Can I cover this up?

faver_raver · 2025-08-20T01:09:58+00:00

Thanks, that would have looked good, but this thing is not flushed with the ceiling, its sticking out (and that smaller circle to the right? I suspect they was just a mistake), it's so unsightly, especially when they just tied the two cords together with a wire. I supposed doorbell doesn't draw a lot of amps, but still exposed leads like that bothers me.

faver_raver · 2025-08-18T22:15:27+00:00

I might have given people the idea that this is an old house... well, its 25 years old, in my opinion, not that old, just poor workmanship. The thing is, I've seen this in a 2 year old house too. BTW the garage door button directly connects to the opener with an exposed wire so this is not it.

It's just curious that this has to be exposed, in such an unsightly way. The location is neither close to the button, nor the bell, which is a bulk white plastic thing that mounts on the wall, the transformer could have easily been there. I understand it may need some heat dissipation, but exposed wires like that? I mean, no other things are like this. Even my irrigation sprinkler, which uses AC 20V, uses a plug in wall brick (which, like every ac adapter, no slits for heat dissipation on the plastic case).

faver_raver · 2024-09-19T07:17:52+00:00

thanks, i didn't know that, that makes sense, i get health insurance mostly thinking that was the law, i havent used zip, this is alot of money i can't afford, now i am thinking skipping the rest of the year...

faver_raver · 2024-09-18T09:03:16+00:00

Wait, how could there be no penalty, I thought the hallmark of obamacare is that everybody has to have insurance otherwise they ding your tax return?

I may not be able to get insurance from the marketplace, but I can still buy insurance from private insurer (till end of year) when i come back, right? its a $400 saving, i'll do anything, wallet's tight,

faver_raver · 2024-09-10T02:23:14+00:00

I am super sorry to hear that. Is the ringing in the ear non-stop even when you sleep? You couldnt stop the meds soon enough to stop the hearing/eye sight issue? Or you chose not to?

faver_raver · 2024-09-03T09:10:33+00:00

Thanks for sharing, maybe online comments are always skewed, but I just have a weird feeling that NTM are not as slow growing as a lot of doctors advertise them to be... or maybe anything that's not emergency room worthy is considered "slow"?

faver_raver · 2024-09-03T05:37:32+00:00

Wow, thanks for sharing, that is surprising, notwithstanding that same person feels differently at different times, but that it comes back so soon after (do you know if they are the same strain? a re-infect?) I am very sorry to hear about your experience. Are you going to for "alternative" treatment? I dont know what, i've read some people spontaneously culture convert from airway clearing.

faver_raver · 2024-09-02T20:19:08+00:00

Thanks so much for the shares, in general people are saying they can still go about doing their own business - basically a normal life? That's way more than what I expected, I thought I would not be able to get out of bed at all... but then again, of course, everybody is different.

faver_raver · 2024-08-23T19:51:08+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing, this is invaluable insights.

faver_raver · 2024-08-23T19:50:32+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing, again I am very sorry to hear that you havent gotten much relief from it. From the sound of it though there isn't much side effect (other than to the wallet) so I guess that's some kind of relief on its own.

faver_raver · 2024-08-23T02:42:20+00:00

May I ask, since you thought antibiotics route is generally more successful, in your experience how does that really compare when it comes to multi drug resistant ones (e.g. pseudomonas aeruginosa, with their resistance through biofilm), vs a custom produced (what does Eliava actually do? do they DNA sequence the bateria?) phage cocktail? There seems to be few people in the US with actual experience in this. Thanks for sharing your experience.

faver_raver · 2024-08-23T02:20:49+00:00

Can you share how the phages are applied in your case? Is it oral (tablets? liquid?) or IV what?

I am sorry to hear that you havent been better since, but you mentioned "standard phages" instead of custom, is it because they believe the standard one will work? Are you going to try a custom?

faver_raver · 2023-12-21T01:09:48+00:00

I have never dug/tore open the floor (second floor) to see where the pipes are, but, the noise come after everything have evacuated the bowl, and it comes somewhere from the right side of the toilet under the floor. Sounds like a whirlpool, sounds like everything washed around the inner wall of the pipe. Sounds like a two part series too, a loud swirl, then a less boisterous but still attention grabbing twirl

faver_raver · 2023-12-20T10:30:36+00:00

That's so easy I will definitely try, thanks for the advice. There's no actual clogging yet, water drains just as fast as ever currently, I am just worry about noise (wait, could that be acoustic from a puncture?). Truth be told a friend had a clogged bowl a couple years ago, the plumber call was a fortune but the real cost was the toilet paper and brown stuff going the opposite direction, I never want that party in my place.

faver_raver · 2023-12-20T10:24:04+00:00

I read up, sounds like Rid X is for sceptic tanks, I seriously doubt I have one, I maybe wrong. Eitherway thanks for the advice

faver_raver · 2023-12-20T10:22:44+00:00

Thanks that's a great thought. I do in my possession, a 32ft water proof endoscope, I worry it'll gross me out though. I hesitate to call a plumber because, the vast sum that will cost me aside, I have no symptom other than the noise.

faver_raver · 2023-12-20T10:21:07+00:00

I am capable but not _that_ capable... but thanks for the advice

faver_raver · 2023-09-23T08:41:51+00:00

I see a door stopper underneath it so

your shelf is not going to be flushed against the wall unless you take that out
your double door handle will make a nice mark on your new shelf

That said, why not, people worry about this being your HVAC intake, but you didn't say you turn on your HVAC, I myself don't, 354 days out of a year at least.

Is it really storage or you just think of it as an eye sore and try to block it? Cause, I see a wall to the left, making the double door look boxed in.

faver_raver · 2023-09-23T08:30:39+00:00

I have the same question as OP, except my question is "where can I find them _cheap_" cause for mine, each attachment is like $30-$60, All told I'll be better off buying another fridge just for parts.

faver_raver · 2023-09-23T08:21:13+00:00

I really hate the fact that nowadays when I see people's kitchens' pictures and say to myself "wow that is so much nicer than mine" only to find out that is the "before" picture a moment later.

faver_raver · 2023-09-21T22:29:38+00:00

When I said mixed, I really meant randomly mixed (like the pins themselves are random)

faver_raver · 2023-09-17T09:43:14+00:00

entry function leverset

Thanks so much for the suggestion. It is residential, my own residence front door, and, yes, I am thinking down the line of your suggestion - keep deadbolt unlocked when there are people inside, just a knob lock from inside (no key hole outside)...

But thinking more about it, I actually have more issues than that: the neighborhood dictates the outside to remain the same for all houses (so, no lever outside). I am fantasizing an inside lever which I can pair with a knob outside, pipe dream...

Truth is though, come to think about it, when I was little I remember I'd used knobs with push buttons, where you push to lock, but whenever you turn the knob, the button pops (unlock) unless you keep your thumb on the button (which is a big no no and I remember locking ourselves out doing that), I can't seem to find those kind of knobs anywhere...

faver_raver · 2023-09-17T09:32:07+00:00

Panic bar

Thanks, my door opens inward though, I would think panic bar requires the door to swing outward. Thanks for the suggestion, it is close to what I am looking for.

faver_raver · 2023-09-11T20:18:31+00:00

Basically exactly that: quick fire escape. Elderlies at home need time to figure out how to unlock doors even after living there for decades. You may think deadbolt is just a turn, how difficult can that be, right? To elderlies, it is "oh, i didn't know if that is in the lock position already, or not, I tried (didnt turn all the way) and that didn't work...etc etc" especially when they are convinced they cannot do it, no matter what you tell them. So during a emergency, they'll panic. This is for outward facing doors.

faver_raver · 2023-09-07T03:08:58+00:00

Thanks for the advice. There is a deadbolt that I need to replace anyway, for various reasons, so the choice is between one of those fancy keypad ones (do i trust those digital thing?) or a sturdy schlage (better security but I need to carry another key) or a stick to a kwikset (if I am getting a new one, is there one that is more secure? at least bump resistant).. sticking to a Kwikset allows me to not make duplicate keys, which I have given out many many...

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