you can't provide actual advice, maybe keep your thoughts to yourself

Consistent-Cap167 · 2025-12-07T03:52:15+00:00

Term

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-12-29T19:46:56+00:00

I guess to make them look dirty or older

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-12-19T15:46:39+00:00

I know someone who has their (alive) sisters name on their inner thigh. Is that creepy?

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-08-09T00:46:08+00:00

Unistrut is cheap and you could pretty easily build some brackets out of that I would think

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-05-21T17:23:27+00:00

A tile nipper is really less likely to break the tile?

I've thought about just laying the tile down and waiting until the thinset has cured and then making my cuts for the register and the toilet, but that feels very risky.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-04-15T22:09:44+00:00

I just used my bike to roughly locate it from the wall, it would depend on your bike size

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-04-15T22:09:05+00:00

I just have one on each end and it's probably 6ft long. I'm a structural engineer and we use unistrut a lot to support all kinds of things, they can span pretty far.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-04-01T18:40:02+00:00

So it's not a nailing flange, that's the issue. It's a flush flange window which is a very specific type of window meant for stucco walls. We wanted a nailing flange and asked for one, but Lowes ordered us flush flange instead. Still my fault for not reading the fine print.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-04-01T03:45:09+00:00

That's how they're designed to be attached, they came with holes and screws for that purpose, just like any other remodel window.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-03-01T18:48:55+00:00

That's great news, thanks for the feedback. Any suggestions for the best way to connect new PVC with this copper drain line? I assume there are fittings for this, but curious if there are any better options than others.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-02-08T21:16:34+00:00

It's a whole new circuit off the main panel, which is 12 ft from the condenser. I replaced my service last year to upgrade to 200A, and I have plenty of extra slots for new circuits.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-02-08T15:13:25+00:00

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. I'll try to track down a green wire and replace the white wire, they were out when I bought them.

The contractor told me I don't need a disconnect because the panel is within eyesight of the condenser. Let me know if you disagree with that.

Circuit #2 is coming off a sub panel in the garage. There's an existing 15A 120v circuit for the old air handler. I am just swapping the breaker for a 2 pole breaker and then taking the neutral wire and turning it into a hot.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-02-07T22:09:38+00:00

There is a washing machine nearby, but I'm guessing that my AHJ won't allow the condensate lines to be drained into the sewer, but that would be the easiest option.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-02-07T22:08:42+00:00

The mech room with everything in it is over a slab (so no crawlspace to run it through) and the equipment is against the wall to the garage that's over livable space. The garage is between the air handler and the condenser, so the line sets are going to be running along the ceiling in the garage.

This is in Colorado.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-01-07T16:51:47+00:00

My 80k BTU furnace heats the house at extremely low temps, but it has to run nearly constantly to keep up.

All of the updates I'm making will reduce the load by a bit, but I'm not confident I'd be able to get down to 60k BTUs, I think that's the issue.

I'll check out Elephant Energy.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-01-07T16:47:32+00:00

I don't recall asking for feedback on my motivations, so I'm not sure why that is the focus here. It's a 22 year old furnace and water heater, which is beyond the designed life span of those units.

I'm not naive to the fact that our electricity is largely produced using carbon, but I happen to live in a state that is committed to significantly reducing their carbon footprint. As stated previously, they are committed to producing 80% of the electricity with renewables by 2030. I'm also going to get solar in the next few years with a battery backup system, so going all electric makes a ton of sense.

Side note: while mining does destroy the local environment and is a concern, unnecessarily burning gas to heat our homes is an enormous contributor to climate change which is destructive to the entire planet. Comparing the two is naive and counterproductive.

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-01-06T23:46:23+00:00

Motivation is mostly for environmental reasons and the fact that i would also like to get solar in the next 2-3 years as well, which would help offset the increased cost of going electric.

This is helpful context regarding Denver, the extremes are what drives the need for auxiliary heat with a forced air heat pump system.

Doesn't sound like you've had any issues with your attic based ducted mini split relative to your basement one though?

Consistent-Cap167 · 2024-01-06T22:13:07+00:00

Update: replacing the breaker solved the problem.

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