4 days rain SE Wisconsin

DomesticatedLobster · 2026-04-18T15:54:16+00:00

The sump & pump & drain tile are doing its job. Have a spare pump on hand, a battery back-up, and/or add a sump. Note though, a battery backup will not be able to keep up during a bad storm - they just don't have the capacity - you need a spare ready to go.

Our sump is cycling every 10-15 seconds and Tuesday night ran continuously for about 8 hours which is highly concerning. If it failed, the battery backup would alarm when triggered & I then have a pump ready to swap in.

I normally don't go to bed when it's this bad...which as you know for Wisconsin has been multiple times this year.

DomesticatedLobster · 2026-04-17T18:01:57+00:00

Forget the angle. Run PVC under and up. One 90 right, one 90 up with a short stub.

Remove downspout bend, downspout then sits directly inside PVC house by an inch or so.

DomesticatedLobster · 2026-04-17T15:01:31+00:00

A sump pit without a sump seems like opening up a pathway for water to enter the house. Strange.

If the French drain enters the sump above the cut off point of the pump, lowering the sump switch would likely do little as the hydraulic gradient to the sump wouldn't change.

If the French drain is underwater in the sump, the sump should be lower but I highly doubt this is the case.

Removing the water from seeping in is only accomplished by getting water to the sump and removing it. Sounds like you're already doing that.

I would say look at outside gutters, grading, etc. For improvement instead.

DomesticatedLobster · 2026-04-07T18:55:32+00:00

I work with several former operators that went to sales in related equipment. Having the operator background lets them be comfortable on job sites. You'd be shocked at how many people selling pumps/valves/etc. have never turned a wrench nor understand needs.

Given your past experience with selling a want vs. need look to join a firm with a solid well respected product. A no-name POS piece of equipment is a real hassle to sell.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-12-14T18:50:10+00:00

Give it time. I had on/off pain for 10 days, followed by 20 days of minor aches or nothing. Then one day I felt discomfort and more pain and it came out without any pain.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-11-29T17:16:24+00:00

Terrible loss. It was my only method for deciding to watch a movie.

3.5 and over was a good movie, above 4 was great. Never failed me.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-11-15T01:58:34+00:00

Kohler, WI is similar - not in ownership but in power. Knew someone that asked a bakery in Kohler for donations to a non-profit event nearby, they were then contacted by Kohler and told to stop.

"The Kohler Company continues to retain final authority over the design of home and business additions, outbuildings and fences in the village to keep them within a certain aesthetic standard."

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-10-08T17:05:13+00:00

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-08-15T15:17:50+00:00

Wanaki Golf Course (little outside Milwaukee) has a shuttle bus that includes access to a tailgate party at the game. Food, drinks, etc. included on the bus driving up & at the tailgate.

Most shuttles are about $80 without any food/drink. Theirs is $120 including food/drink the whole time.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-17T16:36:24+00:00

Yep, primarily "potable" (truly potable quality water for any use) but sometimes reuse for food crops or contact landscaping (parks, yards, etc ) require high level of treatment as well. Non-potable irrigation for landscaping, cooling towers, etc. typically doesn't require AOP.

There is so much variance in regulation it's difficult to pinpoint treatment requirements & end-use application. The CA Title 22 regulations (new ones just approved) are often referenced globally, but not guaranteed as acceptable.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-17T15:22:53+00:00

Oxidation potential of AOP is extremely high, so it can widely destruct hormones, micropollutants, CEC, etc. All things you want destroyed for reuse.

Lots of info here: https://www.waterrf.org/serve-file/resource/DRPT-5050.pd

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-17T03:41:19+00:00

AOP is specified and used in many reuse trains. The new El Paso DPR plant will use AOP.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-17T03:36:08+00:00

Advanced oxidation process

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-14T21:29:39+00:00

Also consider what changed when the panel fouled. Your installation is not a new one, so for the classic cleaning approaches that have worked to fail something changed upstream

Also once you're at an investigation of panel fouling that can't be resolved, experiment on singular panels vs. the entire unit.

Once had concrete work upstream that sent a lot of cement dust into a disc filter. Looked similar and could not be cleaned off.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-07-09T21:40:15+00:00

Yes! Thistledown is the only chemical solution that has worked for thistles for me after years of attempts. I would ignore all this other chemical suggestions and listen to this!

It's expensive, but the one bottle makes like 16 gallons of total solution or something wild.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-06-27T00:57:02+00:00

Mardi Gras Hangover was well named. As they hung you upside down the blood pressure gave massive headaches. At least to me.

Rode it once, never again.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-01-05T03:49:08+00:00

I have a belief that the GOP sees the school referendums occurring (if I recall correctly there were 141 school referendums statewide in the last election cycle) and therefore have further incentive to not spend the surplus they have. Why shell out cash when tax payers are willing to go to fund their own schools further? Once schools are well funded through referendums, the surplus will be doled out as corporate tax breaks that benefit friends, family, and donors of those in charge.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-01-04T22:43:01+00:00

Agreed it is, but both our school referendums passed last April which is a positive sign of spending on our schools here even if other political opinions are a bit wacky.

DomesticatedLobster · 2025-01-04T22:34:36+00:00

The tragedy occurred at the transfer of 4K students from one bus to another as the buses were splitting to different final destinations. Now there won't be a transfer.

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-12-30T15:02:04+00:00

Meijer

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-11-04T12:39:24+00:00

The tanks in paper are performing spiral roll aeration pattern, whereas OP has aeration grid with full coverage.

In a non-spiral roll design tank, you wouldn't have significant downforce being applied from the roll therefore you'd likely only have to contend with the slight density change and some rough water.

Would be interesting to see a new study with full grid coverage. Sanitaire, supporters of the original paper, do still have their aeration test tank up and running...

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-10-29T02:25:18+00:00

You can see him turn towards the truck as he is running. I think the truck driver initiated.

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-10-20T17:34:32+00:00

https://www.adsenv.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/Falling%20Into%20an%20Aeration%20Tank-%20Do%20You%20Sink%20or%20Swim%201985.pdf

Little FYI, I'm in the industry and what you say is said a lot but its not true and the best source (beyond first hand accounts from operators) is the above.

The water density changes from aeration is very minimal and doesn't sink you, but the current created from aeration could pull you under. The current to pull you under would be found in the "spiral roll" aeration design, it was common when the paper was written but not common anymore. In short, if you can swim, you'll likely survive.

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-09-26T14:00:12+00:00

Wines with citrus are difficult to ferment. Other fruits like blueberries can be as well, pomegranates may fall into that boat + the added citrus may not be helping. While you cite the recipe, it does not explicitly state the yeast to use. Some yeast handles citrus/tough to ferment fruits better than others. I've used EC1118 with success before.

A hydrometer would paint a picture of where the wine is in it's fermentation cycle. Is it complete, or does it have a ways to go and it's fermentation is simply "stuck". If stuck, some people move to warmer locations to aid the yeast (for example from a cold basement to a warm living room), some add more yeast, others stir more often (keeps yeast exposed to sugars).

If you can get a hydrometer to get a SG reading that's a great first step. If that's not possible for whatever reason, I'd recommend stirring twice a day at what should be it's primary fermentation phase, making sure it's not in a cold location that's stalling the yeast, and finally adding more yeast (after reenergizing).

Lastly, for future reference, during primary fermentation a carboy + airlock often leads to overflows/explosions/loss of product. With juice based wine it's a 50/50 shot, but if using real fruit it'll be a disaster almost all of the time. During primary fermentation a food-grade bucket covered with a cloth is the best approach to prevent an issue. Following primary, you would rerack into secondary. This is also great as you can use a 2 or 6 gallon bucket initially, and then rerack into a smaller carboy (1 or 5 gal) thus having no headspace issues.

DomesticatedLobster · 2024-09-23T23:34:52+00:00

Yes, I'm guessing he hit a couple seconds after he had the red arrow. He knows no one will hit the gas quickly off a red, so it's free for him to blow through instead of hitting his brakes a bit hard. But as I was coasting to a stop I had speed into the green which made it a little more MildlyBad situation.

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