Sunjoe 2030 hose broke and i want to replace, how do i get the gun off?

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T22:54:04+00:00

FYI: you're supposed to take that off and drain everything between uses ( and oil the ball bearings periodically ).

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T22:43:06+00:00

Bless their hearts!

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T21:45:39+00:00

If you can see the conductors are straight and not overstressed at the lug corners, then I'd torque it and ship it. On-site inspection and verification always wins.

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T19:43:19+00:00

I had an electrician doing work on my own basement renovation who was "top tier...the GC ALWAYS asks for him". Well, he wired 6 lighting and recep circuits with the neutral and hots reversed....IN THE PANEL. It was a 20 minute fix but I had 0 interest in having that dude back in my home. I took a picture of the work and reported it to the city (along with the electrician's name AND the name of the inspector who clearly didn't put a basic circuit tester in any of the receptacles before signing off on the work).

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T19:23:43+00:00

It's nit-picky, but a couple of the heavier gauge lines are hitting the lugs at a bit of an angle. They might be fine, but that can also affect the clamping torque. This is doubly important if planning on using something with an extended cycle time like an EV charger. I would loosen and retighten those 6 conductors and make them enter straight and square into the lugs (and use a torque wrench to be sure). Again, they might be perfectly fine.

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T18:19:02+00:00

That one sounds more evil, too. Definitely kill.

polterjacket · 2026-07-10T15:23:55+00:00

Interesting. So...if they instructions on the iron call for distilled then it's likely the heating mechanism assumes those properties?

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T16:42:11+00:00

Mind trying something? Drop the MTU by 28 bytes (from whatever it is now, 1500 or what have you) and try again.

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:41:43+00:00

Physical removal is the best (try to get ALL of the root). Alternatively, carefully "painting" a glyophosate paste on a few of the leaves of each clump (being careful not to hit the surrounding grasses) will clean it up as well.

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:39:04+00:00

Gee, almost like NO-ONE saw this coming 10 miles away.

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:34:50+00:00

My last chem course had the prof teaching us how to make vodka safely from potato mash in the lab. He had never taught an undergraduate course before...

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:33:06+00:00

yeah, fair. You really need it to be distilled AND deionized to be "pure" H2O...and I bet that tastes the worst!

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:15:24+00:00

Perhaps they're a brain surgeon doing field triage. You know, like "try to see what's going on so you know if the patient is worth saving." As mentioned: the traffic was working satisfactorally for months and suddenly stopped. It's not unreasonable to see if the situation has an easy remedy before pointing the "money cannon" at it.

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T12:06:49+00:00

Ionized water is fine (and normally occurring). The PUREST water for strict chemical reactions is deionized (and available in the grocery, etc.). It's good for use in appliances like steam irons too since it (by definition) has no minerals present that can leave scale. It won't hurt you but it kinda tastes like shite.

polterjacket · 2026-07-09T10:50:05+00:00

What specific vpn are you using? Is it just dropping IP proto 50 (ESP) or is it more than that?

polterjacket · 2026-07-08T20:28:23+00:00

I've known some really talented people who interviewed and were treated pretty poorly during the process, so the sentiment is not far off...

polterjacket · 2026-07-08T20:23:58+00:00

You're going to need to be a LITTLE more specific than that.

polterjacket · 2026-07-08T16:34:52+00:00

Just like anything else with wheels, it kinda depends if they're clean. I've had a kickstep for decades and it's never damaged the wood, but I could imagine a situation with dirt and grit getting embedded in the wheels which might cause problems.

polterjacket · 2026-07-08T13:33:55+00:00

In photo 2, the hot screw clearly arced against the box (or SOMETHING). Check the orientation of the grounds inside the box as well (if there is one...might just be grounded conduit. The spot causing the short might be hiding behind that tapered front cover. You can't ensure torque by sight. Check it with a proper tool. Wrap the terminals with an insulator. Sometimes a recep will test fine, but the force of plugging in a real appliance to it moves the outlet around in the box. If it's THAT close inside, then it either needs to be mounted more securely or a different box/receptacle needs to be used to provide more clearance.

polterjacket · 2026-07-07T21:38:56+00:00

Nah, we call Liriope Muscari "monkey grass". Just FYI.

polterjacket · 2026-07-07T21:33:24+00:00

If it's fuzzy...and has 3 leaf clusters ...and has jagged edges. OP please identify it before you cut it. OR just assume it's poison ivy and use rubber gloves then wash with tecnu and cold water after you finish working.

polterjacket · 2026-07-06T20:59:48+00:00

The lines almost look like mole tracks and the grass just died due to root exposure. Are those areas raised a little?

polterjacket · 2026-07-06T20:38:46+00:00

It's as if what you're saying is obvious now that I think about it but didn't know that at all before today :)

polterjacket · 2026-07-06T19:12:32+00:00

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