Home Improvements

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 02:26:33 PM

It's my understanding that a tankless/instant water heater system is best for low usage applications. Two empty nesters don't use enough hot water to justify keeping a large tank of water heated. But a household of 6 people def. uses enough hot water to justify it, and putting that much of a load on the instant systems isn't good energy usage, nor is it conducive to system longevity.

But I don't know..never looked into it myself.

I do know that changing a standard hot water heater is a cinch and def. something a mildy retarded person like Seabiscuit can figure out for herself.

Seabiscuit36 · July 11, 2011, 02:36:29 PM

That hurt.

Save that hatred for Todd.

Speaking of Poison Ivy and the fun i've caught up on here, i was cutting grass saturday and hit a yellow jacket nest. Only had one get me, thought the mower kicked a rock into my leg, and i look down and there's a yellowjacket humping my sock above my boot. farger had to sting me like 10 times. I had to run like hell when i dropped him and saw a bunch more after me. What sucks is i cant figure out where their nest is, other than its in or under a tree. Do they normally have ground nests?

Tomahawk · July 11, 2011, 02:42:06 PM

The answer to your question is napalm

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 02:43:10 PM

Yes, in the ground. Give them a day or so and then go back out there and just watch the area for a little while. Soon as you see three or four in the same general area, back off a bit and watch them. You'll be able to identify the nest pretty quickly. It'll be a hole in the ground.

Pour some fire down that hole and run.

Seabiscuit36 · July 11, 2011, 02:46:18 PM

I love fire. Have a hornets nest in another tree that has chicken wire around it. Went to remove that and saw the f'ers fly out of a grapefruit sized next. Luckily they weren't over aggressive and didnt attack. A month later that thing is about basketball sized, and i'm just going to have to wait until winter to take it down.

Eagaholic · July 11, 2011, 03:36:59 PM

I discovered last night that WD-40 worked really well killing wasps. Soaked 2 nests and they weren't even able to fly away, like with most insecticide. Just dropped off the nest after a couple seconds. I think if they did fly though you wouldn't be able to hear their wings buzzing at all.

Seabiscuit36 · July 11, 2011, 03:37:52 PM

Is there anything WD 40 doesnt do?

Eagaholic · July 11, 2011, 03:50:11 PM

Surprisingly, it's not a very good sexual lubricant.

hbionic · July 11, 2011, 06:11:33 PM

Soap & Water is the answer to most bees, hornets, wasps nests.

My understanding is that it chokes them by creating an air bubble that doesn't pop. Cool and sad at the same time. Like T-Hawk's High School pictures.

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 06:18:07 PM

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-yellow-jackets.htm

rjs246 · July 11, 2011, 06:39:01 PM

I did that same shtein this weekend. Got stung several times. Those bees don't know what they've started.

Cue Nic Cage YouTube clip.

Tomahawk · July 11, 2011, 07:15:55 PM

Quote from: hbionic on July 11, 2011, 06:11:33 PM
Soap & Water is the answer to most bees, hornets, wasps nests.

My understanding is that it chokes them by creating an air bubble that doesn't pop. Cool and sad at the same time. Like T-Hawk's High School pictures.

There's literally nothing cool about my high school pictures

When I was about 10, hornets made a nest in my swing set. Since I wanted to play and was a latchkey kid, the only available option was to get some hairspray (Aquanet FTW) and find a lighter....after a few guerrilla warfare attacks, I was a swinging mofo

The water heater isn't kaputt yet....it was just the pilot light, but since it's 3 years past the warranty expiration, I'm guessing this was the first of its death throes

Yeti · July 11, 2011, 07:44:21 PM

Bought an investment property in Pennsburg, Bucks County PA. 1200 sq ft rancher + 2 outbuildings, barn and garage with 2 acres that backs up to preserved open area. $125,000 Total redo. House bones are good. Paid to have electric box updated and I am doing the rest of the work. New roof (framing decking and shingles) new floor plan, reframing out rooms, wiring, plumbing, flooring, etc. Just started with demolition..........

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 07:57:50 PM

when was it built?
what kind of foundation..block? basement or crawl space?

DH can help you get set up as a sec. 8 landlord.

say it with me now: government cake off

Seabiscuit36 · July 11, 2011, 09:07:38 PM

I still haven't started my deck yet, father in law was supposed to be helping us with it starting in June. He ended up moving to Maine instead. So i'm either a. Going to take off the trex and attempt to redo all of the underlaying boards, or just scrap it all and go from scratch.