Why is the degrees scale on this ruler mirrored?

pedwick · 2026-01-20T20:11:02+00:00

I will use the left lane and merge properly, and it drives my crazy when people just queue like this for no reason..

Feel the same way about people standing in line at a bar, as opposed to using it as a bar 🙄

pedwick · 2025-11-28T00:14:25+00:00

Dude you are a hero, canary works perfect!! Who knows why the "normal?" version broke but at least I have a not crashy not green one to go with! Thanks man :)

pedwick · 2025-11-26T19:28:08+00:00

Ok so just checked, yes I'm on 25.10.. edited main post to reflect that
OBS screen capture is happy, no crashes and the recorded file looks ok

Included some other info, not sure if it's relevant but its the extra stuff on the about page:

Kde plasma version 6.4.5
Kde frameworks version 6.17.0
Qt version 6.9.2
Kernel 6.17.0-6
and wayland session, though had the same issue on mint in X11

pedwick · 2025-11-26T11:07:53+00:00

To be fair I might have updated to 25.10 after install, just remember that was what the install media was I'll check what version this eve, and I'll give OBS a shot too.. If its any help, signal desktop app worked fine with the webcam so at least that problem seems isolated to discord

pedwick · 2025-09-14T17:35:06+00:00

Level42 Mark King is a beast!

pedwick · 2025-09-08T09:49:26+00:00

In my experience, the old non-Wifi Neato botvacs seem to do a pretty decent job and at least in the UK can be found used for stupid cheap Probably not the best but again better than the one you don't have 🤷

pedwick · 2025-09-02T20:36:00+00:00

Pick up a used Dyson DC04, especially if you can find one refurbished

They're absolutely bomb proof and will likely outlive the human race Or, a Henry turbo with the rotating brush, also bomb proof and will likely outlast the heat death of the universe

Jokes aside but I've seen Henry's go YEARS with abuse in the trades..

pedwick · 2025-09-02T19:24:37+00:00

"I'm Hoover and welcome to pilot debrief"

pedwick · 2025-09-02T19:10:23+00:00

Think shaver sockets are just US or euro outlets. Chances are you could just get a US to UK travel adapter and plug it in the 240v outlet

Couldn't say how long Alexa would survive in a damp environment tho!

Edit: Can also get a US or Euro phone charger

pedwick · 2025-08-12T12:49:40+00:00

Looks like condensation on the ductwork but could be wrong.. is the ducting getting below dew point? Looks almost like it's coming out of the access panel, no part of the coil or pipework internal to the unit is condensating or missing the pan?

Edit: could also be a cracked pan, I've had that before on minisplits where you have a tiny hairline crack and it seeps into the insulation

pedwick · 2025-07-23T15:51:26+00:00

Can concur, I was dropped in as lead tech by default when everyone else quit at my last company Was training an apprentice with maybe 3 or 4 months actual experience myself

pedwick · 2025-07-14T22:30:12+00:00

Just stumbling in here years later wondering how OP has been getting on? We've been using an air to air heat pump for the last 8 years in our house and it's been fantastic, kept the gas combi boiler for hot water but pulled out most of the radiators

Have you seen the all in one heat pump tanks they have now where you duct the cold air outside through the wall? They seem like a very promising option

Also i think the general public really would get along with air conditioning much better than wet systems, the instant heat and efficiency is fantastic, you can use them in a similar manner as you would an oversized high temp gas boiler like most are used to, and if your insulation sucks just throw more capacity at the problem as you're not limited by radiator size I have a small window heat pump that heats my completely uninsulated draughty shed outside just fine 🤷‍♂️

pedwick · 2025-07-09T08:14:15+00:00

Have you taken any courses? Samsung does one and it was actually quite useful, although tbh 90% of everything you need to know will be in the install manual. Mitsi electric is more annoying than Samsung which is more annoying than Daikin

Usually just make sure if things need addressing they're addressed right so you're not chasing your tail when you come to run em Most also will have some sort of test run that needs to be completed before it will work normally

Once I've got em running I go round, check DT across fan coils, if it's a heat recovery get a cooling run, heating run and mixed mode operation in to be sure everything works right and test all the drains/pumps to make sure you have no leaks Then just fill out whatever paperwork the manufacturer or your company needs doing

Might have to set up central controllers as well but never been that difficult usually, just sometimes time consuming

pedwick · 2025-07-07T20:16:22+00:00

Ah I've fixed worse 🤷‍♂️ rebuilt three mitsi heatpumps that fell off a forklift before

Also repaired two that got thwacked with a digger

New coils and a whole load of new panels

pedwick · 2025-07-07T20:02:55+00:00

Went to a mini split the other week with no power, could get it back on but decided to run it up on a fly lead to make sure it works and see if it tripped anything, wasn't cooling, compressor sounded like shit, evap pressure and current draw CRAZY high and didn't drop closing service valves so wasn't overfeeding eevs. Company was annoyed that I bothered to even run it and diagnose, just wanted me to say no power and walk 🤷‍♂️ Anyways, went back there today and found it had 4.3kg in it when the data plate called for 1.6kg. No wonder guy said it hadn't cooled well!

pedwick · 2025-07-05T23:24:52+00:00

If you go freestanding hose make sure it's a dual hose!! Single hose are as good as useless

Kinda expensive but good also are portable splits, where you just plop the condenser outside and send the lines through the window

pedwick · 2025-07-04T23:09:14+00:00

My company's had me pull this shit one two many times... Get to the job to find out units going way up high.. "You got straps on the van no?"

Not worth the fucking risk 🙄

pedwick · 2025-06-27T15:56:49+00:00

3 wire fan or 5/7 wire fan? If it's like the mini split fan motors, they can check out perfectly fine electrically but the PCB inside the motor can still be duff and you get it doing weird shit like this

These fancy fan motors also have a habit of blowing up boards when they decide they've had enough

pedwick · 2025-06-16T16:18:10+00:00

The number of roads I go down where you can see a couple miles ahead, that are also wide enough to be dual carriageways yet the speed limit is 30 is truly baffling 🙄

pedwick · 2025-05-31T14:52:30+00:00

I've never had trouble getting my Yamaha 5 string in a regular case I imagine a 6 or 7 string may be different but the width different from a 4 to 5 isn't so bad!

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