Home Improvement Thread

[mac5155]

i replace my filter like once every 45 days. It's always filthy. Gotta love dogs.

[Dickie Dunn]

I’m constructing a 435 linear foot fence this weekend. Thoughts and prayers please.

[meow]

Please tell me you are renting a fence post digger

[Dickie Dunn]

Big ass **** auger.

[meow]

**** yes, mate. **** yes.

[CBear3]

Big ass **** auger.

Whatcha getting (I'm kind of in the auger business)

[meow]

Never thought I’d hear those words all put together like that

[Dickie Dunn]

Big ass **** auger.

Whatcha getting (I'm kind of in the auger business)

Unfortunately not the one they referred to as a hydraulic ground hog.

[CBear3]

Ground Hog.

[Dickie Dunn]

Take it to the rodent topic.

[NTP66]

Groundhog (**** this one in particular).

[Dickie Dunn]

That's a beaver

[NTP66]

Definitely not a beaver, and definitely no longer terrorizing my garden.

[nocera]

Do you guys have someone come out and maintenance your furnace each year before turning it on for the season?

[NTP66]

Nope, I maintain it myself. Furnace brush to clean out the burner tubes - which is probably more required for me since I’m on propane - shoot compressed air through then afterwards, and sometimes scuff you the igniter and flame sensor using a dollar bill. The latter two are really only required if there’s an issue.

If you’re looking into it, I’m curious as to what the company’s service includes. The only thing I can think of is a diagnostics check of the board, but most systems 10-15 years and newer should at least throw a series of lights doing most of the same work. I could see them possible checking the gas pressure at both ends of the gas valve, but I have no idea if that’s actually done for preventative maintenance.

[dodint]

Definitely not a beaver, and definitely no longer terrorizing my garden.

Definitely a nutria.

[NTP66]

It’s actually a R.O.U.S.

[willeyeam]

Took the day off, replaced my dryer valve and washer hoses. Getting some things cleaned up. Feels good

[nocera]

Nope, I maintain it myself. Furnace brush to clean out the burner tubes - which is probably more required for me since I’m on propane - shoot compressed air through then afterwards, and sometimes scuff you the igniter and flame sensor using a dollar bill. The latter two are really only required if there’s an issue.

If you’re looking into it, I’m curious as to what the company’s service includes. The only thing I can think of is a diagnostics check of the board, but most systems 10-15 years and newer should at least throw a series of lights doing most of the same work. I could see them possible checking the gas pressure at both ends of the gas valve, but I have no idea if that’s actually done for preventative maintenance.

This furnace is 3 years old so I'm not too worried about anything going crazy wrong. There is an LED light which will throw a code if something is up. I didn't even consider it until I heard a co-worker say they can't turn their heat on until they get their yearly service.

[NTP66]

That’s pretty paranoid, to me. The heating system is so much less complicated than AC. Do they also have their AC serviced annually?

[nocera]

I have no idea but it was said with such confidence that I assumed all home owners did the same and nobody ever told me.

[NTP66]

I don’t know anyone who uses a service like that on a regular basis.

[nocera]

Thanks. Home ownership is hard.

[Willie Kool]

My 100+ year old boiler hasn't been serviced in at least 25 years.

[mac5155]

What do you service on an electric furnace?

(I am so new to the electric game)