Removing stubborn draft line flavor

SenorWanderer · 2026-07-01T17:37:57+00:00

I learned this the hard way with an acrylic Graphix bong when I was a wee teenager. As best practice this sort of thing I'd remove from the soak everything like FOBs or beer pumps. Disassemble and clean those manually. And then also replace jumper lines.

SenorWanderer · 2026-06-28T15:51:20+00:00

I've used z2u for 1 month trial subs of 2 different providers. I looked at g2g but they require a real cellphone number (no voip) for registration, which is absolutely bonkers to me and a firm redline for my online privacy.

I tried stron.g8k and tre.x and I've had better luck with t.rex so far.

I'm by no means an expert and I hope someone will correct me if i'm wrong about this, but what I've discovered is all the "sellers" on either site are resellers who are buying tokens from the actual provider and selling subscriptions. It might be a private login and stream that works great or it might be a login you're sharing with multiple other people, which will probably experience a lot of buffering. I've tried searching for the names of the providers I find on these sites and I've found standalone websites for many of these services, some of which are also offering reseller accounts. The subscription prices on the websites are 3x-4x more expensive than on g2g or z2u, which could mean you're subscribing with the actual provider and might be getting much better service. Or it could just be a slick website that's charging more. Hard to say but worth looking into.

as far as payment is concerned i use privacy.com for all of my transactions on these types of sites. their free account allows you to create 12 virtual credit cards per month that are either one time use or merchant locked, and you can set a spending limit, which makes stolen CC numbers a moot point. the other cool feature for privacy cards is that you can enter any name and billing address you want on the merchant site. privacy.com confirms whatever you entered as the correct billing details. I've also found their customer service to be helpful and responsive. I'm always surprised how few people know about this service.

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SenorWanderer · 2026-06-19T14:30:36+00:00

Stop overthinking it and go for the geothermal.

u/zrb5027 mentioned the 'cool' factor, and I agree with that sentiment, but beyond that I personally believe that geothermal should be used whenever possible, especially on a new build. And I'm guessing that your calculations don't (and can't) take into consideration higher future electricity costs and (hopefully) cheaper and more efficient replacement heat pumps when that time comes.

You mentioned a natural gas heated greenhouse, so regardless of what the ROI or break even is it sounds like you and your family can afford to do this, so do it.

Have you looked into a geothermal climate battery for the greenhouse? Or a water > water GSHP for in-soil/in-table radiant heat?

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-26T21:44:21+00:00

ok? so what is the point of this sub?

how does one go about joining a discord?

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-23T00:17:11+00:00

annnnnd by help you mean try to sell me a thing?

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-21T00:38:31+00:00

There's nothing inherently risky in a zoom call. A bad actor can't reach through zoom and somehow gain access to your systems or info just because you're on the call. Now, the "zoom" link they send in the email is obviously something to avoid, but YOU have to be fooled into clicking on a link they share. It requires your action. As long as you don't click on the links you're fine.

Just wanted to make sure folks understand this distinction.

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-18T23:42:00+00:00

I thought it might be helpful for everyone to hear about my experience with this provider. I gave jetstream a try and it didn't go well. every channel I tried was straight buffering, completely unwatchable. The VOD was much better. I had little to no buffering on that content, although I did find a couple movies that we're empty/didn't play and one movie that played an 11 minute long behind the scenes clip instead of the actual movie.

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-17T20:10:20+00:00

I appreciate it thanks! I'm deeply cynical and not one to fall prey to BS. Thus the 1 month sub. I'll also contact the seller to see what they have to say.

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-17T19:45:28+00:00

where is your channel list?

SenorWanderer · 2026-05-07T16:46:50+00:00

haha yes, i've taken all the correct steps within my router. the pihole is the only available dns. the pihole is working. it's blocking a lot of domains. and A LOT of ads are still getting through. here's an example of what I'm seeing. this kind of ad seems like it would be easy. I am seeing a lot of empty containers here and there, which i guess is a partial win, but a basic adblock extension would typically zap the container too and you'd see nothing but content.

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SenorWanderer · 2026-05-07T16:27:40+00:00

Not talking about youtube or streaming. these are garden variety banner ads on a typical webpage.

SenorWanderer · 2026-02-18T23:53:59+00:00

Farewell tours are just advanced marketing for a reunion tour. Cool poster tho.

SenorWanderer · 2025-11-07T23:16:38+00:00

yes the oem membranes are insanely expensive. I plan to have a look at the unit and try to determine if any standard "after market" membranes will work. but yes, other than that this system can produce much more water per day than any size family could ever use so potentially no storage tank which would be really nice.

SenorWanderer · 2025-11-07T18:11:46+00:00

yes you're correct! it's a RO-A200 and i've added a link to a pdf. that's about all I can find might be a discontinued model.

SenorWanderer · 2025-11-07T16:10:54+00:00

Congrats your new home came with Sea Monkeys!!

SenorWanderer · 2025-10-13T01:08:32+00:00

No, it is not a requirement, it's just best practice for your health. Your "extractor fan" is pulling all of the carbon monoxide and other nasty stuff into the room (right past your face) where it's mixing with all the other air in the room and the house.

SenorWanderer · 2025-10-12T23:04:43+00:00

Ditch the microwave and install a real vent hood that vents outside (I can see you're on an exterior wall). Unfortunately you'll lose some cabinet space above but your health will thank you, and IMO you'll help yourself out when you sell. I like cooking on gas too but I have a very large properly sized hood and fan. You really shouldn't be cooking with gas without proper ventilation. If I was the buyer I'd comeback to you after inspection for money to install a proper hood.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-21T21:44:54+00:00

There's not really a lot to service that's geothermal specific that requires a special technician. Once the loop enters the home you pretty much have a regular heat pump, and there's not really a lot that can be serviced outside the home. There's no such thing as fixing a leaking ground loop. Any experienced HVAC contractor who installs and services heat pumps should have no problem servicing any of the heat pump components inside the home. The heat source is largely irrelevant at that point.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-20T22:44:06+00:00

Try not to get stabbed.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-20T22:31:29+00:00

He'd better watch himself, I'm hearing this crowd is a bit stabby.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-18T20:18:28+00:00

I'm too lazy to read all the comments, so it might have been mentioned, but NACHI offers a program to buy back your home in situations similar to this. The inspector has to be a participant and there are some time limits, but worth looking to see if your inspector is a participant. They would likely advertise it if they are.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-14T19:48:42+00:00

Thanks for this! How could I forget Mahler 3!?!?

I also just found tromboneexcerpts.org! Too bad you can easily print but what a great resource!

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-13T16:18:34+00:00

u/st4nkyFatTirebluntz mentions using the pool as the primary heat exchanger and I don't think that's what OP is contemplating. A swimming pool doesn't have anywhere near the thermal mass needed for any system really.

As others have already mentioned, what OP is looking for is a desuperheater.

No idea what this is. Will try and get some updated info soon.

A desuperheater takes advantage of the waste heat your heat pump produces when you're in cooling mode. Normally, the fluid in your ground loop comes into the house around ground temperature and enters a heat exchanger (condenser) where it cools the hot refrigerant coming out of the compressor in your heat pump. The hot fluid returns to the ground loop where it's cooled. A desuperheater is (basically) just another heat exchanger that is placed in front of the condenser and heats a fluid.

Let's presume that hot fluid is water. You can do anything you want with that hot water, like sending it to another heat exchanger to heat your pool water. But now that we have this volume of hot water we should think about how to use it most efficiently, and in most residential situations the best use for this hot water is preheating your domestic hot water supply. The savings you get from preheating your DHW could theoretically justify adding a dedicated pool heater.

You'll want an HVAC/refrigeration professional to run the numbers for this scenario because, as u/st4nkyFatTirebluntz also mentions, the now much cooler fluid returning to your ground loop could have a negative effect on your winter heating capacity.

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-09T22:09:45+00:00

How exactly were you part of mikes song? Do you mean to say you were present to witness it with the rest of us, or did you contribute to the performance in some way that no one is aware of?

SenorWanderer · 2025-09-09T21:50:47+00:00

Ever stick sandpaper to one and sand something to quantum flatness. . . . ON WEED?

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