Jesse Smith
@jessetayriver
HVAC, catastrophic/x-risks, EA
The wires at the sawmill won't stop touching. It's like they can't keep their hands off each other
These two feel slightly contradictory and I wonder which is the most true
Furnace condensate generally has a slightly lower ph than sodas. Increasingly where furnace condensate is discharged to either a sump or sanitary sewer, inspectors require a ph neutralizer be installed, citing the plumbing code section below
Diversitech minisplit drain connector instructions appears to have the pipe placement backwards. As shown, both connections rely on hose clamps for water tightness, which is a bad practice. Done correctly this is probably the best system for connecting minisplit drain lines
My daughter wants to run a half marathon this summer and today is her long run. Water bottle on the mailbox brought back an absolute flood of memories
I can't believe it took until 2026 for someone to invent a receptacle diffuser
This house was designed by the dean of architecture at Princeton. My guess is the design predates AC so they intended to open the damper on summer evenings. Anyway, here's a damper connected to a furnace fan that's been directly pulling outdoor air into the duct system for 60 years
My son bought this and now he won't stop calling me libtard and is convinced he could take me in a fight
A partial explanation for why many contractors don't like cleaning up other people's work
When was the last time you heard someone in your house scream "oh my God he's got a knife"?
One of my objections to trade licensing is that it's difficult to claw back requirements as technology diminishes the requirement for skill. Connecting piping with a press tool is a skill that can be mastered in 10 minutes and is probably the most reliable system for doing so
For air handlers over conditioned space I usually do 3 layers of flood protection. I pipe the pan under the unit to daylight with an inline float switch and valve labeled closed. If a clog occurs the unit stops. The arriving tech opens the valve, resolves the clog source and closes it again
Around the time, many quotes like these circulated. But it's obvious from the context and his reference to the shifting role of software engineers that it's not intended as a statement on future employment loss
The February 2026 Mustafa Suleyman interview excerpt that's been widely circulated as a prediction of mass white collar layoffs has been substantially taken out of context and misquoted. He was referring to the automation of tasks within jobs not job loss
Was just sitting on my lawn and some woman asked if I needed water. Total old man move running the first half mile >2 minutes/mile slower than my average pace jesus
Not positive, but I think I figured out a 20 year old control problem that resulted in 2 control systems being installed and failing. Lmk when you see it
It's nice but also feels like something they show as the credits are rolling after a couple of them died
I sheared the head off a plastic drain plug and this actually worked. Tapped a torx bit into the the sheared off remains and then backed it out with a driver
I'm troubleshooting a ground source heat pump that keeps locking out on a high pressure and I was having difficulty inducing the fault. Today I was tracking the pipe temps and went into the attic to fix a second system
If you saw that air drumming and immediately guessed my brother is a drummer in a band with >8 mil Spotify downloads well you're absolutely right
Tfw you need to manage a business but you feel it coming in the air tonight
