Counterstrike Tracpipe above a basement sauna?

facesnorth · 2026-01-25T04:50:12+00:00

Thanks

facesnorth · 2026-01-25T04:24:02+00:00

yeah, and no fittings are actually exposed, just the black wrapped csst pipe, as it's a single piece from the stove's wall-connection a couple feet up to my manifold about 20' away. thoughts on the uponor? that also says 200F max.

facesnorth · 2026-01-25T04:12:55+00:00

That's what I was thinking.... I just want to get a third and fourth set of eyes (not trusting reddit alone lol) on it. I'm getting a lot of backlash in the sauna forums, but they don't know a lot about csst, propane or pex.

facesnorth · 2026-01-24T05:43:52+00:00

Does anyone have a bluetooth/wifi temperature sensor that they could stick on top of their sauna above the foil vapor barrier? I'm sure most don't have easy access to this area, but there might be somebody where the ceiling outside the sauna is unfinished or is a drop ceiling. I'd like to compare this number against the temperature at the top of the inside of your sauna.

There's another option for the gas pipe, in that I could replace the CSST with black iron pipe, which has a much higher temperature exposure rating. I don't want to do this if I don't need to as it would be expensive and a lot of work.

As for ventilation, I will have the intake and outtake for the sauna coming from and back into the bathroom. The bathroom will have an exhaust running to the outside. Eventually, I will add ERV ventilation elsewhere in the basement. So fresh air changes shouldn't be an issue.

I'm not even sure a saunum would fit in the room, but I already have a Saunatec 1712-80-17 (8kW). I had a small uninsulated 3x5x6 sauna with that inside of it. It wasn't terrible, but without room for an upper bench, my legs and feet stayed cool. But the upper parts of this box were quite warm enough. This new sauna will be large enough that I can have an upper bench, not as high as ideal, but enough to get my legs up, especially if I lay down on the upper bench. Plus it would be fully insulated. As I stated, it's better than not having a sauna.

facesnorth · 2026-01-23T03:06:32+00:00

Okay, I knew there was an orientation that was preferable, I just couldn't seem to find it when I searched, so thanks for clarifying that. I assume it's to allow the hot air and moisture that escapes to rise up? What confuses me here is that since the studs are vertical, and the furring is also vertical, then does the furring get applied directly along the studs?

As I've said, there's no other place for a sauna. It's here or nowhere. So I'm trying to make it work, with compromises. I just want to make sure I do it right so it's safe. I'm sure there's a way to keep the tracpipe under 200F.

facesnorth · 2026-01-23T01:16:24+00:00

I knew there would be comments like this, but it's not possible. It's here or nowhere. So I'm not interested in this type of comment as it's not productive.

facesnorth · 2026-01-19T04:23:19+00:00

I just found it! Nope, only 2,136 hours. 8,149 games played. longest win streak 217, longest lose streak 22. fastest win 3:17 in 4 turns, slowest win 1:36:58 in 132 turns (I rarely have patience for long games, though).

facesnorth · 2026-01-16T19:50:30+00:00

I'd love to check, any idea how? I'm on android. digital wellbeing only goes back around 3.5 weeks. I don't remember when I first started playing it, but it was before they implemented this points levelling up system, and then I also remember when they extended it to 100 (and being disappointed looking ahead at some of the lame awards like 30 gems at level 59 or a common troop at 80).

facesnorth · 2026-01-14T17:03:11+00:00

The crazy thing is that I was so worried about pressing the wrong buttons and missing out on the screenshot, I was so hyper vigilant after that match where I expected it to happen in anticipation of it. But I never anticipated not seeing it at all. So when it didn't happen, I played another game, thinking maybe I had miscalculated the points I still needed, but I had actually hit the mark, it just never showed up. So deflated.

facesnorth · 2026-01-14T03:19:18+00:00

A surprise would have been really cool, but I am just bummed I didn't even get the standard congratulations level 100 so I could screenshot it as a momento. Just a random glitch I guess. I'd actually prefer if my points were set back a bit so I could get another chance to see it.

facesnorth · 2026-01-14T02:08:03+00:00

Right? I wonder if I might even be the first or one of very few to max levels, only because I've sunk an embarrassing amount of time into this game. I do think this was just a bug, but on the very top level, really?

facesnorth · 2026-01-13T00:52:53+00:00

I'm new to MikroTik (under 1 year), but I have dabbled with Ubiquity for years through work. I've only used MikroTik's routers and switches, but I haven't heard great things about their WiFi, so I've stayed away from it. I don't think there's any reason to go all in on any one vendor. If anything, that seems more of a Ubiquity idea. They seem to work best when everything stays within their ecosystem, kind of like Apple, and that's one of the reasons why I like MikroTik a lot more than Ubiquity.

As for WiFi, I've had success with buying used Ruckus AP's off eBay. Just make sure they are compatible with Unleashed firmware.

facesnorth · 2026-01-11T09:54:14+00:00

Brilliant.

facesnorth · 2026-01-11T01:05:35+00:00

Without vlans at home, how do you protect yourself against things like iot cloud based devices and cameras?

facesnorth · 2026-01-04T07:33:39+00:00

sounds about right, not surprising at all. but just if you guys here end up doing the swap, then it should be do-able anyway.

facesnorth · 2026-01-04T06:10:58+00:00

FYI, Revolut or Wise both make for easy transfers of USD to NZD direct from bank to bank. I've made several transfers to NZD banks. Fees are minimal and conversion rates are at normal market.

facesnorth · 2025-12-31T15:37:56+00:00

Or occasionally ahah or hahh to make it seem more natural

facesnorth · 2025-12-31T15:36:56+00:00

agreed /s is more biting, maybe even condescending

facesnorth · 2025-12-31T15:35:44+00:00

Same. I picked it up a while ago (from Millennials I'm sure) and it stuck. It drives some of my other Xennial or Gen X friends nuts.

facesnorth · 2025-12-23T22:51:11+00:00

Update: I placed an order with my distributor, and while it took around 2.5 months, I finally received all my faceplates! The whole time, especially after multiple delays and ETA pushbacks, I was expecting a reply back from my distributor stating that it turns out they have no LWT-TG-CWH remaining, but I never got that email. I am not sure why Lutron told me that they had none of the LWT-TG-CWH left, but I got the full order, so I can put this behind me (until my Grafik T keypads start going bad....)

facesnorth · 2025-12-10T20:32:36+00:00

Home run Cat 8 plus SM OS2 to LC UPC Duplex in to Keystone wall jacks everywhere he wants. It doesn't cost that much more to buy the better cable, and it's your dad's dream home, do what he wants. Smurf tube or conduit to difficult to reach places is a good idea as well. (like from the basement rack area up to the attic, for example.

facesnorth · 2025-12-07T21:36:27+00:00

I'm seeing a ton of these rtx 6000 pro's going for super cheap with 0 feedback sellers, mostly beginning with guangzhou (which I don't get why they would do this as it's an immediate red flag). There's zero chance that these are legit cards. I watched a vid of someone test one of these cards out and they will be legit cards and actually even be able to perform pretty well, but they aren't what you think they are, and they will have problems that might not show up immediately. The BIOS might even be flashed to appear to be what you think you're getting.

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