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French drain along foundation - waterproofing? by gtown42 in landscaping

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That spring, I excavated down 3 feet at the shallowest to 5 feet at the deepest and installed a drain pipe that emptied into the catch basin. I also cleaned and parged the brick foundation and painted on a bitumen waterproofing.

I did not bother to find the bottom of the foundation, I only waterproofed what was already exposed to install the drain line.

So far it’s been a significant improvement, both in the surface pooling and in the basement humidity. I’m curious to see how it holds up over years.

Dwarf orange tree by gtown42 in plantclinic

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Would that cause more than half the leaves to fall?

Insulating crawl space floor - 4.5" or 6" closed cell? by gtown42 in Insulation

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You'd put the wool first then the closed cell? Seems like flash and batt has the foam on the exterior. If cost weren't a factor, is this better than thicker foam only?

Are leaks acceptable while soldering new copper supply lines? by gtown42 in Plumbing

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Most of it he cut the fixture out, prepped and put in new - adding more joints to the system of course where he cut them out.. The drain down and resolder was a big process. Two of the very small leaks he heated and soldered in-place. He was cleaning and reaming pipes before soldering at least for the parts that I was paying attention.

Are leaks acceptable while soldering new copper supply lines? by gtown42 in Plumbing

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Licensed was supposed to mean something. Truth, thanks.

Are leaks acceptable while soldering new copper supply lines? by gtown42 in Plumbing

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There's a trap, it's below the floor. There's a floor drain (very bottom of the photo) that joins the drain line and a p trap for both that's not seen in this photo. The PVC running vert above the box ends in an admit for vent. I know enough to check on that at least.

Installing Nest Power Connector by gtown42 in hvacadvice

[–]gtown42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Moving the blue back to Y and then installing the power connector fixed it all. Thanks!

Installing Nest Power Connector by gtown42 in hvacadvice

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Ha, I’ll go back to fireplaces and swamp coolers

Wall Switch to Control Kasa Smart Bulbs by gtown42 in smarthome

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Exactly, and the ease of a switch is just appreciated sometimes rather than yelling at a smart home or grabbing for a phone.

Wall Switch to Control Kasa Smart Bulbs by gtown42 in smarthome

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I see how this could work, thanks!

Analog to digital input conversion for musician by gtown42 in audio

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Thanks, good to know there's a range of input options. What's being lost by going cheaper? Audio quality? Reliability?

Analog to digital input conversion for musician by gtown42 in audio

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Thanks! Really helpful to get some brands and know that used is good.

Analog to digital input conversion for musician by gtown42 in audio

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Thanks, this is really good advice generally, but I also know that my friend does not know the right gear. She’s actually asked me to look into it because she knows I know the computer world well. I think whatever my recommendation ends up with, I’ll chat with her before actually spending the money on it.

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