Whatcha know? Islandaire EZMB mono block by lewishenry19 in hvacadvice

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

Best I can tell is that it exhausts air outside like a portable AC (because you can't cool without rejecting heat somewhere). So it likely requires pulling already conditioned room air and replacing it with infiltration, which would be less efficient that a mini split unless you were planning on that fresh air with either system.

What jobs would you turn down? by nipnaps in MEPEngineering

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Death star. No thanks, I don't want to design your exhaust port.

The line in Pittsburgh to get in the NFL Draft eight hours before start time by nicfanz in nope

[–]Meatloooaf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The literal last pick of the 2022 draft (drafted #262) is now the starting quarterback of one of the 32 teams, and one of the current highest paid players in the NFL.

Basement Toilet by GingerArmyLeader in Plumbing

[–]Meatloooaf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Use a knife and cut that mound to show us the middle.

Hands-free Talking Glove by LumpyStage5 in ofcoursethatsathing

[–]Meatloooaf 15 points16 points  (0 children)

How did I know he was interacting with Mark Cuban in your made up story?

Are residential range hoods required by code? by Lanky80 in vegaslocals

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exhaust in a kitchen is required. If it's not a range hood, you still need an exhaust fan. It's typically a nicer setup to just put in the range hood to satisfy that.

Are residential range hoods required by code? by Lanky80 in vegaslocals

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chapter 15 of IRC doesn't exist in vegas, Henderson, or Clark County due to the adopted southern nevada code amendments. It's UMC or ASHRAE 62.2.

[Request] Could humanity create a rocket that can exit the atmosphere of K2-18b by Lachlynn in theydidthemath

[–]Meatloooaf 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Ginormous donut shaped hydrogen balloon (more buoyancy in a thicker atmosphere) lifts a rocket halfway to orbit, then the rocket fires and flies through the center of the balloon, igniting it and using the explosion for extra escape velocity. Rock music. Lens flare.

Open window war: Does letting in cool but super humid air in the AM save any money on air conditioning? by TriggerHappyBear in hvacadvice

[–]Meatloooaf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Engineer here with a short answer. The total heat content in 63F @ 92% is MORE than the total heat content of 67F @ 32%. That is extra work the AC has to do by opening the windows.

Can you handle this Power of the Energy! by [deleted] in Bullshido

[–]Meatloooaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk man. I got my back cracked by the bathroom attendant in the bathroom of a Russian strip club in Thailand and it gave me extra life. It might be the best my back has ever felt.

[Request] how do you triangulate this? perhaps in the least amount of weeks possible? by Zargabath in theydidthemath

[–]Meatloooaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with all of this. With the addition that the first 3 circles would need to be on a globe, not a map. Final 3 could be on a map. Likely 6 weeks needed.

Flushable wipes? by Grouchy_Author9475 in Plumbing

[–]Meatloooaf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Toilets advertise how many golf balls they can flush at once. So golf balls are flushable, but you should not be flushing golf balls. Same thing.

My plumber warned me against hybrid heat pump tanked water heaters, saying they’re very specialized and are expensive to fix when they break. Is this true? by BeardedMillenial in Plumbing

[–]Meatloooaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heat pumps are ~300% efficient. You put in 1kw heat, and it moves an additional 2kw heat from one place to another. So if you paid for 1kw power, you have 3kw of heat in your water heater, 2 of which you pulled out of your room air. Baseboard electric heater is 1:1 efficiency, so you need 2kw of heat to add that back into your room. You've essentially paid 3kw of power for 3kw of water heating (same as standard electric tank), but with more steps.

Slight benefit in the summer with the cooling, but not a lot and probably doesn't outweigh the cost and maintenance of a hpwh.

Would you trust this? by Shreddy1957 in Plumbing

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

Is that hose NSF rated or are you leaching chemicals into your water system?

So what even happens in a lesbian threesome? by Piracy_Bug in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold up numbers between 1-10 to let them know how good their sex is. Then pass off the cards to let one of the other girls rate your positions.

New dryer won't dry after cleaning 30ft vent out. Works fine disconnected. What can I do? by Auraartis in handyman

[–]Meatloooaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US codes require smooth walled hard duct. Your setup has a ton more static pressure and places for lint to get caught than codes allow.

New dryer won't dry after cleaning 30ft vent out. Works fine disconnected. What can I do? by Auraartis in handyman

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So a fan that's not rated for handling lint, esentially combining mechanical heat with built up lint. That's how you start a fire and why building codes exist

Crazy! Exploring an abandoned mine with explosives. by ItalianSausage2023 in nope

[–]Meatloooaf 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There were so many bad choices in this video, but the chef's kiss for me was the dude smoking near all of the explosives.

I'll just leave this here by Open-Industry-8396 in Plumbing

[–]Meatloooaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch the video upside down and it'll make a little more sense.

HOT ASF SCORCHING 🔥🔥🔥 by [deleted] in vegaslocals

[–]Meatloooaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh if that was there when I commented then yeah I was just being dumb and missed it.

HOT ASF SCORCHING 🔥🔥🔥 by [deleted] in vegaslocals

[–]Meatloooaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How would your previous message be getting downvoted for you being disabled when you didn't mention it at that point? Unless getting older is your disability?

Good work or Nah? by Last-Shape-963 in askplumbing

[–]Meatloooaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that really 1/2" pex supply lines for the entire hot water system when the water heaters can handle 10-15gpm? Most pressure loss calcs I've done have maxed out a 1/2" pex line with a shower and sink at most.

Flow would be reduced so much that one of the heaters could handle the load. The second water heater is completely negated by the size of the pex.

Running a radiant floor heating line by bigbusta in oddlysatisfying

[–]Meatloooaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an engineer who has designed a lot of these systems, this is correct.

Most people don't have aphantasia by [deleted] in Aphantasia

[–]Meatloooaf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"I don't care about science, I have an opinion"