Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread
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Seriously @fly - just looked at mine. i see this side of the house has one where that vacuum break is part of the valve.. The cap ends up on top if the spigot is facing down. And the cap screws on - I think it's fixable. But it ain't broken yet.
Honestly, I'd like your arrangement better then the all-in-one, if yours was repairable.
Overkill - people in cold places like MI use those to insure their freeze-proof spigot/valve can hopefully drain to the front, even if someone leaves a hose full of water connected and shit freezes. The valve portion will be relatively empty and not freeze.
Honestly, I'd like your arrangement better then the all-in-one, if yours was repairable.
Overkill - people in cold places like MI use those to insure their freeze-proof spigot/valve can hopefully drain to the front, even if someone leaves a hose full of water connected and shit freezes. The valve portion will be relatively empty and not freeze.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
never thought of that analogy. Probably because the last time I went snorkeling was 15 years ago.
tanks. Only other thing that comes to mind(now) is the pressure release on a pressure cooker. Not the best analogy - fly thinks those are just trendy bs for the masses. Or was that instant pots?
I've never gone legit snorkling, only surface snorkle masking. Would be cool AF to do somewhere pretty - no so much in cold ass Michigan.
whats legit snorkeling vs on the surface only?tanks. Only other thing that comes to mind(now) is the pressure release on a pressure cooker. Not the best analogy - fly thinks those are just trendy bs for the masses. Or was that instant pots?
I've never gone legit snorkling, only surface snorkle masking. Would be cool AF to do somewhere pretty - no so much in cold ass Michigan.
i thought they prevent backflow from the hose into the water supplyYou vacuum break is broken(seal is shot most likely). It's suppose to seal when you turn on the hose, then relax and let the build-up out when you shut off. So your hose doesn't exploud in the FLorida sun. Sorry if exploding hoses gets you triggered - no other way to put it.
No - the valve is already doing that. Fine, yes they are inadvertently doing that. Not sure many people are really concerned about it. I went 45 years without them in my life.
Longer tube, better one way so you aren't slowly filling your mask with water.
I've used one, just in a nasty, abandoned gravel pit. We were looking at the abandoned cars at the bottom, k. The short tube one are for kiddies. I'll opt for swimming googles if that's how it is.
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huh. Apparently it's more of a problem than I thought. I always assumed their primary use was to save the hose and sometimes, valve. Gotta say, I don't drink from a hose often - nasty.
Wait, that's from Florida - strike everything I just said from the record.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
This is how I've always seen it done:
How to Lay Sod Over an Existing Lawn
People often think that laying sod over an existing lawn makes sense and saves time. In fact, laying fresh sod over an existing lawn is no shortcut and could kill your sod and cause you twice as much work.
www.hgtv.com
I've never actually put sod down on a yard though, just seed, so I'm probably full of shit.
If you hire Mexicans to do it it's way easier. And they'll be done in about an hour.
It's not real sod. Its some St Augustine with a shitload of weeds mixed in. I'm just looking for an easy way to get rid of the top layer.Yes. It goes pretty fast. Then sell your old sod on craigs.
That was a joke, fly.
We have surprisingly good soil. And there's always fertilizer.