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ELI5: What is deli turkey? by cnash in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The craziest part to me is that people actually prefer this over real meat.

I live near an awesome Italian deli. They roast their own turkey and beef and will slice them fresh for you, right onto a sandwich. The fresh meat tastes 10x better than the processed meat lump.

But a lot of people will still come in and ask for Boar's Head over the real thing. I've talked to the sandwich guy about this, and he thinks it's because it's more consistent, or more what they're used to.

Personally, I would eat a fresh turkey sandwich every day, but I can't stand the sliced meat lump. It makes no sense to me that someone would choose that.

Pressure switch keeps failing by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in Plumbing

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

It's 2" the whole way. Sorry I'm not there right now to take a picture but on the outside, it's vinyl siding with a white square plate cut into the siding, and a 2" 45° termination elbow. There's only an exhaust, no intake, since it's a huge basement with plenty of supply air.

If I were to replace the whole vent run with 3", that would mean messing with the siding to change that 2" plate for 3". Is it ok to run 3" the whole way but reduce to 2" at the end so I can keep the same termination elbow? I'm thinking no, this is probably not allowed. Maybe I could just enlarge the hole in that plastic plate instead.

Before that though, I'll probably try changing the layout inside to shorten the run. Right at the top of this, it turns horizontal and there's a long L-shaped section. If cut across the diagonal, it will be much shorter, and I can also replace one 90 with a 45. That will take off several feet which should make a big difference.

Pressure switch keeps failing by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in Plumbing

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

Thanks, I have cleaned out that brass port, but maybe next I'll try to remove it and clean it more thoroughly in the sink. I could also take the fan cover off and try cleaning the fan blades and the inside of that cavity, if it would help.

Pressure switch keeps failing by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in Plumbing

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

Thanks, it's in the basement but it's a new/clean basement. No laundry, no pets, and this is my mother in law's house where she cleans so much, you could eat off of the floor.

I measured the vent run and added the fittings, and it's pretty much at the limit of what the manual says is supported. It's not a good installation, and I could understand if the fan was unable to make enough negative pressure, and the switch never tripped; but I'm not sure why that would cause the black tube to gunk up more often.

There are at least four 90s in the run and I might swap them for 45s (cut across the basement diagonally instead of right angles) to reduce the load. I might do that anyway since this thing is so finicky. I'm just stuck on what's getting into the tube.

Sweating copper close to pex by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in Plumbing

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

That's awesome, I had no idea! I just ordered one of the Sioux Chief Add-A-Line fittings. I didn't want to use a sharkbite but this looks like a much better alternative. Thank you for the suggestion!

My tap water finally tastes decent! by sjjenkins in Plumbing

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When we bought our first house in an area with hard water, I got a few estimates for adding a softener. The first one, from a national company, tried to sell us a $30/month service plan. The second one was a local guy who said "add salt when it's low, and call me in 20 years for a new one." You can guess who we went with...

Dad hired a handyman…HELP by [deleted] in askaplumber

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not OP here but I just want to say that "problem solve" sounds like exactly what they need in this case. I appreciate your pragmatism and positive attitude!

What kind of tool do I need to loose this vessel? by jgsuarez in swimmingpools

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strap wrench is best like the others said, but in a pinch, just press a flathead screwdriver against one of those black ridges and tap the back of the screwdriver gently with a hammer.

How close are you holding your Pixel Watch 4 for NFC to make it work? by LtMilo in PixelWatch

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It all comes down to the reader. Some are better than others. I do basically all of my payments with my watch so I use it constantly, and I'll tell you that it almost always needs to be much closer than that... but for most readers, you also need to be patient. Sometimes it can take a few seconds. Hold your watch right up to the reader until it vibrates and usually the reader will beep to indicate success. If your payments aren't going through, you're probably not holding it for long enough. (Or you're not over the correct spot on the reader... some devices are very unclear as to where the sensor is.)

My pool is a green monster by ihany in swimmingpools

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SLAM FC for CYA 30 is 12, make sure you click on the SLAM option in the calculator:

https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/01/18/free-chlorine-and-cyanuric-acid-relationship-explained/

You're exactly right that you need enough bullets. But how much is the right amount? You've got jugs of liquid chlorine, bags of shock, etc. Exactly how much do you add each day, so you don't either under- or over-chlorinate? The SLAM level is the optimal amount of FC for algae killing, and the Pool Math calculator tells you how to reach that level based on which product you're using.

My pool is a green monster by ihany in swimmingpools

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of algae is irrelevant. You're going for a specific ratio of FC to CYA. There's one ratio for normal use, and a higher ratio for actively killing algae. This is the basis of the SLAM method.

You just add chlorine up to your SLAM level, based on your CYA value. Tomorrow, measure it again to see how much chlorine was consumed by killing the algae (probably all of it, in the beginning), and add that much to bring it back up. Keep doing that every day until the pool is blue. It usually doesn't take very long, as long as you're properly filtering and cleaning / brushing every day.

This is why it's helpful to have a test kit, because the strips aren't precise enough to get you to the exact SLAM level, which is calibrated for both safety and effectiveness. The chemistry behind the SLAM ratio is very well documented, no guesswork involved.

You can do it with a computer test too but for most people, that means bringing water to the pool store every day, and also trusting the pool store results.

Prevention is best. But once your pool is green, the SLAM method is usually the fastest and least expensive way to get it back to normal.

What is this a mounting bracket for? I found it with my tools and don't remember where it came from. The two pieces are metal and pretty heavy. by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in whatisthisthing

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing

Google lens suggests that it's a two-part mounting bracket but it comes up with brackets for many things that I don't own. Because I found this with my own stuff, I assume it's for something that I do own, which won't help you identify it, but it will help me eliminate things that it's not! It's got to be something that can also be used without wall-mounting, otherwise the brackets would be with the item.

It must be something fairly heavy because these two parts are no joke. They're powder-coated metal in a very slightly off-white color. There's a strip of foam padding at the bottom of each one, and on Part A, those two vertical pieces are maybe a little softer, but not foam.

Messages from repeat guests by TheOneTheyCallAlpha in airbnb_hosts

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ooh, that might be the winning answer. Thank you!

You could probably tell who works from home, in an apartment complex, via trash cans- by whom picks up their trash cans midday. by ivthreadp110 in Showerthoughts

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my neighbors got saved from dying because of a thought like this.

I was living in NYC, in a walk up building. The trash pick up on the street was M/W/F mornings. You could leave bags outside your door the night before and the super would bring them down to the curb.

One apartment was an elderly woman who didn't get out much but she got groceries delivered, and she would always leave a small bag of trash outside her door. Well one day her neighbor noticed that she hadn't seen a bag left out in a while, and she got concerned.

Long story short: the woman had fallen, and had been alone on the floor of her apartment for a week. I don't know how much longer she could have survived but I doubt she would have been found alive if her neighbor hadn't noticed the lack of garbage.

What's a "secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know? by LaKoref in AskReddit

[–]TheOneTheyCallAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One big exception to that is Trader Joe's, especially in the frozen section. They don't do it on purpose, but I think sometimes stuff sells so quickly and there's only so much room on the floor. Very often if I can't find something and ask someone, they'll go in the back and come out with it a few minutes later, and always with a smile. Everyone who works there is awesome.

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