Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Every time my customer says something stupid and stops me from helping them out of the mess they made, I am going to add an extra hour to my time sheet.

No, I'm not, but I really want to make that a rule.

Adjust per occupation and post in a clearly visible spot.

[Teseo]

$150/hr if I can bring my camera to document the work for future reference, toilet is included?

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Have you tried one of the well water test kits? Most everyone I know that has a well has a softener over here at minimum except one guy I work with, he just has a conditioner and doesn't have hard water issues. Maybe my uncle doesn't have a conditioner and a softener, but he for sure has a softener and some other crazy filtration setup. I know he paid a lot of money for it to make his coffee taste normal. .

We did when we bought the house. But t was a pretty basic test if it was potable. Then acidity and yield tests, along with other parameters are way more money than we were willing to spend at the time.

[pope]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Home owners; Water Softener or Water Conditioner. I have a water well and the piping is PEX.

I feel like it’s mostly a preference thing.

A traditional softener will give your water a slimy/slippery feel. Some people like it some don’t.

A citric acid chelation conditioner has the advantage of dissolving existing mineral deposits over time (if you have any).

Sodium softener will be cheapest to run; it’s hard to say whether a potassium softener or citric conditioner will cost more to run. If you use a lot of water you can exhaust the conditioner often enough the refills add up to be the most expensive, if not, a potassium softener might cost the most if recharging on a basic set schedule and not according to water usage.

Recharge brine discharged from sodium softeners is worse for the environment than potassium brine.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

We did when we bought the house. But t was a pretty basic test if it was potable. Then acidity and yield tests, along with other parameters are way more money than we were willing to spend at the time.

I am on well water. Our water is delicious, but VERY hard. I can cut the ppm for drinking just with the filter in the fridge. I've been investigating water softeners, and there is something else to consider if you have a septic system. I've been told the traditional softener that purges and re-brines itself is not good. All the nasty salty purge water will kill your septic.

I'm still investigating myself.

[NoHaveMSG]

Is it wrong to let someone struggle who starts a thread,spams other threads and necros an old thread, with problems they can handle if they just slowed down and thought rationally

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Adjust per occupation and post in a clearly visible spot.

I told my GM if he ever brings another customer in the shop while we are working again I am shutting it down for the rest of the day.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Is it wrong to let someone struggle who starts a thread,spams other threads and necros an old thread, with problems they can handle if they just slowed down and thought rationally

After 2 hours: "You guys suck! Why aren't you answering!"

edit: 30 minutes.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I am on well water. Our water is delicious, but VERY hard. I can cut the ppm for drinking just with the filter in the fridge. I've been investigating water softeners, and there is something else to consider if you have a septic system. I've been told the traditional softener that purges and re-brines itself is not good. All the nasty salty purge water will kill your septic.

I'm still investigating myself.

Same here, it is fine to cook with, but we use the filter in the fridge for drinking water.

I did some digging, that will require more digging, on a softener that won't compromise our septic. Right now I'm seeing Tier1 as one of the ones mentioned.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Is it wrong to let someone struggle who starts a thread,spams other threads and necros an old thread, with problems they can handle if they just slowed down and thought rationally

No. I make that judgement call every time. My days of spoon-feeding lazy people are long gone.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

No. I make that judgement call every time. My days of spoon-feeding lazy people are long gone.

The ambiant air temperature sensor, where is it !?!?!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

The ambiant air temperature sensor, where is it !?!?!

Yeah, no.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I am on well water. Our water is delicious, but VERY hard. I can cut the ppm for drinking just with the filter in the fridge. I've been investigating water softeners, and there is something else to consider if you have a septic system. I've been told the traditional softener that purges and re-brines itself is not good. All the nasty salty purge water will kill your septic.

I'm still investigating myself.

Back in Missouri, I had a traditional softener that purged into a septic tank for at least the 7 years that I lived there. The septic worked fine.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

No. I make that judgement call every time. My days of spoon-feeding lazy people are long gone.

Who you calling lazy?