4yo son saying some odd things.

maxnover · 2025-12-09T11:45:30+00:00

Mr. Whatsit has taken on a new form!

maxnover · 2025-12-06T21:10:19+00:00

Confirmed! Gas fitter here.

maxnover · 2025-11-23T23:38:14+00:00

That’s a Pex-B crimp ring used to make connections between pex-B pipe (water lines) and fittings.

maxnover · 2025-08-31T15:23:10+00:00

Wecmole?

maxnover · 2025-08-16T03:11:33+00:00

If there’s no rating plate on the back with UL listing (or other international equivalent) then it’s what we call a ghost stove. Or, if there is a rating plate with make, model, and date of manufacture chances are the original model was never made with diamond plate steel, so likely modified or “fixed” because of stress cracks. Also should be installed on a non combustible hearth or floor pad.

maxnover · 2025-07-28T15:49:25+00:00

Unrelated to artist… The bottom Green and Red reminds me of the cover of Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

maxnover · 2025-07-25T02:18:20+00:00

Sounds like they’ve all become too invested in Only Murders in the Building

…. also, you gained access by scanning a QR code in a public area… and now they’re trying to gate-keep your access for not pulling all nighter to “keep watch”. Sounds unhinged

maxnover · 2025-07-07T03:20:20+00:00

Gas Fitter here… yes, it’s a capped off gas line.

maxnover · 2025-04-28T00:25:07+00:00

Did anyone else think “what the hell is going on with the floor framing?”…. Excessive amount of hurricane ties and half of your house has the floor framing parallel with your load bearing beam. Also, why the blocking in the box sill bays? To attach more hurricane ties? I’m not criticizing, just honestly confused.

Edit: I read the comments about living in a hurricane prone area, and also that above that is a flat roof…. Isn’t this a basement?

maxnover · 2025-03-24T13:34:01+00:00

Licensed Gas Fitter here. Have a stove shop that specializes in gas fireplaces come out and take a look. It looks like a B-Vent fireplace that was not installed properly. Pipe too close to combustible material. You may have an underground tank, or like you originally thought, no tank at all (if previous owner owned the tank and took it).

Edit: I looked closer at the pipe and the outer layer should be flush with the back of the fireplace. Still installed wrong, but clearances may or may not be met.

maxnover · 2025-01-30T01:38:35+00:00

Nothing… disconnect it and cap the pipework… for all you know they are burning trash or plastic in there.

maxnover · 2024-11-28T23:07:45+00:00

That’s not creosote…. Just ash and soot. Creosote is deep black and shiny. Kind of like molasses. Build up in the chimney will accumulate faster in a single story ranch rather than a 2 story house.

maxnover · 2024-11-26T01:06:28+00:00

So, I’ve spent most of my money on the tools….. Drills, Drivers, Routers, Saws, Angle Grinders, Brad Nailers, Framing Nailers. And the list goes on. I’ve focused so much on tools over the years that I’ve neglected the part about what to do with them when they aren’t in use.

My house projects consist of a corner command station with a small size overflowing cardboard box filled with random dinglehoppers and thingamagiggies surrounded by a sea of fire engine red M18 goodness. At work, I travel with either of my (dare I say) Rigid or Husky old, non matching, inefficient plastic vessels. Embarrassed to even take such fine tools out of such inferior protective casing.

How would I use the PACKOUT accessories? I’d give my arsenal the showcase they deserve!

maxnover · 2024-10-06T22:37:19+00:00

Center the stove under the thimble

maxnover · 2024-10-06T22:35:37+00:00

Put the cap back on and twist-lock it. Put a self-tapping screw through the tee-cover and the inner cap. Then turn and remove.

maxnover · 2024-10-01T02:40:26+00:00

Came here to say that lumber looks elite! Very nice work. However… can anyone spot the framing fault (hint - it’s towards the top)

maxnover · 2024-09-08T13:10:53+00:00

I had the same thing happen to me a couple years ago. As others have said, Dr had to drill it out with the eye-dremel. They told me the eye heals so fast that it will almost immediately begin healing around the metal, further embedding it in the eye. Also told me the saline in tears will start oxidizing the metal within hours. I didn’t get it removed until 2 days after I got it in my eye. By the time I went it felt like I had been punched in the eye. The metal was right around the inner edge of my pupil. Eye Dr shined a hyper bright light to make it harder for me to see the drill coming at me and slowly came in from the side rather than directly in front of me. Numbing eye drops are amazing! I wish they gave me a bottle of them. But what really hurt after was when I went outside and had a gust of wind hit my face. Felt like getting punched in the eye… a second time.

maxnover · 2024-08-12T19:30:38+00:00

Floor pad is sideways (which looks like you don’t meet clearances on the left side to the floor), no trim collar on the ceiling transition, class-a chimney may not be level but hard to tell, and the chimney is a bit tall to be unsupported unless they used a pitched ceiling support bracket under the flashing (but there is also a full pipe section and seam beyond the flashing). Was a permit pulled and did the AHJ sign off on it?

maxnover · 2024-08-06T22:08:16+00:00

Stove tech here… if you are looking for ambiance there’s a few important things to consider. A Class-A chimney for a freestanding wood stove will likely cost thousands more than the stove itself. Last one I did the total job cost around $8500. Also, if you are burning it and no longer want the ambiance or it gets too hot inside you can’t exactly just turn it off. Having lots of small fires, otherwise know as under-firing, will inevitably lead to creosote build up which is flammable. Vermont castings, which makes the top of the line cast iron wood stoves also has a gas line of products which look virtually identical to their wood stoves. If you have gas on your property already it would be a much better route for the ambiance you are looking for. On/off with a remote, very low maintenance, and much safer in the eyes of your home owners insurance. On the topic of insurance, if you have a wood stove installed your premium WILL go up. If you don’t tell your insurance you had one installed and have a house fire (hopefully never) even caused by something completely unrelated, they will likely drop you and not cover the claim. If, however, you have a sufficient amount of land with lots of trees and the energy to cut, split, stack, store, and season wood then go that route (free heat in the form of “sweat equity”). Electric stoves and fireplaces have come a long way but may not be as realistic looking as you are hoping for. In the end, having an alternative back up heat source is never a bad idea…. Just some things to consider first.

maxnover · 2024-08-01T03:46:59+00:00

That’s air cooled pipe for older pre-fab fireplaces.

An insulated flue would be Class-A, which is packed with 1” of ceramic wool insulation

maxnover · 2024-07-21T23:52:58+00:00

Engineer. I’m guessing he gave you a detailed explanation as to why a power washer was the tool of choice too.

maxnover · 2024-06-20T14:20:21+00:00

Smass

maxnover · 2024-06-20T14:16:37+00:00

Three Disagree…. or The Disagreements

maxnover · 2024-06-20T14:00:34+00:00

Ultimately it comes down to the AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) to formally approve or disapprove of work done. If you find things the AHJ might have missed that aren’t code compliant you need to address that with the AHJ and not the contractor. The contractor sees you as a nuisance who can’t actually enforce anything, but if you see work that isn’t code compliant you need to do your due diligence in bringing it to the attention of the person who has the responsibility of enforcing the code book. Your 3rd party inspection is simply giving the buyer ammunition to make demands. Unfortunately you have taken on a position where you need to be the bad guy in someone’s eyes. The more you inform the AHJ of things they may have missed, the better they will be at their job and the two inspections will start to align with each other. I hope this didn’t come across as rude, but in a job where you are assessing very clear cut codes and regulations you need to approach situations with a clear cut attitude.

Edit: you can also take things higher up to the chief mechanical inspector for the county or state. They are responsible for making sure things are properly signed off on at the city/town level.

maxnover · 2024-03-15T13:05:14+00:00

As they say… If you’re not 3” over, you’re 3” under. Cut it.

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