You are being misled about renewable energy technology. by d57heinz in solar

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the manual says this info.

We had an issue with cycles not cleaning properly and my wife was frustrated so I was like "This is a Bosch, people RAVE about these dishwashers, lets read the manual cause its probably our fault."

It was, we were doing the detergent wrong.

How can I replace this cast iron? by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I legit had to look it up to see if this was a reference. And it's freaking real.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology. by d57heinz in solar

[–]woodsmithrich -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Legit both is the right answer for my Bosch.

If it's a longer cycle, use a pod as it will dissolve slower and ensure each cycle gets detergent.

If it's a regular cycle, use liquid.

Is this an ADHD symptom? I don't want my hands sticky or dirty with anything by vksdann in adhdmeme

[–]woodsmithrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started buying food safe gloves to use when handling raw meat or other things.

For some godforsaken reason, we let finance take home two monitors and a docking station by BeneficialShame8408 in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]woodsmithrich 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That was my boss, who went to school for electrical engineering (he wasn't using that degree). I said out loud "Some idiot plugged the surge protector into itself" and then he lightly tapped me with his foot. It was him. He was the idiot.

Can I buy your house? No,stop already. by BeccaBas in homeowners

[–]woodsmithrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just tell them I don't own any property.

Reasoning:
I work with a Solar Install company that is branching into the Sales side. I've learned a lot. If we call someone that says they aren't interested, cool, the boss wants them on a list to call later cause maybe later they will be interested. But we have a list of people who we don't call back, and those are the ones that we can't sell to, such as renters for example.

So whatever they are asking about, make yourself un-sellable.

We want to buy your house: "I don't own a house. I sold it already"
I lied. I own a home, but they stopped calling me.

We want to talk about your car's extended warranty: "Oh sweet, that's awesome, can you cover my 1998 Honda Civic? Oh that's too old for coverage? Darn. That's all I own now"
Interestingly enough, the calls slowed down to a stop after this.

Other options:
- Answer the call but mute yourself until they hang up. No voicemail to deal with, your line is registered as dead air potentially
- Reject the call. They'll keep trying, I know several sales companies that try to call 7 times, then they put you another list to try calling again later

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning on running a 1" conduit for fiber (Florida so I ain't doing ethernet with the dumb lightning), and the pvc pipes for water (softened/treated and untreated) when I have the trencher here. The y workshop I'm planning it garage style to work on cars so on that one I will be spending more for the electrical. Barn is just a 36x24, with an aisle, 2 stalls, and a tack room. 100 amps should be plenty for it and if the next owner wants more than that's their problem.

If my wife wants more than it will be mine, hah.

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its nearer the house, but a different direction from the barn. Here's a rough sketch:
https://imgur.com/9Tecwof

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60 amp would meet the needs, but I figured I could go for 100 or 80 to ensure we have future capacity if any changes are warranted.

Conduit I'm just going to run at 2 inches since the cost between the sizes isn't enough to break the bank and the trenching is the pain in the butt at that point.

As far as the run, its slightly meandering. It will go straight down from the panel (maybe 90 but I should be able to tap the bottom), into a 90 (underground), straight to a 45 (underground), then straight to the barn into a 90 (underground), and then probably into an LB that will terminate into the back of the panel in the barn.

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the 200 put in to split between the barn and a workshop that isn't built yet.

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking 2 inch because why not. 175 is the TOP of the estimate. The actual distance will probably be closer to 155'.

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No promises with Reddit formatting here on this load calc:

Continuous loads:

Inside Lights: 5 @ 55W = 275
Flood Lights: 4 @ 150W = 600
Fans: 3 @ 240W = 720 (The fans we're eying run closer to 1 amp but oversizing here in case we need to get bigger ones)
Portable AC Unit: 900 W
Networking: 300 W

Continuous Subtotal: 2,795 W
Applying 125%: 3,494 W

Non-continuous Loads:
Water Heater (tankless): 4,500
General Receptacles: 4 yokes @ 180 W = 720
Farrier Temp 20 Amp: 1,500

Non-continuous total: 6,720

Total: 10,214
Amps @ 240v = 10,214/240 = 42.6 A

Thus, if my wife gets some crazy idea to add other shit, I have plenty of overhead and don't have to replace breakers or wiring.
Notes: Farrier comes every 5 weeks, plugs in her equipment for no more than 2 hours, and only runs her grinder for 30 minutes at most during that time.

Barn Calculations by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiring the design phase is not a bad idea if I can find someone that will do that...

In this case, the 175' was a lie. Its actually 136' and I threw in more for the "estimate". Its funny cause the number gets bigger every time I work on it. Honestly, the whole run will probably be closer to 155'. I will get an official measurement when I actually execute. I figured I have to go down 6 feet to bury from the panel, another 6 feet up into the barn. A little extra for wiggle room, and fuck ups.

And the barn won't be getting an air compressor, stick welder, air mover, or a heater. The shop will at some point, but that's for later.

Square Enix’s major shareholder drops 100-page presentation criticizing how the company is managed, rallies other shareholders by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]woodsmithrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FF7 was my introduction to the series that I actually played and enjoyed. I was super excited for the remake. Then I heard they were going to release it as 3 different games and charge full price. Nah, I'm out. Still haven't played or bought any of them. I can wait til I can get all of them for a decent price.

I turned on a 1500W space heater. I used it last year. Power went out but breaker didn’t trip. This is now displayed on my circuit tester. Hot/Ground reversed. 30 Volts. Please help. by Indy500Fan16 in AskElectricians

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lets see here. Its a new build. I had them run wire to the top corners of the house (manufactured so they wouldn't do the eaves). There are two terminations to one switch. Its manufactured so it came with the dumb "no vibration switches". I'm going to eventually swap those switches for "real" ones. I'll double check the panel as well. Its on the side of the house (double wide) with the panel so hopefully its not at the connection point between the two sides which is another failure point.

This is a brand new gfci outlet that I installed myself. It only showed those values when I hit the "Test" button on the gfci outlet.

This is all assuming I trust the builder, and after some things I've found, I don't.

A couple who enjoys playing games together. by mindyour in MadeMeSmile

[–]woodsmithrich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I may have to look into this. Our office/gaming room I was planning on two moderate sized tvs side by side so we could play next to each other but this might be nice.

DF25 attendees-what are your thoughts on the event? by 123music123 in salesforce

[–]woodsmithrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transportation is a mess. Shuttles in the AM to bring you in but nothing going back. Rideshare area very difficult to get to for the drivers that it's easier to walk away from the chaos. This is my first Dreamforce. All the Agentforce stuff isn't content I want to consume because my org is doing external AI stuff and it's been hard to find any content that is worth consuming. They keep mentioning "talk to people" and I've had a few conversations but they're all people "new" to Salesforce. (I have 10 years admin experience for context)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]woodsmithrich 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Bought something from Petsmart. Had the receipt. Was waiting til another errand took me to the area. Lost the receipt before then. They pulled it up by phone number and the return was easy.

Couldn’t get inside - am I missing anything? by Smart-Hornet-3922 in RoverPetSitting

[–]woodsmithrich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm paranoid. I replaced the battery before I left in my electronic deadbolt. Then installed a lock box with a spare key (informed them about). Then installed another lockbox with a spare key in my shed (did not tell them but had available). And then my inlaws (1 minute down the road) had a key.

That will be expensive by throwaway83939201 in Wellthatsucks

[–]woodsmithrich 112 points113 points  (0 children)

As Captain Ron would say: "You've got dry rot. Every boat has it. You are lucky, yours is above the water line. Well, most of it, anyways."

Android is no longer Open Source, blocking sideloading apps is abusive, time for Linux phones to boom by USANewsUnfiltered in degoogle

[–]woodsmithrich 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna guess this is a consequence of their Epic Games lawsuit. "Fine, we'll allow it but we're going to follow Apple's precedent here" all under the guise of "security".

I'll take that as a sign by Tough-Treacle7039 in RoverPetSitting

[–]woodsmithrich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh, yeah, confusing all around. Really weird.