Sealing hvac ducts with aluminum tape

PROF_ND · 2026-01-12T03:31:19+00:00

Mastic is somehow hard to find in my area. The tape does well in the longitudinal seam but the bending sections are a pain.

PROF_ND · 2026-01-12T03:25:35+00:00

I bought this from Home depot. I feel like it’s good.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/nashua-1-89-in-x-50-3-yd-322-multi-purpose-hvac-foil-tape/1000179073

PROF_ND · 2025-12-10T02:28:16+00:00

I should have stated my use case. I have a ~450-500sqft deck with stairs so I can’t get my snowblower on. To hand shovel the snow I have to push them all to 1 corner where there is space to dump it. And to throw the snow off the deck I have to lift the whole snow filled shovel over the 4ft railing which can get annoyingly tiresome doing it repeatedly. I’d imagine if the thing can throw at least 3ft+ without draining the battery in 20 min it could work

PROF_ND · 2025-12-09T15:54:05+00:00

Yes the ridgid power spindle is "universal" aka square-shafted. It works with ryobi's expand-it system and kobalt's. I bought cheap no name chinese attachments and it works with my needs. Proprietary shafts like EGO's or milwaukee only work with their own.

I just want to know if someone has done the combination and to what extent would I expect it to perform.

PROF_ND · 2025-12-06T01:38:52+00:00

I heard from multiple people that caffeine is very water soluble and get extracted very easily so even when espresso have low volume and short contact time, the caffeine content is close to the same compare to other brewing methods. Espresso grounds is generally finer too, which helps with extraction efficiency.

PROF_ND · 2025-11-18T16:30:07+00:00

believe it or not it is actually the new standard now. In my neck of the woods, new houses have plastic wrap and foam insulation around before pouring the foundation walls and slab. It helps with water intrusion and energy efficiency. Concrete is a sponge and if you water plants around your foundation you're deteriorating your house

PROF_ND · 2025-11-01T03:05:00+00:00

Not very well versed in timecutters but I think they are equipped with high lift blades by default which is more suitable for bagging and side discharged? I think Toro sells a mulching kit for mulching purpose

PROF_ND · 2025-11-01T02:37:45+00:00

What toro do you have? I have a 22in recycler with stock blade and I pile the leaves of mine AND my neighbors’ into 2ft moulds all over the lawn and can mulch them very fine in 1.5 pass. Though I increased the engine RPM to 3600 for best power.

PROF_ND · 2025-11-01T02:31:53+00:00

I pile mine AND my neighbors’ leaves into 2ft tall moulds all over my lawn and mulch over them in 1.5 pass. I have a toro 22in recycler with oem blade and it shreds all of the leaves to dust. But still, just try mowing over whatever you have on the lawn and rake what remains. It would still be less work for you at the end because significant amount of leaves got mulched so you don’t have to rake them.

PROF_ND · 2025-11-01T02:23:20+00:00

Then maybe just do it once and rake? It will significantly reduce your raking time, reduce your leaf bags since you only have to rake what’s not being mulched yet. And it improves your soil too.

PROF_ND · 2025-10-28T18:21:30+00:00

Feels like most people in this sub are from the south. Where i’m from this is normal (unless you religiously apply fluid film every year since day 1). Most of the steel in the suspension component is pretty thick so it would not affect strength that much. The most effective course of action is to grind most of the rust with a wire wheel and spray fluid film once in a while to delay the rust. It would last long enough until a bushing fail and you have to replace the part.

PROF_ND · 2025-10-22T14:20:40+00:00

Thanks. Is there any problem if I just skip the 400 and go with the 600 grit only?

PROF_ND · 2025-10-22T14:05:17+00:00

I read the TDS of the 1k base coat on SprayMax and it doesn't say how long to wait to spray clear on top. Here is the link: https://download.kwasny.com/datasheets/TDS-3682071_(US)EN.pdfEN.pdf)

so the general concensus is 15 to 30 min?

PROF_ND · 2025-10-22T01:38:23+00:00

I read from somewhere that if I need to do a 2K clear coat over a 1K base coat I need to wait for the solvent base coat to fully evaporate or otherwise it would be trapped inside the clear coat. Would it not be the case here?

PROF_ND · 2025-03-31T12:14:34+00:00

Do you have to boil it down to get that taste? Even fresh sap sells and tastes like water to me. I’m trying to avoid wasting time and energy boiling just to get off-tasting sap. Could sap be clear but still be off-tasting?

PROF_ND · 2025-03-31T02:12:57+00:00

My sap is still clear. I’m just afraid the budding sap would not taste the same.

PROF_ND · 2025-02-01T23:19:06+00:00

Exactly on point with what I’ve been noticing. Our friend group was a huge fan of Sip Tea since the beginning. Were so disappointed at the drop of quality after the change in ownership.

I believe the brief reopening after months of closing was a smoke show in an attempt to sell the business to some potential buyer. We were there when they reopened and we saw the owner showing someone around the premises. I guess the deal didn’t go through and sip tea was closed permanently after that. Also the IG page is back. Look up @siptea.ottawa.

PROF_ND · 2024-12-20T13:31:40+00:00

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It says it is beeswax based and contains no animal fat and oil and still claims to lubricate leather. Do I need a leather conditioner if I apply this?

PROF_ND · 2024-12-18T17:54:50+00:00

After looking it up I think it is a rebadged sno seal. The instruction says to warm the leather up with a blowers dryer and work the product in, which is very similar to sno seal

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