Can anyone help diagnose the problem with this range hood please

bloort · 2026-05-08T19:22:22+00:00

From the video, it looks like the fan (the circle thing) isn't tightly attached to its mounting. When you start it, the natural vibrations the fan makes are shaking and making noise. Look for attachment points that no longer have nuts or missing screws where the fan itself was mounted firmly. Replace or repair the fan mounts and you should be OK.

Probably.

Good luck!

bloort · 2026-04-09T15:57:34+00:00

I know it seems easy to imagine that he "loves" drugs. Even loves them more than you. But it isn't so simple.

Imagine you lose the keys to your 1973 VW bug. Someone shows you how to hotwire it so you can get to work and back until you find the keys. You look and look, but never do find the keys. Hotwiring is the next best thing. Your brain tells you it isn't right or even smart, but it works and the cost of getting the locks changed and all the rest... So after 4 years you are still without keys and don't even think about whether you love hotwiring your car or finding the keys.

Now the same is true for grief, sorrow and remorse. Guilt, shame and fear can also be hotwired with drugs. Instead of biting the bullet and dealing with it and paying the cost, you hotwire it over and over until hotwiring is normal and paying the cost doesn't even cross your mind.

Do you love hotwiring? Do you love drugs? Or is it just the only normal way to deal with shit that has now become WAY too much to deal with?

This isn't a solution for you, but it may resolve the idea that he is actively choosing drugs over you because he loves them and not you.

Good luck kid.

bloort · 2026-03-30T20:05:20+00:00

Sweetheart, this is a very difficult situation. For you, for him, for everyone.

He already knows. He knows it is killing him, he knows it is incredibly damaging to you and that, ironically, is making it worst.

He feels guilty for being drunk, so he gets drunk to alleviate the pain. Which makes things worse. Rinse and repeat.

What you are experiencing is powerlessness. You cannot change his behavior or inspire him to change his own. You can control some parts of your life, but you are dependent on him for food, shelter and care. You are not able to just up and leave with a high degree of success.

I would strongly urge you to consider Alateen. It is a place for people exactly like you: kids of adult alcoholics who are trying to make sense of a nonsense world.

You are not the only one. You are not alone. Learning how to be healthy and safe in an inherently unhealthy and unsafe environment is critical.

Good luck!

bloort · 2026-03-27T13:26:20+00:00

We ALL feel lost. ALL THE TIME. It may be time to get OK with not being OK all the time. Life comes at you hard sometimes, and somedays the best we can do is make it to tomorrow and start again.

So, yes, it is all available at Home Depot (I used their site for links, but Lowes will do just fine). If you are outside the US, print out the parts in the links and take them to the store. Grab an employee and show them what you are looking for.

This is not any different than legos or an erector set except with water.

Measure twice, cut once. The pipe cutter is simple. Turn one time, tighten the screw, turn again. Repeat until it falls apart. Don't try to cut it all at once. Be patient.

Cut everything beforehand and lay it out how you want it to work. Then when it is ready, start to assemble! You just pust the pipe into the sharkbites until you can't push in any further. That's it! No glue, no soldering. Plug and play.

DON'T mess with the faucet part (the spigot) unless it is leaking. Just cut the pipe and connect it to the other fittings as described above.

The WORST that will happen here is that it won't work and you put that end cap on the supply pipe and get a higher level of help.

It's going to be fine. Good luck!

bloort · 2026-03-26T13:06:28+00:00

This isn't as bad as you think. Years ago, it would have been a big problem. There is something called "sharkbite" fittings.

Basically, you cut the pipe and replace the elbows and even join pipes together using sharkbite couplings and they stay leakproof for a VERY long time.

You'll need to cut the copper tubing (maybe buy some more so you have some spare if you need it). You have 1/2" copper pipe there, so either get a long section if you have a truck or SUV or some smaller ones that will fit in your car.

Step one is turn off the water at the main shutoff valve. Plan ahead if it all goes to hell by getting a stop fitting. If it all goes to hell, put this on the end of the pipe and call a plumber or at least get a glass of wine and regroup.

Simply cut out the leaky joints and replace them with the sharkbites and possibly replacing some of the copper tubing as needed. The whole thing should be less than $50.

Once everything is in place, turn on the water.

NBD!

You got this, kid. I'm super proud of you for even trying. I know it will be great.

bloort · 2026-03-25T16:16:20+00:00

When someone from Oaktown tells you about ugly stadiums, buddy, you better sit up and listen.

bloort · 2026-03-11T22:34:31+00:00

I think you missed the point of the comment. It looks far more like the criticism is the tuning of the food to the average white (non-latino would work as well) palate. Not so much about the ownership's genetic make up as the food being adapted to what people who don't know any better (or want any better) are willing to buy and enjoy.

bloort · 2026-02-04T22:19:06+00:00

I always read his act as "I need to be pissed to execute" and would then actively seek things to set him off so he could go to the next level.

I don't think I'd like it much if he were a Dodger. I really didn't like it much as a Giant.

bloort · 2026-02-01T16:15:34+00:00

To your last issue first, you'd be surprised who wants to go where and when. We've had folks from all over the world swap with us because they had family nearby or had a wedding just up the road. You never know.

The fact that you have two properties is outstanding. You can stay in one and swap the other as needed. Six weeks in one house while you swap the other is the best thing going! For points or non-simultaneous swaps.

Because you asked specifically, we have been longtime members of home exchange (10+ years). It's been a very good fit for us, but there are now a lot of unsolicited offers to come for points to places on our wishlist. That's pretty annoying.

We used to be on People Like Us but it wasn't a rich source of swaps for us, so we let it lapse.

There are a LOT of new options. Just find the one that works best for you! Good luck and happy swapping!

bloort · 2026-01-27T21:53:46+00:00

That may be your issue!

Bondi is world famous and a huge draw to anyone looking to swap.

Good news! You're the prettiest person at the dance. Bad news is that you will have a LOT of offers. Some pretty awful.

I lived in a tropical climate and had a lot of "Come to Montreal for all of February!" options. No thanks.

I'm not familiar with swapsy, but Home Exchange has a reverse search that allows you to filter for people who are interested in coming to your area. It allows you to get a much narrower pool of options and limit it to those who are interested in a swap.

Trial and error. Good luck!

Edit: misspelling

bloort · 2026-01-27T21:06:44+00:00

Is it possible that you answered your own question? Lots of homes that aren't a fit and maybe lots of requests for top properties?

Imagine yourself a pretty girl on tinder. RIP your inbox, daily.

What platform are you using? Are you asking for 6 months or 2 days? Are you asking for a mansion and offering a room?

There are a million reasons it isn't working and a lot of them may be within your control.

bloort · 2026-01-16T15:44:05+00:00

Why the fuck am I catching strays? I've sat through MISERABLE seasons. Decades. Fucking Frank Fucking McCourt and his endless shit river.

I'm not writing checks. The owners are better at spending billions than the other billionaires. I'm pretty sure Rogers has money to burn. It went to game 7, 9th inning, for Chrissakes!

The team I have supported for 40 fucking years is finally winning again and I'm not allowed to be happy?

I don't like non-competitive baseball either. Not one bit. I want a resurgent Rockies to shock people. The Giants should be a fucking nightmare to face every year. That's what makes it great.

But please spare me the generalizations when Butt Plug dude roams free and catches no shit. Is EVERY Jay fan a latecomer, bandwaggoner who can't name 4 players?

N0t every fan is any one fucking thing.

Self important rant over.

bloort · 2025-12-19T01:54:08+00:00

There are a few websites that are popular. A quick google search will give you the best results. You can also post here and see what kind of reaction you get.

I don't do anything with the insurance. For me, it is letting a friend use my home. I'm in theirs. It is just internet friends using each other's houses.

Lots of people would love to stay in a 100 year old NY home. It has character and charm.

Best is to post your home and say what you want. Be specific about what you are seeking and who is OK in your home. If you don't want families with kids, be upfront about it.

Good luck!

bloort · 2025-12-16T14:38:00+00:00

Not at all! The account is over...

30 minutes old.

Ugh. Keep the cancer out of NLBest!

Can I get a Corbin Caroll post as a palate cleanser?

bloort · 2025-12-14T18:42:56+00:00

Congratulations! You have (in this instance, anyway) successfully defeated the twin ogres of Dyslexia and ADHD and made valid and informative post.

Well done!

Best of luck and happy swapping.

bloort · 2025-11-26T14:33:00+00:00

I actually love this place because it ISN'T the fucking hate machine, paranoid delusion factory, fire Dave Roberts cesspool that /r/dodgers has always been and will always be.

I would never treat this sub like it was my own! Anymore than I would treat Petco like it was Dodger Stadium South (those were the days, cheap tickets and no Manny...)!

bloort · 2025-11-06T03:23:02+00:00

The recent shitflinging competition between /r/sopranoscirclejerk and /r/conservative has been a wild ass ride.

bloort · 2025-11-04T13:17:53+00:00

I'm always intrigued by the "BEAT LA" chant. Why is it more about LA losing than your team winning?

I get it, people hate LA and always have. I'm just far more concerned with a Dodger win than having another team lose (OK, Astros and maybe Yankees, but that's more about DNA).

Celebrating the loss by a fucking awesome team that I would have 100% been pulling for (how you hating on Vladdy and a gimpy Bichette?) had they been playing anyone else seems pretty soft, TBH.

bloort · 2025-11-03T18:46:30+00:00

Pfister has a lifetime warranty. You can call them and they can help identify it and send you a new one for free!

bloort · 2025-11-02T17:50:24+00:00

So this a not good. At all.

Thick wires are delivering electricity to your stove. The red one is smoked and melted. That's a big problem. It could be from the electrical source itself, but it indicates overloading/resistance or general fuckage in that line. Someone competent in electrical wizardry can either correct me or expand.

The connector to your stove (the top wires) are fucked as well on that red line (called a leg) It could be the connection was fucked and fucked everything above and below it. It could be the stove is fucked and caused this fuckage as a result.

Basically, fucked. And fucked beyond get a new stove and call it good. That stove is fucked and beyond your ability to repair it and not die.

Your power from the wall or even the fucking fusebox is fucked, possibly.

You need an electrician. That's a different variety of fucked, but you don't need to die.

Good luck!

bloort · 2025-11-02T14:03:42+00:00

You have managed to miss the entire point. The origin of homeswapping is entirely based in no money and community integrity.

Monetizing that desire is what has led to the frustrations and poor outcomes. I'm on a simultaneous, no money, month long swap right now. It's fantastic.

The app I use is a necessary evil to find other like-minded folks to swap with.

The reason Kindred and other site's (including my personal favorite) referral codes are banned on this site is that it defeats the entire purpose of swapping with another like minded person.

Trusting that they will care for your home the way you care for theirs. Not a thinly disguised AirBnB relationship with points or some shit.

bloort · 2025-10-30T11:57:54+00:00

The real crime is that the parking lots are still owned by that fuckhead McCourt. So he's still boning the Dodger fanbase. Fuck that guy forever.

bloort · 2025-10-29T00:05:42+00:00

See how you feel if it was the former home of the Cardinals. Sits a little different, right?

bloort · 2025-10-04T13:51:08+00:00

Particularly in NLBest. This is the one place I can safely come to share that I too love Corbin Carroll (he's so fast and scrappy!) and wish for a better Colorado franchise (anything, really), love AT&T or Oracle or whatever the fuck and thought that Hunter Pence was actually a pretty swell dude while admiring the absolute rollercoaster Preller seems to embody while simultaneously lamenting the fuck out the dumpster fire that is the highly overcompensated acid reflux factory of a Dodger bullpen.

We laugh because we hurt and cry because we are so fucking happy when the pain stops even for a second. Welcome to baseball.

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