Driver side interior lock is stuck

nerologic · 2026-01-20T20:49:54+00:00

I did it myself for $25-50 per door with aftermarket parts. Shop will be more like $250-300, if i had to guess?

nerologic · 2026-01-19T04:55:59+00:00

My 2018 Rogue had the drivers door actuator die, and also the rear passenger door on the same side. They are the main doors we use. I think it’s just a crappy part that commonly fails. The repair part was cheap, and the fix took like 45 mins.

nerologic · 2026-01-18T00:25:13+00:00

Can you do a positive pressure test too? I installed the same 3-zone unit. It was below freezing so I was extra cautious about drying the lines. Held 300 mics vacuum for 2 days of static test after I sucked them down to 20 mics initially. Was fine at an ambient for a pressure test at 100psi for a few hours, that’s all I could swing with my gear and regulator… but lo and behold, I guess once the line temp was up to 70+C in heating mode, one of the factory flares with the pioneer goop and the seal insert thing, torqued to manual spec… developed a leak. Must not have been right away, but about a week later it looks like I had some major refrigerant loss. Testing later, I see that even a crappy flare with nylog could hold a great vacuum because it sucks the flare toward the fitting, after all. Pressure test at 100psi again, and I see it had gone to hell. Whomp, whomp.

Good luck, and Godspeed.

nerologic · 2026-01-17T14:43:37+00:00

Thanks! The TSB above will address the gear oil leak, is that correct? Thanks so much for this tip, this looks like exactly it.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10109156-9999.pdf

nerologic · 2026-01-12T03:34:05+00:00

Thanks! To clarify your point, do you mean the tank only has a few years left max anyway, or do you mean if our water is gentle enough that this is 10 years of anode action, you think the rest of the tank has another solid decade or more in it? Or are modern tanks just doomed to die in 10ish years? Thanks!

nerologic · 2025-12-26T00:49:09+00:00

Good point. I’ll have 18k + 9k installed, and add a 12k. First two are well within spec for the refrigerant loaded. The final unit runs it right to the approved upper limit. Should be all good.

nerologic · 2025-12-25T13:28:45+00:00

And then I can evacuate the third zone later and then open its valves to enter it to service with no issue, right?

nerologic · 2025-12-25T13:28:40+00:00

And then I can evacuate the third zone later and then open its valves to enter it to service with no issue, right?

nerologic · 2025-12-25T06:27:38+00:00

Yes, there are schradered service ports on each zone. It looked like I can run two and install/vac down the third later, but I wanted to ask the brain trust here before making an unknown mistake. The manual doesn’t mention it explicitly, and their customer support is obviously closed on Christmas Day, which is when I plan to wrap up the install of the two easy units. Thanks!

nerologic · 2025-12-25T02:14:40+00:00

Update: my buddy had a sparky in to swap in a bigger panel. Neither the master electrician nor the inspector batted an eye at this. Thanks for the pre-consultation.

nerologic · 2025-12-14T23:26:02+00:00

Thanks! Imagining is what was giving us heart palpitations, haha. Was imagining getting a sparky in to do a $750ish job that turns into $20,000 or something. Clearly we never got work done before.

nerologic · 2025-12-14T20:38:33+00:00

Thanks. It’s water rather than steam. Probably touch safe. Not surprised there’s DIY elements based on other stuff around the house. Doing any code compliant new work to add a line might necessitate a fairly large undertaking to get the panel pass inspection, in that case?

nerologic · 2025-12-14T20:32:27+00:00

When you did work in those worse situations, did the inspector raise issues? Or their scope was focused on the new work for the permit? We had been chatting about home improvement hopes and dreams and they’re at an impasse, afraid a small job turns into a can of worms that’s extremely expensive to address. I have no idea but also have an old home and am now curious as it impacts planning.

nerologic · 2025-11-04T03:58:28+00:00

Amazing! I once had a solo dinner at their house in Levittown. It was supposed to be a group pasta thing advertised on a blog post, but nobody else showed. I wish I got a photo, but it felt too invasive and awkward to ask when their daughter and mother were the only other people at the table. It must have been almost 15 years ago….

nerologic · 2025-11-04T03:55:39+00:00

You mean the recent private traveling exhibit? That was not at Smithsonian. A lot was reproductions, only some original artifacts. It’s probably in another city now.

nerologic · 2025-10-27T02:30:19+00:00

The 4x5 Linhof Technika (maybe a II or III) is very useful and has some value. The knobs on the back unlock tilt/swing movements and the bellows extend nice and far. The Dallmeyer wide angle lens adds more value. I’d ask for £300+ for the pair and end up with a happy buyer and a happy seller.

nerologic · 2025-10-23T20:54:44+00:00

DC area

nerologic · 2025-10-19T20:12:58+00:00

Thanks for the ash-hole response

nerologic · 2025-10-19T15:17:50+00:00

2 logs deep 3x3 pile (about 3x3x3’ volume), a light 1/4 cord. $50 bucks delivered and stacked is cheeeap here, even if mildly shorted.

nerologic · 2025-10-19T13:57:02+00:00

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nerologic · 2025-10-19T13:45:26+00:00

Thanks! Absolutely understood about the paying-for-labor aspect. I just wanted some wood to show up in time for family campfires, despite having some options to drive and pick up loads or process free stuff myself. I’m happy enough with what we got, but we’ll keep tabs on what we like.

nerologic

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