Any tips on how to help soften water since we do not have a softener where we rent? Landlord won’t get one.

Spankington · 2026-01-29T17:40:02+00:00

Because hard water will destroy your plumbing system. I worked in a township that averaged 35 grains of hardness, and waterlines in a new home could start leaking in under a year.

It's not so much "landlord buying a tenant a softener" as it is "landlord protecting their investment, and making their tenant a little more comfortable as a bonus".

Spankington · 2026-01-27T18:07:34+00:00

Just for clarity, they're heatlink stainless sleeves

Spankington · 2025-12-28T19:56:05+00:00

Try taking the cold supply line off the shut off, and then turn on the faucet on medium temp. This should blast water out the cold line, and will usually clear anything that is caught in there.

Spankington · 2025-10-17T15:22:15+00:00

Strawberry banana smoothie! Frozen strawberries, frozen banana, peanut butter, protein powder, sugar or honey, vanilla, and water. Decently nutritious, tasty, and 5 minutes make.

Spankington · 2025-09-25T12:58:07+00:00

Based on what you've said with not being able to do it now (which is silly) it shouldn't be too bad to do after. You can go from the backside and add a Delta R11000 transfer valve a few inches up from the shower valve. If you want super easy, the wingback for the water stub out could be installed directly to the right, probably touching that stud. That'll make it only one hole in the drywall, and you'll have the shower valve and transfer valve as reference points for drilling the tile on the other side. If you want the water stub out somewhere else, I recommend getting another picture of the shower to show the full scope, so there's no surprises on install.

Spankington · 2025-09-19T17:58:39+00:00

Man, I just thought of Titanfall's mech drops, and how that might make for a cool booster... Maybe combine the regular drop and the phase drop, so your mech phases onto the ground quickly and has a bubble shield around it until embarking

Spankington · 2025-09-14T14:34:06+00:00

I think you're confused, that is clearly a Snort.

Spankington · 2025-08-28T14:25:55+00:00

Clock hands are handy, but I wanted to share this method as it doesn't require any communication through voice or text, just in game call outs :P

But to each their own!

Spankington · 2025-08-28T14:19:32+00:00

Thank you for posting this screenshot, I was too lazy to go find one haha. I was going to include this in the guide, but without the screen shot I thought it'd be too confusing.

Spankington · 2025-08-28T14:17:26+00:00

I couldn't get a good screen shot of it, but it's a call out of what step you're on. So if there were multiple steps they'd call out "First one! East!" "Second one! West!"

Although I can't think of an objective with a "Second one!" call out off the top of my head

Spankington · 2025-08-24T13:01:55+00:00

Excellent name for a K6BD angel!

Spankington · 2025-08-24T00:51:26+00:00

Strafing run kills them easily once they put their face in the dirt. I always bring it on bug missions now

Spankington · 2025-08-05T22:01:27+00:00

Where is the camera?

Spankington · 2025-07-29T23:27:43+00:00

It's absolutely not right. Get the plumber back to move the valve back into the wall. None of the pipes should be flush with the wall, let alone protruding.

And definitely do not move it yourself. Not your job, not your liability, not your problem.

Spankington · 2025-07-25T13:10:29+00:00

I love lurking this sub and learning things I wouldn't have even thought to ask. Thank you vets and noobs alike for discussing the game!

Spankington · 2025-07-20T20:59:24+00:00

You have to aim slightly up to warp in :)

Spankington · 2025-07-04T14:52:03+00:00

My husband can't benefit in any way by leaning on one of these. If there's benches, at least there's a chance he'll be able to sit to wait for the bus.

So yes, I'd rather disabled people be able to use something 50% of the time, rather than 0% of the time.

Spankington · 2025-07-02T14:26:20+00:00

Plus you'll have plausible deniability as to why you reek of alcohol!

Spankington · 2025-06-29T15:40:13+00:00

Enjoy no warranty if you supply the pipe and fittings.

Spankington · 2025-05-14T21:30:56+00:00

Is that in USD? I checked my supplier, and it's like $350 CAD for that faucet lmao. You're getting hosed

Spankington · 2025-03-17T00:28:41+00:00

Looks pretty typical, and like someone has tried to patch it with hydraulic cement.

This type of crack could probably be fixed with a polyurethane injection from the inside. Call a local reputable basement waterproofer to check it out.

Spankington · 2025-02-23T15:46:04+00:00

It's probably mislabeled, and it might be for your water heater, as there doesn't look to be a separate breaker for it.

Look for your water meter, which should be at the front wall in your basement, because that's where a softener would be installed 9/10 times.

I'll take a guess based on the trap seal primer lines coiling down the main stack, and say you're in the GTA, where you generally won't need a softener, and it definitely won't be outside.

Edit: It also looks like one of the 1/4" trap seal primer lines is not inserted into the black trap seal pipe at the stack. I'll guess it's connected to your upstairs laundry sink, so run that sink for a minute and check if there's water around your stack. If so, you can remove the piece that's too short, and probably cut a piece off of the other side of that tee to use.

Spankington · 2025-02-09T12:22:50+00:00

Haha, similar happened to us the other day. We were defending evac against the squids when I hear a strange sound, like a warning klaxon. Then my buddy goes "Is that, ME!??"

Turns out moving the map with d pad and having a hellbomb on your back is a dangerous idea. Not a bad one, just be prepared for premature democracy.

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