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[THE Red Beard]

Hey guys, hey.

This weekend, I tackled my broken dishwasher.

About 4 months ago, it stopped drying the dishes after the rinse cycle leaving me or my wife as that only ones able to clean our dishes.

I ordered a part (heating element) offline after self-diagnosing it with all my tools and self-taught abilities.

Well, Saturday, I took the fucker out and replaced the heating element, and while I was at it, I leveled the dishwasher.

I'll tell you, when I did my test cycle Saturday night, I was nervous. Doubting if I hooked everything up right. I'd never messed with conduits before so I was not sure they were fully on.

I ran that cycle and waited what felt like an eternity. I've never really paid attention to my dishwasher cycle so I wasn't sure how long it would take either.

I heard the dishwasher finish around 11:30 PM and when I opened the dishwasher door...steam engulfed me like a 1980's Whitesnake video

That was me catching those splits when the steam erupted.

VICTORY!!!!

I want to be regaled by stories of home-ownership triumphs!!!!

What beasts have you slayed???

Discuss.

Cliffs: Read every word, you are lucky to have me.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Changed the hot water heater last year.


Soon I need to replace my dryer drum glides.

 

[THE Red Beard]

Changed the hot water heater last year.


Soon I need to replace my dryer drum glides.

Plumbing stuff is not my cup of tea. What kind of water heater you go with? I have propane so I don't think I'm qualified to fiddle with it. Blow my house up lmao.

 

[THE Red Beard]

@StonedLemur wtf you fix lately????? REGALE US YOU FURRY FUCK!!!!!

 

[THE Red Beard]

Sorry @StonedLemur

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Plumbing stuff is not my cup of tea. What kind of water heater you go with? I have propane so I don't think I'm qualified to fiddle with it. Blow my house up lmao.

It's a 50 gallon, natural gas fired water heater.

I did a tankless a couple years ago at my place in the UP of Michigan, that work well too.

Plumbing and electrical are much easier for me than working on washing machines, and dryers, etc.

I should note that last spring I had to change the main drive belt on my rider lawn mower. I had to drop the deck, and it was a bit of a challenge.

 

[THE Red Beard]

It's a 50 gallon, natural gas fired water heater.

I did a tankless a couple years ago at my place in the UP of Michigan, that work well too.

Plumbing and electrical are much easier for me than working on washing machines, and dryers, etc.

I should note that last spring I had to change the main drive belt on my rider lawn mower. I had to drop the deck, and it was a bit of a challenge.

This is impressive! I fixed my dryer during the peak of Covid when nobody would do house calls and that was tough. Still works three years later though.

 

[MusclesMarinara]

I love/ hate working on my home. It's from 1930, so it offers me plenty of opportunities to fix stuff.

The last job I tackled was a drainage issue that was leading to flooding in the basement. Considering that the sump was the lowest spot in the basement, I was having a hard time understanding why I was getting water intrusion at a higher point.
I had falsely believed that ground water distribution was planar. Apparently, it can have a gradient. (I watched a few YouTube videos discussing hydrology in dams that explained the phenomenon). This allowed me to understand which side of the house the water source was coming from and made the solution quite easy. I extended one of the gutter leaders out another 10' to get the water draining further from the house. Additionally, I dug the sump a few inches deeper as that was all the bedrock would allow.
I would also add that very few people know how to make a dry well. The drainage rock goes on the outside of the bucket.

 

[StonedLemur]

@StonedLemur wtf you fix lately????? REGALE US YOU FURRY FUCK!!!!!

How about this...though I had to have the fuckin plumber (who was cool as fuck) tbh, fix it.
Cost us an arm and a leg.

Its the outside drain pipe that broke which was clay (they don't even make those anymore).




That curved pipe is called a "house trap", you have them on every sink in your house...this was outside and 4 inches wide.
The pipes were completely compacted and they said house traps aren't used anymore, so they cleared the unbroken pipes.

Pipes were 120 years old.

 

[THE Red Beard]

I love/ hate working on my home. It's from 1930, so it offers me plenty of opportunities to fix stuff.

The last job I tackled was a drainage issue that was leading to flooding in the basement. Considering that the sump was the lowest spot in the basement, I was having a hard time understanding why I was getting water intrusion at a higher point.
I had falsely believed that ground water distribution was planar. Apparently, it can have a gradient. (I watched a few YouTube videos discussing hydrology in dams that explained the phenomenon). This allowed me to understand which side of the house the water source was coming from and made the solution quite easy. I extended one of the gutter leaders out another 10' to get the water draining further from the house. Additionally, I dug the sump a few inches deeper as that was all the bedrock would allow.
I would also add that very few people know how to make a dry well. The drainage rock goes on the outside of the bucket.

This is interesting to me. In my childhood home, I dealt with a similar thing with my Dad. We ended up needing to create a trench that has actually grown into a makeshift stream over time.

 

[THE Red Beard]

How about this...though I had to have the fuckin plumber (who was cool as fuck) tbh, fix it.
Cost us an arm and a leg.

Its the outside drain pipe that broke which was clay (they don't even make those anymore).

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That curved pipe is called a "house trap", you have them on every sink in your house...this was outside and 4 inches wide.
The pipes were completely compacted and they said house traps aren't used anymore, so they cleared the unbroken pipes.

Pipes were 120 years old.

Whoa!!!! Is that jizz in the pipes or no?

 

[StonedLemur]

Whoa!!!! Is that jizz in the pipes or no?

Its build up over a 120 years.
Plumber said it wasn't from is, but most likely a small hole was through it so that was clogged over our three years here.

It stunk up the whole neighborhood...fuckin awful.

 

[StonedLemur]

It's a 50 gallon, natural gas fired water heater.

I did a tankless a couple years ago at my place in the UP of Michigan, that work well too.

Plumbing and electrical are much easier for me than working on washing machines, and dryers, etc.

I should note that last spring I had to change the main drive belt on my rider lawn mower. I had to drop the deck, and it was a bit of a challenge.

Ever think about getting a tankless hot water heater sir?

 

[PaleMoonlight]

You guys have houses? Is this real life?

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Ever think about getting a tankless hot water heater sir?

I have a tankless at my place in the UP. The water heater is in a crawlspace under the house, so it was much easier to get the tankless through the floor hatch.

 

[Scerpi]

Hey guys, hey.

This weekend, I tackled my broken dishwasher.

About 4 months ago, it stopped drying the dishes after the rinse cycle leaving me or my wife as that only ones able to clean our dishes.

I ordered a part (heating element) offline after self-diagnosing it with all my tools and self-taught abilities.

Well, Saturday, I took the fucker out and replaced the heating element, and while I was at it, I leveled the dishwasher.

I'll tell you, when I did my test cycle Saturday night, I was nervous. Doubting if I hooked everything up right. I'd never messed with conduits before so I was not sure they were fully on.

I ran that cycle and waited what felt like an eternity. I've never really paid attention to my dishwasher cycle so I wasn't sure how long it would take either.

I heard the dishwasher finish around 11:30 PM and when I opened the dishwasher door...steam engulfed me like a 1980's Whitesnake video

That was me catching those splits when the steam erupted.

VICTORY!!!!

I want to be regaled by stories of home-ownership triumphs!!!!

What beasts have you slayed???

Discuss.

Cliffs: Read every word, you are lucky to have me.

Well done!! I tried fixing the Water line on my Fridge. Something was blocking it, so water and ice weren't working.

Didn't work... Called a repair guy. He couldn't fix it either.

Fuck me... looks like I'll have to buy another Fridge if I want ice from the dispenser again.

 

[THE Red Beard]

You guys have houses? Is this real life?

You ever fix your ummmmm car? You can be like, "I fixed my seat in my Oldsmobile as it got stuck. Just WD-40 and that was all she needed."

I'd be like, "Good work, Sherbro."

A few people would like it and whatever and we'd all move forward together to heal.

 

[THE Red Beard]

I have a tankless at my place in the UP. The water heater is in a crawlspace under the house, so it was much easier to get the tankless through the floor hatch.

I love my tankless as it is so much more peace of mind. I found out you need to descale it yearly, did you know that?

 

[Scerpi]

Whoa!!!! Is that jizz in the pipes or no?

Grease....

Don't pour bacon grease down the drain.

 

[StonedLemur]

Well done!! I tried fixing the Water line on my Fridge. Something was blocking it, so water and ice weren't working.

Didn't work... Called a repair guy. He couldn't fix it either.

Fuck me... looks like I'll have to buy another Fridge if I want ice from the dispenser again.

Always get an estimate from a few different places before having a guy come in sir.