Recent content by Chris8796

I'd be a little worried after 5 years you feel over your head replumbing a house with pex. At least your honest with yourself. I would agree you are better off with other lines of sidework.

It sounds like you better turn your AC off so you don't cost your grandchildren any more grief. On a side note, I'm not a fan of the humidty controlled fan idea. Although I do use an exhaust fan in the summer. The best solution I have found to the problem is to run the HVAC with the fan on...

1. I don't see a 3-way to the top of the stairs. 2. I like more than one outlet in a bathroom, usually a double gang by the sink and one near the floor on the off wall. 3. Consider closet lighting 4. I would want another outlet below the TV on the wall 5. task lighting on the bar...

I know its late, but I would think the mxing valve would be plumbed before the solar panel. W would connect to the panel. H would be the return from the tank. C would be feed from the line coming off the panel. Tee into the line coming off the panel, one connection goes to tank the other goes...

I would guess true standby tank loss would be very low. I would guess most losses occur through the piping. The exterior of a modern tank is at ambient temperature to the touch.

I installed a "watercop" after some flood problems. The main limitation is where and how many sensors you use. I also like the added benefit of having a switch to turn the water off. It is easy for the wife or kids to turn off the main in case of emergency. The ideal solution would be to have...

I don't think I would put much faith in the professionalism of "licensed guys", when they offer to violate their license and codes before the job is started. When I see large projects that were unpermitted, the first thing I think is "cheapskate". Not exactly the first impression you want to...

Legumes are a family of plants that are able to fix and utilize nitrogen directly from the air. Well-known legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, and peanuts. These plants add nitrogen back to the soil and are often used in crop rotation with plants that...

Is this a spray on the roof type system?

I've never had a problem with rabbits and herbs. At our house, they really like legumes, like peas and beans. These will not survive at all without fencing. One of the most annoying things we've had rabbits do, is take one bite out of every strawberry as soon as the show any signs of ripening...

"Huge" , but its funnier to have a large woodpecker named Hugh.

You name your woodpeckers? Was he named after Hugh Heffner?

Most cavity-nester bird groups (blue bird, purple martins, tree swallows) recommend the killing of Starlings. Starlings will often destroy eggs or kill nestlings of native cavity nesters. House sparrows are another non native that causes alot of problems for native cavity nesters. Both are...

I've had the best luck with buying bags of individual seed types, rather than mixes. I get most stuff at our local wild birds unlimited. We also get too many undesireables if put out something with cracked corn or millet in it. By combining specific seeds with different feeder types you have...

The best solution would be to run a ground wire from the main panel to the sub panel. But since this is a dedicated circuit to a AC condenser I wouldn't be terribly worried about wiring it as proposed. I would agree an addditional grounding rod is not the solution.