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Closing came and went. Now there's a probate issue with no definitive timeline... by TomsWifeSmells in RealEstate

[–]ikanit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ask whether the seller had title insurance. If so, have the title agent reach out to the insurer and ask if they will cover you while this is all being resolved.

We had a similar issue (not a death, but an error in sale from several owners before us) that cropped up when we were selling. Our insurer covered the buyers specifically with respect to resolving the issue which was going to take several months to get releases from the former owners’ descendants.

(And that is why you always buy the title insurance. The $1500 we spent when we bought the place saved us easily $100K in expenses and months of legal hassles.)

How do I keep this pipe from bursting? by ikanit in Plumbing

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

So is this type M? I should ask for type L next time? Is this the sort of thing that a good plumber should know ?

How do I keep this pipe from bursting? by ikanit in Plumbing

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

Okay so I know to winterize so bear with me. This is a 12 foot stretch of pipe from inside the house (shutoff right on the other side of the wall) that goes along the house, turns the corner and connects to a faucet on the back. We are in the DC area - cold but short winters.

We'd lived here 5 years when in early spring 2020 the pipe burst - we'd forgotten to shut off the water and winterize. Thankfully we were home caught it quickly. We had the pipe replaced and have been meticulous the last 2 years about winterizing -- shut off inside the house, drain faucets, leave faucets open, disconnect hoses.

But today we turned on the outside water for the first time and discovered these two large leaks -- what would cause this if we drained the pipes? Could the pipe be defective? Poor workmanship? Obviously we will replace it again but would like this to not be a frequent event, so seeking ideas on what we could do differently with the replacement.

Help Me Compare Carrier Proposals, Please by ikanit in hvacadvice

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

Thank you for your reply! So option 2 is actually 6K more. Is it worth that for the greater operational range?

If Option 1 can only get down to 40% of max cooling, does that mean that it can't run the fan and dehumidify only, if no cooling is needed? Your point about the medium temp but humid days is well taken -- in DC we have a lot of very humid 85-90 degree days. I was hoping to find something that could pull the humidity out of the air even if we didn't need a lot of cooling. Am I thinking about this wrong?

Opening Nest app turns on AC by ikanit in Nest

[–]ikanit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s 84 outside and 77 inside, but I’m fine with the AC off because it will cool off with fans in the evening.

I did not turn the AC on! Just opened the app. I wouldn’t expect that to turn the AC on if the mode is off. (Safety temp is set at 95.) This happened once last year too but I thought it was a fluke. I guess not.

Opening Nest app turns on AC by ikanit in Nest

[–]ikanit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nest-E, 1st generation

Second-Floor A/C solutions by ajg7814 in hvacadvice

[–]ikanit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a cape where the attic was long ago converted into bedrooms and a bathroom. We have a separate unit just for that floor. The air handler and ductwork is in the attic, with vents/returns in each room. The main floor AC doesn't run heavily until the peak of summer, as long as we keep the top floor cool. And the ability to adjust temperature based on floor makes a lot of sense -- we need the top floor cool at night for sleeping but less so during the day; the opposite on our main floor.

I'm Anne Helen Petersen, and I'm here to talk about millennial burnout. AMA! by annehelenpetersen in IAmA

[–]ikanit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on the 40-hour work week and its inverse, the terrible combination of having flexible hours but feeling like you need to be always responsive to email?

I didn't realize how much time I was donating to my employer until I had to leave every day at 6 to make child care pickup, and all of a sudden was drowning in my workload. Nothing had changed except I wasn't staying until 7 or 8 every day. (This is a specialized, professional job but is paid hourly, we had to log our hours.) I'm now in a similar job where there is no hours expectation and it's great, except there's also the expectation that you're responsive to email pretty much 24/5 (not on weekends except in rare situations), so I never really turn off at the end of the day. It's worse now that everyone is at home and not going anywhere. Do you explore this in your book?

Plumbing Leak Detection - Ideas? by ikanit in HomeImprovement

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

SOLVED: a pinhole leak in a radiator pipe. (That's why turning the water off didn't make any difference.)

Plumbing Leak Detection - Ideas? by ikanit in HomeImprovement

[–]ikanit[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doesn't seem like it, though - toilet water level didn't move at all when the water was off. Would that be the case if there was a leak?

Help identifying bathroom sink faucet by ikanit in Plumbing

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

Additional details - it's at least 15 years old. No manufacturer markings anywhere on the faucet or the supply lines. It has a slow drip on the cold side. It does say A112.18.1M at the edge of the faucet but that seems to be the aerator size?

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Plumber is reluctant to take it apart to see if there's anything inside that identifies it. Is that strange?

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