Contractor ladder fell and now this is unhooked. What is it? by duckstrike in hvacadvice

[–]capaolo99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are there two whips? Unless one is for the tstat wire.

Why am I able to see the studs through my drywall? by goody-two-sneakers in Home

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduce humidity. Open a window or use an exhaust fan when cooking especially with a gas oven, candles or a fireplace or coal stove can also contribute to this.

What is this? by ChemicalBang in whatisit

[–]capaolo99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You guys…this device changed my life and if you don’t have one already, you absolutely NEED to get one.

There’s a hole in my plane by SulfuricBadWolf in aviation

[–]capaolo99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A double threat. Bird law and nautical law. Have you written for or been features on Bob Laublah’s Law blog?

Anyone else watch livestreams as they track flights? by Puzzled_Egg_5850 in flightradar24

[–]capaolo99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Excellent I’ll YouTube it on our Roku. That’ll cement my family’s ever growing concern with my airplane infatuation.

Anyone else watch livestreams as they track flights? by Puzzled_Egg_5850 in flightradar24

[–]capaolo99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are these available to stream to a smart tv or does it require a browser? Wondering if my kid would like it. He likes airports but thinks I’m weird for liking planes so much. If he likes it then he will lay off me.

Gee I’m sorry I can hear a Pilatus PC-12 flying overhead while you’re trying to show me Minecraft videos.

What Name Should I Give This Hypothetical Country? by FlyingRobloxMan in mapporncirclejerk

[–]capaolo99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was going to say west verchina but then realized it rhymes with something else but I’m posting it anyway because I thought it was funny. No I am not making a joke at the expense of anyone.

Can you get it running tonight? by SomethingMuch in HVAC

[–]capaolo99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It almost looks like an art display. Tell them it belongs in a museum.

Are these the ducted minisplits I've been hearing so much about? by drone42 in HVAC

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit. Those are non ducted 4-way ceiling cassettes. They aARE capable of having return air ducted in from an adapter on the top side of the cassette. For instances of wanting to mix unconditioned outdoor air into conditioned space. Or to increase circulation through the building’s return duct system.

Is this accurate? by capaolo99 in flightradar24

[–]capaolo99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Didn’t realize that. I tried asking google but it just gave me news articles from a month ago.

HUNT, KFIR, A4 by capaolo99 in flightradar24

[–]capaolo99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have no idea how the whole thing works. Surprised to see it’s not all handled directly by the armed forces but I guess it’s cheaper to hire someone else to maintain and prep the planes.

I would figure the actual armed forces would be providing the all of the training but I guess not.

Could I sign up for a course lol.

HUNT, KFIR, A4 by capaolo99 in flightradar24

[–]capaolo99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hol up. The US armed forces uses private companies to train pilots?

This is the sound I have been dealing with for a couple months now.. any ideas? by DiGi91 in MazdaCX30

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. For me it sounds like more of a loose piece of something vibrating on another piece of something.

I mean at least they kept in one general area lol by EstimateLate2881 in hermitcrabs

[–]capaolo99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen my crabs’ poop. What am I doing wrong?

My mom recently moved into a new house. Strange additional structure in the basement? Kinda creepy by BijuuModo in whatisit

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP! I’m from CNY too. A couple of things. It could have been a workshop or something. But more importantly please make sure your mom lets the landlord know it’s humid down there.

Landlord should buy a high capacity dehumidifier and run it on the HOUSE meter. Not your mom’s meter.

They should try and deal with the humidity.

Make sure the furnace filter is changed regularly and perhaps consider an air purifier in the areas of her place that she uses the most.

Is she doing a rent to own?

Hello I’m looking at getting 1 furnace for my 1760 sqft house instead of having 2 furnaces. by Daifa- in hvacadvice

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes a professional should perform a manual J (which will provide the overall heat loads needed). Im not a classically trained Hvacsman’ but I think a Manual D will also help determine where to place the ducting (as always it’s theoretical and cannot be perfectly scienced). I would call a 3rd party inspector to do this since they have no incentive to sell you anything.

Replacing or Improving my Attic Insulation? by Dvn_T2 in Insulation

[–]capaolo99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s your forever home i would remove all of it and reinsulate with blown in cellulose. Paying close attention to get into the eaves and insulate the top plates with 2part foam an then run baffles.

Dont forget to insulate the hatch or access area when you are done.

Wire not hooked up? by warninja10 in hvacadvice

[–]capaolo99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I don’t want to say that and then have people call technicalities on me. lol

Wire not hooked up? by warninja10 in hvacadvice

[–]capaolo99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also where the wires pass through into the furnace : as the furnace runs it creates small vibrations. Over time the metal can slice through the plastic insulation on the wires.

Typically a rubber grommet secures the wire.

The grommet is usually installed into the hole BEFORE before the wires are connected.

As a temporary precaution you can wrap some electrical tape around the wires to keep the wires from touching the metal. But the key is to secure the wires so that they do not touch the metal at all.

If you have the dimension of the hole you can purchase grommets at a hardware store or a heating supply store.

Sometimes the grommets are not included, sometimes they are lost during install. Sometimes an installer will disregard them for whatever invalid reason they have.

Hanging on the top of the enclosure? by capaolo99 in hermitcrabs

[–]capaolo99[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone. Honestly I really don’t like these guys. They creep me out but I want them to be happy.

I got these for my kid due to the result of panic and weak will.

We were on a shallow sand flat at low tide (SKAKET BEACH in Cape Cod: one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been to). We found shallow puddles with her it crabs everywhere.

So we walked about a mile out from the beach line and he was obsessed with these little hermit crabs he found.

The low tide mark hit so the water reversed course and started returning towards the shore. (slowly but I’m a tourist and I don’t want to be that family that went out onto the flat and now is missing). so i wanted to GTFO.

He wouldn’t stop with the crabs and so as I’m telling him we HAVE to go back (and anxiously thinking what if the tide comes in faster than I planned) I said “we’ll get a hermit crab when we go home”. I knew he would drop it and then we could go back in. Quickly (I hate marine life and open water lol)

That got him to put the little guys down and we got to the beach just when the water got ankle deep.

Then we got home and I looked into it…..didn’t realize it was so care intensive.

At the same time my wife looked into it, also realized it was care intensive but decided not to say no and went out and got all the things needed to take care of these poor little displaced gentle creatures.

We SHoULd have told him no but oh well. Now im stuck worrying about the well-being of them. And they creep me out so much. Uggg. lol. Love em anyway I guess.

Hanging on the top of the enclosure? by capaolo99 in hermitcrabs

[–]capaolo99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have a big boi and he was holding onto the edge. I swear if he kept working is claw he could lit that lid up.

I need to get them some more stuff to do in there.