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Re: Craziest thing a customer ever told you
"Yeah just go ahead and do it, I don't care what it costs"
-Easily the craziest thing I've ever heard from a customer.
Re: The time has come... however...
Hi @Mustangman , You put a lot into this post! To start, it's good to have a reason to live. Teaching and helping others is a really good reason. It's part of what keeps me going. So, take up your boss on his offer and help the students! You can do them a lot of good.
About health, I've been making a study of it as I've had too many friends, many much younger, just up and die. A big problem is the Standard American Diet, or SAD. It's not what our bodies evolved to consume. I learn from people like Dr. David Pearlmutter, John Robbins, and Lee Euler (even though he's always trying to sell stuff). They work on foundational things that can help with the basics of maintaining a strong body and mind. Then you can go further and look into Siddha Veda and Dr. Naram, to see another, much older way of working on things that Western medicine doesn't deal with well.
Probably most important is no matter what, don't let go of hope. That's one very powerful medicine.
Yours, Larry
Re: Orifice Inlets - abandon steam traps
I haven't read that, but he has to mean, remove capsule/element and tighten cap, leave body in place. Mad Dog
Re: Solar water heater Drain back evacuated tube
What DCContrarian says is generally true. But I have uncountable number of clients with solar thermal installations—mostly flat panel collectors, but some evac tube systems as well. The infrastructure is in place and seemingly robust, but often not maintained. Overheating, bad fluid, no pressure, no circulation, freeze ups are most of the common problems. The principal drawback is that it is a separate plumbing system that is often hard to access and it involves indoor and OUTDOOR plumbing. When they work…they make virtually "free" hot water. Your average, run-of-the-mill plumber has more than enough work maintaining conventional plumbing systems these days. They generally aren't looking for work on unconventional systems, let alone ROOF work.
Re: Is it time to replace my outdoor oil tank? (Urgent)
Don't be pennywise & pound foolish.A leaking oil tank could cost you 100k..Mad Dog
Re: Is it time to replace my outdoor oil tank? (Urgent)
Well I think the tank looks pretty good for a 13 year old outside tank,
That being said, It's not worth removing the tank pouring a slab and reinstalling a 13 year old tank.
Get some prices and get someone to do the job. But burn the tank down first. It will cost a little less and you can avoid using the old oil. Buy a Roth tank.
Tell them you will call when the tank gets down to 1/4 full or a little less. Can you pour a new slab in a different location and have the new tank set in place and then do the switch over when the old tank gets low??
Re: Is it time to replace my outdoor oil tank? (Urgent)
On the whole I'd agree with @Big Ed_4 . However, acknowledging the cost factor what I would do is get your oil company to do an ultrasound test on the tank itself — especially where that rust spot is, to evaluate tank wall thickness. If they are happy with it, keep the old tank.
However — as @Big Ed_4 said, that was a terrible install. Wait until the tank is empty, or very nearly so, then lift the tank and move it a bit away from the wall and reset it on foundations — could be slab, could be piers, but not cement blocks laid on the ground. While you're at it, replace that bent leg.
Re: Is it time to replace my outdoor oil tank? (Urgent)
Bad instal with an incorrect pitch away from the valve . The sludge that was breed from the bad pitch is eating the inside of the tank out and the ground moisture is eating in . Slab and new tank correctly installed would be a wise project ….
Re: Recommendations for a new oil boiler
If you’re using oil, don’t worry about condensing boilers. That’s for gas.
Re: The case of why the hydronic boiler failed
Bad/waterlogged expansion tank, continual fresh water from the relief valve blowing off for years, water in the regulator vent making it fire improperly for the soot, fresh water rotted out the boiler.