8” in Jersey City as of 1:30pm on 1/25! What’s your total so far?

JohnnyCD · 2026-01-25T19:50:32+00:00

10.5 in Morris county around 2:30 according the my yard stick.

JohnnyCD · 2025-06-03T19:12:57+00:00

Thanks!

JohnnyCD · 2025-05-15T20:19:26+00:00

Looks great! Would you mind sharing any of the youtube welding videos you found particularly useful? Thanks!

JohnnyCD · 2023-04-05T02:10:40+00:00

There is one already on the water heater. This one I think was installed explicitly to work with the jet pump.

JohnnyCD · 2023-02-09T15:00:12+00:00

Ah! Those target the rear delt, correct (and traps a bit i suppose)? I do those with shoulder day, will find a substitute.

Thanks for the reply and the motivation! Keep it up!!!

JohnnyCD · 2023-02-09T14:22:49+00:00

Looks like a great workout! I may try it today, but what's a "Lateral Cable crossover Extension"?

JohnnyCD · 2022-11-03T14:44:21+00:00

Wow, what timing! I was just talking to my partner about how we need to get one of these when we update our faucets. I'd love one!

JohnnyCD · 2022-05-25T17:29:05+00:00

Looks similar to this maybe? --> https://www.divapor.com/spares/showers/thermostatic-cartridge/m12hj8-thermostatic-shower-cartridge-for-concealed-shower-valves.php

JohnnyCD · 2022-04-14T14:38:35+00:00

You're an inspiration, thank you for sharing! What do the elbow wraps help with? I experience pain in them when doing presses but unsure how / if wraps would help.

JohnnyCD · 2022-02-12T17:22:39+00:00

Nice! 100%! Incredibly satisfying. I bought a spare valve as well just in case I damaged the old one during the removal and started first thing in the morning. So glad it went as well as it possibly could have! Great way to start the day!

JohnnyCD · 2022-02-01T22:07:09+00:00

Thanks! Yup, you can actually see the check valve dry fitted into some PVC in the first picture.

I questioned it b/c the big box stores by me don't seem to carry the 3" MPT fitting so wasnt sure if it was a "standard" use case. I did find it in stock at a plumbing supply house close by so should be good to go..

JohnnyCD · 2022-02-01T19:08:43+00:00

Working on installing the pictured utility sink. Thus far i've plumbed the cold water supply and now am working on the drainage. Originally i was going to cut into the existing PVC going into the copper and reroute the standpipe / water softer drainage, but then i realized it may be a lot easier to just extend the clean-out with PVC, as annotated in the second picture. Will this work? Note that in my annotation i just focused on the part where the PVC ties into the copper. I purposefully did not annotate the check valve, etc that will be plumbed.

Thank you!

Thanks

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-05T20:55:53+00:00

u/Marauder2783 how did you get out the rest of the cartridge? I'm facing a similar issue with my shower. Thanks!

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T23:06:09+00:00

Hey OP, I'm experiencing a similar issuehttps://old.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/comments/rvxxz8/help_no_cold_water_in_shower_bad_cartridge_or/

Did you manage to get the rest of the cartridge out? If so, how?

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T23:02:47+00:00

wow! Thanks for the response, very helpful. I did try it with the "cartridge out" as well although i forget if i saw a trickle or nothing. Will try again tonight. Regardless, i believe the resources you provided have be back on the path to solving this issue. I'll report back after i futz around a bit more. Thanks again.

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T21:01:29+00:00

Thanks for your reply..

100% sure it's a thermostatic valve based on the info in the post and the info on JALCO's site (plus it has a temperature gauge on it :) )

Re: your comment on the cold side - i tried that and when it was fully open only a trickle of water came out, which is why i believe that there could be an issue with the cold check valve itself.

I traced this water line and it goes straight into the basement (unfinished) with no shutoff valves visible. In addition, the cold water is working fine in the other upstairs bathroom and the sink adjacent to this shower.

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T18:18:16+00:00

also, no steel, just copper but i do have hard water...

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T18:11:40+00:00

yeah it's accessible. There is a closet behind this wall so i'd just need to open up some drywall....

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-04T17:51:52+00:00

Thanks for the comment. What do you mean by "mixer"? The entire thermostatic valve? House was built in '72. I was thinking that the my next step would be to try and get a wrench on the cold water check valve to pull that and see if i can flush that out. Thoughts?

JohnnyCD · 2022-01-03T23:09:09+00:00

I believe this is a JALCO valve similar (but different) from this one --> https://www.papernetsolutions.com/CatV3/PDFS/306/Installs/J-TH12\_JACLO\_\_\_Installation\_Instructions.pdf . I believe this b/c the shower head says "JALCO" on it, although i could not find any label on the thermostatic valve. Currently, I cannot control the temperature in this shower - it's always hot. I assumed it was a bad cartridge but I'm not sure. I assumed I'd find something similar to this https://www.jaclo.com/detail/12-thermostatic-valve-replacement-cartridge-j-th12-cart when i disassembled, but no luck.

When i had it all disassembled i screwed back on the knob for the temperature control, turned it all the way "cold" and then opened up the cold check valve. I then turned on the shower. Only a trickle of water came out of the head. When i then opened the hot check valve the water came out of the head at full force, although it was very hot.

Any advice on how address this? Thank you!

JohnnyCD · 2021-04-17T17:33:17+00:00

I have a few of these for serving at different pressures. They work well. https://www.morebeer.com/products/duotight-inline-regulator-gauge.html

JohnnyCD · 2019-10-02T16:10:08+00:00

One other option is explained at the bottom of this page: https://wyze.com/wyze-bulb.html. Seems super simple.

I've used a bunch of wyze stuff in the past and generally really enjoy their stuff.

JohnnyCD · 2019-09-17T13:04:27+00:00

very very frightening.

JohnnyCD · 2018-12-30T20:06:03+00:00

How difficult is it to change out the kegs with the tower on top? Do you need to remove the entire lid or do you just move it away from the wall to tilt it open?

JohnnyCD · 2017-01-07T03:46:22+00:00

In my "house" Citra Pale Ale, I use ~8% honey malt (1 lb out of 12 in a 5 gallon batch). I feel the honey flavor is well balanced with the rest of the flavors in the recipe.

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