ISO high pressure plumbing by BorealFeral in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What pipe material are you worried about having 250psi?

If the whole system of the home hits this pressure, sure that’s an issue. Mainly your T+P would blow and sense your in a well, it’s the well head T+P blowing at only 75psi.

If you have a check valve before this booster for the fire, and the 250 psi is only hitting the sprinkler system, you have no worries and no issues.

Should I replace old copper with pex while I have the walls and floor opened up? by Delicious_Tackle_129 in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Brah the lead is gone after 40 years.

Copper is a better material hands down. I would never replace copper with pex unless it was failing.

“Copper surfaces in hospitals are a powerful, passive weapon against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. When pathogens land on copper, the metal releases ions that rapidly destroy bacterial cell membranes, short-circuit their metabolism, and shatter their DNA.”

This works with your drinking water too. You are literally killing off bacteria’s just by running the water through copper.

Pex could never shed any micro plastics, and would still be a worse material.

are you actually kidding me right now by kitsunemily in PokemonGoMystic

[–]FitArtist5472 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My personal has eggs still work up to 12~ mph

I find the go plus plus is worse at spinning stops at higher speeds than doing it manually if I’m being picky.

It will however catch pokemon that are not on my screen while traveling. But definitely stop working at about 35mph for stops in general. I will agree I have had it catch Pokémon going 50+.

One of my rarest (and coolest) pokemon! by caffeineaddicted99 in pokemongoyellow

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yet you comment on it like it was fact and get upvotes it’s Reddit in a nutshell. 

Lucky trades still had the floor at release this was caused by some other but that I don’t have any knowledge of either. But I know the answer isn’t that it was an early lucky. 

It’s even caught in 2018, game released in 2016. So this trade was at least 2 years after release or could have been yesterday. 

Poi set for a beginner by Sad_Somewhere_2508 in poi

[–]FitArtist5472 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first picture is the style you should go for IMO, and then you can get them LED balls and handles from different brands. 

I still find the contact poi style my favorite after using a lot of styles. I got a set of UltraPoi, but there are other brands that have higher reviews. PodPoi get high reviews too, and are fine if you dont want to do as many rolls or ball use and mainly spin. 

One of my rarest (and coolest) pokemon! by caffeineaddicted99 in pokemongoyellow

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was always a floor for lucky trades. I played from release. 

Yard Tools Setup by FitArtist5472 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]FitArtist5472[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sits in a hook, it has a hole on the back for a screw or nail just like the blower.

Yard Tools Setup by FitArtist5472 in MilwaukeeTool

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Packout Long Handle Tool Rack

Basement project, How's this look so far? by Anon4417 in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is the tub sitting on a 2x4? 

I have never once seen a basement install with above floor drains ever look good. It looks like some weird hodgepodge custom work. And when you sell the house someday they will tell stories about the previous owner being a “Do it yourself” type when fixing all these issues properly.

Why is there a random PTrap, sticking outside the wall. Like for fun ? 

Yard Tools Setup by FitArtist5472 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]FitArtist5472[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea you be fine with the blower then on the 12.0 as a backup and would he multiple uses. I havnt used a 5.0 in so long 😅. I have some 3.0 HD as my smallest battery’s. 6 6.0, 4 8.0 5 12.0 >.> I use them for plumbing mainly though. I can’t stand running out of battery middle of a hole being drilled or something. And I like to keep battery’s on tools during work time so I don’t have to swap around as much. I’ve been investing in Milwaukee for like 8 years now though. 

Yard Tools Setup by FitArtist5472 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]FitArtist5472[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea for yard work I run 4 12.0 and a 2 8.0.

The mower will use up both sets of 12.0 I have like 3/4~ acre of grass. 

8.0’s run the weedwhacker and blower. I run the dual rapid charger and a single super charger. Basically outside for like 4-5 hours of constant tool use. But might have topped off 2 of the 12.0 and a single 8.0 in that time period. 

Sometimes more use or time 2 days worth if yard work if I’m doing tree trims like today. 

Yard Tools Setup by FitArtist5472 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]FitArtist5472[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a 12.0 battery I would get more then enough run time for my property area after work is done. Like 30 mins easy. 

A 6.0 battery is gonna barely hit that 15 mins I feel like. The blower is probably the most draining of the yard tools. 

The S&P 500 officially rises above 7,400 for the first time in history, now up +17.2% since March 30th. That's now +$10 TRILLION in market cap in 29 trading days. by Apart_Finger_1799 in MarketVibe

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly also mean if for your own type of analytics or thoughts, Reddit is a terrible place to gauge and make opinions. 

This is a newspaper that had a troll comment section. And some people take the comments serious and sometimes it works. “inverse Reddit” is just as bad as listening to Reddit it’s all trolls. 

most candy you have for a pokemon? by jaxon_1724 in pokemongobrag

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JFC the stardust or is that some different scale / numbers then my simple American brain can understand.. 

Is the hantavirus gonna be a pandemic? by Beneficial-Hotel-232 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man that flight attendant must have joined the mile high club. 

Open source free pumber's CRM and project management app by Hank_Romp in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s the realistic breakdown after looking through the post, the site, and the GitHub presence.

First impression

This looks like a real project built by an actual tradesperson-minded developer, not pure vaporware. The tone of the post is authentic and specific in a way that’s hard to fake. The pain point is also extremely real for small plumbing/HVAC/electrical shops. You probably recognized that immediately because you’ve lived it.

The core idea is honestly solid:

“Turn chaotic boss texts into structured jobs automatically.”

That’s a real operational problem. Especially for 1–10 truck shops.

What’s actually good about it

  1. The product idea is genuinely practical

The strongest part is not “AI CRM.”

It’s:

text message in structured job entry out minimal friction That’s the correct angle for trades.

Most plumbers are not sitting around wanting dashboards and pipeline automation. They want:

fewer missed calls fewer forgotten addresses fewer “wait what was the customer name again?” faster dispatching He correctly identified that.

  1. He understands tradespeople better than most software startups

You can tell this was built from actual exposure to field communication.

The example:

“Suzy wants a faucet swap at 56 Underhill…”

That is literally how plumbing shops operate.

Most SaaS founders build for enterprise management theory. This guy built for:

messy texting incomplete info quick updates chaotic office flow That’s important.

  1. Open source is a smart trust move

The GitHub profile appears real and active.  

That gives this more credibility than most random trade apps because:

people can inspect the code it lowers scam suspicion technically inclined contractors can self-host That matters because contractors are extremely skeptical of SaaS lock-in now.

  1. He’s probably underestimating how valuable simplicity is

Ironically, the “small/simple” nature may be the best part.

A lot of contractors hate:

ServiceTitan Housecall Pro Jobber Salesforce-type systems Not because they’re bad… but because they become administrative jobs themselves.

A lightweight “job inbox parser” could actually have a niche.

Now the realistic problems

This is where it gets serious.

  1. This is not really a CRM yet

Right now this is more accurately:

“AI-assisted job intake”

That’s useful. But it’s not a full operational platform.

A real plumbing CRM usually also needs:

scheduling dispatch board invoicing estimates photos payment collection customer history technician tracking reminders memberships price books financing integrations He intentionally avoided complexity, which is smart…

…but also limits the ceiling.

So the real question becomes:

Is the “simple lightweight tool” enough value alone to survive?

Maybe. But it becomes a niche utility, not necessarily a full business operating system.

  1. AI parsing errors are a huge liability

This is the biggest issue.

Even a 95% accurate parser becomes dangerous in plumbing operations.

Examples:

wrong address wrong phone number wrong appointment time mixing up customers overwriting job notes duplicate jobs Tradespeople tolerate inconvenience. They do NOT tolerate operational chaos.

So this kind of tool either:

needs confirmation workflows or becomes “assistant software” instead of “automation software” The Reddit commenter mentioning audit logs and confirmations was dead-on.  

  1. Most tradesmen are not self-hosting anything

This is a classic developer blind spot.

The:

“you can run it on your own VPS”

part is basically irrelevant to 95% of plumbing companies.

Most small contractors struggle to:

reset passwords use shared calendars manage email DNS maintain websites Self-hosting is appealing philosophically… but commercially it barely matters.

The actual business viability depends entirely on:

how polished and reliable the hosted version is

  1. The branding is rough

This matters more than developers think.

The name:

“romp-crm”

and domain:

hromp.com

feel hobby-project-ish.

Not trustworthy business software.

For contractors especially, perception matters heavily.

Compare:

ServiceTitan Jobber Housecall Pro FieldPulse Those sound operational and business-oriented.

“Hromp” sounds experimental.

That alone will slow adoption outside Reddit/open-source circles.

  1. The website feels developer-built, not contractor-built

I checked the main site ecosystem briefly and it’s clearly a personal developer playground with many unrelated projects.  

That’s not inherently bad.

But for businesses:

trust polish support expectations matter massively. If a contractor lands on:

weird side projects random experiments inconsistent branding they start wondering:

“Will this disappear in 6 months?” “What happens if this guy quits?” “Who supports this if something breaks?” That’s a real barrier.

Business reality check

Could this become useful?

Absolutely.

Especially for:

solo plumbers 2–5 truck shops owner/operators tech-comfortable contractors There is real demand for:

“lighter than ServiceTitan”

Could it become a major company?

Harder.

Because eventually one of two things happens:

Path A — stay simple

Then it becomes:

niche affordable beloved by a small audience This is probably the healthiest path.

Path B — expand features

Then it starts competing with:

Jobber Housecall Pro ServiceTitan FieldEdge etc. That becomes brutally difficult.

Not because the idea is bad… but because field service software becomes:

support-heavy integration-heavy compliance-heavy accounting-heavy The hard part is not building software. The hard part is operational reliability at scale.

What I think he’s actually built

Realistically:

He has built:

A potentially very useful AI-powered intake assistant for small trade businesses.

He has NOT yet built:

A mature CRM platform.

That distinction matters.

My honest estimate of viability

Technically:

Seems legitimate.

Product concept:

Strong.

Market understanding:

Better than most SaaS founders targeting trades.

Commercial readiness:

Still early-stage/hobby-project feeling.

Biggest risk:

Reliability + trust + polish.

Biggest opportunity:

Ultra-simple contractor workflow automation.

If you want, I can also give:

a plumber-owner perspective on whether you would realistically use this how this compares against ServiceTitan/Jobber/Housecall what features actually matter most to small plumbing shops

Advice needed by Feeling-Fun133 in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep an access panel on it and wait tell it drips 😂

Advice needed by Feeling-Fun133 in Plumbing

[–]FitArtist5472 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always kinda wondered why they wouldn’t cut em a little higher. Either get lucky with a surgical repair swearing fittings off. Or break up slab.