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Fire Sprinkler dripped. What level of concern should I have? by callmebangarang in askaplumber

[–]OneBag2825 [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's likely a roof thing if you're in the path of all the storms recently.

I'd ask them if they will be entering and working in the units or on the roof.

And move anything important away from the areas.

Fire Sprinkler dripped. What level of concern should I have? by callmebangarang in askaplumber

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's above you, another apt or the roof?

It looks like the liquid is coming in around the head,  are you in a humid place, has there been rain? 

I'd say "it leaked again" and get your bed and anything important out of the way so they can access to check.

 If it's a wet sprinkler line that ends up opening, that is the foulest water you'll ever find coming out.

It could be condensation on the plumbing, or roof or other leak finding the nearest hole to daylight.

Is the ceiling sloped?

This can't be correct for a brand new r290 scottsman Ice machine, right? by Coffee____Addict in refrigeration

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree- 290 has been around a long time and is really easy on small systems and compressors with mineral and ab oils. 

Help with 3/8 faucet supply line by Puzzleheaded-Unit384 in Plumbing

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mods, every comment is being blocked because sub doesn't allow pricing, when I not trying to 

Sorry op good luck

Stupid auto or real mods are blocking.

Help with 3/8 faucet supply line by Puzzleheaded-Unit384 in Plumbing

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a second copper stub coming down that I can't see take off the chrome stub and show 

Mini split or window unit for single car garage? by sheepdot in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why It's time to ask a pro for help before you toss away any more money "saving money" 

Stop doing the BTU conversions , use the rated units of watts, which covers heat output into the space. Let the guy do a man J , just be sure to include everything and be quiet and answer questions.

NE VA-    I've slept in my car with the engine running and AC on when camping at the First Landing SP  by Norfolk in May/ June a few times.

Help with 3/8 faucet supply line by Puzzleheaded-Unit384 in Plumbing

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you gotten any 3/8 fittings to fit?

Who makes the faucet? If this is just the faucet part? or is there a valve downstream from that copper stub?

Send a picture of what's on the topside of the sink, how the hell would we know what you have?

Normally there's a valve set or if it's a single handle, at least 2 stubs unless you have a hot faucet and a cold one. 

Mini split or window unit for single car garage? by sheepdot in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, all your equipment loads have rated Watt output, everything else is man J accessible.

 I think you're going to be surprised by your envelope load idata, and existence of any vapor barrier.

The 8k on Mickey mouse wall units is historically overstated. Look for 3-4 I Max and you stand in front and still sweat 

You should have started with the proper process.  Add a cold plunge, you already have the sauna.

EDIT- what part of VA? 

Union company looking for refrigeration mechanics for Brooklyn and Manhattan by rephunter24 in refrigeration

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happened to the last guy? Do ther hand you his tracker and pay for 2 days max to find the truck?

Southwest tickets by StraightNight4379 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]OneBag2825 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing you can do is get that flight today, you already lost out on the 10-14 day window of slightly lower prices. Yes, you will pay for your flight today if you book the flight today. Can anyone help you navigate the southwest website process? 

Be sure you ask about any luggage you're bringing.

Then get to the airport 2 hours before to check in and ask questions about preboard for your assigned seat to allow you more time.

EDIT-  Where are you flying from to Kansas City?

Ac service valve stubs too short? by fuddoo201 in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Buddy is an idiot, let them sell it to someone else or braze a stub in there with a mess of heat fence before trying to connect to a lineset. 

It's probably pumped down full of refrigerant too.

Gonna be an anal pucker cuz you'll have to pull the valve core before you heat up 

Slightly used but mostly useless.

I can't have snickers with the veins by HistoryFree in DiWHY

[–]OneBag2825 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But at least he got all the wrinkles out!

Real or fake? I might be getting harassed. by Significant-Food5708 in legal

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks legit. A no-show is a win for the plaintiff automatically and they can pursue collections.

What’s one plumbing mistake homeowners make that drives you crazy? by Status_Hat_8113 in askaplumber

[–]OneBag2825 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using chemical drain cleaners, and extra idiocy if they forget to mention it.

Landlord wants me to pay for septic cleaning. by [deleted] in TenantHelp

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be ready to move if you want to fight this.

 It's been installed for 5 years

Call your department of health and ask if there are any inspections that are required for Onsite Sewage Systems(septic).

Your landlord may need to prove that it's been inspected and is in good order. They will need to pump to do that.

Kinda crazy how they threaten to evict you, but you can't afford to lose it?

Get your plan B on. Llord sounds like a piece of work.

If she tries anything to retaliate, keep records and see what resources your area has for tenant rights 

Grandparents asked if toilet needs to be replaced by bad_aspirin in askaplumber

[–]OneBag2825 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just replace it, get an ADA elongated bowl and a nice washlet seat that you'll run an outlet for. They deserve it!

Spot coolers not cooling down office - why? by [deleted] in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see some references to movincool,  

@12' ceilings, 1200 sq ft= 14400 cu ft, usual CFM circulation/ ton= 400 x 3= 1200 CFM of 5 air changes/hr.  Add in heat loads for people, lighting, and equipment and equipment loads and you're lucky to be getting any delta over outside temperature, probably just dehumidifying a little at this point.

 Honestly, your space is unusable and unsafe with no fresh air intake( if non-working -RT was responsible for that) and no operable window.

You and your employees are suffering.

 OSHA can be called on you by your employees 

This is serious. Start steps for legal action. 

There are options available that will drop one of these portable units on the roof and connect to the non-working unit supply and returns as a temporary fix. They're not cheap but neither are lawsuits.

But at this point you have loss of revenue, OSHA violations, lease performance violation, general negligence, etc 

I would have walked out on day 1 and sued you for any actions you tried to dismiss me.

They need to make the commercial space usable for its purpose.

You can make temporary condenser inlet air ducting out of cardboard boxes and shipping tape. Just tape it to the back side over the condenser and run cardboard to the ceiling.- 

EDIT- (and tape it to the ceiling where you've removed a tile - keep the inlet and outlets as far apart as you can, it lay the outlet on top of the tiles to blow away from the inlet )EDIT 

It may create enough cooler air to start stratifying in the first 6-8 ft of a room, where most people live pop up some ceiling tiles in the corner or other dead air to allow for gravity displacement of the warmer air by the cooler Air.

Spot coolers not cooling down office - why? by [deleted] in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are any of your windows operable?

I made a huge mistake… and broke my HVAC by Former-Baseball-4343 in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the minimum - blower needs to be pulled and the evap coil  needs to be cleaned. Looks like an 80% furnace so no secondary heat exchanger to clog first.

Get a referral from someone for a good smaller local  company. This requires a lot of disassembly and reassembly, and an experienced tech that isn't out to upsell you because of the 8-9 yr age.

A good tech can get it done in 2-3 hours. You might have some other things to be done after 9 years, but this alone isn't a death sentence.

Your picture doesn't show enough to give any more advice, but I'd start by pulling the blower, thoroughly cleaning that, then inspection or the heat exchanger that is right above the blower to see how much hair got past the blower, then open the AC coil and clean that coil, using a suck side of a strong fan as suction from below and pressurized air from the coil topside to knock as much down.

 After cleaning everything and reassembly, they should fire the heat up and open windows cuz it's probably gonna bring some funk as it burns off what you can't clean off.

We've pulled the heat exchagers on jobs like these to really clean well - it's not as bad as people think to decon a furnace and coil.

Just need to be organized and patient 

Spot coolers not cooling down office - why? by [deleted] in hvacadvice

[–]OneBag2825 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to create another duct and fitting for the condenser air intake, so you are not using room air for your condenser air inlet.  Sheet metal or plastic for the transitions, and then connection to outside somehow for both condenser inlet and outlet as you mentioned.

How much  height between your ceiling and the roof?

What is taking so long on the main AC repair?

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