thumper63 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I'm doing a remodel turning a garage into a one bedroom apartment. I installed this 1.6 gallon on demand electric water heater that the client bought. My fear is that it isn't big enough to do the job that the client is expecting. But I've got a feeling ill be installing a 3 or 4 gallon one in the near future. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper63 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I love the zoom on my Samsung s22 cell phone 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, thumper63 said: I'm doing a remodel turning a garage into a one bedroom apartment. I installed this 1.6 gallon on demand electric water heater that the client bought. My fear is that it isn't big enough to do the job that the client is expecting. But I've got a feeling ill be installing a 3 or 4 gallon one in the near future. Those look like shark bite connectors. What's your opinion about those v. old school solder connections. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 My daughter launches a goal kick at today's match... 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Ken Doherty at the St Patrick's Day celebrations on Beach Road, Pattaya, today: 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lazarus Posted March 17 Popular Post Share Posted March 17 While my kid was playing soccer yesterday there was a pair of red-tailed hawks flying over the field... 4 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 19 hours ago, lazarus said: My daughter launches a goal kick at today's match... My kids team lost 10-1 today.☹️ He wasn’t playing though.🤗 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper63 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2024 at 11:45 PM, Trip said: Those look like shark bite connectors. What's your opinion about those v. old school solder connections. I grew up when the old timers were using lead, cast iron and threaded galvanized steel pipe so Shark Bites really are rocket science. I love and trust soldered copper so stayed away from shark bites for the longest time but they have won me over. Biggest mistakes people make are not seating the tubing all the way into the fitting and it's really easy to make that mistake as there are 2 points that are hit where it really feels that you are all the way in but actually aren't. Kind of like ukguys peepee and a Nigerian hooked. Ooops... sorry. What I do is mark the tubing with a black felt pin ( so it's easy to see ) at a minimum of one inch up from the ends. Works on both copper or plastic. Your mark should just barely be visible or its buried by the plastic collar. Works on all sizes of pipe up to and including 1 inch pipe. I couldn't tell you how many times I thought the fittings were totally seated ( and would of bet money on it ) but because of my marks I knew they weren't.... and I really had to push hard to snap them together. So today I swear by them. They are expensive but when you look at the time you spend to stop and solder pieces together then clean em up it ends up being a wash. I have all the tools to do Pex and the other pressed on fittings but there's just something about the look of copper and brass that is so cool. A bit winded but I hope that makes sense 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thumper63 Posted March 18 Popular Post Share Posted March 18 We were able to view the eclips last October from down in Farmington New Mexico. I took these pics through a pair of "eclips glasses" with a Samsung s23 cell phone ( I mistakenly said s22 in an above post). I was pleased with the outcome. 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boydeste Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 58 minutes ago, thumper63 said: We were able to view the eclips last October from down in Farmington New Mexico. I took these pics through a pair of "eclips glasses" with a Samsung s23 cell phone ( I mistakenly said s22 in an above post). I was pleased with the outcome. I have a S23 Ultra at home and the camera is amazing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfaboy Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 A coconut fell down. Right on the Ong... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper63 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 So I was tearing the house apart because I couldn't find a friggen paint brush. So i went out to the van ... well looky what I found 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/17/2024 at 9:44 PM, thumper63 said: I grew up when the old timers were using lead, cast iron and threaded galvanized steel pipe so Shark Bites really are rocket science. I love and trust soldered copper so stayed away from shark bites for the longest time but they have won me over. Biggest mistakes people make are not seating the tubing all the way into the fitting and it's really easy to make that mistake as there are 2 points that are hit where it really feels that you are all the way in but actually aren't. Kind of like ukguys peepee and a Nigerian hooked. Ooops... sorry. What I do is mark the tubing with a black felt pin ( so it's easy to see ) at a minimum of one inch up from the ends. Works on both copper or plastic. Your mark should just barely be visible or its buried by the plastic collar. Works on all sizes of pipe up to and including 1 inch pipe. I couldn't tell you how many times I thought the fittings were totally seated ( and would of bet money on it ) but because of my marks I knew they weren't.... and I really had to push hard to snap them together. So today I swear by them. They are expensive but when you look at the time you spend to stop and solder pieces together then clean em up it ends up being a wash. I have all the tools to do Pex and the other pressed on fittings but there's just something about the look of copper and brass that is so cool. A bit winded but I hope that makes sense Thanks for that. I use shark bites mostly in tight areas, especially in cabinets or similar areas where the torch might be a fire hazard. I'm wary of them in high stress/hidden areas because of the internal o-ring and still prefer copper solder joints in those areas. PEX is great as long as you don't use it in outside areas or anywhere with UV light exposure. Here in the countryside you have to also be wary of rodents. For some reason they find PEX tasty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KhunDon Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 8 hours ago, halfaboy said: A coconut fell down. Right on the Ong... We had several coconut trees in the garden that we had to clear of coconuts every so often, in case they fell on a customer and killed them before they paid their bill. 😉 Paid a guy to climb them early morning before we opened, but can’t remember just how much, but wasn’t more than 500 Baht for the lot IIRC. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Stop the sunrise... 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thumper63 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I don't know why.... but I collect the damndest things. These are but a few of the hammers I have accumulate over the years 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thumper63 Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 On the way back to the cabin 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, thumper63 said: I don't know why.... but I collect the damndest things. These are but a few of the hammers I have accumulate over the years I don’t see a toffee hammer amongst your collection. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thumper63 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, KhunDon said: So is that an old block ice hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, thumper63 said: So is that an old block ice hammer? Might be something you bash Everton supporters with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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