aircooledJenkins

aircooledJenkins t1_jaf1nbz wrote

Reply to How to fix a door that is swinging freely that should be constantly closing back automatically? by Obizues

You have a Larson Storm Door with Hidden closer: https://www.larsondoors.com/hidden-closer

Here is how to adjust its mechanism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=relmbyVBQOI

Get a ladder, a flathead screw driver, and spend 5 minutes fixing the door.

Ignore everyone telling you that the movers removed an external pneumatic piston assembly, removed a pin, or in any way stole or broke your door. It likely just got knocked out of calibration by getting held open too far.

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aircooledJenkins t1_j9sev7j wrote

Reply to comment by rayw1983 in Need advice about bathroom ducting options when changing out the fan by rayw1983

When I installed exhaust ducting in my parents attic I used 6" so the full 100 cfm wouldn't be restricted.

4" is good to use in some instances where firewalls are present. They don't need special protection because they're so small.

If you don't have an easy path to outside from that bathroom, you may need to open up a wall and investigate running an oval or rectangle duct in it to get full airflow.

Otherwise yeah, run the fan at 50 cfm so it's not trying too hard for what the ducting can allow. You could lower the lifespan of the motor, or you're just wasting energy.

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aircooledJenkins t1_j9r9ai9 wrote

Reply to Need advice about bathroom ducting options when changing out the fan by rayw1983

HVAC engineer here.

We use 4" duct to move up to 35 cfm or so. If your fan is strong (most restroom fans are not) it could do more but will be loud.

My sizing criteria puts 3" duct at around 15 cfm for normal design conditions.

Your fan probably claims to be able to move something like 65-100 cfm. 4" duct works, but not well for long runs.

This doesn't help solve your problem, but it might illustrate why 3" isn't working.

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aircooledJenkins t1_j9qt7r5 wrote

Reply to comment by Doop132 in Small Crack on Toilet by Doop132

If you can't replace the tank, replace the whole toilet. It's not a difficult thing to do. Porcelain can't really be repaired. Now its structure is compromised. All it will take is the right amount of pressure at the wrong moment and it will fail and flood your house.

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aircooledJenkins t1_izc25cy wrote

Reply to Advice for first time drywall patch by astropiano1998

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUcT5LHmA7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrN9HDq8RK0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKGwfB39f58

Jeff has quite a few methods to go about repairing drywall. My biggest realization once I started to try to do it right is that the affected area ends up a lot larger than the original hole if you want to try to smooth it out to make it disappear.

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