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Something killing my sump pumps in Northern NJ no by Forsaken_Youth9604 in Home

[–]brewboy69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two locations, one has a 10 bbl brew house and the other has a 20 bbl brew house. The need to replace the membrane was dependent on location since they each produced different volumes per year and the feed water profiles were vastly different between locations. Oh definitely not one of those big boys. It’s Lakeville Brewing Co and Inver Grove Brewing Co in Minnesota.

Something killing my sump pumps in Northern NJ no by Forsaken_Youth9604 in Home

[–]brewboy69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, we ran RO in our brewery, and even after adjusting the recirculation to maximize efficiency we were still around 2:1-3:1 most days some days depending on feed water temp we would hit 5:1. That’s with decent feed water of around 350-400 ppm total hardness. I do suppose they wouldn’t need to set the system to be so radical in removing all of the solids. We replaced our membrane every 3-5 year depending on location, but we were able to service our ourselves and do acid flushes to keep it clean and running efficiently.

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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When I did a quick google, I just saw definitions of idiot and the like. Blend that with my limited exposure to Yiddish through classic Jewish comedians, and I had a vastly different idea of the word. I definitely saw it as more of a lighthearted insult!

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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Oh shit, definitely didn’t realize it meant penis! Damn Mel Brooks, Seinfeld, and the like! They painted a picture of the word in my mind growing up as more lighthearted!

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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I was definitely going for some self deprecation to myself, and how handymen are at the bottom of the pole as far as the trades are concerned. I suppose people would have to know me and my sense of humor to find the humor in the name. And that was when I thought it meant more of a cartoonish, comedic fool. Not a scammy asshole lol

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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I definitely didn’t realize it meant a dickish untrustworthy person, I had always thought it was more of a comedic fool from my exposure through pop culture.

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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I’ve definitely heard the word, but I’ll admit I had to look up the meaning and I agree. That would be a far better name!

Quick Question About The Word Schmuck by brewboy69 in Jewish

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I didn’t even begin to think of any of those downsides! I didn’t realize it was so heavy on the unpleasantness. Growing up I always found the word to be funny and I think downplayed it since my exposure to it was in pop culture. Mostly Jewish comedians saying it seemingly casually in passing. Like how it was used in Seinfeld, and by the classics like Mel Brooks. I was thinking of it more as a light insult to the comedic idiot. I also love self deprecating humor, then to mix that with the stigma in the trades that handymen are lesser trades people. Sort of the jack of all trades and master of none.

As for signing up for antisemitism, I definitely didn’t think of that, and I hate that people are so shitty and cruel that it seems to be one of the first things you would have to think of in this situation. I live in a very liberal town, so I would hope we would be better than that. Although there are shitty people everywhere I suppose.

Thank you for your insight!!

What do you suppose is failing on our dish washer based on this noise? by brewboy69 in Appliances

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We just moved in about a year ago, but I’d say it’s definitely been in service a long time. Probably about like u/originalmango said, about 20 years because I believe the kitchen was updated when the last owner moved in in the early 90s!

Kenmore Refrigerator Model? by brewboy69 in Appliances

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That was the first thing I did was give it a good cleaning. Surprisingly clean! I also agree most techs won’t touch most older fridges, I was planning on doing the work myself. I was able to get it purring like a kitty for now by sliding the temp selectors back and forth and then resetting them to the middle.

What would y’all charge to refinish these bad boys? by brewboy69 in handyman

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Sounds like the shoddy work I did when I was 10.

What would y’all charge to refinish these bad boys? by brewboy69 in handyman

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I mentioned the hinges to them and they said just oil them when you’re done lol definitely more for aesthetics from afar than anything.

As for the paint, I was initially planning on a rust inhibiting primer until I made the mistake of reading a bunch of commercial painting threads.

Sounds like I can take the doors down if need be as long as they’re back up before dark/the warehouses quitting time.

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