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03-22-2022, 06:10 PM | #10496 |
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So I went to use the bathroom in the basement this morning. I never use the bathroom in the basement in the morning. While "busy" standing at the toilet I looked down and noticed a trickle of water on the floor under the sink. A "That shouldn't be there." thought went through my head. A quick investigation revealed that the main waterline coming into the house was sweating and dripping on to the floor. I grabbed a rag to dry off the pipe to see if it was leaking. No leak there so now the hunt is on to see where enough water is going that it's causing condensation on the waterline. Is a toilet running? Nope. Is the outside hose bib not shut off properly? No water there. No taps dripping anywhere in the hose. That only leaves one thing and I'm hoping it is the pressure relief valve on the water heater. I open the door to the furnace room and there is water all over the floor! And it's not coming from the pressure relief valve. That would be an easy repair. I look under the water heater and see water flowing from the bottom of the tank. FML. So meet the newest addition to the household.
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03-22-2022, 06:38 PM | #10498 |
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Close. It's an oil-fired cold water heater. If the water was hot I wouldn't need to heat it.
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03-22-2022, 08:16 PM | #10503 |
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FYI, oil-fired water heaters are not very common south of the border. Our common options are natural gas/propane or electric.....
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Electric, oil and propane are the three common types here. Natural gas is quite rare as most of the natural gas in the province is concentrated in the industrial and commercial sections of the city. Very few residential areas have access to natural gas and even fewer people have chosen to switch over to it. It is not available in my area at all.
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I'm 70ish miles away from you... oil fired here too. replaced last year, the original had a good run. 1988-2021. the key is monthly flushing
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We have an oil-fired boiler for heat, and one of its zones is an Amtrol BoilerMate indirect tank for making hot water. Our electric service is only 100 amps, ruling out an electric water heater without a huge upgrade that will happen over my dead body. (My "dumb" electric meter is a grandfathered legacy service, and they will only replace it with a demand meter that sends surprise $1,000 electric bills.....)
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Okay this wasn't the LAST thing I got, but after 3 years with the iPhone XS Pro I finally had enough of the battery not lasting the day and I wanted a better camera. I picked up an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and wow the screen refresh rate was a nice surprise. I didn't think I would notice, but it's suuuuper smooth, and the camera is much nicer than I thought! I ordered a KUDA mount from Poland and a Scosche MagicGrip Wireless from Proclip. Perfect in-car setup for me because I HATE covering vents and buttons for a car mount.
The photos from the iPhone 13 Pro Max are nothing compared to my DSLR, but still pretty nice and a big improvement over my iPhone XS Pro:
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This is always a good time of year to pick up fall/winter season apparel because they go on sale. I've always wanted stuff from FJÄLLRÄVEN. I've seen their goods more in Europe than around where I live. Being a Swedish company I suppose that makes sense.
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