Jerry Simon
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"Chicago’s public baths were simple and utilitarian. Most were named after notable public officials. Separate facilities for men and women were not provided; they were simply accommodated for on different days. A waiting room was usually provided in a small outcropping to the side of the main building. The early bathhouses were built with very little ornament with the exception of the name of the bath above the entrance. Later bathhouses appear to have been built with more design in mind, but they were still very simple overall."
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Good ol' Mayor Medill
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I'm pretty sure this has been covered at least twice before, but the mind is going. No draft inducer, no draft hood/diverter. Might this perhaps be kosher?
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Dirty talk? Like, oh sh*t, or gosh-dang? Or, like, I'm gonna push this in. . .
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Okay, once removed from the pit lid, what's the dang secret to getting the lid gasket around a 2" pump discharge pipe back in place?
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Does this ring true? "It appears a domestic, storage type of hot water heater was replaced with a tankless, on-demand type of water heater. If the water supply piping about the house was originally configured to accommodate a storage type of hot water heater, and the new water heater is utilizing this original piping layout, you may find that an adequate amount of hot water will not be present in areas of the house when multiple water fixtures are in use at the same time. If this turns out to be the case—and only time will tell if it will—then you may need to replace this tankless water heater with a conventional, storage type of hot water heater."
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Entire panel is energized. What's going on with the *off* main breaker leg? (Second from left; kinda hard to see). Just one leg in use on each side? Couldn't flip breaker legs to check; house occupied.
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That answers my question. Thanks. (I wasn't very clear, apparently; only one thermostat, with those two indicator lights next to each other.)
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The thermostat had an emergency heat setting, and the indicator light here was lit, and the heating elements were functional. But. . . There was another thermostat setting right next to the emergency heat setting, reading auxiliary heat, and that indicator light was not lit. I thought the emergency heat for a heat pump was/is the auxiliary heat???
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Bless you
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Electric
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Here in Chicagoland, I've seen about six heat pumps ever. I am going to try inspecting one again this Sunday. Can someone give me a quick checklist for this heat pump inspection (knowing that the high temperature this Sunday is going to be about 6 degrees above zero here)? I'm thinking the heat will only work in *emergency/electric* mode? Thanks much.
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Yeah, *smart* houses.
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For duct cleaning.
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I'm wondering if that's how Sears or Wardway shipped their shingles with their kit homes. . .
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Child safety feature, I imagine.
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Looks like stamped concrete.
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A new one for me; 1950 era window latch. Allows for latching while sash is partially raised.
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Please tell me what this is.
Jerry Simon replied to dariush's topic in Indoor Air Quality (I.A.Q.) and Mold Forum
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But what if the weather was bad?
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In my opinion, unless there's obvious resulting damage, it would be unreasonable to suggest such.
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Blower not running? High limit switch then kills combustion so furnace does not overheat. Call a furnace repair company.
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Yeah. Still plenty of landfills out there. Add another layer to one of those. . .much better for the environment.
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Yeah, when you had to come home when the streetlights came on. . .
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Foundation sitting above footing?
Jerry Simon replied to Mike Lamb's topic in Foundation Systems Forum
No. Soil is full of clay more often than not in areas surrounding the city proper, but no expansive clay.
