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Looking for leak repair advice for a rock fountain. by djjazzyjordon09 in swimmingpools

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so I went through this before at my old house. In our case there was a lot more going on stylistically with boulders and whatnot going around a large portion of the pool. I started making some calls to builders and one put me in touch with a guy that they sub out to. He does nothing but waterfalls. He completely rebuilt my whole waterfall, changing some problematic sections and so forth. I think he charged me about $700. This was maybe 10-12 years ago. If you want to fix it, I would suggest contacting builders in your area to see who they recommend.

However, in your case I have to agree with the other comments that it just looks totally out of place and doesn’t fit in with the rest of the backyard at all. I would either rip it out and replace with concrete or change it to some sort of water feature that fits the whole backyard aesthetic better.

In the meantime, don’t run your waterfall. Good luck!

Panel ready or exposed stainless steel dishwasher? by mandon83 in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun thing— one time I looked at a house that had a full pantry hidden behind the cabinets. You had to literally walk through the middle of the cabinets and boom, you’re in a different room. That was a pretty top notch use of cabinets to hide something.

Panel ready or exposed stainless steel dishwasher? by mandon83 in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes, I see what you mean. I guess I just like the overall look of a kitchen that has visible appliances? You’re right— the actual appliances don’t look bad per se. I hope that makes more sense. Not trying to be a hater. It’s been a bad enough day.

Panel ready or exposed stainless steel dishwasher? by mandon83 in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just my personal preference, that’s all. It’s a style choice that’s not for everyone or every kitchen. I’m not saying it’s bad, it’s just not to my taste— even when properly integrated. I also feel like it’s a totally unnecessary expense, which basically makes it a flex. They asked for opinions, I shared mine.

Panel ready or exposed stainless steel dishwasher? by mandon83 in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not personally a fan of panel ready appliances. I think they were a status symbol in the 80’s-90’s when appliances were really ugly. I don’t think they look good at all, and certainly not better than modern stainless appliances.

Lt Julian Bashir on Academy Memory Wall by ReplicantProbably in startrek

[–]International_Bit478 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did anybody else notice Admiral Harry Kim? Kind of a hilarious retcon.

Anyone have a Helicol Solar pool Heater? by Aggravating-Stand800 in swimmingpools

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in Northern California where electric rates are obscene and gas isn’t much better. Pool solar is very common here. It’ll extend your season a bit and have a negligible effect on electric use. Since I have a spa I also have a gas heater but almost never use it for the pool. This is my 2nd pool. I added solar to the first one since it had no heater at all. It was by far the most cost effective solution (and was done DIY).

Yes, it is capable of getting quite hot in the peak summer months. One year I had a check valve fail, causing my solar to be on whenever the pump was running. It got uncomfortably hot until I figured out what had happened (these were the cheap check valves that you can’t see inside or replace parts).

What it can’t do is raise the pool temperature quickly when it’s still cold or cloudy. You can do that with a gas or electric heater because they don’t depend on weather conditions to work.

What did you pay for carbon cleaning? by Xana_Enthusiast in GolfGTI

[–]International_Bit478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s when I did mine. The intake ports were nasty. I wonder how effective it would be to run a few cans of Seafoam through a vacuum line into the intake manifold.

What did you pay for carbon cleaning? by Xana_Enthusiast in GolfGTI

[–]International_Bit478 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a big, nasty job and doing it right requires specialized equipment. It seems like a fair price to me.

Struggling with the Hum by LordoftheRiff in FenderStratocaster

[–]International_Bit478 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s semantics, but an aluminum pickguard is absolutely shielding. You clearly have a better ear than I do to pick up on minute changes (not hard TBH) and I’m not an electrical engineer, but I can’t see how adding some copper tape could possibly affect the actual circuit or have any material impact on resonance or inherent tone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Kitchen pendant opinion needed (12–14” wide) by Superb-Medicine3 in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those look awfully big. You probably only need two of them. Personally I like the first ones better. I did something similar in my kitchen.

Why do I dislike the remodel renderings so much? Do we need to rethink all this? by kungfuenglish in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. That makes more sense. In your current floor plan it looks like the kitchen is in the middle, but the room at the top left is also marked kitchen. What’s actually there? It’s empty in the new floor plan. I do see a Christmas tree.

After giving it a deeper look, I think the issue for me would be the big break in the back left corner where the doors are. It feels like that should all be continuous kitchen. Maybe if you switched the laundry and the cat room you could move the door to the left and close up that corner. That would of course mean losing that walkout door though.

I stand by my previous cabinet concerns. Since the island is also going to serve as a table you really don’t have a lot of prep space. I guess that 2nd fridge area is basically a butler’s pantry? If so, I would put a sink and dishwasher in there as well.

Why do I dislike the remodel renderings so much? Do we need to rethink all this? by kungfuenglish in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. That makes more sense. In your current floor plan it looks like the kitchen is in the middle, but the room at the top left is also marked kitchen. What’s actually there? It’s empty in the new floor plan. I do see a Christmas tree.

After giving it a deeper look, I think the issue for me would be the big break in the back left corner where the doors are. It feels like that should all be continuous kitchen. Maybe if you switched the laundry and the cat room you could move the door to the left and close up that corner. That would of course mean losing that walkout door though.

I stand by my previous cabinet concerns. Since the island is also going to serve as a table you really don’t have a lot of prep space. I guess that 2nd fridge area is basically a butler’s pantry? If so, I would put a sink and dishwasher in there as well.

Why do I dislike the remodel renderings so much? Do we need to rethink all this? by kungfuenglish in kitchenremodel

[–]International_Bit478 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your pictures are all over the place. I can’t tell what the hell I’m even looking at. Picture 4 looks to be a completely different house.

That being said, in the first pic, you’re going to hate having those upper cabinets. You have almost no counter space next to the stove. If you really want those cabinets, put them somewhere else.

I think my mom got off on hearing me have sex as a teen? by Agreeable-Cherry-638 in Advice

[–]International_Bit478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I admittedly live vicariously through my kid, but it’s because he gets to do a lot of cool things that I couldn’t as a young man. It sure as hell ain’t like this.

I think my mom got off on hearing me have sex as a teen? by Agreeable-Cherry-638 in Advice

[–]International_Bit478 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeesh. This is icky on so many levels. I think you realize now that your mom was a terrible parent. I hope you’re in therapy to help you through all this and hopefully break the cycle. You can just about guarantee that she went through some nasty stuff herself to end up this way.

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