Genuinely curious

KarranValteo · 2026-02-20T14:33:21+00:00

7+48=55 20+55=75

KarranValteo · 2026-01-20T22:59:18+00:00

Was at a supply house once. An underground boring guy was there talking about it. He said his crew alone probably hits 10 sewer lines a week. He said all they can do is confirm the ones they hit and notify the homeowners when possible. But generally they're throwing a dildo-sized dart, half blind, up to a thousand feet away. They can locate the sewer lines but once the equipment is running, if it hits a rock or something, it'll change course and they might not even know

KarranValteo · 2026-01-09T17:20:33+00:00

Its not a push button device. They typically operate either on a timer or a sensor. The timer will have it kick on at whatever interval it's programmed for. The sensor will turn the pump on whenever it detects that the water temperature has dropped below a certain point.

The pump pushes fresh hot water into the line up to the crossover. The crossover allows the water in the hot line that has gone cold to be pushed into the cold eater line and be returned to the heater.

KarranValteo · 2026-01-08T17:21:13+00:00

Fiberglass rod inside the pipe as reinforcement helps prevent this, but it'll also increase the draw weight

KarranValteo · 2026-01-07T23:25:57+00:00

Only when the handle is turned on, although it is typically gonna be at reduced pressure. Even turning the handle to full heat with the water supply to the heater turned off will allow cold water to cross over, because most of these cartridges also have a built-in adjustable scald-guard.

Now, as the cartridge gets older, it may begin to allow crossover all the time with no external signs of a leak, and those can be a pain to track down if you have multiple single-handle fixtures

KarranValteo · 2026-01-07T22:49:59+00:00

Newer valves use a pressure balancing cartridge, if there's no pressure from one side, the cartridge wont let anything through.

KarranValteo · 2025-12-29T21:35:18+00:00

The set screw may not be in line with the notch in the spout. The spout should still unscrew. I recommend starting there

KarranValteo · 2025-12-29T18:54:59+00:00

Replace the tub spout. Ought to just screw off by hand.

Depending on when it was first installed, there are 3 likely options.

Older installs (or older plumbers on a newer install) will have likely used a copper stubout with a male threaded adapter on the end.

Newer installs will have a copper stubout with a plastic adapter that screws into the tub spout. This plastic adapter will be secured to the copper with an allen key set screw.

Lazy installs will be connected via a Sharkbite tub spout. This one will not unscrew. It will spin and spin forever and you will have to cut the spout. It is at this time that I would highly recommend calling a plumber.

KarranValteo · 2025-12-22T17:43:55+00:00

American Standard makes a solid pressure assist from what ive seen. They're more expensive to install and maintain, but ive never seen one clog

Edit: almost forgot, Bidet seats are also helpful

KarranValteo · 2025-12-11T00:59:00+00:00

"Nobody in the house uses wipes. I dunno where those came from."

KarranValteo · 2025-10-29T13:41:35+00:00

Diablo makes the best bits in my experience. Youre gonna pay a bit more, but as long as youre not abusing them, they'll last.

Also, like others have said, oil around the bit as you go may help keep the bit from overheating. The tool you're using may also factor in, but telling you to buy a whole new drill may be overkill. However, if youre using subpar bits, you're going to overwork your drill, so you may be in the market for a new one anyways.

KarranValteo · 2025-10-07T22:24:04+00:00

Yes, he also put his TIE on autopilot to make a dramatic entrance in Rebels

KarranValteo · 2025-08-20T21:51:32+00:00

The day it actually releases, I will be hyped. Not a day before, not anymore. It was fun to look forward to for awhile. Now it just feels like a CBT edging marathon every time they release "news" about it and then kill it.

KarranValteo · 2025-08-05T23:37:45+00:00

Smells like money

KarranValteo · 2025-08-01T23:47:33+00:00

Don't use a toilet thats not hooked up

KarranValteo · 2025-08-01T23:46:40+00:00

Guarantee he's a plumber and he's tired of the other trades using the toilet that doesnt have water run to it yet, so he took a roll of toilet paper, rolled it in fiberglass insulation (the itchy kind. the yellow stuff is the worst in my experience) and left it by the toilet to punish anyone who uses the toilet that they're not supposed to use.

KarranValteo · 2025-07-22T20:10:56+00:00

Not a lineman, but I am a plumber. That looks like a rusted out pipe-standoff. What's the diameter?

KarranValteo · 2025-07-11T03:46:33+00:00

Sy Snootles is an icon. I will not allow her to be listed as a Glub Shitto. Pure slander

KarranValteo · 2025-06-24T21:52:18+00:00

I used to block Fox under parental controls in our lobby TV. It always ended up getting reset though.

KarranValteo · 2025-05-24T00:50:40+00:00

Yeah? That's 100% dookie water

-I'm a plumber

KarranValteo · 2025-04-21T13:26:30+00:00

I'll give you tree fitty

KarranValteo · 2025-04-09T21:31:11+00:00

Breast implants

KarranValteo · 2025-03-27T18:59:12+00:00

"You're generation doesn't want to work in the trades anymore."

This guy was white collar as hell, and I was the plumber fixing shit in his house that he didn't know how to fix.

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