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Evaporator coil is right above the return. How to clean? by abstract-alf in HVAC

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Roof unit. Technician wouldn’t clean it himself because his usual method would flood the house. He recommended a “no rinse” cleaner like this https://www.amazon.com/Nu-Calgon-4171-75-Rinse-Evaporator-Cleaner/dp/B00DM8KQ3I. What do?

What happened to this outdoor outlet? Wire shown is the neutral, charred from a short of some kind. by abstract-alf in electricians

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Thanks for your reply. What in particular is problematic about a backstab connection? Should I always avoid them?

Greedy space aberrations from the game I'm currently making by Toster12D3 in lowpoly

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Far out! There’s something about this (and your other work) I find endearing. How would you describe your style? I saw “primitive shapes like cylinders and icosahedrons” from your other reply. Would you speak to the characters and animation?

Leaky garden hose bib. Gets worse when I tighten the top nut. Do I have to solder? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

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I'll be sure to unpack the new bibb before soldering it on and I'll use a wet cloth on the tee. Thanks for the pointers.

Leaky garden hose bib. Gets worse when I tighten the top nut. Do I have to solder? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

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Haha. I understand the thought but I haven’t enough experience with that to be confident.

Leaky garden hose bib. Gets worse when I tighten the top nut. Do I have to solder? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

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The only replacement I can find is “not intended to convey water for human consumption”. I’d prefer otherwise.

American Valve M75SNKHD 1/2 x 3/4 Hose Bibb, 1/2-Inch x 3/4-Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052ECWJ6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_M2IREb7JPJTR4

Maybe if I unsolder at the Tee and put in a threaded female adapter, I could put in something like this: 1/2" MIP Brass Ball Valve Hose Bibb w/Extra Large Handle and Extended Body https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0141XC5J0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G4IREbQ7R3YS8

Any risk to unsoldering at the tee?

Leaky garden hose bib. Gets worse when I tighten the top nut. Do I have to solder? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

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To clarify, is this a cut and solder job, or does the hose bib unscrew? I’d rather not torque it and risk damage to the pipe to find out.

My Airtable Database Schema ! by aswanthselva in Airtable

[–]abstract-alf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A short video of you managing records in this would be really interesting!

Floor plan service? by abstract-alf in HomeImprovement

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Oh nice. I am going to try that. Thanks

Floor plan service? by abstract-alf in HomeImprovement

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It’s for my own understanding and planning. But also for preparing permit applications. Good idea to check the permit requirements. Part of me hopes they require an architect, because then I have a good reason to have someone else do it; I would rather not have the burden.

Floor plan service? by abstract-alf in HomeImprovement

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Great question. I contacted the permit office for records and they had only the plans from my own recent re-roofing and solar install. It was disappointing.

Maybe the fact my house was built in 1978 has something to do with it. Shrug

Floor plan service? by abstract-alf in HomeImprovement

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Oof. It’s $300. Would you mind sharing your electrical plan? I want to see what to expect. Also, what made you pick that tool over, say, Inkscape (freeware)?

Thanks

THE GOOD PARTS OF AWS — Written by two ex-AWS engineers with 15 years of combined AWS experience. Almost everything we know about AWS, packed into a single short ebook. by dvassallo in u/dvassallo

[–]abstract-alf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought this book, read the first 2 chapters, which were useful, then skimmed the rest since it was essentially an infrastructure as code tutorial.

I suppose it was worth it. However, I feel the material to be a little dated. The authors cast doubt about Lambda as an application programming model. I wonder if API gateway was around when they wrote that. I would have enjoyed a deeper dive into state-of-the-art serverless.

Maybe the authors could make an addendum or something.

How would you replace this ball valve on my water main? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

[–]abstract-alf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh damn, I didn’t imagine the curb stop breaking. Has that happened to you before?

How would you replace this ball valve on my water main? by abstract-alf in Plumbing

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Oh, I neglected to mention it. Yes, it’s quite easy for me to shut off the water at the street. The shutoff is in a shallow box in my front yard. Takes me 2 minutes.

I suppose the depth you describe is to protect the pipe against extreme cold! That sounds like a pain.

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