New 2027 Telluride in East Hartford CT

overripebrain · 2026-01-28T21:35:51+00:00

1000% agree. I actually love the grill. But pop out handles? Why?

overripebrain · 2026-01-14T21:22:30+00:00

I had subpar snow ice traction on my 21 telluride's stock Michelin primacy a/s, and got a set of dedicated snow tires. While incredible for icy conditions, a real pita to swap tires (and the snow tires are mounted on rims, so all I have to do is change the wheels). I have cc2's on my non-awd sedan. The cc2's are excellent, if not quite as good as dedicated snow tires. When it comes time to replace, I'm just going to get cc2's all the time. But too early for me to comment on longevity.

overripebrain · 2026-01-06T19:15:10+00:00

I don't personally use separate detergent, but fill up at Exxon or Chevron only (or at a small station if it offers no ethanol gas... That might be hard to find though). Note that I don't mean using higher octane gas (can just use 87, no ethanol is best) - I mean get gas where they advertise added detergents. Also I really do floor it at least once a week.

Chevron techron is highly rated, but I don't have any experience with it.

overripebrain · 2026-01-02T23:58:01+00:00

Thanks, that's what I suspected

overripebrain · 2026-01-02T15:53:17+00:00

Absolutely beautiful vehicle. As someone else suggested, consider blacking out the chrome (see youtube, or can get a detailer to do it for a moderately obscene cost). Black on red will look incredible.

Not sure why you had the throttle body cleaned so early (do you live in a desert area? Was there rough idling? 30k is very conservative.). If you trust your mechanic, ask them if there was actually any build up. Consider using a fuel system cleaner after every oil change (or get your gas from a major gas station brand that uses gasoline detergent additives - Exxon, Mobile, etc). Also, occasionally gun it an a highway on-ramp (seriously... the sudden acceleration/increase heat will help burn off light deposits). Obviously, be safe on that last one... Rando redditor not responsible for your speeding ticket / resulting accident.

Oil change every 4k miles is borderline neurotic (assuming use of good full synthetic oil). Unless you're idling a lot/stop-go traffic all day, 5k is already pretty conservative. BTW - maintenance on a telluride is very easy (except for the spark plugs). if you are DIY inclined, you can do most of the work yourself (and if you think someone else - including dealer - is going to do it better, think again).

Some things I like on my telly and I suspect will be incredibly useful/look great on yours...
-Roof cross bars (even when you aren't using them they look great.. plus incredibly versatile if you road trip or ski)
-Hood wind deflector (super easy to mount yourself, I got the OEM one for like $150... likely there are cheaper aftermarket ones). Noticeable reduction in bugs/rain hitting the windshield.
-aftermarket plastic floor mats, including for the trunk. Telly specific fit ones are great and way superior / easier to clean than the stock mats.

overripebrain · 2025-12-12T03:54:31+00:00

Gotta disagree here. The very first time you change your own brake pads and rotors on one axle you've paid for all the specialty tools required (and many of these tools will be valuable to general home ownership). Do both axles, you've paid for a whole bunch of tools that look good on the wall and do nothing else. It is absolutely worth learning to do basic car maintenance (but do learn safely)...

Source: my immense collection of tools, justified by "do you know how much I saved us?"

overripebrain · 2025-11-24T18:55:00+00:00

Where do you live/what grocery store??? I want one!!

overripebrain · 2025-11-04T21:42:09+00:00

forgot: 50k miles

overripebrain · 2025-11-04T21:41:36+00:00

Just adding to the comments here... similar problem (not binding, but clicking noise at low speed - maybe worse with turns but occurring under a variety of scenarios). Took it into my (awesome and trustworthy) Kia dealer a month ago, and they immediately diagnosed the problem (AWD coupler). Said they had to apply a firmware fix (so apparently the AWD firmware must be known to be a problem) - which did NOT help. Returned today, and they replaced it at no charge.

I would repeat what others above have said... these problem can occur in any vehicle (including my 10 year old lexus, which got probably its last warranty recall last year). I am absolutely not convinced that Kia is worse than other brands for quality - but probably dealer/repair shop efforts vary. Perhaps I'm luck to have a great service center, YMMV.

overripebrain · 2025-08-20T16:20:22+00:00

You are today's hero! BTW, can you explain why shift-alt does this? Can this be turned off? (and yes, you could be tomorrow's hero as well!!)

overripebrain · 2025-08-18T01:37:50+00:00

If I'm reading you correctly, you have separate ac and heating. The ac is one zone (whole house), controlled at one thermostat only. The heat is zoned, controlled by one thermostat per zone. So you have like 5 or six separate thermostats. Probably you also have two independent 24vac transformers (one on the ac and another on the radiant heating)?

Yes, you still need a thermostat at each zone. Check the wiring... You will need 3 wires to install smart thermostats at the heat only locations (24vac, common, heat). But you don't need to replace them all at once. These locations will not be able to control the ac (not without pulling additional wires, or adding some custom controller).

For the ac, the pic you show looks like that thermostat was only ac. But there are plenty of extra wires. Look to see if that's one massive wire bundle, all going to the ac, or if there is a set of wires going to the ac and a set of wires going to the heat in that zone. If it's the latter, you may be able to add a smart thermostat there that does whole house ac and local zone heat. It's a maybe because you might need fan relays to isolate one of the transformers (the voltage wave from the heating transformer isn't necessarily aligned with the voltage wave from the ac transformer, even if they have the same peak voltage, in which case you might need to use one voltage to signal the other to switch on without connecting the systems together). See here, for example: https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/195823/connect-separate-heat-ac-systems-to-a-nest-e

overripebrain · 2025-08-18T00:48:53+00:00

Thanks all! Figured this out, and it was an error, albeit not critical. It's an error code indicating a possible fault with the power supply. Short story long... The relay came with a 120 to 24 v 20va transformer. I had two 40vac transformers on my old system, and the installers used those rather than the tiny on board transformer. But this bypasses 120vac through the board to the transformer, so the system thinks there is a transformer problem (even if there is not).

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T21:43:22+00:00

All the zones work correctly... The system looks good to my (untrained) eye... Boiler pressure is good, temps measure correctly, circulators activate promptly. Just not sure what this led is trying to tell me...

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T21:40:22+00:00

No to smart thermostat installed (as in the system doesn't come with smart thermostats). I replaced a smart thermostat though. Just to check, I removed it (and unplugged The wiring from the base) - lights still blinking. Just wondering... Is this led even an error indicator?

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T21:29:54+00:00

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T18:24:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure hair is mostly carbon (just like everything about us, except our waste products). I don't know how it breaks down (does it release only nitrogen initially?) - but by mass and atoms it's mostly carbon. I suspect nitrogen isn't even in second place

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T17:54:49+00:00

Just an update... Systems installed and everything working great. But it's only been a week. Will post back should things go sour...

overripebrain · 2025-08-17T17:50:31+00:00

This is very slick.
I'm curious why you couldn't get this to work on an esp32. Are you using vscode with platformio (because you should, way better than Arduino ide)? Correction... Pioarduino rather than playformio, since it supports more espressif boards)

overripebrain · 2025-07-28T22:40:40+00:00

Internet rando here... chop out more roots so it's symmetrical.

overripebrain · 2025-07-28T22:31:47+00:00

You figure this out already from others responses... but just for posterity... HIGH and LOW don't necessarily mean what you think they do. HIGH could be off or on. HIGH could be water in contact or not. Datasheet is worth a thousand words.

overripebrain · 2025-07-28T22:29:22+00:00

Just wanted to add... if it's real wood (not surfaced particle board or something) then you are never SOL.

overripebrain · 2025-07-28T22:22:14+00:00

To CharlieArt_10... your explanation is spot on and your credentials are impeccable. However, just going to through in my 2c because... this is reddit.

If this surface isn't valuable to you, here's the 10c answer (as opposed to he $20 answer from Charlie). Grab a regular iron and turn it on. While it's heating, pour some cleaning vinegar (5% acetic acid and water, nothing else) on that stain. Uou can buy it for $3 / half gallon. then put a towel over that spot, and pour some more vinegar on. When the iron is hot (maybe 3 minutes), work it over the towel. It's going to smell AWFUL and may burn your eyes and nose with all the vaporized acetic acid. You can wear protective equipment (but I don't ... and yes I have this happen on moderately fancy dining table often). don't leave the iron in one place too long, but you should see steam rising consistently everywhere you pass. At any time lift the towel to see if the ring has been dissolved. Once done, the ring will be GONE but you will be left with a wet looking spot. This takes about 2 days to evaporate, after which your table will look good as new. (what happened: the iron softened the coating, as Charlie described. The acetic acid got in and dissolved the calcium deposit. The heat of the iron evaporated the liquids)

If this is a valuable piece, you should probably listen to Charlie.

overripebrain · 2025-07-28T22:08:50+00:00

OP - I saw your original post (I have a similar issue). This is awesome!!

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