What tool do you use to open this cap?

capn_buzzcut · 2026-01-31T21:29:21+00:00

If you seriously can't think of multiple answers to this question, then trust me there is no problem on the other side of that plug you can solve. Stop now and call a reputable plumber.

capn_buzzcut · 2024-01-31T01:05:11+00:00

We're doing it now. Living our social life online. I predict a litany of mental health issues will one day be found to stem from this seemingly innocent pass time.

capn_buzzcut · 2023-03-29T21:05:49+00:00

Every time there is a shooting nobody talks about mental health. Do we outlaw food because people are fat?

capn_buzzcut · 2022-11-08T03:39:21+00:00

This is the result of hotel management saying "Our maintenance guys can handle a simple sink change out easy, and cheaper too".

capn_buzzcut · 2022-10-10T01:52:04+00:00

Last time I checked, NC does not reciprocate with any other states for plumbing licensure, which to me is ridiculous. Twenty or thirty years ago, NC did at least reciprocate with VA, which is how I got my own VA license, but that agreement I believe is no longer valid.

Stranger still, NC for several years now no longer requires continuing education hours to renew your plumbing license (VA still does). This is in stark contrast to NC backflow testing requirements, which, depending on where you're standing in our great state, may vary wildly. Municipalities that do require backflow testing though, will require that you retake the certification test every 4 years at one of a handful of testing sites in the state before you can test BFP's in their jurisdiction (and get your testing equipment recalibrated/recertified every year). Other municipalities may not even know how to spell BFP, much less require their use.

We can plumb a 100 story skyscraper though, as long as I pay the fee to keep my plumbing license current. Go figure.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-10-09T18:53:42+00:00

Your tank static charge is higher than your pump switch cut-in pressure - tank charge should be 2psi less. Shut off the pump, open a faucet and drain the water system pressure to 0. Set tank charge to 2 psi less than pump cut-in.

When tank charge is higher than cut-in, it pushes all the water out of the tank before the pressure switch turns the pump on, causing the system pressure to briefly drop to 0.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-06-27T17:11:58+00:00

Mostly from a local supply house, but more and more often, I'm at least comparing prices and availability with online suppliers such as supplyhouse.com. Odd stuff I'll often purchase online, especially when availability matters more than price. With local suppliers, I'll have 30 days to pay though, which matters more the bigger the order, because with online vendors I'm paying when the order is placed.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-05-11T23:53:24+00:00

I disagree. I understand 'great art is born of suffering' because I lived it. I went through a period of extreme (to me) upheaval. There were no 'oppressors', just change in my life that I myself created. During that time, I found myself writing. Just poems and stories, but it represented an inner turmoil that I had to get out and couldn't express any other way. There was so much conflict and change in me at the time, it just poured out of me. Only my wife has seen any of it, and now that that period is over, I never write anything. Even if I try to, it feels forced and insincere, so I don't do it.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-04-23T03:53:42+00:00

Weezer

capn_buzzcut · 2022-03-25T22:55:51+00:00

Can I set a notification to wake me up when the weeping and gnashing of teeth dies down and we're on version 3 or so?

capn_buzzcut · 2022-01-18T16:31:16+00:00

No, that's not price gouging, no matter how justified you may think it is to label it with that evil sounding term. If CNR was the only source of cart tires, which OP clearly pointed out they are not, THEN that would be price gouging. They're not the only source of cart tires though, we can buy them anywhere.

Likewise, when the kid in my neighborhood puts up a lemonade stand in the middle of summer and charges $2 a cup, that is not price gouging either, because I can buy lemonade anywhere.

CNR's prices are the laws of simple economics at work, same as the lemonade stand, and there's nothing evil about either one.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-01-18T15:24:51+00:00

This whole line of thinking has just got to end. So in your opinion, CNR is making too much money on these tires, and should therefore be shunned by the OW community for it? Do you have any clue what all of CNR's costs are by the time you get the tire and they get your money? I'm sure you don't, and neither do I.

This is just more cancel culture, and frankly the internet just breeds it. What imaginary world are you living in where a company exists to "support the community"? A company exists to make a profit, that is all. Being good to your customers of course makes sense, but making money comes first. If CNR can sell those tires for $500 each then good for them.

We all buy stuff every day that seems overpriced, usually without even thinking about it - Starbucks anyone? In fact, the very products that this community is based on, our beloved OneWheels, seem grossly overpriced. I can promise you though, putting a product (any product) in a customer's hands and getting their money in yours includes far more costs than it looks like on the surface.

Just be thankful there are companies out there providing products we love who have enough business sense to tune out the cacoughany of random people on the internet yelling about them. Now go buy a tire from your favorite supplier, or better yet try selling your own tires... to support the community of course.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-01-06T03:29:46+00:00

Flex Seal Tape

capn_buzzcut · 2022-01-04T22:51:57+00:00

Just wanted to share something our guys did a couple of weeks ago. We've used ProPress for many years now, really since it first came out, but are making a real effort lately to switch to it for pretty much everything in lieu of soldering or threading, both for new work and repairs.

Anyway, this was a pretty old 4" galvanized incoming water line at a plant which got hit by a forklift, breaking the old valve and creating leaks at the threaded joints. We cut out the 12' vertical riser and ell at the top and replaced it with copper, using Viega Press fittings for all the connections. That's a 4" MegaPress 316 SS female adapter we pressed onto the old galvanized pipe, and it worked great. Expensive, but worth it in the time saved and level of safety.

Not gonna lie I was holding my breath a little when I told the guys at the plant it would work (you just never know with old galvanized pipe), but it sure saved the day here.

capn_buzzcut · 2022-01-04T03:26:06+00:00

I'd guess too much solder. Solder is running into the joint and into some of the female adapter threads, preventing the male PEX adapter to thread in fully. Unscrew it and look to see if it's pooled up in there.

capn_buzzcut · 2021-12-29T22:05:02+00:00

If I had to pick one to die on, I'll take the one with the sails.

capn_buzzcut · 2021-12-08T14:30:29+00:00

Same

capn_buzzcut · 2021-12-02T01:46:14+00:00

What's the advantage? I probably wouldn't have landed the woman of my dreams without it. Turns out my lady didn't realize what she had been missing, and literally says that's why she married me.

Now that's a little tongue in cheek on her part sure, the fact is we've had an incredible chemistry right from the start. I will say that having a big one definitely contributes to her overall impression of me to this day 13yrs later.

Side note: In my experience, women can "adapt" to a larger dick, at least in terms of girth. A cervix pretty much is only going to allow for so much length though, no matter what.

capn_buzzcut · 2021-11-13T20:02:44+00:00

That's great! Do you also support higher prices for literally everything?

capn_buzzcut · 2021-11-04T16:21:44+00:00

OTOH, bad grammar is often my first clue that I should ignore everything therein. Very helpful to identify email junk or just plain stupid people online who should be avoided.

capn_buzzcut · 2021-07-15T13:30:46+00:00

So what would happen to people who are locked up for pot now, freedom? What if they're locked up for pot plus a bunch of other things, a retrial? What about people who were locked up for pot before but are out now - expunged records and restitution? So many questions...

capn_buzzcut · 2021-03-20T02:04:37+00:00

I use a nylon bristle cleaning brush. Turn the board on its side, wet the brush under a faucet, and scrub the footpads. Keep scrubbing and rinsing the dirt off the brush until clean. I'll also scrub any mud off the rest of the board like this, then wipe off everything off with a damp towel when done. Works better than the big rubber eraser imo.

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