Stop in for a cup of coffee

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abdywgn said:
oh great! that will be the next explosion. guess I better look into that before putting a shut-off on it. yup, I can see the water going everywhere when the pressure/heat build up
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Yup

Had the hot water hose then put a threaded coupler on PVC pipe to make the straight run.

Got away with just slip fitting the pvc sections so I could break it down when I was done
 
abdywgn said:
well this was fun...some unnamed person here (cause I forgot who posted it), suggested draining the water heater. last time I did that, I ended up mopping up 1/2 of the basement floor. this time, I figured I would run the drain hose thru a divided bucket and put a piece of cement on top that came out of a washing machine. nice and heavy, not going anywhere. I slowly opened the valve and kept checking to see that the water was draining into the sump pit. little bit more each time and kept checking. quite laughing, I'm not done telling my story yet. figured I may as well give it full throttle cause it's been fine so far. well, it only took half a dozen steps to see that the hose removed itself from it's nestling spot, managed to move about four feet back from where it was, lodged itself between the wash tub and washing machine...straight up! I grabbed it, aimed it back towards the pit and hollered for my wife. I waited...and waited (good thing it wasn't an emergency). I placed the cement block on the hose and watched. it slowly inched up but I had time to dash and give the shut-off a half turn to stop the gushing water, well, the hot water heater is flushed, the basement wall is washed, the floor under the kitchen is washed...I hope you weren't drinking anything and reading this. after mopping again, the fan and dehumidifier are on. third times the charm! I'm going to put a nozzle with shut-off on the end off the hose for next years draining.
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I have never drained one.. just replaced mine after 24 years :(
 
Rubbed out the hood.. it's pretty horrible.. i should have painted the car but i would be another year behind and the paint somehow would be worse .. :)
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Icetech said:
Honestly.. i'm afraid to... i drive 6 miles to and from work.. on the way home today, 2 accidents.. head ons, morons staring at phones. Then i see the people driving around the accident.. staring at phones... 6am is nice, almost no people.. 5pm is bad
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I like my country living. I'll just say that. Great 2 lanes for cruising
 
abdywgn said:
must have very clean water or a whole house filter. we've got calcium build ups. should get a filter.
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yeah.. we have some of the best water in the country.. plus it was a bradley-white or something like that.. my new one is a rheim? which is supposed to be ****.. will see how it holds up..
 
Icetech said:
yeah.. we have some of the best water in the country.. plus it was a bradley-white or something like that.. my new one is a rheim? which is supposed to be ****.. will see how it holds up..
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not sure what our new one is, was installed in 2020. bought the house in 97, guess we got good life out of the first one. was told this one MAY last 5 years or so. I try and talk to it every day to make it feel wanted :)
 
abdywgn said:
not sure what our new one is, was installed in 2020. bought the house in 97, guess we got good life out of the first one. was told this one MAY last 5 years or so. I try and talk to it every day to make it feel wanted :)
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well i tell myself i will replace the anode rod every year... but i know it's a lie... they make an electric node that supposedly is good for life...
 

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