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12:18
0_o ... Why ask a question about bicycle tube valves and then respond that you're actually working on a pressure-cooker? I'm easily confused.
Portable pressure cooker.
why would you make your own pressure cooker
Tires are inflated by the cooker, but you don't want the tires over inflated.
Are you building a bomb?
12:20
@TheEvilGreebo because it's fun for the whole family, assuming the whole family is within the blast radius.
I mean why would you build your own except to avoid possible detection?
unless the nsa were watching the internet looking for key words like bomb and president and obama and pressure cooker and HOW DO I BUILD A PRESSURE COOKER?
(I'm hoping the above gets me out of my week of 9-5 meetings for something a little more exciting...)
When it's illegal to buy pressure cookers, only the terrorists will have good meals.
Thanks @TheEvilGreebo We were looking to increase NSA traffic on the site.
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I live to serve.
But not food made in a pressure cooker
i actually bought my wife a pressure canner for christmas last year
(Like a pressure cooker only bigger)
I have never seen anybody bend a hook in a wire like this...
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A: Finding one power wire to two lite switches. ugh!

bcworkzI think I know what's going on here, the solution is simple if the situation is as I understand it. I'll go over it again as confirmation. The butchered wire should be the unswitched power from source that continues through the two switches, one for each light in turn, then on to the lights, the...

"Instead, pre-bend the wire end into a nearly complete circle, so it is configured much like an eye bolt eye."
Never noticed if there is a label on receptacles to specify screw terminal torque.
I only found reference to it in this installation instructions for a surge receptacle.
"Tighten terminal screws to 14-16 in.-lbs. of torque."
Any other manual I've found, simply says 'tighten screw'
 
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14:42
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A: Should I try to remove backer board and leave the plywood subfloor in place?

northmanyou hipster dufus trades, always gloom and doom and always out of touch with what is available. anyway did the floor tile have alot of cracking and loose tiles...if so the backer board was not thinset so it will come up easily. dufus trades.

"you hipster dufus trades"
What does this mean?
@Tester101 crazy is as crazy does
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Q: Quality caulk available in the U.S

amphibientI have heard numerous bad things about DAP Alex caulk cracking etc. Looking for suggestions what some better quality caulk is that is preferably paintable without primer and is available in the U.S..

if you try to understand it, you'll lose a few more brain cells, best to just delete and move on.
Off topic as shopping, too broad, or primarily opinion based?
14:50
VTC: shopping. The OP is looking for answers in the form of product links.
Speaking of which, @tester101, if this should have been on topic, let me know. Sadly, the OP decided to delete the question so the community doesn't get the opportunity to disagree with my decision. diy.stackexchange.com/questions/32943/…
"I've been googling "dimpled membrane""
Is he talking about delta board?
@ChrisCudmore That has round dimples!
I can't see the original question, so I don't know what he specifically asked.
And I think it's hex dimples
Nope. Round.
@ChrisCudmore he wants to replace a small section with an exact match, and can't find a version with square dimples
15:02
SQUARE DIMPLES!
> I've been googling "dimpled membrane" and I find things that look similar with more round dimples, but nothing exact. Regardless of whether it's the round dimples or square dimples, I can't find a retailer that sells anything like it.

> Can someone help me identify what the square-dimpled black plastic material is and possibly where I could buy the stuff in very small quantities.
> That must be a big space to need over 700 linear feet of this product. Everything I've seen is $100-200 for a 65' roll. That said, this still appears to quality as a shopping question per the linked meta discussion. I'll let the community chime in if they disagree. – BMitch
still can't figure out why my comment was so offensive, removing it makes the rest of the comments on that post confusing.
This person is easily persuaded.
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Q: Is flexible gas pipe safe to use for main runs?

SBerg413The house we purchased is a "tear-down". A builder bought the older structure, partially tore it down and built a bigger house on the old footprint. I lot of the original gas piping is still in the basement. However, for all of the new runs, they used that yellow flexible gas piping. This incl...

Sorry Mr. Ted A. Reed.
The article is titled "Bending the truth about flexible gas pipes", and the author does indeed bend the truth about flexible gas pipes.
My guess is that the Alexa guy was talking to a friend who tried to use it to fill a 3" gap.
It's been a goddamn week and the gas company still hasn't shown up for locates.
If they don't show, doesn't that mean "no utilities in the area"?
I know there's a gas line, because there's a gas meter on the wall of my house.
Cable guy said "Go ahead. If you cut a cable call us, and we'll replace it free"
Cheaper than actually providing a locate for single lines.
I suppose if there was a trunk line, they'd come out.
15:30
Ok, This is really cool:
 
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17:13
so - windy day - getting cooler out - going around with my IR temp gun
furnace is set to 68 and most everything i checked on the first floor was around 67-68
floors, walls, around windows, etc...
get to the 2nd floor in in spots i have 64-65
not a big difference but heat rises and the 2nd floor is cooler then the first - that sucks
why are thermostats traditionally placed on the first floor?
should i move it to the 2nd floor ?
Thermostats are on first floor because... 1. it's usually less wire between furnace and 1st floor. 2. because heat is supposed to rise. So by the time the first floor is warm, the second floor should be warmer.
roughly
from what i read, i guess its in an ok spot - interior wall, near a return, not in direct sunlight and theres no tv's or any heat sources close by
Is it right above the furnace?
17:28
no - 10 feet away ish?
furnace is below the interior corner where the breakfast nook and the kitchen meet corner of the dining room
@Tester101 and don't you forget it!
huh - homedepot.com/b/webapp/catalog/servlet/… - Nest Smoke Detector is front and center on HD
I am the defecator of parties.
"Both bare and green ground wires are required to connect to ground. If no ground is available, consult an electrician.Device will not function if it is not grounded." Source.
Is this thing leaking current to ground to power itself?
@Tester101 I've heard about devices doing this, and it really disturbs me.
17:38
Where is the "Do Not install on GFCI protected circuit." warning?
fyi - if youtube marks a video as age restricted content, you can't post it to facebook
which is weird because the video doesn't actually contain any nudity, just something that could be interpreted as a adult act, but fully clothed
no worse then "twerking"
@BMitch I guess that won't be a problem soon, as 2011 code requires a neutral in switch boxes.
@Tester101 Most likely because of all these smart switches screwing up energy efficient lightbulbs and abusing ground wires.
"Smoke rises, but I don't know for sure about heat. "
your not sure heat rises? why are you even commenting then
 
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22:07
There's an election happening right now: diy.stackexchange.com/election
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For those that don't know, Vebjorn Ljosa is stepping down. He hasn't been active in a while and felt that it would be better for someone else to take his place.

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