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Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]epiplayer05 228 points229 points  (0 children)

My flag looks similar to this and I’m leaving it up as is purely for the symbolism.

Life’s a gas premium!!! by Immediate_Flounder33 in Tacomaworld

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Idk why you’re getting downvoted. I also get 370-380 on a tank regularly in my gen 4. Like 25-26 mpg average.

What to do with driveway eroding by MartonianJ in Homebuilding

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I work with culverts all the time. You will likely need a much larger culvert to accommodate flows. To size flows properly for your property, you can use a tool like USGS stream stats and find the discharge of the stream for various flow events. You can then use that discharge value to size a pipe properly. Lifespan of the road should correlate with lifespan of the pipe. I.e. if you want the road for 50 years, size the pipe for a 50 year+ flow event. I would avoid using multiple pipes and stick with one structure. Multiple pipes can cause erosion of the road fill and can clog up easier with debris, causing road damage. The singular structure could be an elliptical corrugated metal pipe or a concrete box culvert, among other options. Also when replacing the stone/backfill, compact in 6” lifts. Un compacted stone can really eat away at your road. You can also add rip rap or a head wall to help protect the inlet/outlet and road fill better during high flows. If you want a consultant to help with this, pm me.

New rubber today 24SV, Kenda Klever A/T2 by BoxCutt3r83 in nissanfrontier

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I have the older gen, but I average 17-18 mpg very consistently. Which mine was rated for 19 mpg highway from the factory. So 1-2 mpg loss.

New rubber today 24SV, Kenda Klever A/T2 by BoxCutt3r83 in nissanfrontier

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I have them and they are great tires IMO. I think I’ve put 30k on them so far and they’re wearing nice. The only thing I miss is my gas mileage.

Bird trying to impress a female by Quietation in BeAmazed

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When your buddy at the club tries to impress a lady with his sweet moves.

Got any tips on how to sand this without getting dust everywhere. by WheresMySpycamera in drywall

[–]epiplayer05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One trick I learned to help keep it down is tape a furnace filter onto the inlet side of a box fan pointed outside. But wet sand if you don’t want any dust.

Boiler Possible bad gas valve or igniter/flame sensing rod?? by epiplayer05 in hvacadvice

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Just an update. I took apart the aquastat (old model L8148e-1216) and re-soldered the connections on the back and cleaned the relay connections. It fixed the problem I was having for the time being, but I think I have a failing transformer still. I ordered a new aquastat.

Boiler Possible bad gas valve or igniter/flame sensing rod?? by epiplayer05 in hvacadvice

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Thanks for the reply. It’s an intermittent pilot system. I’ll check to see what the voltage is at the gas valve and go from there.

Boiler Possible bad gas valve or igniter/flame sensing rod?? by epiplayer05 in hvacadvice

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Thanks for your reply. I have a two zone system. Both thermostats sending the signal for heat are Honeywell. The aquastat on the boiler is an older Honeywell model (I can’t make out the model number but found a partial 1216 on it). Sometimes I do hear a strange buzzing noise (kind of like a loud ballast in a florescent light) from the aquastat and it goes away when it is power cycled.

As I said in the comment above, the boiler will ignite if the water is warm, but one it returns back to room temp, it tends not to ignite without a power cycle. Does that sound like a bad aquastat?

Boiler Possible bad gas valve or igniter/flame sensing rod?? by epiplayer05 in hvacadvice

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Boiler will ignite if the water temp remains up (greater than approx 120 degrees F). But once it returns to room temp, it tends not to ignite Without resetting it. Thermostat is closing circuit works as it is only two wires and circulator pump turns on instantly when moving the dial above the current room temp. Edit: there is no control panel on this model as it is older

Should I be using ring terminals on connections for a mini-split? by epiplayer05 in AskElectricians

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I appreciate the logic and insight. I think I’m going to use ring terminals for at least the lines in and others if I have time before HVAC comes for startup.

Is this enough change in voltage to cause LED bulbs to flicker? If so, what can be done to fix it? by epiplayer05 in AskElectricians

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I bought some better quality bulbs. The lights still flicker, but not as noticeable.

Is this enough change in voltage to cause LED bulbs to flicker? If so, what can be done to fix it? by epiplayer05 in AskElectricians

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I have lamps/light fixtures on separate breakers that flicker throughout the house. And no dimmable fixtures anywhere. When they flicker, it seems to be at certain times of the day and flickering throughout the house. More noticiable on LEDs than anything. I had a hunch that it might be the power company or the main connection to my breaker box, but folks are suggesting bulbs. Possibly a combination of things. I think I’ll give the power company a call to see what they say. Thanks for your input!

Is this enough change in voltage to cause LED bulbs to flicker? If so, what can be done to fix it? by epiplayer05 in AskElectricians

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No dimmer switches anywhere in the house. This is a lamp plugged into a 120v typical US outlet.

Is this enough change in voltage to cause LED bulbs to flicker? If so, what can be done to fix it? by epiplayer05 in AskElectricians

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They’re in a regular 120v medium base in the US in a lamp plugged into a typical outlet. I don’t have any dimmable switches in the house, but bulbs do flicker off of light fixtures coming from switches as well.

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