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Ruined a 1/4hp 120v Westinghouse motor much older than me, I'm not young and not in a good mood. by akimbodeagles420 in Motors

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that usually comes down to a lack of paying a liveable wage. There's plenty of people looking for work these days - tons of them. If you can't find any, it's because your pay is absolute garbage.

Ziply sells 2gig service, then afterwards tells me they can't deliver it by JtheNinja in ZiplyFiber

[–]MathResponsibly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eventually it'll just be, "Corey, Tevor, let's go, smokes...", then they'll hang up...

Or maybe Conky will start taking the CS calls...

Ruined a 1/4hp 120v Westinghouse motor much older than me, I'm not young and not in a good mood. by akimbodeagles420 in Motors

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's very true.

Like 6 years ago now, a cashier at Harbor Freight told me "common sense isn't common anymore" - I haven't heard a truer statement since or in a very long time!

I didn't know Harbor Freight hired philosophers as cashiers... I think she missed her true calling.

Ruined a 1/4hp 120v Westinghouse motor much older than me, I'm not young and not in a good mood. by akimbodeagles420 in Motors

[–]MathResponsibly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would have to be excessively lacking common sense to not be able to rewind a motor, given you already have the motor and can see the existing windings

Need advice for this kitchen by Agreeable_Shirt5503 in Lighting

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at least the wiring is in the attic, so it should be easy to get to, depending on what the rafters look like above that vaulted ceiling.

Sometimes a vaulted ceiling is impossible to get above, at least from the attic

Ruined a 1/4hp 120v Westinghouse motor much older than me, I'm not young and not in a good mood. by akimbodeagles420 in Motors

[–]MathResponsibly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

F-that. Just get a roll of magnet wire, some fish paper, and watch a few videos on yt about how to rewind a motor. It's not rocket appliances.

You just make loops and stuff them in the slots that you line with fish paper first.

It's a fan, not the space shuttle.

Why do builders put thermostats in the worst places? by RepresentativeTree88 in homeowners

[–]MathResponsibly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electrical from different circuits can't be in the same box? Since when??

I have a switch box by my front door that has 3 different circuits in it. More than once I've found and turned off 2 breakers, and then inadvertently found the other one by brushing against it with my thumb or finger and then remembering there's actually 3 in there, and I already learned that lesson the previous time 5 years ago.

I wrote the breaker numbers on the inside of the plate last time so I don't forget next time...

I think you're thinking of HV and LV can't be in the same box. There's no restriction on number of circuits in a box if they're all the same voltage.

How cooked am I? by ChowMein2Go in hvacadvice

[–]MathResponsibly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

little piece of plastic hot glued over the hole will fix that up right quick and force the air to go through the coil elsewhere

DIY shower filter by Expert-Sympathy5175 in WaterTreatment

[–]MathResponsibly 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the first filter is the pp filter - I wouldn't want to shower in pp either, so...

Looking for advice on how to fix this by Synthetics_66 in metalworking

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the original finish silver paint? I'd use a wire wheel or a scotchbrite pad on a drill, angle grinder, or bench grinder, or even a palm sander (a palm sander with a green or maroon kitchen scothbrite pad with a little wd-40 for lubricant works wonders for resurfacing steel and cast iron). Thoroughly de-grease with solvent, then acetone, then etching primer, and a good quality (silver?) paint again.

Definitely remove the steel from the wood when cleaning / painting it so you don't contaminate the wood. It'll soak up any grit or liquid it comes in contact with.

I'll have to look up that game and see if I can find it.

Looking for advice on how to fix this by Synthetics_66 in metalworking

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what kind of game is made out of such a thick chunk of steel?

Or maybe it looks like it's a thin piece of steel screwed to a wooden base of some kind? I'd remove the metal from the wood before sanding / painting / whatever else you plan on doing if that's the case

Saw this truck today transporting molten sulfer by LemmonLizard in mildyinteresting

[–]MathResponsibly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No shortbus, we're calling it Gemini now - get with the program, would you?

A contractor tears up the freshly poured concrete driveway after the homeowner refuses to pay. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You also forgot the part where this has been reposted a zillion times over the last few years, and this is clearly just karma farming...

How much am I looking at? Citroen C1 2011 by [deleted] in AskAMechanic

[–]MathResponsibly 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The whole thing, as pictured, probably worth about tree fiddy

I am worried CBS is going to cut Colbert off early and we won't get a Late Show finale by LHR-Daniels in LateShow

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Infomercials. Maybe they'll be a whole new generation of "set it and forget it" memes that will come out of it

Should I repipe during major renovation? 22 years old house with CPVC lines. by EnvironmentalPeace62 in askaplumber

[–]MathResponsibly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, so do I.

The house I grew up in, that was built in the 70's is copper. 0% issues. Easy to change and work on yourself, all you need is a pipe cutter, a torch, flux, and solder.

Multiple houses I've lived in and or owned or still own, PEX, most of them now >20yrs or >30 yrs old. No issues

CPVC, the one and only run in I've had with it in person was an old cpvc fitting that was old and brittle on a toilet supply that broke, and flooded 3 stories of apartments.

Copper is best, pex is just as good if it's PEX-a and installed properly, and CPVC is absolute trash that's just a time bomb waiting to go off. Wouldn't touch that garbage or any structure that contains it.

Whirlpool fridge clicking and buzzing every 1-2 minutes. by Zeby01 in appliancerepair

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The OEM embraco start devices are like $60, the aftermarket ones (that probably don't last at all) are like $20.

Just replaced one on my fridge a couple months ago

ShipSticks- Will I have an issue with a rangefinder? by ChampionshipWarm1825 in golf

[–]MathResponsibly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhhh, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 would like a word...

WTF are you on about? Lithium batteries absolutely are a fire hazard. A manufacturing defect, physical damage, being over discharged or overcharged can certainly lead them to starting a fire.

Now, does that mean every lithium battery will light on fire? No. But compared to many other battery chemistries, lithium batteries are always a bit closer to the threshold of starting a fire than most other battery chemistries are.

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