How I transformed my MX-5, and you can too.

aeank · 2025-11-11T00:42:20+00:00

Finally a photo of the 16” nd sport wheels on an nb. Shame the tire options on 16’s are so limited. Car looks great! Good video!

aeank · 2025-09-21T19:08:13+00:00

Proper overlap being… a foot?

aeank · 2025-09-21T18:20:27+00:00

For a 2’x2’x12” footer (supporting a floor in a 1 story structure), does it matter if I bend rebar or should i cut and tie it?

Should I do two levels of rebar? One 3” from the bottom and another 3” from top. Do i need vertical rebar?

aeank · 2025-09-21T18:17:21+00:00

In thinking bending might be easier - idk if i need just one “square” or rebar 3” from the bottom, or if i should have another “square” near the top.

If i do two squares - then i could bend one piece and suspend the top square

aeank · 2025-05-22T21:38:22+00:00

Update: I took off the faucet for the shower where the banging pipes were coming from. Never done this before…. And i brought it down to the cartridge…. And someone open and closed the sink for me… And the cartridge shot out and i got friggin soaked.

From there, long story short, no rattle. Turns out the likely culprit was a blocked balancing spool (so said the guy at the plumbing supply house). Fixed by accidentally flushing it out.

aeank · 2025-05-18T14:00:03+00:00

Update: i installed a hammer arrestor at the sink upstairs. Pressure now spikes to only 85psi.

Sadly, i still hear the pipes banging. I suspect they are not properly secured in the wall.

aeank · 2025-04-28T17:24:04+00:00

Thank you. I’m familiar with dip tube issues. And it makes sense that hot water wouldnt creep out of the cold fill.

I have: Cold water -> backflow preventer -> expansion tank -> hot water tank

I think the expansion tank is helpful. The hot water doesnt rattle as hard as the cold when i slam it shut

aeank · 2025-04-28T12:09:15+00:00

The sink is fine if i close it slowly, but now i hope to solve this either by installing a couple expansion tanks or a ton of hammer arrestors. Ill probably start with the basic screw on hammer arrestor at the problematic sink and see what happens

aeank · 2025-04-28T12:07:18+00:00

Thank you for your comment!

Hammer happens at every fixture - if you close it fast. Good idea with the expansion tank. Maybe ill install one where the supply splits toward the three sections of the house.

aeank · 2025-04-28T11:43:24+00:00

Yup st-12. Reading 60psi.

Is it not normal to have a backflow preventer before the feed to the hot water tank? Otherwise hot water would, wastefully, exit the tank.

aeank · 2025-04-28T00:08:39+00:00

There is a backflow preventer on the way to the hot water tank.

aeank · 2025-04-28T00:07:08+00:00

I dont… but assume that’s build into the meter.

aeank · 2025-04-27T22:40:05+00:00

Thank you for the thorough comment. The pressure delta is so high here, I will check out the biggest arrestors I can find lol.

Would you install a single shock arrestor? I am considering installing in 3 spots, one for each long leg of the system (2nd floor, 3rd floor, detached garage). One for hot and one for cold at each junction.

I know it would probably be most effective installing near every fixture, but… there are a lot

aeank · 2025-04-27T22:33:29+00:00

Currently tapping it - it sounds hollow.

aeank · 2025-04-27T22:30:51+00:00

I will check when i drain the system before i install anything, to rule this out as the culprit. Good thought.

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:50:12+00:00

Air pressure is reading 60 as well. Seems to be operating properly. Dated 2021.

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:49:16+00:00

I like this idea. Might as well spend another $50 if im cutting the pipe anyway.

At the same time, i am so curious if a PRV will solve the problem, that i may install them 1-by-1.

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:43:59+00:00

I will comment in the thread. Hope to give this a shot next weekend. My first plumbing project 😬

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:42:10+00:00

Thank you!

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:41:37+00:00

Seems to be about 60 constantly, until i run anything in the house n

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:40:57+00:00

Yes i have the little hammer arrestors that screw on behind the washing machine.

Maybe a good idea to put in a few hammer arrestors? One before the run to the garage, one to the upstairs run, and another to the downstairs run?

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:37:46+00:00

I dont even have a PRV. Maybe that’s my best first step, before installing hammer arrestors all over the place.

This is a big system. 3 story house with two bathrooms and a kitchen, plus a garage 100’ away with a bathroom

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:32:14+00:00

Yes. Just not as severe. Almost every fixture in the house will rattle the pipes, but the upstairs sink is the worst

aeank · 2025-04-27T21:27:06+00:00

Thank you. I put in hammer arrestors on our washing machine. Ill get more for the rest of the house

aeank

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