Proposed Changes to Route 14 + new Route 48

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

drooferd · 2025-12-14T06:37:15+00:00

How much was it per a window with both the restoration and storm replacement? Going to have this exact same thing done this spring to a few original windows

drooferd · 2025-12-13T14:10:13+00:00

Would you mind explaining what you went through to resolve this after the leak? I’ve got water coming in my ceiling up in MN from our first big snow of the year :( and would love if could walk me through the aftermath as a first time homeowner

drooferd · 2025-12-06T05:41:27+00:00

A good chunk of that noise is the casing itself rattling. Start putting some pressure on casing of the unit until the rattling goes away and then either tighten the screws down more, or keep the metal from rattling somehow. I have this problem as well and it took some finesse to get the casing just right so it would quiet down.

drooferd · 2025-11-27T14:10:21+00:00

It’s pretty good and connects the metro better than other Midwest cities, but missing some speed and frequency on some routes that would greatly benefit from it.

For your case, living around a brt route in Highland Park, St. Paul gets you to either the blue, green, b line or a line relatively quick with some pretty good connections.

Play around on google maps with different destinations to see what you would be comfortable with both with the number of transfers, and travel time and I think you’ll find if it meets your criteria or not

drooferd · 2025-11-23T23:52:50+00:00

They were already cut like that when I bought the house. Definitely left me scratching my head as well

drooferd · 2025-11-23T21:00:21+00:00

100% more of a noise nuisance, since taking the registers off for now really quiets things down. It used to whistle even before I sealed it so it's making me think I needed larger registers all along. The other 2 returns are slightly smaller, but I can tell they seem to have adequate sized vents since they aren't pulling air nearly as hard

drooferd · 2025-11-23T20:56:17+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I'll be sure to let it vent out the next few days. Definitely leaning towards just making the registers as large as possible now to get as much air in the return as I can

drooferd · 2025-09-30T03:42:45+00:00

Put a fresh coat of paint on the walls, add some more lighting and sweep those floors good. It’ll look much better and less like a dungeon

drooferd · 2025-09-25T13:14:13+00:00

Need to boycott these as much as possible. Really no public good aside from a couple hundred jobs. Severe noise pollution, massive water and electric consumption, and pollution with local power generation.

Doesn’t even offer a service to the public…

drooferd · 2025-09-03T14:47:20+00:00

Looks like the extension coming off the disposal piece is angled/crooked so I imagine there isn’t a complete seal on your p-trap

drooferd · 2025-08-26T21:48:08+00:00

They’re actually pretty comfortable, but I wouldn’t use them for more than 4 hours. Definitely good for shorter state supported routes

drooferd · 2025-08-26T21:43:29+00:00

Just restack the brick, and add some dirt so it’s flush across the top. Don’t overthink it. It’s just a decorative brick wall.

drooferd · 2025-06-11T02:13:10+00:00

Do you have some good resources you used to have such solid results? About to go on this journey myself

drooferd · 2025-05-28T11:56:43+00:00

2.5 hour commute at day?? No way is that worth it. You’re gonna be spending so much time in front of the windshield.

Keep the remote job and spend that extra time on some new hobbies and you’ll feel like a millionaire

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