Home Improvement & Repair

anyone have a recommendation on a mattress (other than pauly)? not looking for a luxury Hastens horsehair mattress but i'm not opposed to spending good money on this thing since i spend a lot of time in bed these days.
 
Bought a Kimball President Desk and credenza in walnut for my new home office for a local office liquidator store and also bought a Humanmade Freedom for Lindsay.

Feeling broke.
 
Looking to into lawn care equipment. Anyone has experience with electric mowers/trimmers/etc?

I am old school, I like gas powered things
 
Pauly Chase said:
Looking to into lawn care equipment. Anyone has experience with electric mowers/trimmers/etc?

I am old school, I like gas powered things
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Depends how big your garden is?

Nothing beats the old gas/petrol lawnmowers. You hit the throttle and away you go, you can feel the power...

 
Pauly Chase said:
Looking to into lawn care equipment. Anyone has experience with electric mowers/trimmers/etc?

I am old school, I like gas powered things
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I think most people use robots for mowing nowadays. Unless they really really like mowing. I’ve been recommended Husqvarna robots a lot, but haven’t bought one. I plan on removing most if not all of the lawn.
 
I discovered water pooling in the kitchen from a plumbing leak on Monday. After a bit of investigation, I realised the problem was with the garbage disposal unit. I ordered a new unit and replaced it successfully. I then spent the rest of the week strutting around like I’m basically a master plumber and electrician.
 
Any rec on electric mower/leaf blower/string trimmer combo? Trying to keep the three pieces altogether under 1 grand.
 
Pauly Chase said:
Any rec on electric mower/leaf blower/string trimmer combo? Trying to keep the three pieces altogether under 1 grand.
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I had bad luck with a series of battery garden tools. Giving up and buying a good industrial extension cord and plug-in stuff was the best thing I ever did.
 
Dropbear said:
I had bad luck with a series of battery garden tools. Giving up and buying a good industrial extension cord and plug-in stuff was the best thing I ever did.
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There are good battery tools but you have to spring for the expensive stuff. I have some Milwaukee stuff that’s fantastic but I don’t do lawn maintenance so it’s not the full kit and kaboodle.
 
Grand Potentate said:
There are good battery tools but you have to spring for the expensive stuff. I have some Milwaukee stuff that’s fantastic but I don’t do lawn maintenance so it’s not the full kit and kaboodle.
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I dunno. I have all battery tools. All the cheapest brand available from large hardware chain here, Bunnings. Electric mower, hedge trimmer, drills, whipper snipper, circular saws, Etc etc.

Most are battery guaranteed for 3 years. No hassle returning faulty stuff for a new one.

Fairly large backyard lawn, cheapest battery mower I could get , still going after 3 years. It’s mostly plastic but I don’t treat it like an industrial backhoe or bulldozer.
 
Thinking about this set

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Grand Potentate said:
how much lawn maintenance do you realistically have to do?
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Once a week. Ended up buying EGO system for around 800 bucks. Electric mower definitely feels under powered, so thankfully i have a relatively small yard. Need to pick up gardening since I have no idea about flowers.

MIght take some classes on pool maintenance in the mean time.
 
güero said:
I think most people use robots for mowing nowadays. Unless they really really like mowing. I’ve been recommended Husqvarna robots a lot, but haven’t bought one. I plan on removing most if not all of the lawn.
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They're not popular here, but my lawn is pretty much ideal for a robot other than the three apple trees interrupting the scene. Hate mowing the lawn, but afterwards I look at it, and think: done a good job there. Shame it only lasts a week.
Pauly Chase said:
Once a week. Ended up buying EGO system for around 800 bucks. Electric mower definitely feels under powered, so thankfully i have a relatively small yard. Need to pick up gardening since I have no idea about flowers.
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Dude, you spent 800 bucks on an electric lawn mower?!
 
We have split Lennox AC systems that’s 12 years old and both have slow leaks. I’ve replaced both coils a few years ago, but even they are at least 4 years old now.

Had a couple of people out to look at it, but all they do is top it up with gas for now and recommend replacing everything next time. Does that sound right? Not worth trying to find the leaks?

What’s a better brand to go with if I decide to replace both units?
 
Dropbear said:
We have split Lennox AC systems that’s 12 years old and both have slow leaks. I’ve replaced both coils a few years ago, but even they are at least 4 years old now.

Had a couple of people out to look at it, but all they do is top it up with gas for now and recommend replacing everything next time. Does that sound right? Not worth trying to find the leaks?

What’s a better brand to go with if I decide to replace both units?
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Probably difficult and more money to them to replace. Maybe go on Lennox’s site to find their authorized technician list and pick a few out from there. Cross check their reviews online.

Brands - Trane, Rheem, Carrier, American Standard - left to right in ascending order. Be prepared for sticker shock.

Be aware every company will give you a list in a different order.
 
Dropbear said:
We have split Lennox AC systems that’s 12 years old and both have slow leaks. I’ve replaced both coils a few years ago, but even they are at least 4 years old now.

Had a couple of people out to look at it, but all they do is top it up with gas for now and recommend replacing everything next time. Does that sound right? Not worth trying to find the leaks?

What’s a better brand to go with if I decide to replace both units?
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Dunno about USA but over here RCAC/Heatpumps have improved heaps in efficiency etc in last 10 years.

I’ve got 4 Daikin as they are usually rated best and and were only about $100 more than next best at the time. According to those in the know Daikin has better supports, keeps spare parts for old models for ever etc and are reliable. Next favoured seems to be Mitsubishi then Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
 
Dyson is overpriced but still very durable. Or maybe I just have luck.

My oldest Dyson fan is ten years old this summer and still going strong. I have added two others over the years and still no issue.

I see reports of people's Dyson packing up in a few months of use however.
 
QuandoDio said:
Dyson is overpriced but still very durable. Or maybe I just have luck.

My oldest Dyson fan is ten years old this summer and still going strong. I have added two others over the years and still no issue.

I see reports of people's Dyson packing up in a few months of use however.
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i've been stick vaccum shopping for a little while now so i've been reading a lot of Dyson reviews. its seems 5-8 years ago, depending on what you read, Dyson really started going to shit. now their batteries don't last a year, their customer service has gone down hill, and their products frequently break. enough so that its not just angry internet people and its more like a legitimate trend. trouble is everything else has dogshit reviews so its a bit of a crap shoot.
 
fxh said:
I dunno what they are but why not go for a decent hospital grade HEPA filter Etc. Filter, all bugs, colds flu, good for asthma, Covid.
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we might have different classifications of "hospital grade" here in the states. anything a hospital would use wouldn't really be something you would buy for your house. we have hepa filters, of course, but even to those there are different levels of qualification. you'd need a merv-13 or greater to be able to filter out covid particles. most in-home air purifiers don't have that level of filtration.
 
Pauly Chase said:
Thoughts on Dyson purifying fans?
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We have a couple of them in the bedrooms. They’ve both been running 24/7 for 5-6 years now (my wife likes the white noise), so no complaints there.

It’s just a Gucci fan. Not particularly quiet, but a bit safer around kids. Judging the the debris caught at the induction points I don’t think they filter a fraction of what the AC unit is catching.

If you want to ouch sit around, I’d get/upgrade the ceiling fan and if you want to filter I’d look for a stand-alone filter unit.
 
Grand Potentate said:
i've been stick vaccum shopping for a little while now so i've been reading a lot of Dyson reviews. its seems 5-8 years ago, depending on what you read, Dyson really started going to shit. now their batteries don't last a year, their customer service has gone down hill, and their products frequently break. enough so that its not just angry internet people and its more like a legitimate trend. trouble is everything else has dogshit reviews so its a bit of a crap shoot.
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i have the dyson vacuum, it has held up since purchasing 2 years ago; no issues so far. Bought a Roomba j7+ to make vacuum easier.

fxh said:
I dunno what they are but why not go for a decent hospital grade HEPA filter Etc. Filter, all bugs, colds flu, good for asthma, Covid.
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Just wanted something modern for the home

Dropbear said:
We have a couple of them in the bedrooms. They’ve both been running 24/7 for 5-6 years now (my wife likes the white noise), so no complaints there.

It’s just a Gucci fan. Not particularly quiet, but a bit safer around kids. Judging the the debris caught at the induction points I don’t think they filter a fraction of what the AC unit is catching.

If you want to ouch sit around, I’d get/upgrade the ceiling fan and if you want to filter I’d look for a stand-alone filter unit.
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I have an airpurifier already, my floor fan is old as shit so i thought I get one of these Dysons. Might just wait.
 
Grand Potentate said:
Probably difficult and more money to them to replace. Maybe go on Lennox’s site to find their authorized technician list and pick a few out from there. Cross check their reviews online.

Brands - Trane, Rheem, Carrier, American Standard - left to right in ascending order. Be prepared for sticker shock.

Be aware every company will give you a list in a different order.
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Had 2 different guys coming out yesterday to check my AC units, both outside fans are old and might need to be replaced soon. Looking at about 7 to 8 large a piece.....

One of the guys was checking duct pipe temps in the attic and he just poked his thermometer in the sleeve. I asked him if that would cause leaks and he said since the pipe is wrapped and insulated, it's the normal way to do it.

thoughts?
 
Pauly Chase said:
Had 2 different guys coming out yesterday to check my AC units, both outside fans are old and might need to be replaced soon. Looking at about 7 to 8 large a piece.....

One of the guys was checking duct pipe temps in the attic and he just poked his thermometer in the sleeve. I asked him if that would cause leaks and he said since the pipe is wrapped and insulated, it's the normal way to do it.

thoughts?
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Yes they stab them probes in them
 
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