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Pop goes the nozzle.
Hozelock is the Microsoft Windows of garden equipment. Infuriatingly inadequate and yet it somehow became the de facto standard.
It kinda works, leaks a little but not too much and when you move it or the temperature changes or the pressure is a little higher it pops off and you have to run to turn the water off or get yourself splashed trying to reconnect it under pressure.
Doesn't matter which stupid brand made it either. Fuck your overpriced Gardena, it's just as bad. I had some brass ones on the boat that were a little better but not great either. Its just a shitty standard.
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Pop goes the nozzle.
Hozelock is the Microsoft Windows of garden equipment. Infuriatingly inadequate and yet it somehow became the de facto standard.
It kinda works, leaks a little but not too much and when you move it or the temperature changes or the pressure is a little higher it pops off and you have to run to turn the water off or get yourself splashed trying to reconnect it under pressure.
Doesn't matter which stupid brand made it either. Fuck your overpriced Gardena, it's just as bad. I had some brass ones on the boat that were a little better but not great either. Its just a shitty standard.
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@tompearce49 I'm betting that the cats lost interest quickly. #plumbing
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@tompearce49 I'm betting that the cats lost interest quickly. #plumbing
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The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first home. My father and I did everything but the masonry. 1978. #doityourselfl #doityourselfer #doityourselfers #construction #carpentry #electricity #plumbing #roofing #shingles #1970s #twentiethcentury #pennwood #mifflintown #juniatacounty #newhouse #newhouseconstruction #stickbuilt #frame #framehouse #framedhouse #framehouseconstruction #insulation #heatpump #fireplace #wiring #constuctionwork #constructionworkers
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More cursed #plumbing - photo from a few years back when I was asked to design a #water flow meter (that sent alarm if taps were left open in a senior care home), first stage was to put a watermeter with contact closure each 100 litres, this fed SCADA sensors that triggered relay on excessive flow and that activated a burglar alarm autodialler to call multiple DECT handsets which had a recording of a female voice with Desi accent repeating "water flow alarm".
The text at the bottom was a cautionary tale to the plumbing contractor and site maintenance manager to be careful installing the meter (as even a slight leak is going to be unpleasant when Anglian Water is sending 10 bar up the spout)
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More cursed #plumbing - photo from a few years back when I was asked to design a #water flow meter (that sent alarm if taps were left open in a senior care home), first stage was to put a watermeter with contact closure each 100 litres, this fed SCADA sensors that triggered relay on excessive flow and that activated a burglar alarm autodialler to call multiple DECT handsets which had a recording of a female voice with Desi accent repeating "water flow alarm".
The text at the bottom was a cautionary tale to the plumbing contractor and site maintenance manager to be careful installing the meter (as even a slight leak is going to be unpleasant when Anglian Water is sending 10 bar up the spout)
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Truck with Happy Running Poo artwork, seen today in Metairie, Louisiana.
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Truck with Happy Running Poo artwork, seen today in Metairie, Louisiana.
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Location of outbreak [likely] found, sez #NYC
1. If you visited #NewYorkCity since June, have #respiratory #symptoms, GET EXAMINED for #Legionnaire's Disease
2. #UpperEastSide #neighborhoods of #Carnegie Hill & Yorkville affected, where *76 buildings* #tested positive for the #bacteria (!)
3. Does not transfer betw ppl
4. #Plumbing systems not affected, continue to drink the #water & bathe
5. 76 sick, 53 hospitalized, 4 dead (now 5)
6. No new cases this week
#Manhattan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/deaths-legionnaires-outbreak-new-york -
#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater
(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.) -
#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater
(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.) -
$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.
I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay
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$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.
I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay
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Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲
I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?
#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/
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Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲
I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?
#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/
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Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history
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Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history
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Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;
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Closet Blues
I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday.
I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?
When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.
We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness…
I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.
G’night, folks.
#IKEA #photography #Plumbing -
Closet Blues
I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday.
I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?
When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.
We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness…
I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.
G’night, folks.
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Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing
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Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing
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Alert! Alarm!
My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.
After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went.
When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.
Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.
Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too.
There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.
We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy).
I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.
So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.
Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.
Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.
One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.
#Audio #plumber #Plumbing #surroundSound -
Alert! Alarm!
My beloved bride had a cool idea today. We have a Sonos audio system in our living room. It’s how we get surround sound and movie theater audio goodness. She wanted to upgrade the system. Good idea, right? She ordered a new beam and we went to Best Buy to pick it up.
After, while we were still in the parking lot, she had another great idea. Wanna go for a mini road trip somewhere? Sure! How about the ocean? Sure! Off we went.
When we got home a couple hours later, Jen heard a noise. Oh wait! You don’t know the back story. Hold on a second while I fill you in.
Back story: Our house used to have a garage. Years ago we had it remodeled into a primary bedroom suite with an attached bathroom. The outflow pipe from the bathroom was far away from the outflow for the rest of the house and we had to have a pump installed. The pump is under the floor with a little trap door to get to it. That trap door had not been opened in the 500 years since we finished the remodel. It is located in a closet and we had put a big closet organizer into the closet and part of it was sitting on the trap door.
Okay, back to the main story. When we got home from the ocean a couple of hours later, Jen heard a noise. She was standing next to the bathroom and I was on the other side of the room. I thought the noise was a bird being loud and obnoxious outside. She said no, it wasn’t a bird. I then thought it was the mini-split system’s door being squeaky. She said no, it was not the mini-split. I stood next to her so that I could hear what she was hearing and I heard it too.
There were two sounds. One as an alarm beeping like crazy. The other was the pump running more or less continuously. I went into the closet with the trap door and sure enough, the beeping was coming from there. Well, shit.
We both had a job to do from that point. Mine was to clear almost everything out of the closet (there was a lot of stuff in there) and open the trap door. Jen’s was to find a plumber. Oh yeah, it’s Independence Day. A national holiday. Almost everyone in the country had the day off (except for the poor staff at Best Buy).
I was able to get to the pump. I had to move almost an entire wardrobe and partially disassemble the organizer but I did it. Jen was able to eventually get a plumber on the phone who could not come help tonight but did offer to help talk us through shutting down the pump until they could come… on Monday. While she was giving the plummer the details I found that the alarm beep was tied to a flashing red light with a label that said to open the unit to see what was causing the alarm. Well, I wasn’t doing that. There was also a button that said push to silence alarm. I pushed it. Oh what a relief.
So the alarm was still going off but it was silent now and at the plumber’s suggestion we killed the power to the pump from the circuit box. The situation has been remedied for now. On Monday the plumber will come and tell us that we need to replace the unit which should cost $10000000000000. Would that be preferable to finding out there is a clog in the sewage pipe? I don’t know. Would it be preferable to finding out there is a leak in the sewage pipe? Probably. I mean, our house doesn’t smell like donald trump so I don’t think our en suite bathroom is shitting itself. We’ll find out on Monday though.
Eventually we were able to relax and that lead to us putting up the new Sonos system. It got a little annoying trying to link everything together in their app, but eventually it all worked and now we are watching Project Hail Mary (again) and enjoying the kick ass audio.
Tomorrow I think I am going to go into Boston really early in the morning and wander around Beacon Hill and the riverwalk along the Charles with my cameras. I’m also officially into the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, so there will be music to make too.
One thing is for sure… we are not going to use the primary bedroom suite’s bathroom for a couple of days.
#Audio #plumber #Plumbing #surroundSound -
The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
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The shower stuff-up is tricky. The hot water pipe to the shower goes up through the floor. I had to modify it. I have tiny bit of pipe protruding under the house and the joists are too close together for me to get the joint crimping tool in. I'm considering doing a modification to the tool so I can remove the troublesome handles and use a bolt to screw it closed instead. If I can't figure something under the house the only other option is to get access in behind the shower mixer. That's either removing the shower liner or knocking a hole in my outside wall. Neither are appealing.
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But as I said, today I finally got ambitious and decided to fix it. To isolate where the leak was, I cleverly drilled holes through the drywall at the base of each stud bay, thinking that when I turned the valve back on the water would dribble out of only the one hole below the leak and I could remove just that section of drywall to expose and fix it using a Sharkbite connector. Easy! 2/3 #diy #plumbing
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But as I said, today I finally got ambitious and decided to fix it. To isolate where the leak was, I cleverly drilled holes through the drywall at the base of each stud bay, thinking that when I turned the valve back on the water would dribble out of only the one hole below the leak and I could remove just that section of drywall to expose and fix it using a Sharkbite connector. Easy! 2/3 #diy #plumbing
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Today I decided to finally repair the pipe that froze and burst the winter before last in the exterior wall of our garage. The leak wasn't that big a deal, bec. that line only supplies one exterior faucet and has its own cutoff valve, so we (meaning: my long-suffering wife) just used other exterior faucets, dragging the hose around.
(For a year and a half. My wife is very very tolerant and I am extremely lucky to have her.) #DIY #plumbing 1/3
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Today I decided to finally repair the pipe that froze and burst the winter before last in the exterior wall of our garage. The leak wasn't that big a deal, bec. that line only supplies one exterior faucet and has its own cutoff valve, so we (meaning: my long-suffering wife) just used other exterior faucets, dragging the hose around.
(For a year and a half. My wife is very very tolerant and I am extremely lucky to have her.) #DIY #plumbing 1/3
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Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮💨
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Should definitely replace the outlet on the wall there with a GFCI as well 😮💨
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Didn't get onto the #plumbing I was preparing for yesterday, but the time was well used. I prepped many of the pieces and dry fit them as much as I could. Also gathered tools, torch, flux, solder, and got things ready so I was able to move quickly this morning.
The leaky 'hydrant' assembly was chopped out, and extracted, and its replacement fabricated and installed before a slightly late lunch.
No leaks that I can see yet. Fingers crossed it all wrapped up smoothly.
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Didn't get onto the #plumbing I was preparing for yesterday, but the time was well used. I prepped many of the pieces and dry fit them as much as I could. Also gathered tools, torch, flux, solder, and got things ready so I was able to move quickly this morning.
The leaky 'hydrant' assembly was chopped out, and extracted, and its replacement fabricated and installed before a slightly late lunch.
No leaks that I can see yet. Fingers crossed it all wrapped up smoothly.
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I've been fighting with a leaky one of these things, often called a frost-free hydrant, or sillcock, or hose bib,
I fixed the leaky check valve washer with good results, but the stem packing at the handle is a problem. Everyone sells the wrong size for mine – just half a mm too big around the stem, so it drips at handle
ALSO found that code does NOT approve use such devices for timer/waterers, as you leave them on. They're not rated for more than 12hrs under pressure.
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I've been fighting with a leaky one of these things, often called a frost-free hydrant, or sillcock, or hose bib,
I fixed the leaky check valve washer with good results, but the stem packing at the handle is a problem. Everyone sells the wrong size for mine – just half a mm too big around the stem, so it drips at handle
ALSO found that code does NOT approve use such devices for timer/waterers, as you leave them on. They're not rated for more than 12hrs under pressure.
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does anyone know anything about washing machines? Specifically washer dryers? Mine is making funny noises and not turning off when it starts taking water with the result that it fills and floods my kitchen when I open the door or the little filter thing at the bottom. Thanks for any help #Plumbing #DIY
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does anyone know anything about washing machines? Specifically washer dryers? Mine is making funny noises and not turning off when it starts taking water with the result that it fills and floods my kitchen when I open the door or the little filter thing at the bottom. Thanks for any help #Plumbing #DIY
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finally! the pond is *just* overtop the intake bay inlet and flow has reversed to its proper skimming mode. have pump 1 on low and slow. There is just enough water coming in now for the level ti only drop very slowly.
am I sitting on the edge of the pond at dark at midnight watching the water rise ever so slowly so that I can go ?
yes 😂
edit: it's 1AM. Just turned off the water. Both pumps are at 90% power and the water level appears stable. I'm going to go out on a limb and call it a night and hope there is water in the right places in the morning.
who am I kidding. of course there will be. It's even awesome at night.
This was a good day!! 😁 👍
