The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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Tander said:
That's a decent setup. Very nice.

What sort of automations are you thinking of?
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Nothing fancy, maybe just a time schedule that maybe takes weather prediction into account.

I also played around with a moisture sensor on an arduino last week - got it working nicely. I could use that to basically set up a self watering garden.
 
SAguy said:
Nothing fancy, maybe just a time schedule that maybe takes weather prediction into account.

I also played around with a moisture sensor on an arduino last week - got it working nicely. I could use that to basically set up a self watering garden.
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Nice. I was thinking of going a similar route. Still trying to decide if getting JoJo's is worth it.
 
Steamy Tom said:
Personally I would rather use polycop and compression fittings
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Nein, Polycop is teh devil.. I hate that stuff with a passion.

I have ripped absolutely all of it out of my property and replaced it all with copper and soldered joints. No leaks and things just work properly.
 
SAguy said:
I haven't always had perfect connections when using them, heck - I even had to chop open 2 walls now to fix a previous plumber's poor connections with compression fittings.

Probably a bit of knowledge/skill required.... whereas the push in fittings are idiot proof (and I'm a good measure of the level of idiot proof required)
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I would never seal them in walls, but for running around the outside for example non-issue if you do it properly
 
ToxicBunny said:
Nein, Polycop is teh devil.. I hate that stuff with a passion.

I have ripped absolutely all of it out of my property and replaced it all with copper and soldered joints. No leaks and things just work properly.
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I would never use it internally in walls etc, but I have used it a couple times outside and even once or twice in a roof, never had a leak with it that I did
 
Steamy Tom said:
I would never seal them in walls, but for running around the outside for example non-issue if you do it properly
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I suck at them. I nearly lost my head once when I use a compression fitting for the first time after a pressure pump. It came apart spectacularly.
 
Steamy Tom said:
I would never use it internally in walls etc, but I have used it a couple times outside and even once or twice in a roof, never had a leak with it that I did
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Oh hell no, never internally in a Wall... But for me polycop is forbidden on my property period... Regardless of application.
 
SAguy said:
How do these even work? Take it apart, slide nut onto pipe, slide little ring onto pipe, put pipe into fitting and tighten nut onto fitting?
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Pretty much...

And yeah I'll use those myself but only with copper pipes.
 
SAguy said:
How do these even work? Take it apart, slide nut onto pipe, slide little ring onto pipe, put pipe into fitting and tighten nut onto fitting?
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correct, these work, the plastic stuff is poop
 
Second Kalahari Sail crapped over the weekend with fairly light wind. According to them it can withstand "high winds". Logged a return with takealot - won't get another one.
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The material they are made from is inadequate. A business fitted 6 over their car-park. Within a few months they had come apart
 
WAslayer said:
Thankfully mine is still holding up.. though tlit does look like mine has a wider seam than yours..
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chrisc said:
The material they are made from is inadequate. A business fitted 6 over their car-park. Within a few months they had come apart
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Also the kalahari? The seem looks like that all the way around, so it looks like the stitching came loose, and then that white band, which I'm assuming is there for support while tension-ed has "snapped" or come loose in multiple places.
 
xrapidx said:
Also the kalahari? The seem looks like that all the way around, so it looks like the stitching came loose, and then that white band, which I'm assuming is there for support while tension-ed has "snapped" or come loose in multiple places.
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Yeah, I also have the Kalahari.. I also had a Kalahari that I put up at my parents place, which was also holding up without fail through all the south easters..

Installed tension probably also a factor.. if it's tensioned all the way when installed, I can imagine that the wind blowing through would "over tension" the sail putting a lot of stress on the seams.. while mine is not slack by any means, I don't think I have it tensioned all the way..

What was the installed tension on yours like..?
 
WAslayer said:
Yeah, I also have the Kalahari.. I also had a Kalahari that I put up at my parents place, which was also holding up without fail through all the south easters..

Installed tension probably also a factor.. if it's tensioned all the way when installed, I can imagine that the wind blowing through would "over tension" the sail putting a lot of stress on the seams.. while mine is not slack by any means, I don't think I have it tensioned all the way..

What was the installed tension on yours like..?
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Quite tight, but there's still a bit of play. Because its connected with cable, I don't think it'll be possible to tension it too tight.
 
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