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Old 08-16-2019, 08:42 PM   #59529
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Where on earth are you folks getting your water from that is clogging up sprinklers?


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Actually, in my case it's the grass grows and covers them in the front (Bermuda grass) and in the back they get tripped over by the dog, or run over by the lawn mower when the kids did it.
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Old 08-16-2019, 09:42 PM   #59530
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Welp, I irrigated an 130 acre agricultural research station in California for 4 years and have owned three houses with in ground sprinkler systems and never had a sprinkler head plug up.

Maybe you should get your bug problem under control -




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I think part of my problem here is the well water is very hard, and that tends to take its toll on them. Whatever the problem, I've found it is best just to spend $12 and swap out the guts. Takes about a minute with the right tool.
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So I have these metal covers in my house, a bit bigger than a electrical outlet. There are 4 in The house, and one in the garage. So I take a couple of the covers off to see what they are. I still had no idea, so I ask my HVAC guy if he knows. End up my house is plumbed and wired for a central vacuum system. Cool. Now I know what my wife is getting for Valentine's day!
We had central in our house when we moved in. Was really cool for about a month. Dragging a 40 foot hose from room to room got old really fast. The hose is constantly in the way, it was incredibly awkward to get around furniture and was all around just a pain in the ass. Went out and bought a good lightweight portable and haven’t used the central in 15 years.
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Old 08-16-2019, 11:45 PM   #59533
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I think part of my problem here is the well water is very hard, and that tends to take its toll on them. Whatever the problem, I've found it is best just to spend $12 and swap out the guts. Takes about a minute with the right tool.
Hells bells, no wonder people are having problems with them - the newer ones are waaay over engineered! You could pump sand through the older ones. Back-in-the-day, the "special tool" was a crescent wrench -


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Actually, in my case it's the grass grows and covers them in the front (Bermuda grass) and in the back they get tripped over by the dog, or run over by the lawn mower when the kids did it.
Oh, OK, I got the picture -


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Hells bells, no wonder people are having problems with them - the newer ones are waaay over engineered! You could pump sand through the older ones. Back-in-the-day, the "special tool" was a crescent wrench -


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Yea, also everything is plastic these days. Most of them are just out of adjustment, or dirty. But sometimes you pull one, clean, everything looks good and it still just doesn't want to work. Time to pop in a new one.
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Old 08-17-2019, 08:29 AM   #59537
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We had central in our house when we moved in. Was really cool for about a month. Dragging a 40 foot hose from room to room got old really fast. The hose is constantly in the way, it was incredibly awkward to get around furniture and was all around just a pain in the ass. Went out and bought a good lightweight portable and haven’t used the central in 15 years.
I was thinking the same thing, where the heck do you put all the hose? And you would want one for upstairs and downstairs. I also don't like the idea of the power unit having to be in my garage. Then I looked at the price of them. I think lightweight portables is the way to go.

I think the one we have now is a Dysen ball thing. It is only a couple years old and starting to make strange noises.
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We have a central vac. The hose sits in a closet most of the time. When there's something to suck up, though, it's about as powerful as a shop vac. It can also store a massive amount of junk. It's been years since I emptied it. We have a cleaner come for actual regular vacuuming.
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I emailed a dealership about a bike they had for sale, and since my current bike has a rebuilt title, I inquired about whether or not they accept R-titled bikes as trade-ins. The salesperson's response was "WHAT IS R TITLE"

Am I wrong for assuming that a dealership would know "R title" means Rebuilt?
I believe the dealer term is 'branded title' because they've got to make everything difficult to justify their existence.
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My youngest got his Idaho learners permit the other day. We went out driving this morning out on the country roads. He needs a lot of practice. He is terrified of driving in traffic.
My parents insisted i learn to drive with their suburban. It's done a lot of good, as almost nothing I've driven since has been much larger or less cumbersome.

Or a chrysler lebaron. They're just as large, cumbersome, and have just as poor of a turning radius despite it appearing to be a 2 door coupe.
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So I have these metal covers in my house, a bit bigger than a electrical outlet. There are 4 in The house, and one in the garage. So I take a couple of the covers off to see what they are. I still had no idea, so I ask my HVAC guy if he knows. End up my house is plumbed and wired for a central vacuum system. Cool. Now I know what my wife is getting for Valentine's day!
My bet is the system stopped working somewhere and they just capped it off.

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Or a chrysler lebaron. They're just as large, cumbersome, and have just as poor of a turning radius despite it appearing to be a 2 door coupe.
He is learning in a 4 door 4x4 Dodge Ram. They are big, but easy to drive.
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