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NeonJonny wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:08 pm
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Boom. Just need a longer vent pipe but it’s basically done.
I take it you aren’t in California. They have to be strapped to the wall here.
No earthquakes in Philly. Also there are no rules in general lol.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:45 pm
NeonJonny wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:08 pm

I take it you aren’t in California. They have to be strapped to the wall here.
No earthquakes in Philly. Also there are no rules in general lol.
In other words.....

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Electric ignition. So much better than the janky old way lighting a match and holding it with pliers to hopefully light the pilot that’s spewing gas into the area you’re shoving your hand.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:17 pm Electric ignition. So much better than the janky old way lighting a match and holding it with pliers to hopefully light the pilot that’s spewing gas into the area you’re shoving your hand.
When I was a kid that's the way we lit our oven.
Thermocouples FTW
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:17 pm Electric ignition. So much better than the janky old way lighting a match and holding it with pliers to hopefully light the pilot that’s spewing gas into the area you’re shoving your hand.
lmao you didn't have those long matches? I'm 31.... but I remember my dad saying, (oh and he was from houston, TX btw) Hey I'mma fire up that heater. Want to hold the match?"
The matches were about a foot long in length.
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NeonJonny wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:31 am
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:17 pm Electric ignition. So much better than the janky old way lighting a match and holding it with pliers to hopefully light the pilot that’s spewing gas into the area you’re shoving your hand.
lmao you didn't have those long matches? I'm 31.... but I remember my dad saying, (oh and he was from houston, TX btw) Hey I'mma fire up that heater. Want to hold the match?"
The matches were about a foot long in length.
I light a pilot like that maybe once every 2 years. I don't need to buy dedicated matches for that. Just a regular free bar match book and some needle nose pliers works.

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So janky.
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Irish wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:01 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:45 pm

No earthquakes in Philly. Also there are no rules in general lol.
In other words.....

Image

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So much shit down here. Here is a small list of some of the crap my friends and I have come across with home construction.

-Knob and tube jumpered underneath a tub with stranded wire electrical taped to the knob and tube. Literally the way k&t houses burn down.
-A stack of bricks, not even mortared, behind a wall, holding up a floor joist.
-A door leading to the neighboring rowhome walled over. Like, we demo'd the wall and found a fucking door, lol. Opened it up and saw drywall. :yikes:
-My dryer vent goes through the basement window NFG. Removed the glass, replaced with plexiglass, cut a hole and ran the duct.
-2 natural draft and 1 forced draft natural gas equipment exhaust tied to the same chimney :yikes:
-Pretty sure the ceiling fan in my bedroom crosses two electrical circuits, I flipped the breaker which killed the fan, started to remove the fan, and got shocked, haha.
-Found a full well in a basement. Like, a stone pit with seemingly no bottom and a bucket on a rope. This was in a house that was listed for IIRC $450k and needed to be fully torn down.

Plus a bunch of other stuff I saw while looking at homes. It's insanity.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:36 am
Irish wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:01 pm

In other words.....

Image

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So much shit down here. Here is a small list of some of the crap my friends and I have come across with home construction.

-Knob and tube jumpered underneath a tub with stranded wire electrical taped to the knob and tube. Literally the way k&t houses burn down.
-A stack of bricks, not even mortared, behind a wall, holding up a floor joist.
-A door leading to the neighboring rowhome walled over. Like, we demo'd the wall and found a fucking door, lol. Opened it up and saw drywall. :yikes:
-My dryer vent goes through the basement window NFG. Removed the glass, replaced with plexiglass, cut a hole and ran the duct.
-2 natural draft and 1 forced draft natural gas equipment exhaust tied to the same chimney :yikes:
-Pretty sure the ceiling fan in my bedroom crosses two electrical circuits, I flipped the breaker which killed the fan, started to remove the fan, and got shocked, haha.
-Found a full well in a basement. Like, a stone pit with seemingly no bottom and a bucket on a rope. This was in a house that was listed for IIRC $450k and needed to be fully torn down.

Plus a bunch of other stuff I saw while looking at homes. It's insanity.
This is super common here. I think every house I ever lived in had a dryer vent that was configured this way, including my current one. Sometimes the glass pane is replaced by plexiglass, and sometimes it's a piece of galvanized steel or aluminum, like my house.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:45 pm
NeonJonny wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:08 pm

I take it you aren’t in California. They have to be strapped to the wall here.
No earthquakes in Philly. Also there are no rules in general lol.
I like that the pressure safety valve will just flood your basement. :impressive:
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dubshow wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:00 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:45 pm

No earthquakes in Philly. Also there are no rules in general lol.
I like that the pressure safety valve will just flood your basement. :impressive:
My fav. The home heating psv is routed the same way. NFG. Drain is in the front of the house.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:26 pm
dubshow wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:00 pm

I like that the pressure safety valve will just flood your basement. :impressive:
My fav. The home heating psv is routed the same way. NFG. Drain is in the front of the house.
PSV.

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dubshow wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:25 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:26 pm

My fav. The home heating psv is routed the same way. NFG. Drain is in the front of the house.
PSV.

you know how i know that you work in da plant?
How dat is?
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wap wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:41 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:36 am

So much shit down here. Here is a small list of some of the crap my friends and I have come across with home construction.

-Knob and tube jumpered underneath a tub with stranded wire electrical taped to the knob and tube. Literally the way k&t houses burn down.
-A stack of bricks, not even mortared, behind a wall, holding up a floor joist.
-A door leading to the neighboring rowhome walled over. Like, we demo'd the wall and found a fucking door, lol. Opened it up and saw drywall. :yikes:
-My dryer vent goes through the basement window NFG. Removed the glass, replaced with plexiglass, cut a hole and ran the duct.
-2 natural draft and 1 forced draft natural gas equipment exhaust tied to the same chimney :yikes:
-Pretty sure the ceiling fan in my bedroom crosses two electrical circuits, I flipped the breaker which killed the fan, started to remove the fan, and got shocked, haha.
-Found a full well in a basement. Like, a stone pit with seemingly no bottom and a bucket on a rope. This was in a house that was listed for IIRC $450k and needed to be fully torn down.

Plus a bunch of other stuff I saw while looking at homes. It's insanity.
This is super common here. I think every house I ever lived in had a dryer vent that was configured this way, including my current one. Sometimes the glass pane is replaced by plexiglass, and sometimes it's a piece of galvanized steel or aluminum, like my house.
In my current house the builder ran the dryer vent from the front of the house to the back...... it takes two full spins to dry anything and relocating it is going to be very very difficult because of the floor joists.
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Irish wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:39 pm
wap wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:41 pm

This is super common here. I think every house I ever lived in had a dryer vent that was configured this way, including my current one. Sometimes the glass pane is replaced by plexiglass, and sometimes it's a piece of galvanized steel or aluminum, like my house.
In my current house the builder ran the dryer vent from the front of the house to the back...... it takes two full spins to dry anything and relocating it is going to be very very difficult because of the floor joists.
Relocate the dryer. My washing machine is in the middle of the basement dryer is on the back wall.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:40 pm
Irish wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:39 pm

In my current house the builder ran the dryer vent from the front of the house to the back...... it takes two full spins to dry anything and relocating it is going to be very very difficult because of the floor joists.
Relocate the dryer. My washing machine is in the middle of the basement dryer is on the back wall.
I've considered it.......but Wife unit will be :rolleyes: :sass: :triggered: but I guess I will just take over laundry duties ..... :baby:
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Irish wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:39 pm
wap wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:41 pm

This is super common here. I think every house I ever lived in had a dryer vent that was configured this way, including my current one. Sometimes the glass pane is replaced by plexiglass, and sometimes it's a piece of galvanized steel or aluminum, like my house.
In my current house the builder ran the dryer vent from the front of the house to the back...... it takes two full spins to dry anything and relocating it is going to be very very difficult because of the floor joists.
Dat's no bueno. Can you move the dryer, maybe near a window to vent through it as mentioned above?
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Lots of :notsure: on my housing sitch at the moment. Her parents want us to buy the house from them at market value. Which doesn't make sense to either of us. So we might be house shopping.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:52 pm Lots of :notsure: on my housing sitch at the moment. Her parents want us to buy the house from them at market value. Which doesn't make sense to either of us. So we might be van shopping.
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wap wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:23 pm
Irish wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:39 pm

In my current house the builder ran the dryer vent from the front of the house to the back...... it takes two full spins to dry anything and relocating it is going to be very very difficult because of the floor joists.
Dat's no bueno. Can you move the dryer, maybe near a window to vent through it as mentioned above?
:yesth: I'm not looking forward to the werk but I have determined that I can relocate it through the side of the :haus:
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Apex wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:55 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:52 pm Lots of :notsure: on my housing sitch at the moment. Her parents want us to buy the house from them at market value. Which doesn't make sense to either of us. So we might be van shopping.
:fuckyeah: In4deets
I mean, would I buy my house for $325k? lolno. I can't sit straight on the toilet, and no AC at 1/3 of a milli is insanity.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:13 pm
Apex wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:55 pm

:fuckyeah: In4deets
I mean, would I buy my house for $325k? lolno. I can't sit straight on the toilet, and no AC at 1/3 of a milli is insanity.
Yeah, that's a big ol' :nope:
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:52 pm Lots of :notsure: on my housing sitch at the moment. Her parents want us to buy the house from them at market value. Which doesn't make sense to either of us. So we might be house shopping.
oh really....
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:13 pm
Apex wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:55 pm

:fuckyeah: In4deets
I mean, would I buy my house for $325k? lolno. I can't sit straight on the toilet, and no AC at 1/3 of a milli is insanity.
also not giving you credit for at least the rent you have been paying is also insanity. at the very least.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:15 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:13 pm

I mean, would I buy my house for $325k? lolno. I can't sit straight on the toilet, and no AC at 1/3 of a milli is insanity.
also not giving you credit for at least the rent you have been paying is also insanity. at the very least.
I am confuse on the situation. Need to talk to her dad about the arrangement.
Right now, I pay her rent, she pays her dad a "mortgage" of which some part is "interest".
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:36 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:15 pm

also not giving you credit for at least the rent you have been paying is also insanity. at the very least.
I am confuse on the situation. Need to talk to her dad about the arrangement.
Right now, I pay her rent, she pays her dad a "mortgage" of which some part is "interest".
Yeah they should be taking some of that off the sale price as a "lease to own" type deal... Especially with the short comings that that place seems to have...
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