sbradford26

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by sbradford26 2y ago
Yes those benefits can now be realized now with modern controls. Back when the Saturn V was designed the control systems necessary to manage 30 engines didn't really exist. Digital control was in it infancy and was only really implemen
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by sbradford26 2y ago
Spray foam doesn't remove the need for a designing a proper insulation and moisture barrier system for the building. If you spray foam an interior wall with closed cell foam you most likely will add something to allow the other side of
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by sbradford26 2y ago
It depends on what type of spray foam you use. Closed cell foam is rated to be a moisture barrier. It tends to be more expensive but is worth it to get a moisture barrier and insulation in one. In some scenarios where you need much thicker
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by sbradford26 2y ago
A major lesson of home ownership is that it is a continual fight against water. Keeping water away from places you don't want it, and keeping water in and available in the areas you do want it.
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by sbradford26 2y ago
The would be the whole reason of it making the list. Most people would think it was named after the country or something not Mr. French.
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by sbradford26 2y ago
$48 would require some pretty large order quantities and probably low end cells. https://www.18650batterystore.com/collections/featured-produ... Currently that is the lowest price I can find for a cell at low quantitie
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Yeah that was the main driver for me ordering a Ford Maverick. I has an Hyundai Ioniq before, and a BMW X3 before that. I am well aware of what can be moved in a sedan and an SUV, but it is much easier to move those things with my Maverick
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by sbradford26 3y ago
The Canoo looks pretty awesome. If ends up being good, it will be a decent competitor to the Ford Maverick. I will say though that they did the same trick as the VW Buzz. They extended the windshield down to the very front of the vehicle, b
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by sbradford26 3y ago
So VW mostly "got rid of" the crumple zone on the VW Buzz through visual styling. https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/e4948b43b5a2e77ce3119ebe70... If you look at that picture you can see the steering
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by sbradford26 3y ago
I recently demoed an old hot tub that came with out house which ended up having a bunch of mice nests in it. Took it all the transfer station then just hosed all the mouse poop out of the bed out afterwards, and was able to help a friend mo
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by sbradford26 3y ago
The biggest advantage of a truck bed is the separation of the truck bed from the cab. I can haul mulch, or the nasty rotting wood from an old hot tub in the bed without getting the rest of the vehicle gross. Another advantage is unbounded h
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Largely automakers don't make a lot of long bed trucks because they don't sell. Ford/GM/Ram all make long bed trucks but they only really sell for fleets. But if you check out the Ford Maverick you can put 3/4 of a
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by sbradford26 3y ago
So most likely that is focused on hydronic heating systems. Personally at my local home improvement store all the fitting in the plumbing section are listed as potable/lead free. If you have some examples of fittings that you are refer
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by sbradford26 3y ago
It depends on what else you have available. If you have natural gas available at your house then a heat pump is probably not the most economical choice. Here in New Hampshire though NG is not available at many homes and a cold weather heat
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by sbradford26 3y ago
USB 3.0 isn't really necessary to support higher charging speeds that is mostly through Power Delivery which I believe both the regular 15 and pro support since they both advertise 20W fast charging.
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by sbradford26 3y ago
>"Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are becoming more appealing because of their low cost, environmental friendliness, high theoretical energy density, and inherent safety," Dr Muhammad Rizwan Azhar said. From the article
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Yeah your AFCI in theory is supposed to help reduce fire risk. Since failures like that cause arcing. But yeah it will be around $60-$80 per breaker, but there is definitely cheaper than ripping open walls to re-run wires.
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by sbradford26 3y ago
So the risk would be reduced. Since if the failure causes a electricity to travel anywhere other than the neutral it will cause the gfci to trip. A scenario where a device would pull more power would be a short developing in a heating eleme
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Yeah the only situation I can think of only 120v being available in a house is if it is a separate unit running off a 120v sub panel from the main building. The other option would be some off grid setups for like a tiny home might only run
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by sbradford26 3y ago
The US also has fused plugs but their are not widely used for some reason. I see them mostly on Christmas lights, but I have also seen it on some small home electronics like a window fan and air purifier.
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Largely yes a 1.5 kW device (a 12.5 amp space heater for example) is less safe on a 40 amp circuit. Since if it fail pulling more load than designed but not truly shorted the breaker may not trip. But if you put that space heater on a 15 am
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Yeah sadly having separate circuits for each room is not required by the NEC to the best of my knowledge (and might be overkill depending on the situation). Usually though best practice is to have a separate circuit though for each bedroom.
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Yes European ones will run on higher voltage but largely they are equally powerful. US Version: https://www.bosch-home.com/us/productslist/cooking-baking/co... UK Version: https://www.bosch-home.co
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Pensions if a person gets them which is rare (in the US) is typically tied to their company or the government if they were employed by the government.
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by sbradford26 3y ago
So your first statement is correct for apartments and condos. Typically 3 phase comes into the building then each unit gets 2 phases and a neutral ran to them. This actually works out to 208V phase to phase but phase to neutral is still 120
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Fundamentally the US just wires things differently. If a house has an electric or induction hob(Cooktop) it will be permanently wired for 240v. All your high power devices such as HVAC, ovens, cooktops, and EV chargers have dedicated lines
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Largely this is resolved by US houses having a lot more circuits. My bathroom has a dedicated 20 amp (2.4 kW) circuit for the outlets and a separate 15 amp (1.8 kW) circuit for the lights. Every bedroom in my house has its own 15 amp breake
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by sbradford26 3y ago
American induction cooktops also have boost functionality. All boost does is temporarily increases the power output usually at the expense of other elements. Power isn't "stolen" from other phases. Usually the reason why the
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by sbradford26 3y ago
> People are buying based on the working voltage nominally 3.6V, Lithium Ion chemistry, battery capacity, form factor. Not on the internal details of the battery, which are not normally listed in sales documentation on consumer oriented
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by sbradford26 3y ago
Sorry but that just isn't right. The battery you listed is an just an NMC battery , the listing pages are just lazy and don't list it. There isn't just a plain lithium ion cell. Also lithium polymer just means that a polymer

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