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Please step away from the fan until after the procedure.
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Hooked on Fenix
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Bought a Caterpillar lithium power station for $65 from the San Marcos, CA Costco. Has 1750 amp rated jumper cables, a 120 p.s.i. air compressor, a 200 watt modified sine wave a/c outlet, a 30 watt type C USB two way PD outlet, a 15 watt usb-a outlet, and an l.e.d. light. Just wish it had a 12 volt DC outlet and a 120 volt to usb-c PD plug. Only comes with USB a and c cords to charge it. Still, $65 is half price. If you see these at Costco at this price get them before they're gone.
My (now retired) boss used to say "the test is easy, it's studying that's the hard part".
Each time it snows where I live the city tosses sand on my street. Traffic kicks the sand over to the curb. I shovel said sand into a bucket and use it as a traction aid on steps and porches that become slippery. When it thaws i sweep the sand up and toss it on the lawn to aid in water percolation the following summer. The city uses a masonry sand that's made up of larger particles than the sand in bags at lowes depot.
No concern about any residual salt in the sand. There wasn't much to start with. The lawn is a hardy Bermuda.
The best sand for that purpose is the kind used in sand bags. So if you ever see a used sand bag somewhere no longer in use grab it and use the sand from it after it snows. Just be prepared to vacuum your floors since you'll likely track it into your home.
No concern about any residual salt in the sand. There wasn't much to start with. The lawn is a hardy Bermuda.
The best sand for that purpose is the kind used in sand bags. So if you ever see a used sand bag somewhere no longer in use grab it and use the sand from it after it snows. Just be prepared to vacuum your floors since you'll likely track it into your home.
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Been using the Freeze Misers, working well!
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I don't remember if I posted it, but I got Starlink as a tertiary ISP. Primary is AT&T Fiber, secondary is Verizon 5G Home and then I keep Starlink with the plan paused. I had bolted it to the service entrance weatherhead mast temporally when I got it which worked well, but I wanted to put it on the roof much lower down. So I put it on the other side of the garage. I think this went well, any roof experts please roast me! I want your opinion
For the mount, I pre-drilled holes in the roof and pumped them full of wet patch, then added a layer of Bishop tape across the entire underside of the mount with flaps to overlap the head of the 5/8 lags. Also added some roof patch around the tops of the mount where water will run first
For the cable, I drilled a hole, put the cable through, filled the hole with wet patch and then covered the entire area with bishop tape with the cable facing down. Then, got the ABS cable gland and did the same with bishop tape as the mount, covered the underside and left enough for a flap over the top of the screws. I added a thin layer of roofing cement to the underside too. Screwed it onto the roof, and went around the edges with roofing cement. Went overboard? Not overboard enough?
For the mount, I pre-drilled holes in the roof and pumped them full of wet patch, then added a layer of Bishop tape across the entire underside of the mount with flaps to overlap the head of the 5/8 lags. Also added some roof patch around the tops of the mount where water will run first
For the cable, I drilled a hole, put the cable through, filled the hole with wet patch and then covered the entire area with bishop tape with the cable facing down. Then, got the ABS cable gland and did the same with bishop tape as the mount, covered the underside and left enough for a flap over the top of the screws. I added a thin layer of roofing cement to the underside too. Screwed it onto the roof, and went around the edges with roofing cement. Went overboard? Not overboard enough?
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Scored this non-running Kubota GL7000 for $250! I plan to get it working soon
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Very nice!
I'll bet that monster is heavy.
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Yeah, getting it out the truck was very hard. In the end I bought a 3/4 ton hoist from HF and contracted a gantry type structure out of spare lumber. Put it together with almost no cuts, so didn't waste of any of the pieces!
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Got the new Oupes Exodus 1200 power station that just came out. Was around $350 + tax shipped free (half off). Has a boost setting for 1500 watts if you go over the normal 1200 watts. Most power stations in the $300 price range are maxing out at 3-600 watts and have under 300 watt hours of power.This has 992 watt hours. It should run a full sized refrigerator or most microwaves. I got it to run my 12 volt refrigerator for multiple days without worrying about it. Unlike the smaller versions, this one will charge in the car too (120 watt, 12 volt d.c.). Better for road trips and rainy weather.
