IsPhil
IsPhil t1_jdcz2x5 wrote
Reply to comment by Lakusvt in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Better to do it while the walls are open than when the walls are closed. It'll depend on who you're working with of course, but most companies should be willing to do it, especially if you're the ones who hired them. Hell, if it's your own house you could possibly put it in yourself. My uncle was doing a renovation and had a bunch of walls taken down. He took the opportunity to put in some conduit going from his basement to the 2nd floor.
IsPhil t1_jd7r1a3 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Also if possible, ask them to put in empty conduit between floors and rooms. This can be super useful for adding wires and the like in the future.
IsPhil t1_j3rcpb4 wrote
Reply to When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl
Unfortunately there are 2 cases that often happen when someone posts an item here
- Post something old that has survived
- Can't find it anymore
- Not built the same anymore
- Possible survivorship bias
- How old is too old?
- Post something that is new
- People claim it hasn't been around long enough to be properly tested
- People claim the company hasn't been proven
- It is against the sub rules
It's tough to decide whether an item really does fit in this sub which is why someone made another subreddit a while ago I believe.
But there isn't necessarily anything wrong with posting old possibly bifl items, but yeah sometimes people do post too much, and sometimes they don't check to see if others have survived.
For example I wouldn't have learned about how good old washer/dryers were compared to new ones if it weren't for people posting about their grandma's kenmore that's been around for longer than I've been alive. That seems like a fair bifl post. You can still get used washer/dryers from the old days. Often people just throw them out. With a couple part replacements you can probably get it running and lasting longer (for cheaper) than if you bought a new machine.
Something that might be a bad post is "look at grandmas fridge from 1940 that's still running". Not only is it gonna be impossible to find that fridge, but it's also an inferior product compared to many fridges today due to efficiency (which is why you can't find extras on the market). But the subreddit doesn't say anything about that being against the rules. It was a product that was "durable, practical, proven and made-to-last".
IsPhil t1_j03czuq wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
I have one of those new "safety" can openers (I think it's also called "safe cut" can opener"). Cost me about $10 and it's been working great for the last 3 years. The mechanism is different which is probably why it's held up so well. It doesn't cut into the can, instead it lifts the lid up.
IsPhil t1_jeciw31 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGreenShepherd in Zojirushi rice cooker. Cooking rice to perfection 15 years and counting. by Spudcommando
Except maybe their water bottles. I've had a zojirushi bottle for 3 years, and ever since the second year it'll leak sometimes when I tilt it. Apparently you can put the cap on wrong between refills. I've never had that issue with other brands before.