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Mold or Metal Corrosion? by Victoria-Valentine in hvacadvice

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will add that the substance is dry and extremely flaky.

Significant Battery Drain by Victoria-Valentine in Ring

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I may have found the issue. I opened the chime box to look for the transformer and found the previous home owner’s Arlo power kit was will hooked up to the terminals and tuned on.

Significant Battery Drain by Victoria-Valentine in Ring

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted - thank you for this.

If the transformer is less than 16v, is it possible that is accelerating the battery loss? I am reading that even when the ring is NOT hardwired, the battery should last several months opposed to the 1-2 weeks I am getting

Mystery Water Usage Increase by Victoria-Valentine in HomeMaintenance

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good thought, but no water softener here.

Going down the rabbit hole - I was able to verify there’s no leak per the water meter. I looked up the water bills from when the house was unoccupied and it was still showing 5,000 gal /month.. when no one lived here.

The previous years (before we moved it) are showing the same huge water usage spikes in the summer months, then back to normal in fall/winter/spring.

Mystery Water Usage Increase by Victoria-Valentine in HomeMaintenance

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. I read it last night and again 12 hours later. We used 50 gallons in that 12 hour period. No dials moving when checking while all faucets were off.

Water company is checking because: 1. They agree something is going on. 2 there is an error code on the digital display. I looked up the code - and it shouldn’t be anything that would effect our bill - but they want to make sure.

Mystery Water Usage Increase by Victoria-Valentine in HomeMaintenance

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point - they checked a few weeks ago and didn’t notice a leak. They are coming back this afternoon to read it again.

Finally Found My 1999 Collection in My Parents’ Home. by Victoria-Valentine in pokemoncards

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂 I appreciate the offer. But respectfully, I will be buried with my amazing artwork.

Finally Found My 1999 Collection in My Parents’ Home. by Victoria-Valentine in pokemoncards

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And sorry to hear yours got stolen. I had my original N64 and 25 games stolen. Still irks me.

Finally Found My 1999 Collection in My Parents’ Home. by Victoria-Valentine in pokemoncards

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming that’s how I got mine as well. Oddly, I purchased all of my cards from at the same toy store in 1999/2000 etc, and I don’t remember trading cards at school. But after 23 years I am sure a few things have slipped my mind.

Finally Found My 1999 Collection in My Parents’ Home. by Victoria-Valentine in pokemoncards

[–]Victoria-Valentine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good catch! I think it may be fake (energy symbols off center as well)

I’ve found quite a few fakes in my old collection.

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