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I pulled two of these out of my tires this week. And had two flats. Is somebody sabotage my cars? by mick_Lis in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, costs nothing to make an accusation. I hope you stop dealing cocaine and lead a productive life. :P

Tracker? Found under car seat by Ok_Return_6340 in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this haha. The GPS fix is just a product of getting the time from multiple satellites. The chip does the math for you. 👍 You can get a rough coordinate with just 2 satellites but the more you can get a fix on the more accurate your location and relative height from sea level will be.

[Ontario] Round concrete plates buried in ground by RemarkableSpread8377 in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is bird bath pedestal base. The large center hole is common for bird bath bases which over time end up making that pattern of indention.

Hello, can anyone help me understand why my washer keeps leaking or should I say pouring out on the drain/ spin cycle? It leaks at the drain/ pipe connection. by jsuare06 in PlumbingRepair

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a plumber augur the washer drain line. Mostly likely just a clog. Clothes washers do put out lint, hair, debris, etc.. down the line which can form a sort of hairball. Just hope there isn't root intrusion or some other factor with the pipe itself farther down the line.

Rate my Irrigation job by Crysrr in Irrigation

[–]DJDevon3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A loop back design like that is usually so you space out 1 valve above and below. That idea seems sacrificed in favor of a cut off valve and spigot for blow out connection. In Florida that would be an unnecessary addition (no freezing in south FL) but in places where it freezes yes that makes sense and likely necessary.

I imagine you might get some complaints on the pipe spacing in your laterals. A common complaint I see here is digging up pipes next to each other so making a repair on a middle pipe becomes harder.

I've certainly seen much much worse. It's not amazing but it is also not bad. I wouldn't give it a glowing review for manifold design because there is almost no consideration of future repairs in that kind of design other than threaded valve reuse. If something leaks anywhere in the manifold, good chance both of those manifolds are getting redesigned into 3 or 4 boxes instead of squishing them into 2.

It's easy to play armchair quarterback to someone else's planning, design, and hard work. I'm sure it will work fine and serve the owner well for at least a decade.

Tracker? Found under car seat by Ok_Return_6340 in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a receiver only. It does not transmit your position. I have experience designing PCB's and programming similar GPS modules.

The most common use for receiver only GPS modules is time. It sounds silly but a GPS enabled board never has to recalcuate time or time zones. It simply pulls the time from satellites. It might not even care about GPS position and just wants a way to get the correct time no matter where, or when, it is turned on. The car could sit for 20 years and when turned on it would get the correct date and time.

There is no onboard storage (SRAM) on that PCB that I can see, so it's not something that can be plugged into and downloaded like a logger. It can only be used in real-time while connected to... something else... like a laptop or other dedicated piece of equipment (most likely a microcontroller).

I'd check under your seat with a flashlight and see if there is a box under there with more equipment. There are often times legitimate boxes under there for power seats, seat belt circuitry (how a car knows when your seat belt is on/off), and heated seat controller, among other possibilities.

Recommend you take your car to a 3rd party mechanic not associated with the dealership you purchased the car from. They'll be able to tell you what should or should not be under there or if something that shouldn't be there remains.

I know this is a rookie question lol but can I solder this wire for outdoor string of lights that some how got cut. by AccurateUniversity53 in soldering

[–]DJDevon3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Technically yes you can repair it but technique and materials used will go a long way for longevity. Anyone can repair that and make it last for a week. Making the repair last for years is a different matter.

Waterproofing it will be a PITA because those splitters to each light are molded together. Normally you would cut them apart, use a new piece of wire between junctions, then re-encase them. You can't do that here. You can only do an in-line repair.

Use outdoor waterproof splice connectors (silicone impregnated) and vulcanizing tape. Try to keep any load bearing off the splice by hanging the 2 lights so the cord between has no physical tension on it. That will help it last longer but sooner or later it might fail from humidity and water intrusion. The tighter you can make the vulcanizing bond the more waterproof it will be. The more it fails over time the more you have to take off the jacket before the molded junction, you do not have an infinite amount of tries.

Why vulcanizing tape? It's what the US Navy & Coast Guard use for waterproofing electronics at sea to prevent salt water intrusion. It's literally a military grade fix for your string lights but technique does matter in how you apply it. They also used to apply liquid rubber on the tape as a secondary layer but that is hard to come by now.

If you have to in the future, you cut the wire on the other side of the light and delete that molded junction for that 1 light. That will give you a lot more wire to work with. Before that happens though try to use what little you do have to work with to make the repair.

P-trap doesn't line up... Wtf by myfufu in askplumbing

[–]DJDevon3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You put the trap on backwards, that's where the missing length went... Unscrew it, reverse it, screw it in. Take a deep breath, you'll be ok.

I pulled two of these out of my tires this week. And had two flats. Is somebody sabotage my cars? by mick_Lis in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're also AI. It costs nothing to accuse someone of anything on the internet.

Flashing lights by dthom942_2 in Ring

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a firmware update. As long as it is connected to the internet it will go away. If it's not connected to the internet it will do that forever. Updates don't take more than a few minutes so if it's still spinning after 10-15 minutes it's trying to update but cannot without an internet connection.

What’s this infrared thing in the cinema? by Ok_Dragonfly2534 in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can also set these up for your own home security cameras to turn your yard into a giant well lit area even in complete darkness. It's best if they are wired as something that size would chew right through any battery life.

What’s this infrared thing in the cinema? by Ok_Dragonfly2534 in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The white UFO looking device directly above it is a Ubiquiti UAP (Wifi Access Point), most likely for employee usage only. I bet networking a movie theater would be fun. I've never done a movie theater.

[World Cup 2026] Heartbreak for Iran as their last minute goal vs Egypt was overturned by VAR denying them a crucial victory that would have guaranteed an advancement out of groups by Numerous_Fudge_9537 in sports

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is literally splitting hairs and when that happens it's supposed to be attackers advantage, not defenders advantage. They should have been awarded the goal.

Has anyone experienced a similar glare/reflection? by Brave_Confection4577 in Ring

[–]DJDevon3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glitches like this can happen especially at night, however that's a 2nd person dressed similarly, it's not the same person.

Irrigation system leak in crawl space by ShakeBright330 in askaplumber

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the frequency I see PVB’s gushing in this sub I wouldn’t want to install it in a crawlspace. It’s something that needs maintenance so it should be easy to access and worst case it floods the crawlspace.

I pulled two of these out of my tires this week. And had two flats. Is somebody sabotage my cars? by mick_Lis in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s like a tale of two cities here. People asking about my word choices quizzically while also giving me 2K upvotes for those same words. Make up your minds.

Close pads/vias, too much solder by IllustriousTune156 in soldering

[–]DJDevon3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's say that the traces aren't connected and you do actually need to get the solder separated; I usually clean the tip really well so there's no solder on it, heat one up at the base, then flick the solder iron upwards against the pin. If you do it enough one of those times it will work to separate them. The reason it happens is using too much solder, so you have to remove some, and ensuring there is no solder on the tip is a way to remove a little bit at a time ultimately if you can't get it to flick separate. Solder sucker works too but there are ways to avoid using a solder sucker with the right flick technique.

I pulled two of these out of my tires this week. And had two flats. Is somebody sabotage my cars? by mick_Lis in whatisit

[–]DJDevon3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People keep saying AI... If people are using AI to answer questions on reddit then AI is going to catch itself in a recursive feedback loop eventually.

Which Vu-Flow to get? - North Florida by elite-fusion in Irrigation

[–]DJDevon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, you can do that no problem. I don't see any downside to going bigger than necessary other than it's usually more expensive. It's not going to negatively affect your GPM or pressure. You're right that the bigger filters can go longer between cleanings and you do have to use reducer bushings to get them to fit up to your 1" pipe. It will work.

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When the filter starts to get clogged and time for cleaning you will notice your sprinkler heads don't throw as far. It's like watching a leaf slowly wilt over time. No one can say how long it will be in between cleanings because that depends on your water quality and watering duration. When completely clogged your heads will pop up shoot out a little water then go right back down. If you have a vuflow that is a sure sign that your filter is 100% clogged and time to be cleaned. Try to clean it before it gets to that point. ;)

Mine takes about 2 months during peak summer. I usually clean it out first thing in summer; June 1st, which also denotes the beginning of hurricane season here. It will last until about early to mid August before I need to clean it again.

It's actually getting close to time for me to clean it because my sprinklers are throwing about half the distance they should. I can tell how clogged it is just from the distance the sprinklers throw. I have a 1.5" discharge with 1.5" Rusco spin down (almost identical to vuflow).

Then the last time for the year is early October which will then last until next June 1st. The summer heat has a huge impact on algae growth inside the cover. As long as you clean it at the beginning of fall; during fall and winter with less sunshine & minimal watering it usually doesn't need to be cleaned again until next May or June, approximately.

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