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@mac5155 I hadn't thought about it until you started talking about finishing your basement, but maybe your humidity problem is due to the new concrete floor down there? When was it poured?

Floor was probably poured a year ago. My Facebook memories just showed the framing complete today. I was thinking it may be plaster curing? It cured for 2 weeks and we painted sometime in late February. Primed with Loxon and top coat with Cashmere, both sherwin williams products.

Probably not the floor if it's been that long, even if it has vapor barriers under/around the slab. You have an old fashioned lath/lime plaster job done? If not, and it was a veneer job, I doubt it's the plaster either.

Okay, I assume you deleted your original post and reposted it after I replied.

I did it to quote you

@mac5155 I hadn't thought about it until you started talking about finishing your basement, but maybe your humidity problem is due to the new concrete floor down there? When was it poured?

Floor was probably poured a year ago. My Facebook memories just showed the framing complete today. I was thinking it may be plaster curing? It cured for 2 weeks and we painted sometime in late February. Primed with Loxon and top coat with Cashmere, both sherwin williams products.

Probably not the floor if it's been that long, even if it has vapor barriers under/around the slab. You have an old fashioned lath/lime plaster job done? If not, and it was a veneer job, I doubt it's the plaster either.

board and veneer only.

I ain’t hiring no ****’ carpenter to replace my driveway, you fools.

This deserved more recognition, imo

I was leaning that way for sure. Seems that polystyrene foam board is the unanimous decision, if not spray foam. Then do horizontal furring strips, and then vertical on top of that.

I'm in the late stages of finishing my basement. I started by painting Drylok on the blocks. Then foam board insulation. I also added batt insulation between the studs after I framed it.

I was leaning that way for sure. Seems that polystyrene foam board is the unanimous decision, if not spray foam. Then do horizontal furring strips, and then vertical on top of that.

I'm in the late stages of finishing my basement. I started by painting Drylok on the blocks. Then foam board insulation. I also added batt insulation between the studs after I framed it.

Do you have a waterproofing system on the exterior too?

I'm not a good plumber, but I'm going to try and replace my shower cartridge tonight. Here's to hoping all goes well

Do yourself a huge favor and get the correct cartridge tool at either Lowe’s or HD. It makes the entire process a piece of cake.

The one I need comes with the tool. I wonder if it is a POS.

If it’s metal, you’re probably going to be okay. I had to pull a severely frozen Moen at my wife’s old condo, and couldn’t imagine doing it with a plastic one. If it’s plastic, just take your time.

Either way, it’s 100x better than simply trying to remove it with pliers, etc.

Bought the wrong cartridge.

Snapped the old one in half.

Shower doesn't have its own shutoff so when the wife gets home I have to tell her to run down stairs and flip the main water every time she wants to use the bathroom.


YAYYYYYYYYYY.

I was leaning that way for sure. Seems that polystyrene foam board is the unanimous decision, if not spray foam. Then do horizontal furring strips, and then vertical on top of that.

I'm in the late stages of finishing my basement. I started by painting Drylok on the blocks. Then foam board insulation. I also added batt insulation between the studs after I framed it.

Do you have a waterproofing system on the exterior too?

No but we’re pretty dry for the most part where we are. Just a sump pump seems to take care of everything

I also dropped the retainer clip in the wall. Right now there is a mechanics oil funnel package-taped to the hole in the wall for when we have to flip on the master switch.

I'm not a good plumber, but I'm going to try and replace my shower cartridge tonight. Here's to hoping all goes well

Do yourself a huge favor and get the correct cartridge tool at either Lowe’s or HD. It makes the entire process a piece of cake.

The one I need comes with the tool. I wonder if it is a POS.

If it’s metal, you’re probably going to be okay. I had to pull a severely frozen Moen at my wife’s old condo, and couldn’t imagine doing it with a plastic one. If it’s plastic, just take your time.

Either way, it’s 100x better than simply trying to remove it with pliers, etc.

Bought the wrong cartridge.

Snapped the old one in half.

Shower doesn't have its own shutoff so when the wife gets home I have to tell her to run down stairs and flip the main water every time she wants to use the bathroom.


YAYYYYYYYYYY.

Oof, that's no good.







But I still laughed.

Source of the post Bought the wrong cartridge.

Snapped the old one in half.

Shower doesn't have its own shutoff so when the wife gets home I have to tell her to run down stairs and flip the main water every time she wants to use the bathroom.


YAYYYYYYYYYY.

Been there, done that. I was able to jam the old one back in far enough to keep the manifold from gushing, so I could keep the mains on. But when I put the new one in, the seal wasn't 100% tight (o-rings slipped out of their groove, it seemed). A couple hours later, I started to hear a high pitched scream before the geyser erupted.

Installed the new cartridge and it puts the water full blast regardless of position so I can't turn the water off, still.

Are you certain that you got the correct cartridge? Some of them have a pressure balance valve within them, and it sounds like the one you have does not. Assuming this didn’t happen before the new cartridge, maybe you have a pressure balance valve [that the cartridge is going into] that also needs a maintenance kit.

I’m not sure if it would cause it, but make sure the arrows on the cartridge are also centered too and bottom, too.

Trying to replace the parts in my toilet tank and I can't get the one damn nut off (hehe) the bottom of the tank. Just in a tight spot and it's a little grimy/rusted on. So frustrating. Take 2 tomorrow when I have more energy and patience

If it’s a plastic nut, see if you can use a hammer and flathead screwdriver to get it loose. I’ve had to do that before in an area where I couldn’t open a wrench enough to get leverage.

I just replaced my garbage disposal, it used the same insinkerator mount......super easy.

Trying to replace the parts in my toilet tank and I can't get the one damn nut off (hehe) the bottom of the tank. Just in a tight spot and it's a little grimy/rusted on. So frustrating. Take 2 tomorrow when I have more energy and patience

The flat head is in the tank and the nut is outside below it, right? Put some pressure on the flathead and it will transfer down to the nut to give you a sliver of relief to get the nut moving.

Installed the new cartridge and it puts the water full blast regardless of position so I can't turn the water off, still.

I used a 1/2" cap at the shower head and then left the state for 2+ weeks. #ThereIFixedIt

Trying to replace the parts in my toilet tank and I can't get the one damn nut off (hehe) the bottom of the tank. Just in a tight spot and it's a little grimy/rusted on. So frustrating. Take 2 tomorrow when I have more energy and patience

Could coat in PB Blaster also to help.

Noticed a weird smell coming from the furnace vent outside so even though I really didn’t want to, I called the gas company to check it out. Good news is it isn’t gas. Bad news is the furnace is improperly burning which is causing it to vent carbon monoxide. Gotta get the HVAC guys out here now.

We've been so busy the last couple of months that I haven't even checked the propane tank. We have an underground 500 gallon tank (which is nice), but when we returned with the recent cold snap, it suddenly struck my mind. It's hovering right around 10%...normally I fill it up around 20%. They are supposed to come out this week, and we *should* be fine, but I've been conserving just in case. It is a monster PITA if you run out, because then they have to do a safety check and whatnot.

Really need to start setting a calendar reminder to do this, lol.

I have a 500g underground propane tank, as well. Our service company just comes out at regular intervals, with larger gaps in the summer. We haven't seen them for months, but I expect a visit any day now. I want to say that our tank has never been below 40%ish. I love that we're on propane on a street that has no natural gas service, but man does it cause more maintenance than I'd like to deal with. The extra moisture in the gas is responsible for parts rusting, like the burner tubes in our furnace. I'd rather replace the burner box than buy the tubes and install them because of how much time I save.

500 grams doesn't seem like a lot of gas...

500 grams doesn't seem like a lot of gas...