Author Topic: House buying/owning advice (Read 109236 times)

CHONGS · « **Reply #1000 on:** February 09, 2022, 07:23:31 PM »

It's on the other side of the damper (and not eager to jump down to the ground), too high for my cats to take care if it.

CHONGS · « **Reply #1001 on:** February 09, 2022, 07:28:23 PM »

Yeah it's cobwebby.

catastrophe · « **Reply #1002 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:30:49 PM »

Could a squirrel climb out if you dangled a rope from the top? I feel like it could.

Phil Titola · « **Reply #1003 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:37:02 PM »

Quote from: Phil Titola on January 27, 2022, 02:04:50 PM

anybody have a tankless water heater? Mine hasn't went out but preparing for if it does due to it's age, if I want to go tankless next time.

Jinxed myself. Popped a leak. Luckily I have water sensors everywhere and got alerted immediately. going traditional so I can withstand a global apocalypse with my 40 gallons of fresh h2o storage.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #1004 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:38:12 PM »

Ok, what if you went up on the roof and dangled the cat/kid down the chimney?

ben ji · « **Reply #1005 on:** February 09, 2022, 09:09:03 PM »

Yeah, just climb up on the roof and hang a rope (secured on one end) down the chimney and the squirrel will climb out eventually.

If not just keep the flue closed and eventually the smell will pass.

slackcat · « **Reply #1006 on:** February 09, 2022, 09:45:31 PM »

OK, didn't know the squirrel was alive.

catastrophe · « **Reply #1007 on:** February 09, 2022, 10:01:49 PM »

Quote from: Phil Titola on February 09, 2022, 08:37:02 PM

Quote from: Phil Titola on January 27, 2022, 02:04:50 PM
anybody have a tankless water heater? Mine hasn't went out but preparing for if it does due to it's age, if I want to go tankless next time.

Jinxed myself. Popped a leak. Luckily I have water sensors everywhere and got alerted immediately. going traditional so I can withstand a global apocalypse with my 40 gallons of fresh h2o storage.

I actually just had to replace our tankless as well. It had a pretty good run for never being serviced/maintained which I also learned is something you’re supposed to do.

DQ12 · « **Reply #1008 on:** February 09, 2022, 11:04:08 PM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on February 09, 2022, 08:38:12 PM

cat/kid

slackcat · « **Reply #1009 on:** February 10, 2022, 07:13:18 AM »

Send in a wiener dog

ben ji · « **Reply #1010 on:** February 10, 2022, 07:53:33 AM »

Quote from: catastrophe on February 09, 2022, 10:01:49 PM

Quote from: Phil Titola on February 09, 2022, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Phil Titola on January 27, 2022, 02:04:50 PM
anybody have a tankless water heater? Mine hasn't went out but preparing for if it does due to it's age, if I want to go tankless next time.

Jinxed myself. Popped a leak. Luckily I have water sensors everywhere and got alerted immediately. going traditional so I can withstand a global apocalypse with my 40 gallons of fresh h2o storage.
I actually just had to replace our tankless as well. It had a pretty good run for never being serviced/maintained which I also learned is something you’re supposed to do.

What is supposed to be maintained on a water heater? I dont think I have touched mine since I moved in 10 years ago...I guess maybe I have brushed up against it while changing the furnace heater but I have definitely not done any maintenance.

catastrophe · « **Reply #1011 on:** February 10, 2022, 08:44:06 AM »

Quote from: ben ji on February 10, 2022, 07:53:33 AM

Quote from: catastrophe on February 09, 2022, 10:01:49 PM
Quote from: Phil Titola on February 09, 2022, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Phil Titola on January 27, 2022, 02:04:50 PM
anybody have a tankless water heater? Mine hasn't went out but preparing for if it does due to it's age, if I want to go tankless next time.

Jinxed myself. Popped a leak. Luckily I have water sensors everywhere and got alerted immediately. going traditional so I can withstand a global apocalypse with my 40 gallons of fresh h2o storage.
I actually just had to replace our tankless as well. It had a pretty good run for never being serviced/maintained which I also learned is something you’re supposed to do.

What is supposed to be maintained on a water heater? I dont think I have touched mine since I moved in 10 years ago...I guess maybe I have brushed up against it while changing the furnace heater but I have definitely not done any maintenance.

I didn’t ask that many questions but I think either the heating element or the hot water line coming out of the heater can build up a bunch of deposits. Ours ended up leaking into the heater itself which broke it for good.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #1012 on:** February 10, 2022, 09:53:06 AM »

Hot water (Tank) you are supposed to drain it once a year as well. lmao who does that??

Institutional Control · « **Reply #1013 on:** February 10, 2022, 10:05:16 AM »

Does anyone have a water softening system? The water here in N Texas is pretty gross so we're considering one.

Phil Titola · « **Reply #1014 on:** February 10, 2022, 10:07:13 AM »

Seems the maintenance is a bigger deal on tankless vs tank based on my expert googling.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #1015 on:** February 10, 2022, 10:20:46 AM »

Quote from: Phil Titola on February 10, 2022, 10:07:13 AM

Seems the maintenance is a bigger deal on tankless vs tank based on my expert googling.

Correct.

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CHONGS · « **Reply #1016 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:36:18 PM »

Well, just had chimney squirrel running around my living room. Got his ass outside and all is well.

CHONGS · « **Reply #1017 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:38:16 PM »

I do, however, now have two furious cats. They are next level mad.

chum1 · « **Reply #1018 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:39:18 PM »

In hindsight, I suppose it would want to come down on its own once it got hungry enough.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #1019 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:39:28 PM »

Quote from: CHONGS on February 11, 2022, 02:36:18 PM

Well, just had chimney squirrel running around my living room. Got his ass outside and all is well.

Win-Win

kim carnes · « **Reply #1020 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:39:41 PM »

We did it baby woo!

CHONGS · « **Reply #1021 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:49:52 PM »

Chimney was to tall for me reach and dangle something down it, so I just opened the damper and put some squirrel bait in the fireplace and waited.

CHONGS and his side of the mountain crap.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1022 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:51:28 PM »

I've always had a feeling that CHONGS was a master baiter

CHONGS · « **Reply #1023 on:** February 11, 2022, 02:59:27 PM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on February 11, 2022, 02:51:28 PM

I've always had a feeling that CHONGS was a master baiter

I knew all that practice would pay off someday. Take that Dad!

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #1024 on:** February 11, 2022, 03:57:24 PM »

I’m picturing the scene from great outdoors but with a squirrel

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