Sooo…some plumbing is done. Yeah, I know it looks like a science project…but we always said, this is to be a Victorian house with modern features.
The tankless water heater is in and hooked up (not fired up yet). Not shown below are the electrical connection and the remote monitor panel connection.
The Tankless Water Heater sans [...]
Plumbing
Science Project?
Holiday Greetings
‘Tis the Season?
Can you hear the scary music?
There are terrifying things afoot in this picture:
This picture was taken by the wife…catching me working on the water heater. There are scary things going on here.
That the wife caught me working is scary enough…but that’s not it.
The fact that I managed to use nearly $200 worth of parts to [...]
Plumbing
Venting Dihydrogen monoxide to the atmosphere…
In an ideal world, a gentle chime would sound and then Majel Barrett’s voice would say something like, “Warning, you are venting Dihydrogen monoxide outside the pressurised distrubution system. Current consumption of energy stores has risen by 40,000 btu’s per hour. Normal utility funding levels will be exceeded in 2.4 hours.”
All this actually means [...]
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Utility rooms, walls, destruction, and of course, more heat!
Yeah…the year is fading away quickly. I looked at the calendar and said something like, “August! What the heck? GHAAAAAAAAAAA!”
Anyway, “Getting near the end of the year” triggered some sort of “I’ve got to get this done” reflex…
That “reflex” conspired with my brain to schedule this last weekend for me to tear out the bad [...]
Pets
The Cat had a red letter day…
Over here is a thread about my new expensive water heater.
This thread however, is about how the water heater was just filler. I couldn’t get it out of the box fast enough.
Yeah. The cat wanted the box. Since the cat is a 22 lb Maine Coon and five of his six ends are all pointy…well, [...]
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A modern touch…
I’ve said before, restoration is not in the cards. I *like* bathrooms, hot water, well equipped kitchens, and comfortable temperatures indoors. I also like energy efficiency to the extent that it helps produce a comfortable, usable, and well-lit home with less money.
Hey, if the new lightbulb uses 1/10th the power…I can put in 9 extra [...]
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come
One of the best things about rennovating our own house…is we can do it our way.
Another fun thing is we get to torture the UPS man with all the wierd and wonderful stuff that shows up at our doorstep.
This showed up yesterday. Anybody care to take a guess?
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
