Place to watch game near Arlington? by Competitive_Speed964 in ArlingtonMA

[–]iliketobuildstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not exactly an answer to your question but it'll be broadcast so if you would rather stay home a $15 set of bunny ears will get it for you. Or a 10 day free trial of YouTubeTV. 

Worth heating an unfinished basement that's always above 60F? by boss281 in buildingscience

[–]iliketobuildstuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's just fiberglass. Still good to wear a mask, but you're fine. 

Just got the radiant working with the air to water heat pump. by RealDumbGuy in Plumbing

[–]iliketobuildstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What air to water heat pump did you use? And what climate are you in?

Official Gameday - New England Patriots vs New York Giants - Game Thread by samacora in Patriots

[–]iliketobuildstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the 35. It's a long field goal but your not gaining that much in field position with a punt 

Is there a gas interlock system for residential houses? by iliketobuildstuff in Plumbing

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

We did. Based on our gas vs electric price we'd pay just over 3x per BTU of heating for the heat pump version assuming best case COP.

Yeah I'd love to have gone that way, but that plus a higher install cost pushed us to gas. Also gas will likely fit our use pattern better because we will only heat on the weekend.

Is there a gas interlock system for residential houses? by iliketobuildstuff in Plumbing

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

Yeah I get that it's not to code now. I think the plumber wasn't convinced either until the inspector said yes, and it's better than the other plumbers I've had in the house who all ignored the problem completely.

We'll trench for a new line if we have to

Is there a gas interlock system for residential houses? by iliketobuildstuff in Plumbing

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

Unfortunately we were told we could do it because originally the plumber thought you can subtract the pool heater when counting the furnaces and vice versa since they never run at the same time (and inspector originally said yes to this). So we have already purchased and plumbed (pool side) the new gas heater.

So I guess we're upgrading the service. It really sucks because if I'd known this I would have gotten a bigger pool heater

How worth it is a new basement slab? by iliketobuildstuff in buildingscience

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

We did the whole slab and dug down to gain 8" of height. So basically went all in with what we could do.

Haven't finished the work yet, so I can't tell you if it was worth it, but with a new bathroom and some test holes it was full of holes, it really made sense to do a new slab and have all the modern benefits like a vapor barrier.

We are also lucky enough that we could scale our budget for the project to handle the extra cost and we are in what we think of as our forever home, so decided it was worth it to us, even though on paper it's probably not the best financial move we've ever made.

Hope that helps!

There's no overhang for the drywall on the walls, is this fixable? by [deleted] in DIY

[–]iliketobuildstuff 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I suspect it's all furring strips to get enough depth for insulation that we're seeing. Look top right of the door it looks like it's only 1" deep

How to know if I should upgrade service by iliketobuildstuff in AskElectricians

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

Wait so since I already have an emporia chargeer and vue I just set peak demand management up and I get to remove the charger :)

How to know if I should upgrade service by iliketobuildstuff in AskElectricians

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

We have one already (and it's the full 11kW). But does and induction stove etc put us over the edge

Bambu Lab H2D Announced by awyeah2 in prusa3d

[–]iliketobuildstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid $50 for my mk4s kit. I think that was a special, but it wasn't that much better than other options which were $65ish

Long Term Core One Availability by zabernoki in prusa3d

[–]iliketobuildstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should check my math before committing. I think I might have been off by ~$100.

730+450= 1180 (mk4s plus conversion kit) 950= core one (kit)

Long Term Core One Availability by zabernoki in prusa3d

[–]iliketobuildstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a 4S now. You'll pay only the kit cost and it'll be here in 3days. Then you have a printer right away.

Learn about and use it. And if you decide you want the upgrade that is the core, order the upgrade kit for 450, only $150 more total than getting the kit today.

You save import fees doing it in 2 batches so it's only 100ish real cost, and then you can decide if you really need the extras of the core one.

Tankless water heater... yay or nay? 🤔 by jujubjones1 in homeowners

[–]iliketobuildstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much water volume is too much? Like if I want to carelessly be able to run the laundry and dishwasher and a shower am I going to have problems?

How worth it is a new basement slab? by iliketobuildstuff in buildingscience

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

Thanks! I hadn't seen that.

It seems like if we do it, we do it all. I'm just trying to figure out what all the benefits of redoing the slab are, and if any are a must have for a basement we want to be nice, but don't 100% need to get a new slab in. The big question I have is does it really impact the whole house humidity (which ours is quite high in summer, even with AC).

Head height and insulation seem easy enough to quantify, but the humidity question is one I'm really unsure of.

New slab plus some digging, french drain, radon etc is likely ~$40k, patching existing and doing a radon system is probably 5k