The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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HunterNW said:
Heated towel rail..... fck me... I'm a pleb. Thought my electric blanket was fancy.
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They're quite common in homes these days :D We put them in specifically for winter - our bedrooms/bathrooms are on a side of the house that gets no sun in winter, and the towels don't try between baths/showers.
 
xrapidx said:
They're quite common in homes these days :D We put them in specifically for winter - our bedrooms/bathrooms are on a side of the house that gets no sun in winter, and the towels don't try between baths/showers.
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I have considered them for when I redo the bathrooms, but I won't lie I've tossed the idea as largely just an unnecessary luxury and just something extra that will break at some completely inconvenient point in time.
 
xrapidx said:
They're quite common in homes these days :D We put them in specifically for winter - our bedrooms/bathrooms are on a side of the house that gets no sun in winter, and the towels don't try between baths/showers.
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Had to google it.... See there's ones that's not so expensive. Makes sense drying out the towel.
Gets so hot here some days you don't even need a towel.
 
xrapidx said:
They're quite common in homes these days :D We put them in specifically for winter - our bedrooms/bathrooms are on a side of the house that gets no sun in winter, and the towels don't try between baths/showers.
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Also had the issue of towel not drying from one day to the next in winter.
Solved by using the wet cloth first after a shower to remove most water from my body, then when I get out the towel is only used for the last bit of wetness. This way, the towel doesn't get soaking wet and easily dry out for the next day, even same day, in winter, in bathroom with no sun.

Takes an extra minute but works and costs no extra in electricity nor things that pack up like your heater towel rail. Maybe an idea.
 
Tinuva said:
Also had the issue of towel not drying from one day to the next in winter.
Solved by using the wet cloth first after a shower to remove most water from my body, then when I get out the towel is only used for the last bit of wetness. This way, the towel doesn't get soaking wet and easily dry out for the next day, even same day, in winter, in bathroom with no sun.

Takes an extra minute but works and costs no extra in electricity nor things that pack up like your heater towel rail. Maybe an idea.
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Aggg why get all cost conscious..

Just get a heated floor, and heated towel rails and all that... then the bathroom can be lekker toasty warm ALL the time :P
 
xrapidx said:
They're quite common in homes these days :D We put them in specifically for winter - our bedrooms/bathrooms are on a side of the house that gets no sun in winter, and the towels don't try between baths/showers.
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I'm sure you can use a nodemcu and tap into the built in temp sensor. And the run a relay to control the switching of the rail.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Aggg why get all cost conscious..

Just get a heated floor, and heated towel rails and all that... then the bathroom can be lekker toasty warm ALL the time :p
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That just seems rather excessive, but then again I'm the type of guy who is like you're cold, wear a jacket, here's a fluffy blanket. We're not exactly living in a really cold country.
 
Lupus said:
That just seems rather excessive, but then again I'm the type of guy who is like you're cold, wear a jacket, here's a fluffy blanket. We're not exactly living in a really cold country.
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Don't worry, I'm the same in reality...

Its a bit chilly here in Durbs today, but fsck that the aircon is still off and I'm parking in my office with a jacket on.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Don't worry, I'm the same in reality...

Its a bit chilly here in Durbs today, but fsck that the aircon is still off and I'm parking in my office with a jacket on.
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Yeah you Durbanites think 23 is chilly :-). Go down to Durbs in winter with a maximum temp of 27 and everyone is walking around in long pants.
I mean sure I was born there, but I've acclimatized.
 
Lupus said:
Yeah you Durbanites think 23 is chilly :). Go down to Durbs in winter with a maximum temp of 27 and everyone is walking around in long pants.
I mean sure I was born there, but I've acclimatized.
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23 is fscking cold ffs...

Hell any day when there are clouds is cold :P
 
alqassam said:
I'm sure you can use a nodemcu and tap into the built in temp sensor. And the run a relay to control the switching of the rail.
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Going to see what the rep says when he phones. I'd ideally like to try and replace the controller with a manual one - like we have in the other bathroom. Keep it simple.
 
Smokey mcpot said:
So today fitted my first motorized loft staircase. Everything mounted and working with just some nip tuck needed for clearances. Then automation takes place. Will make a video.
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Seems like I bit off more than I can chew hahaha.
Staircase is motorised, problem is setting it up on a receiver. Sonoff would be perfect here but the damn old people don't like these things... too complicated for them even though I offered to have it on remote as well
 
Smokey mcpot said:
Seems like I bit off more than I can chew hahaha.
Staircase is motorised, problem is setting it up on a receiver. Sonoff would be perfect here but the damn old people don't like these things... too complicated for them even though I offered to have it on remote as well
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what sort of issue you having?
 
Smokey mcpot said:
Seems like I bit off more than I can chew hahaha.
Staircase is motorised, problem is setting it up on a receiver. Sonoff would be perfect here but the damn old people don't like these things... too complicated for them even though I offered to have it on remote as well
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Is qwikswitch not an option as a receiver? Also pretty simple to use.
 
SAguy said:
Is qwikswitch not an option as a receiver? Also pretty simple to use.
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This is something I've looked into using. Problem is getting the receiver to latch for the set period, setting the reverse (2nd switch will work) and then having my emergency stop.

Biggest problem having the correct amperage that doesn't burn out the contacts. Got a few relays which I will write up to receivers to hopefully resolve this.

@Steamy Tom think this answers your question ad well.

Anyway, I've got a few more goodies that I'm playing around with. Took the house home with me and will spend the night tinkering... wife is not happy.

Specific client buys, remodels and sells. I'm trying to get him to add networking to his list of goodies in the next project. That way I can unifi and make the house smart which should be a big selling point on the house as well. Will also make this same project alot easier for me.
 
Did a face-lift on an old cupboard for the new laundry room. Thought I'd save a few bucks my reusing the old carcass, but never again.

It wasn't perfectly straight, so getting everything to line up nicely is a constant compromise from one edge to the next. Still want to mess around with the adjustments a bit.

The playing card trick has been an amazing help, between that and laser level the work was a lot easier.

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Question for those who know about epoxy paint: While researching about applying 2 part epoxy to a small floor area in the garage, I realised its properties sound pretty darn good for outdoor application too (UV resistant kind of course). My question is, can I use it to repaint my steel driveway gate? I assume it's currently typical solvent based enamel at the moment and it has lots of rust areas so assuming I handle all the prep work correctly and thoroughly, shouldn't the epoxy paint hold out far better against the elements than enamel?
 
SAguy said:
The playing card trick has been an amazing help, between that and laser level the work was a lot easier.
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Playing card trick?
I must have missed that post if it was mentioned earlier in the thread
 
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