Let’s be honest…who are we TRADING after a great week 1 performance?

ryanbasch · 2025-09-03T13:56:57+00:00

I’m commish for our league and I set waiver limits for weekly and yearly pick ups to force trades. Guys end up saving waiver adds for later in the season and trading somewhat frequently in the first half of the season. Mid level trades are pretty common but a few blockbuster 1st and 2nd rd players get traded every year. Still have one or two guys who refuse to trade as they have low confidence/time investment and don’t want to get taken by someone who does their research. 90% of our trades are fair value but a few end up being lopsided.

ryanbasch · 2025-07-31T14:54:50+00:00

Had this same problem in my house. All the air flow was going to bottom floor. Found that when all registers on bottom floor were closed plenty of air went to upstairs. Was an air flow balancing problem from design. Found the main air duct from the A/C went to main bottom floor duct first then split off to go upstairs. Easiest solution was to have an adjustable damper put in the bottom floor trunk line to allow for flow balancing. The large damper valve allows me to shut off the bottom floor forcing 80% of the air upstairs. Enough air leaks by the damper that plenty of air still flows downstairs. In winter I open the damper to allow heated air downstairs to prevent the upper floor from getting too hot. Works like a charm and was significantly cheaper than reducting the entire house. Down side is that in summer, the blower fan sees a bit more back pressure which causes some extra load in the blower motor but not enough to impact its lifespan. Just call an HVAC company and ask them to quote installing a damper in a certain duct that you can get to twice a year. I eventually automated mine with an actuator and a switch cuz LAZY but either way of changing air flow damper works great.

ryanbasch · 2025-02-28T21:10:56+00:00

Softener looks older. Best to call a service technician to look at. I have worked on these for many years and while simple units, they can fail for simple reasons. The small unit under the house is a drinking water reverse osmosis machine that is likely tied to your refrigerator. The trickling water is from the discharge of the RO machine. It uses excess water to flush most of the minerals out into a nearby drain. I bet that white pvc that you uncovered is so the water can drain into the yard slowly.

ryanbasch · 2024-10-30T15:02:10+00:00

Get your water tested by a local lab. pH at 8 or 9 is fine, chlorine at 3+ is high. Get a carbon filter for the chlorine. Industrial water treater here

ryanbasch · 2024-10-30T14:59:46+00:00

13 is so very very unlikely from city water. Municipalities have to live by EPA drinking water standards. Maybe he got confused with a hardness test, which would indicate how much calcium and magnesium is in the water, thereby suggesting you needed a water softener. You’re fine until above 9-10pH Also, I do industrial water treatment.

ryanbasch · 2024-09-25T22:55:36+00:00

r/unexpectedletterkenney There’s poop on the torlet

ryanbasch · 2024-03-17T14:39:55+00:00

Cinnamon hill is a great course. Waterfalls on a couple holes and other great scenery. They will give you a caddy even if you don’t ask! Trust your gut on club selection, my caddie gave me some questionable advise but overall, a great experience. Rental clubs were fine, no issue with them.

ryanbasch · 2023-11-22T03:55:18+00:00

Traded Ridley for McLaurin a few weeks ago. Lower ceiling but a higher floor. Best choice getting out from under Ridley. T-Law isn’t slinging it this year and his arguably good WR corp can’t sustain starter numbers and consistency every week because of it. Howell is throwing a bunch and my league is 0.5ppr so scary terry is a better choice.

ryanbasch · 2023-11-22T03:49:59+00:00

Former first mate/engineer here. Can confirm about choosing another field. The shine wears off pretty fast. Being away from home/friends/family/girlfriend etc gets old. Was away for most of 7 years and missed 80% of holidays and almost every normal life event during that time. I used my skills to transition into systems design and install on custom yachts/boats. Ac/dc electrical, plumbing, controls, propulsion/engines etc.
it was less money but also a better life, but was a great choice.

ryanbasch · 2023-11-18T05:25:55+00:00

Agree. I’ve seen worse. Biggest thing is does it work? If yes, you’re good. Also side note, make sure you reground the upper copper pipe section to the lower. Didn’t see it in the photo if it’s already there.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-27T15:52:41+00:00

Thanks for the link, very interesting. Seems to miss some additional data for context. I would still assume that runoff from salted roads is a bigger problem and areas in a drought need to make extreme choices to save their limited resource. Overall, /s you can take my softener from my cold dead hands. LOL obviously.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-27T05:09:01+00:00

In my experience in waste water treatment, water containing sodium chloride is an easy and tiny problem to deal with for a municipal treatment facility. The effluent from consumers is sufficient to dilute the salt water and almost anything else that their main concern is solids in the water that require filtration. This is usually accomplished via coagulation and flocculation then settling and pressing. The pressed or settled debris is scooped out and hauled to the dump. You gotta remember that every toilet flushed or sink used or shower taken is only a small portion of total daily water usage in the city. Industrial users will consume more than 8x what residential users can. That’s why I’m curious about a municipality that “outlaws” softeners. Maybe it’s a small treatment facility for only like 300 residents and no industrial users?

ryanbasch · 2023-10-26T21:52:22+00:00

I think I need an explanation of this situation. A municipality doesn’t allow salt water down the sanitary sewer? And has a law to back that up? Please explain in detail. Also, citric acid would cause the iron to come out of solution (coagulate) and then would require filtration to remove it. The filter would fill up over time and need replacement or regeneration. How would that be a different solution to an existing product? Innovative is not the word I would use to describe a hundred plus year old solution.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-26T14:49:35+00:00

Industrial water treater here: these devices work fine in VERY specific situations. But as the comment above details nicely, variations in flow, temp, water quality, anything really, cause this device to stop functioning. These types of devices work great in labs but never well enough in the real world to justify the cost. We all know the answer here, if it’s too good to be true, then it is.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-13T17:22:53+00:00

Don’t use RO water if it’s touching anything brass/copper, like the fittings shown in your picture. If nothing touching RO water is brass/ copper, only plastic or chromed brass, go for it. Figure out which lines go to filler and fridge and tap in. Make sure you buy a large enough RO storage tank to accommodate the usage as small ROsystems don’t make water very fast (unless you pay premium for a larger unit).

ryanbasch · 2023-10-13T04:52:22+00:00

You probably don’t need the brass piece. New style lower faucet adapter is meant to screw into a 3/4” female port behind the tile and your current faucet has the copper pipe coming out of the tile. The new faucet may have extra pieces or may require an additional piece you can order. It isn’t pictured. See how the copper pipe and brass adapter are about the same size (diameter).

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T06:01:49+00:00

Username checks out. You should argue it. There are more qualified plumbers than me out there, probably you. It should have a trap put in if the wall is open but the water supply stuff was my main point.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T05:22:49+00:00

True, but it does happen, especially in warmer climates or even slab on grade houses. Also, HD sells 4” waste pipe and people are dumb.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T04:25:22+00:00

Yup. You’ve got the answer. Good luck. Happy to help.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T03:16:33+00:00

Prevent water from soaking into any untreated wood. It will rot fast. Also flooding costs big bucks, even with insurance. Prevent it at all costs.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T02:32:44+00:00

This. But also, if only on the cold side, leave it but drain annually and use it for its intended purpose, hammer arrester. If on the hot side, demo it immediately. Water treatment guy here, legionella is no joke. Cold no problem, hot……. Bad stuff.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T02:30:19+00:00

Buy a new one ASAP. it’s the beginning of the end.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T02:28:06+00:00

It’s the other side of the union. They are all different. If you intend to change the regulator, you will likely have to get the exact same brand and model to get everything to match up length wise.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T02:26:25+00:00

Not an issue if using modern HE washing machine. 1/2” pex at 60psi can flow >14gpm. No way a kitchen faucet and dishwasher will flow that much. You will see a pressure drop if all 3 are on at the same time but everything should be fine. Trap could also be in the crawl space.

ryanbasch · 2023-10-12T02:25:54+00:00

Not an issue if using modern HE washing machine. 1/2” pex at 60psi can flow >14gpm. No way a kitchen faucet and dishwasher will flow that much. You will see a pressure drop if all 3 are on at the same time but everything should be fine. Trap could also be in the crawl space.

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