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  1. Bill Kibbel
    I was just reading the Plumbers Trade Journal from 1917. In it, the 'Sewer Pipe Manufacturers Association' states, among other virtues: "Clay pipe always outlasts the building in which it was installed, in fact it has proved indestructible in thousands of cases". I would like to show the SPMA those same thousands of buildings now.
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    Photos go in the reports, not texts.
  3. Bill Kibbel
    How old is it?
  4. Bill Kibbel
    That's a bell trap drain. The top of the flange should be flush with the floor surface. Maybe they drilled holes below the flange? Bell traps shouldn't be installed if it drains into a sanitary sewer.
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    I found the most efficient, economical on-demand tankless water heater.
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    All the components, except the outdoor fan, should operate during defrost. The reversing valve just sends hot refrigerant through the outdoor coil.
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    At the outdoor unit, did you listen for the compressor turning on and it's not just the fan running? I would first suspect that the compressor start capacitor is failing. Next the control circuit board.
  8. Bill Kibbel
    I got me one, but it doesn't work. Defective - no butler has ever appeared.
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    This apartment building was probably a larger single family home with servants. That's the plate for a "butler button", which are very common in dining rooms of wealthier family homes. Sometimes they're in the floor in the library or parlour too - so you don't have get up to push the button on the wall.
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    Hi Marc, It's just me talking about what's on each slide. There's very few slides that have any text. They have a professional IT guy setting it up. I'll check to see if they can activate closed captions. I know you folks way down in southern Louisiana like reviewing all the details about steam heating systems.
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    Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Williamsburg Virginia. Join us in-person or virtually. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ej1urkur06e3c16a&llr=rrb8vblab
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    If the device doesn't install like a breaker, the manufacturers call them external mount.
  13. Bill Kibbel
    Prob'ly something happened at the water authority. Sand is sometimes used for treatment and filtration. I would guess all the faucet aerators are pretty clogged.
  14. Bill Kibbel
    It makes it easier to find what they did wrong.
  15. Bill Kibbel
    Could there have been an old furnace nearby at one time? It looks like a float valve for the old reservoir type humidifiers.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    That's amazing! A Miami HVAC contractor services your system in the UK.
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    It looks like it was a crawlspace that was excavated and the foundation extended with concrete block. Take care of the grading, gutters and downspouts before bringing contractors out to sell you things that aren't needed. Does the chimney have a cap on top? Got a better pic where the block meets the chimney behind the water heater? https://historicbldgs.com/stonefoundations.html
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    A knife mostly used for cutting carpet.
  19. Bill Kibbel
    I just grab my hawkbill and head to the middle of the room - like a surgeon goin' after that appendix.
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    Reportedly still working when the owners had it removed.
  21. Bill Kibbel
    Sure.
  22. Bill Kibbel
    Hi Steve, I picked up one of those surplus Hubble Space Telescopes a while back. I got it specifically for finding dark energy in buildings. I found that a second function is also included that covers our spectroscopy needs.
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    Up here, either a single sash or both sashes slide up into a pocket until there's enough head clearance. The old more commonly used terms used were sliphead or boxhead windows. Another name occasionally used was jib window. Some folks never noticed the pockets until I point it out. That's a nice home Marc, if it gets a little love and $$$.
  24. Bill Kibbel
    Then there's that copper on aluminium thing.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    Venting of all combustion appliances OK? Even just an unvented space heater dumps loads of moisture into the air, then condenses in the cold attic.
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