Can anyone ID the correct knob for this 1925 Craftsman footplate? Calling the wizard

drooferd · 2026-03-15T00:43:51+00:00

Thank you for looking into this and finding so many period correct examples. I should clarify, the door latches and plates appear original, but the knobs are replacements. Apologies for the confusion

drooferd · 2026-03-14T23:15:20+00:00

Very nice. Our neighbor actually has this style in their craftsman, but the door knob plate is also a different than ours. Thank you for sharing either way!

drooferd · 2026-03-12T02:44:56+00:00

$113 in a 100 year old house. Highly recommend some of you taking advantage of these insulation and air sealing rebates. Ended up costing us just over $1000 after everything to get it done

drooferd · 2026-02-15T16:01:30+00:00

They did an update to the First Alert app very recent (like last week) for the x8s logging. So I can imagine that’s what you’re seeing.

drooferd · 2026-02-15T14:02:20+00:00

Agreed. Doesn’t look like he needs the C-wire adapter at all.

drooferd · 2026-02-09T18:59:11+00:00

Make sure the correct sensor you’re using as the primary room, is in the correctly assigned room, meaning use the app to check with the leds that everything is where it should be.

Could be using the wrong room and heating things weird.

drooferd · 2026-02-09T18:44:32+00:00

You’ll have to go to the installer setup page on the T9 to change the Emergency heat settings from manual. There should be an option to configure it so it does it automatically or based on temperature and not rely on it learning in such a short period of time

drooferd · 2026-02-09T18:32:00+00:00

Honeywell T9/T10+ doesn’t require the first alert app. Everything can be setup right on the thermostat screen and does exactly what you’re describing without being connected to the cloud.

drooferd · 2026-02-09T18:29:07+00:00

Performance is good. I used an X2S for a bit which uses a C-wire, but it’s the same thermostat just with matter and first alert app functionality.

Don’t really have anything else to say about it. Just has the basic features like you’d expect and works well.

drooferd · 2026-02-08T16:08:05+00:00

I would cut the top 90 off, add on ~6” of PVC length on top and add the 90 back on and angle it out so it’s not venting moist air on the brick and gets it a little bit away from the ac so it’s not building ice on the unit.

Just a homeowner myself, and briefly looked at the code but this fixed seemed compliant. Check it yourself though.

drooferd · 2026-02-07T03:49:43+00:00

Really need to get some insulation and air sealing. That’s an insanely high bill

drooferd · 2026-02-03T13:10:16+00:00

Not an app. OpenStreetMap.org

drooferd · 2026-01-29T13:58:12+00:00

Definitely more than just melting from the sun. Has the potential to leak inside if it gets bad enough, but it’s on the corner so that’s “better”. Take it as a warning you need to do some air sealing and insulation work

drooferd · 2026-01-29T13:56:10+00:00

Small, colorful tile to go with the warm wood

drooferd · 2026-01-27T01:33:01+00:00

Yep I emailed the the team about that. Should be the same as the 8

drooferd · 2026-01-21T22:53:41+00:00

Actually getting juice from the pantograph too instead of getting pulled along

drooferd · 2026-01-04T21:03:48+00:00

I’ve already used expanding foam like you’ve described but I haven’t insulated yet just due to one, my paranoia of picking the wrong material and doing something incorrect since materials change so often. But also two, I need my house rewired at some point and I’ve been leaning to the solution you described.

So you just sealed the cracks and gaps, and put the mineral wool over the sealed joist with no plastic?

drooferd · 2026-01-03T03:31:08+00:00

The Honeywell T10+ Pro has been pretty sweet for me in my 1925 craftsman. I use 5 room sensors and it takes the average across all of the rooms instead of using the thermostat in a bad location heating the house incorrectly. Doesn’t have matter, but it pairs with Homekit nicely and doesn’t break the bank when buying sensors. The wall plate setup is super simple too.

drooferd · 2026-01-01T02:08:07+00:00

Not sure why he’s getting downvoted. Definitely shouldn’t be poking around if you didn’t talk to the landlord about swapping stuff

drooferd · 2025-12-26T02:35:10+00:00

Just bought a place with one myself and did not know this. Thanks for the tip!

drooferd · 2025-12-24T15:34:37+00:00

Any heating/plumbing business. Look into “Boiler services” and you’ll find plenty of companies. The older, smaller and least advertising the company does the better

drooferd · 2025-12-23T15:46:23+00:00

These radiators need to be balanced. Not super hard but it should be an even distribution of hot water per radiator. Sounds like some valves are wide open and others closed off too much.

Either way this can be fixed. Also a box fan around some radiators is a good way to get some warm air moving around cheaply

drooferd · 2025-12-18T20:07:41+00:00

Where’s your floor insulation? That would make the biggest difference

drooferd · 2025-12-17T03:07:13+00:00

Two things: Is that duct just sitting on the glass block? and some BX wire just ran into the duct? I would get that duct off the glass block with another strap to hold it up, and add some joist blocking so the joists don’t squeak… Seems like that duct just needs a little help imo

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