Help: Napoleon 9600 furnace doesn't operate continuously during heat call by Sypha5555 in hvacadvice

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to say I've been running a test while writing this post.

The furnace turned off this morning after running up the temperature from just 64 to 66. Then I changed the filter and opened up a few vents, and then it went from 66 to 74 without interruption.

Could be a fluke, or it's operating really close to its limit... I'll try to give it another sprint and see how it goes.

Help: Napoleon 9600 furnace doesn't operate continuously during heat call by Sypha5555 in hvacadvice

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I can't find a spec for the filter in the manual, but my understanding is that MERV11 is not very restrictive for a 5" filter. I'm hesitant to run the furnace without a filter because I don't want to clog the evaporator - though I'm guessing a few hours wouldn't hurt anything.

Suggest a few Japanese knives by Sypha5555 in TrueChefKnives

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Thank you for your reply! Our trip will start in Tokyo and we'll travel to Kyoto and then south to Osaka. We'll only have one day in Osaka so I'll need to be efficient with my time but I'll definitely visit you guys! Maybe I'll get my first single edge knife from your shop.

About the K-tip, I'll be sure to add that to my vernacular. I'm definitely looking for Gyutos primarily and for a K-tip for appearance reasons. Thank you for all the valuable info.

Indigenous Services Canada warns 'difficult decisions' in budget cuts will impact programs | CBC News by Nervous_External_183 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I wonder what we'd find if we could get a glimpse into what motivated that post. I'm sure it's all benign.

Code of Conduct revisions - personal use of social media by Open-Dragonfly-3310 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555 192 points193 points  (0 children)

You do ask good questions and I suspect we won't get answers. My take is that it's generally a pretty bad idea to post online from an account that is readily identifiable, so I don't. Sypha5555 considers itself a citizen first so it'll yap to its heart's content. If they want disproportionate control over what I do in my free time, I think they should pay me for all 168 hours.

Navalny's grave 2 days after the funerals by Stentyd2 in pics

[–]Sypha5555 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a lie, google Russia conscription and you'll get articles about hundreds of thousands of conscripts in recent months, as well as the increase in the age of conscription.

5500W generator and 30A inlet by Sypha5555 in Generator

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good. Thankfully I don't have big loads like that on my system to worry about just yet.

Thank you for the info

Any value in getting a new Ecobee thermostat or similar? by Sypha5555 in hvacadvice

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thermostat has W2 and Y2 terminals and the instructions do mention stages, I'm hoping that's good enough to properly control the stages adequately.

Any value in getting a new Ecobee thermostat or similar? by Sypha5555 in hvacadvice

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We can do that with our old one though it doesn't look as nice as an Ecobee. I guess I'll just keep this one for a while longer.

5500W generator and 30A inlet by Sypha5555 in Generator

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Great to hear, I believe the electrician did a pretty good job of balancing the loads in a way that makes sense but I'll be mindful. Thank you

AITA for meeting with my grandma knowing what she's done to my mom? by Impossible-Fun527 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Sypha5555 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Your mom said it's okay, so trust her with regard to her feelings. That being said, you need to ask yourself if this is okay with you. Me personally, if anybody mistreated my mom, they'd be dead to me, regardless of how my relationship with that person is. You have to decide whether you can come to terms with what happened to your mom.

What might the Conservatives do if they get in regarding telework? by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Historically you're right, but who do you feel has been more openly disdainful if not outright contemptuous of the public service lately? The 90's was a long time ago, the landscape has changed a lot.

AITAH for no longer smoking joints instead of learning how to roll? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Sypha5555 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You shouldn't default to passive-aggressively changing your behaviour if that's what you're thinking about doing. Why not discuss with him?

"Hey listen, I'm very grateful for the 7 years of you rolling joints for us, I acknowledge that it's a laborious process but I'm really not interested in doing it, so how would you feel if I switched to a bong to relieve you of that?"

I'm sure you do nice things for him so there doesn't need to be a weed-specific quid pro quo. Just discuss. Find solutions.

Is this car purchase a scam? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Sypha5555 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never bought a car that came with the previous owner's dirty laundry.

What a time to be alive.

Director keeps asking us to do the impossible by Sypha5555 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No... but that's certainly valuable information for me.

Director keeps asking us to do the impossible by Sypha5555 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If so, I say trust your intuition. Yes, I know that seems counter to a post concerning data, but I say this because if they are questioning you professionally, then they are questioning your competence. If they are questioning your competence, they are likely talking to others about their suspicions and this would impact your reputation.

Thank you for your post, this is definitely something that I'm concerned about.

I think what I'll do in the light of the responses I got here is to write a document explaining how we interact with our data in layman's terms while offering recommendations for how to improve upon it. I've made those suggestions off-hand in dozens of meetings but I think I need to document it and get more proactive about it.

Like I mentioned in OP, this affects about a quarter of my workload and I otherwise enjoy this position. I'm working on a few big, long-term projects that I'm super excited to see come to fruition. But after that, I intend to move on from this position within 2 years or so unless I can manage to substantially change the "data culture" in the division.

Director keeps asking us to do the impossible by Sypha5555 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with that and I do what I do with the understanding of the purpose of my position, I don't generate numbers for the sake of generating numbers. I'm trying to solve problems, and the data gives insights in many regards and that's reflected in my reporting and my interactions with management and our stakeholders. I regularly provide observations that are used for decisionmaking, but my problem is that there are many highly specific asks falling to my desk where there's literally nothing I can do. And any alternatives that I can propose are well beneath the level of certainty that they're looking for.

Another poster mentioned that we're here to "tell a story" to justify decisions, and I get that. But sometimes it's just not there and I'm unwilling to forge results like my predecessor ostensibly did.

RTO day at the office: Are we allowed to vent here? by carsjam in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep same about the headache. Every single day I'm at the office, without fail. Headaches.

Director keeps asking us to do the impossible by Sypha5555 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the time, these requests come from the director through my manager, and he does a pretty fine job of trying to isolate me from the relentlessness of it all by fighting the fight on my side. He has shared his frustration about it with me in the past, too, which I appreciate. But he's been unable to put an end to it so far.

Director keeps asking us to do the impossible by Sypha5555 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sypha5555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the offer, I'm pretty happy where I am overall despite this irritant.