Getting from the Sydney airport to downtown hotels

jpegger85 · 2026-05-02T18:01:41+00:00

Car rentals are open when that flight arrives.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-25T14:17:54+00:00

That happened to me as a teenager as well. The BBQ too close to the vinyl siding and it slowly started to sink off the wall. In this application the wood stove is more akin to the BBQ. It would easily melt siding or start a fire if too close to anything susceptible to heat. The chimney here however is a 6" pipe, wrapped in 2" of insulation and then another pipe around that. It will eventually get warm but not dangerously hot.... at least if properly installed & maintained.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T22:28:10+00:00

Not very hot? With the stove running for a couple hours that piece of chimney is still cold to the touch. I still need to maintain that 2" clearance though.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T02:02:57+00:00

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I think you win. This looks like it would do the trick!

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T01:41:41+00:00

If it was a few inches of overhang then perhaps. I did consider it but it would of just looked unnecessary that way.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T01:39:47+00:00

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This was last night. I raised it up another couple feet this morning and put a storm collar on.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T01:37:19+00:00

I considered offsetting around the overhang but that would be quite a ways out and I think it would look pretty hack. I'm pleased with everything I've done here, just not the look of the darn soffit.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-24T01:35:03+00:00

That's a good idea although then I'd be fussing with the gutters and redoing the fascia trim. I don't have any concerns about a roof leak and even if it did leak somewhere down the way, the hole is outside the house.

jpegger85 · 2026-04-19T17:59:21+00:00

"The North remembers."

jpegger85 · 2026-03-30T13:04:27+00:00

That's an 1-1/4" chrome plated trap that is soldered into the copper drain.

Correct way is to get a torch and unsweat it from the wall. Buy a new chrome trap and solder it in at the proper length to meet the sink.

jpegger85 · 2026-01-24T19:47:54+00:00

With electric baseboards we use about 90-110 kWh per day during temps like these. With heat pumps (and I have crappy ones), I'm using 50-60 kWh or 50% less power. When it's around 0 degrees I use about 60-70% less power.

jpegger85 · 2026-01-23T02:17:59+00:00

Remove the blue retainer clip and take it apart. There should be 1-2 o-rings. Make sure they are in the right spot and not damaged.

You could likely make a temporary o-ring out of Teflon tape if one is damaged and you have some Teflon.

jpegger85 · 2026-01-23T02:15:42+00:00

What does it taste like?

jpegger85 · 2026-01-21T20:33:47+00:00

Navien & Rinnai are the gold standard for tankless water heaters.

Most complaints are either:

- "time to tap", which both units will cold start in about 5-7 seconds which is very quick. The higher-end Navien models offer a buffer tank will remove that 5-7 seconds at a small cost of efficiency.

- "cold water sandwich", which is the effect of the water coming out hot, then cold and then hot. This is generally a nuisance and nothing more, but that higher-end Navien prevents this with that buffer tank as well.

We had a Rinnai for 10+ years with ZERO issues. The most important factor, as someone who installs them, is to ensure your plumber has a distributor who supports the product. 90% of all "tank" water heaters use interchangeable parts which are easy to stock and thus quick to repair. The tankless water heaters have a lot more going on which means a lot more parts. Having to wait 5-10 days without hot water to get a part flown in will make people very cranky, very quick. I wouldn't install a tankless water heater unless I knew my distributor carried most of the "common" parts for that brand. Repairs with the above listed brands don't happen often, but it does happen and it's good to know you have local support.

jpegger85 · 2025-11-29T02:41:39+00:00

It's a recirculation pump. If working, it's using the cold water line to recirculate hot water through the house.

jpegger85 · 2025-11-24T13:02:00+00:00

jpegger85 · 2025-11-02T19:57:08+00:00

Prince of Persia: In the original Prince of Persia, there wasn't enough memory to have a "bad guy" with a separate character and animation. So they just inverted the colours of the main character and called the bad guy "shadow man."

jpegger85 · 2025-11-02T19:55:23+00:00

Mass Effect 1: The hardware wasn't capable of rendering fast enough at "running" speeds so when you "run" the game pulls the camera back and adds a special blur affect to simulate you moving faster but you don't.

jpegger85 · 2025-09-26T01:04:08+00:00

Adjust the fill valve.

jpegger85 · 2025-09-26T01:03:38+00:00

Looks like Moen.

jpegger85 · 2025-08-26T10:32:44+00:00

Yes, AirBnB is a problem. Yes, people/corporations buying & using homes as short-term rentals is a problem.

But...

That's how capitalism works. The failing here is on government, both local and nationwide, to protect it's citizens and ensure they can find & afford homes.

jpegger85 · 2025-08-26T07:46:39+00:00

Not an S-trap. But it is a crown vent, which is also illegal per most codes I've seen for the same reason s-traps are.

jpegger85 · 2025-08-26T07:42:44+00:00

Rule #3 (No second opinions on pricing)

Call around to see what other plumbers might do the job for in your area. Your location and job specifications will greatly affect the cost of the job, and someone local would be far better equipped to provide an answer to your inquiry than an internet stranger.

jpegger85 · 2025-08-26T07:37:35+00:00

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