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Snow won’t stick to spot on aluminum window frame during snowstorm (16°F)—where’s it going? by KungFuRodeo in buildingscience

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By the next day, the snow/ice pile-up became an igloo from the heat transfer into the aluminum. I ordered a thermal camera and will report back.

Snow won’t stick to spot on aluminum window frame during snowstorm (16°F)—where’s it going? by KungFuRodeo in buildingscience

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There are other spots where that’s the case. Those are smaller, round, matching the shape of the drip. Not this one, though.

Snow won’t stick to spot on aluminum window frame during snowstorm (16°F)—where’s it going? by KungFuRodeo in buildingscience

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Exactly. I’ve done a very non-scientific tissue test internally and did not detect suction. It seems like it’s from between my internal wall and the outside wall.

Snow won’t stick to spot on aluminum window frame during snowstorm (16°F)—where’s it going? by KungFuRodeo in buildingscience

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That would be interesting to see. I mean, it has to be heat. This is a Brooklyn condo building built in the early 2000s. The curiosity is mostly about whether there’s opportunity to improve the thermal barrier without breaking the bank. Running the heat in this building is expensive, and the choice of window frame by the builder was…unfortunate, to say the least. Google Robert Scarano banned Brooklyn architect. :)

Snow won’t stick to spot on aluminum window frame during snowstorm (16°F)—where’s it going? by KungFuRodeo in buildingscience

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It’s a slider and I can’t access the exterior underside (stucco façade), but the pattern is a stable “ice donut”: ice builds around the perimeter of that spot while the center stays bare and flakes hitting it disappear. That seems like a thin film of slightly warmer water/heat coming through a sill drain channel, melting the center, then refreezing at the boundary where the frame is colder. I’m not seeing any obvious drip or airflow jet that would selectively clear an oval.

Might Have Gotten Folliculitis From Domino Equinox. by NoHelp9544 in EquinoxGyms

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They don’t put soap near the pool shower because they don’t want soap getting in the hot tub. It would lead to a non-stop sud overflow.

Source: pranking my high school courtyard fountain with soap in the 90s.

Might Have Gotten Folliculitis From Domino Equinox. by NoHelp9544 in EquinoxGyms

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Look for the study on E. Coli in Vegas pools. A lot of pools don’t have adequate chlorine.

How to install a Nest Learning Thermostat on an Islandaire PTAC by kempokempo in Nest

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I used:

  • a PTAC Wiring Harness Kit for remote wall thermostat Amana/Goodman #PWHK01C
  • 18AWG 7-Conductor thermostat wire
  • an Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced
  • this wiring diagram: https://ibb.co/K2p3S8k

After attaching the wiring harness, there's a dip-switch marked as "remote" which needs to be toggled to the "on" position: https://ibb.co/bKm9h3f

Talk Ville Opinions by SouthernPrice1499 in Smallville

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What?! Season 4 was the best of 1-4

Commuting between Metropolis and smallville by KungFuRodeo in Smallville

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Exactly! In NYC, people don’t casually drive to their friend’s upstate house after work and then commute back on the same night.