04-30-2024, 10:09 AM
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#6001
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: wearing raccoons for boots
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I bought a shade sail a couple weeks ago, hopefully works well enough. Found ideas for and will build a couple of 'planter box/shade sail pole' for the non house side
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04-30-2024, 08:54 PM
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#6002
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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So I bought some second hand 55 gallon plastic barrels for rain water collection a week ago or so. I had some time after work to cut in the downspout diverters today, and holy titballs do those barrels fill up quickly. I have 2 right now and I will probably get another 2-4 and connect them in parallel to really maximize the run off of my roof. I’m shocked at how quickly they fill up.
Edit: my original intent on buying them was to still keep my gardens watered if and when water restrictions kick in, and if there aren’t restrictions, well yay free water.
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Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
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04-30-2024, 10:34 PM
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#6003
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My face is a bum!
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Yeah, if I was building a house I'd throw in a cistern for sure. Barrels are just such an insignificant amount.
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05-01-2024, 09:59 AM
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#6004
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
Yeah, if I was building a house I'd throw in a cistern for sure. Barrels are just such an insignificant amount.
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I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
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Originally Posted by oilboimcdavid
Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
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05-07-2024, 04:06 PM
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#6005
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Ok I just learned that flapperless toilets are a thing. Tell me if you have them and if they're any good. I hope they're good SO MUCH.
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05-07-2024, 04:42 PM
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#6006
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
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When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
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05-07-2024, 04:56 PM
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#6007
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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05-10-2024, 04:50 PM
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#6008
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Ok I just learned that flapperless toilets are a thing. Tell me if you have them and if they're any good. I hope they're good SO MUCH.
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Buy a commercial toilet? They all work via gravity assist like the flapperless.
Thinking about it, the way that residential toilets function is dumb.
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05-10-2024, 08:41 PM
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#6009
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by justkidding
When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
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Yeah it’s a veggie garden, from the cities website they don’t recommend using rain barrels for food based gardens but that washing all your vegetables in a mild soap before eating them is advised if you do so. I’m no expert on this but we’ll be giving all our produce a soapy rinse, more so for my young boy.
The barrels also have filters to prevent mosquitoes and other small critters from getting in.
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Originally Posted by oilboimcdavid
Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
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05-11-2024, 12:18 PM
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#6010
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My face is a bum!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Buy a commercial toilet? They all work via gravity assist like the flapperless.
Thinking about it, the way that residential toilets function is dumb.
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My sister had one of these in her old house. It was pretty awesome:
https://www.flushmate.com/blog/what-...u-install-them
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05-21-2024, 12:27 PM
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#6011
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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I've recently bought a property with a 12 yr old heat pump that is toast. I've replaced gas furances / AC but am shell shocked with how much more heat pumps cost (~$15K for the HP, and $5K for the air handler - BC pricing). The old air handler is working fine.
I'm hoping an HVAC expert here can answer this for me - is it a must that I replace the air handler at the same time?
I'm getting mixed messages from installers - some say it's a must, whereas some say they can make the old one work. Not sure who to believe. The old air handler is a Goodman if that matters. I have no doubt that an all new system would work better - but with the costs involved, sure wouldn't mind saving $5K.
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05-21-2024, 01:04 PM
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#6012
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My face is a bum!
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I know nothing, but pure layman's speculation - they can install AC with your existing air handler (i.e. furnace) by matching a coil to your manifold.
I suspect there would be zero that is different on that end of a system with a heat pump?
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05-21-2024, 08:29 PM
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#6013
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Franchise Player
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I have a single 24”x12” tile that I need to cut lengthwise. Any suggestions how to do this?
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