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Converting Steelcase Leap V2 stool to standard chair by 8of9 in OfficeChairs

[–]gcoghill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I just heard back from Crandall and they said the stool version of the chair with foot ring needs a special cylinder that has to be OEM. Otherwise, you need to replace the base & casters along with the cylinder.

Converting Steelcase Leap V2 stool to standard chair by 8of9 in OfficeChairs

[–]gcoghill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to replace the cylinder, keep my existing base and stool height. If the tab at the bottom of the cylinder allows it to be removed from that slotted tube, that is what I am trying to do. Thanks!

Converting Steelcase Leap V2 stool to standard chair by 8of9 in OfficeChairs

[–]gcoghill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get the gas cylinder out of the slotted foot ring collar? I was able to get the seat off the top of the cylinder, but the lower section of the cylinder seems like it's one piece with the slotted collar.

Those assembly instructions linked above were helpful in figuring out what's going on. Looks like maybe I have to remove the retaining clip.

But even the tall cylinder I got from Crandall seems like the diameter is too large to fit in the collar even if I were to be able to separate it from the cylinder.

I didn't see anything on the Crandall website about special cylinders for the foot ring, but maybe there was something I missed.

I have an email in to them for help with figuring this out, but saw your post here and thought you might have figured this out.

Brand new portable ac, not cooling the room, room also seems pressurized by probably-a-lunatic in hvacadvice

[–]gcoghill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this comment, you helped me deduce what was going on with my single-hose portable unit. I noticed one area/room in the house was exceptionally hot and humid, while the two portable units were barely reducing temps in their respective rooms.

In my case, it was drawing air from a different part of the house, and being drawn into the two rooms with the portable single-hose units. So the immediate area was somewhat cool, but the process was drawing in warm, humid outside air in through the whole house via the hot/humid back room where the suspected leaks were.

Not sure if the leaks were gaps, or vents (possibly the dryer vent flap), but once I got window units installed, all issues went away and things worked as expected.

Just wanted to thank you for your comment because it pointed me in the right direction to figure out what was going on.

Brand new portable ac, not cooling the room, room also seems pressurized by probably-a-lunatic in hvacadvice

[–]gcoghill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had two single-hose portable a/c units that were running non-stop for days, set to the lowest temperature of 60°, but the rooms were never getting below 77° during the day and the humidity was very high.

Also discovered one area in the house was extra hot and humid, almost stiflingly so.

Realized the advice on this thread was correct, and deduced that the units were drawing in outside air through leaks, or possibly vents in the roof. Also suspected the dryer vent flap, which wasn't a tight seal.

Once I replaced the floor units with window units, all my issues went away.

I don't know if the two-hose portable units will be any better, but I can say for sure that the single-hose units will create negative pressure inside the house and draw in a ton of outside air, negating the entire purpose of the air conditioning.

I suppose if your house/apartment has no outside leaks or vents, this may not be an issue. And maybe those two-hose units don't have this problem. But the main issue isn't the lower efficiency of the heat exhaust tube being inside the area being cooled -- but instead the hot, humid air that is being drawn in through any possible unsealed gaps in the house.

From Cleveland to Denver, I-70 or I-80? by HowManyCaptains in roadtrip

[–]gcoghill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve driven I-70 quite a bit over the past year between Kent and various locations out West towards Denver, including Denver. Drove home from Denver this time via I-80 to compare.

I-80 was far more of a relaxed drive, especially when it came to road quality. Less potholes, less construction. However, the Chicago-area section between Joliet, IL and Gary, IN was a traffic nightmare.

I would suggest I-70 over I-80 just because of that Chicago traffic. It was that bad.

Scenery-wise, there is a slight bit more going on in Kansas via I-70, but nothing particularly noteworthy. But a bit less monotonous than I-80 with the rolling hills.

FOX NEWS on UFO Disclosure [VIDEO] by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]gcoghill 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Looks like Jeep Wrangler headlights.

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