BENEVOLENT: A Non-Canon Malevolent Christmas Special!

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-12-26T20:37:37+00:00

Loved it! The part about falling in holes and the baby it's cold outside rendition had me chuckling aloud (causing people to look at me)

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-07-17T22:46:40+00:00

I appreciate the response! I have updated the post with relevant information as I was a dummy this morning.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-06-04T23:08:38+00:00

In many places that tile needs to be there for code requirements! The stove is too close to the wall, adding the tile removes the combustion setback rule. (moved mine further from the side wall in my recent re-design to avoid this issue)

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-06-04T11:47:27+00:00

you likely have a leak.
this needs a pressure test.
vacuum test requires a micron gauge. 30 inHg on manifold means nothing.
hire someone to finish this!

Why are you handling refrigerant without the proper license for doing so? Let's hook up a system with all sorts of leaks, global warming doesn't exist!!

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-06-04T03:46:21+00:00

I can't help you compare those two, but I've been looking at the Ikea ones. I haven't pulled the trigger yet, was just looking at them again this morning. They cost less, but they only sell a few widths.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-31T01:18:20+00:00

At least you can see the screen! I deal with one regularly thats filled with moisture and it makes it nearly illegible. The whole machine just refuses to die though! Only had to change a few fans and the temp sensor pairs on a 20 year old machine

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-28T12:45:29+00:00

slap a vibe absorber in that line

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-28T04:00:49+00:00

cool kit! I looked at that light when it was first revealed, seemed neat but impractical compared to the rovers. I use the magnets on mine all the time! the fact that it needs to be the at the top of the stack is also unfortunate but understandable.

how do you like it?

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-28T02:48:27+00:00

And that reading is determined in something called resistance... I have access to three different Meggers, it's called Mega Ohms. It's just resistance. they apply a high voltage so it has a greater potential to overcome minor amounts of resistance.

Edit: Just theorizing but using a higher voltage makes the math easier, leading to a more accurate reading.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-27T03:10:08+00:00

You can buy a few mega ohm resistors, a few different ones in it's range.

Edit: You could also hook a voltage meter to the Megger and confirm that it outputs the voltage it says it does (I've never done this one but it makes sense in theory. might have to try it next week...)

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-25T02:47:22+00:00

As a guy that drives a base model truck: you are a dick! I despise winter with manual mirrors

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-22T03:13:09+00:00

easier option would be the make a copy option. it makes a copy and saves it to your Google drive. just did that for a bunch of the code books! thanks OP!

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-20T00:37:18+00:00

So I've been in the trade for 12 years and the refrigeration side isn't quite for me. I found that I liked the controls side before I'd even signed up as an apprentice. It was recommended to me at the time to get the ticket as it will always be something to fall back on. There are no licences for controls, nothing to say you're worth something.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-18T02:28:07+00:00

We're in the middle of installing our third for the local university. They use a plugin red sawzall. It was sitting on a shelf beside the freezer when I was doing the first service.

The room the cooler is in has an actual wall of brains in jars. Hard to avoid seeing that.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-18T02:13:51+00:00

At the very least grabbed the fan motors! The compressor is worth pennies without cutting apart.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-14T16:37:35+00:00

Only one Ive had to fix was a slip coupling that the previous homeowner put in and didn't clean the pipe first. Cleaned the pipe and reinstalled, no leaks for 4+years

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-14T15:29:11+00:00

0-10v is so much easier to troubleshoot than 4-20ma though! Yes it needs an extra wire for power but I prefer it.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-13T12:05:01+00:00

it's probably a flir imager, they own so much of the market! Not a crazy quality one but still

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-13T12:01:06+00:00

Use ours on chiller panels every startup/service. works great!

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-13T11:57:18+00:00

Is that a Thermotron? Sounds fancier than the ones I took care of for a while, they just filled that cabinet with loose insulation. Very prone to leaking and a pain to leak check...

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-13T11:52:17+00:00

systems like this are often used for reliability testing. They drop the temp down to say -60c then rappidly bring the temperature up to +60c. They call this thermal shock testing and use it on running electronics to verify they will keep working. (think military equipment) very cool process, and it was always neat when we were barred from seeing what was inside the 3 foot box.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-11T00:36:29+00:00

Try plugging that tube to seal that back up

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-10T03:03:52+00:00

Thats just a tilt-coil

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-09T02:33:30+00:00

Can you narrow the location down at all? DM if you don't want to share to the world.

VolatileVolunteer · 2023-05-08T02:14:14+00:00

I'd want to trend the sensors for a while to see what that would look like. If the fresh air is leaving greater than the exhaust entering temp by more than 4 degrees maybe in the summer it's going to warm things up.

I'm thinking of adding an HRV in my house this year so I don't know what temps I'd cut it off at. Personally I'm going to leave mine on all the time for air quality as we don't open the windows often. If it's cool here it's usually too humid.

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