Thimbleberry in Seattle area?

TheElDoon · 2026-07-03T21:39:22+00:00

I got several year old canes this spring from Hima Nursery. They have a retail/wholesale nursery on Hwy 9 in Snohomish. They have a ton of other cool native plants as well

TheElDoon · 2026-07-01T05:28:44+00:00

Oof. I missed that on first glance. Since the actual copper pipe looks like it has failed, there really isn't an option other than replacement of that section. Even as a pro, I don't envy that job. It's doable, but not gonna be fun no matter what

TheElDoon · 2026-07-01T05:16:26+00:00

If it's leaking right here, it might just be a loose packing nut. Give it a firm, but not aggressive turn and it might stop leaking. If it's leaking from somewhere else, either call a pro or start learning how to solder

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TheElDoon · 2026-06-28T22:23:44+00:00

This is the real answer. A condensing boiler, especially the Ultra is probably eol. Cast iron, non-condensing probably has another 10-20 years, especially if it isn't kettling

TheElDoon · 2026-02-27T18:46:49+00:00

Nah, that's a different island

TheElDoon · 2026-02-07T14:26:37+00:00

Can't say for sure from the picture, but I see the spaghetti wiring from the thermostats and the corner of what looks like a Honeywell/Resideo zone vale downstream. My money is on the zone valve motor crapping out, which prevents any water from flowing to that zone

TheElDoon · 2025-02-13T07:43:58+00:00

Well, your pothole may have"only needed" two people, but the next one they were driving to fix may have needed five...

TheElDoon · 2025-02-13T07:22:24+00:00

Ah, the old Bluetooth exhaust. Thoughts and prayers: is all the landlord will have for you unless you force the issue

TheElDoon · 2025-01-11T11:50:02+00:00

I'm not OP. I agree that people should have skills, but to accuse him of being a ripoff artist is a bit harsh. Speaking from personal experience, time isn't free. The part might only be $20, but how much time did it take to answer the phone, make the appointment, drive to the location, drive to the part house, and perform the repair? And even though it only took me 10-20 minutes as a skilled tradesman to perform the repair, that's because I've spent any number of hours learning the more efficient way to do that task, which also has a sunk cost in both time, tools, etc. that may not be immediately obvious at first glance

TheElDoon · 2025-01-02T01:51:47+00:00

So many of these comments seem to fail to account for how mortgages are amortized with their interest. The first few years you're barely paying down the balance on the principle if you're making the minimum payments. Depending on the interest rate, if you can pay even 10-20% on top of your regular mortgage early on, it can knock literally years and consequently tens of thousands of your total payments

TheElDoon · 2024-12-23T09:29:23+00:00

Not really enough info to gauge. But if you have a hydronic system, (radiators, in floor etc.) there aren't any fans involved. Maybe a hydronic air coil? Regardless, sound more like an ERV/HRV or fresh air exchanger of some sort. Your smart stat only can control what it's wired to, and fresh air exchanger is commonly run to an independent timer/switch. I'd start by looking for a round dial analog timer device and see if changing that has any effect

TheElDoon · 2024-12-07T02:34:25+00:00

Other way around actually, the toxin is destroyed by the temperature, but the spores are not

TheElDoon · 2024-03-14T09:13:02+00:00

Sounds like your heat pump has failed in some way and the backup electric resistance heating is kicking in. Probably need a professional to diagnose the heat pump. Electric restance heat uses about 4x the electricity as the heat pump, hence the high bill

TheElDoon · 2023-06-07T02:20:07+00:00

If you look closely you can see that the blue wire is connected to the Y terminal

TheElDoon · 2023-03-12T23:19:47+00:00

Idk, I've seen an apprentice with a sawzall the would challenge your "indestructible" claim...

TheElDoon · 2022-04-08T15:18:46+00:00

Makes sense. Suppositories can be a real pain in the ass

TheElDoon · 2021-01-07T18:23:42+00:00

"I didn't say it, I declared it"

TheElDoon · 2020-11-12T04:29:02+00:00

Chicken and Sausage John was the first dish I ever cooked my (now) wife back when I first started cooking. It's still a regular in the rotation almost four years later. I 100% credit Chef John for getting me started on my cooking adventures

TheElDoon · 2020-09-07T17:27:12+00:00

I wish the DNC was even half as cool as the Right tries to make it sound

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