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>>1180289
do you have a spare key

Dumb question (mine), Do you know aproximately where you lost them?, are you sure they are lost?
If you live or lost them near scum, change everithing, or minimun the main ones

>>1180297
Unless OP lives around like 3 houses it's statistically unlikely anyone will try the key on his door.

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>>1178254

have the patients shit in your mouth instead

You could straddle the toilet as if you were going to town on it's dick, that way the shit falls into the hole instead of on the shelf.
You could buy an American toilet that doesn't make you clean up after every shit, like what the fuck?

Spray it with Teflon if you're so insistent on your crappy toilets.

>>1183862
Get a toilet without a shelf, and get a squatting stool just because it makes for better shits.

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>>1183647
>what kind of concrete piers do I need to put in place? How deep should I go so it doesn't fall over the next time a good wind comes up?

Depends on the weight of the roof. I think you'd be better off using steel or using a slab to weigh it down like they do in bus shelters

>>1183659
I plan on putting up a number of these in a row to shade my patio. The patio is made of pavers and is quite nice. Ripping it out to pour a slab would kind of defeat the purpose. Also, this shade a distance about 36 feet long. That much concrete would be a huge expense.

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these things are very interesting

Impossible to tell without looking at your pipes.

Likely the branch that valve is on connected to has only one valve, and turning it off means no water for anyone on that branch

or he's lying and putting off the work.. wouldn't surprise me

>>1183562
I just want to know if there is a way to fix this mainline water valve for my specific unit without turning off the water for the entire building. Because this valve in question is the one that specifically turns off and on the water for my unit and the handle snapped off.

If you could get it to shut off with pliers , another valve could be put in after it.

Can't see it very well in pic, but is there a reason you can't just replace the handle?

i can get rid of all the rust there is no pitting, im just worried about how hot it got.

>>1183554

Card off the scale and repeat the process.
It may take three or four applications.

>>1183554
Purple indicates it was around 500 degrees F. This expanded the steel 5 thou. It also tempered the barrel. Honestly? It could be fucked.it could not be. How much do you trust holding a grenade every time you shoot?

I don't know how the fuck you're supposed to make homemade gasoline, so I'd probably go for biodiesel.

If your property has wood, You could make a wood gassifyer system and be self reliant. Minuses are that they're bulky, require a few steps before it runs an engine, inefficient compared to other fuels and dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

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>>1183437
>a machine that made gas you could just dump in your car..
heres one - Protip, you'll still need to put diesel in that first.

>>1183424

noobs on this board seem to have a hang-up about grounds. they are absolutely not necessary in this kind of setup. a power supply without a ground is the same as a battery, no better or worse.

in fact grounds can be a problem in test equipment if you go measuring things inside live equipment.

>>1183424
I live in an ungrounded apartment too. The problem with equipment and many appliances is that the neutral is often connected to ground, so if you're using a grounded PSU and touch the positive lead with the scope the current will travel through your scope, through your ground wire and back to your PSU again.

This is usually not a problem if you're dealing with small currents, but it can be pretty dangerous with mains voltage, since a touching mains and the ground lead can result in a bang and possible damage to yourself or the scope. It's essentially like shorting mains to neutral through your scope.

Solutions:
Isolate the ground of your scope.
Install an isolation transformer and use your scope with it.
Disconnect the ground from your PSU's negative output (if possible)

If you're worried about accidental shorts with your PSU you can check if the outputs are connected to ground. To do this, put a multimeter in continuity mode, one at the negative output and another to ground. If there's no continuity you can probe around as much as you want.
This can happen if your PSU is based on a chunky transformer which acts like an isolation transformer and if the negative output isn't connected to ground.

Here, Dave explains it better than me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaELqAo4kkQ

>>1183424
What is it with people on here living in houses without proper grounds? Is it a US thing?

Do a search on amazon for "window insulation"

>>1183297
Cling film, curtains?

>>1183297
>(my eletric bill was over $330 fucking dollars)!
jesus christ how about you don't set the AC to 65?

>>1183110
There's a app you can install on your computer to access the display on your phone... No need to enable settings. I think its run through google chrome.

>>1183111
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mirror-android-screen-pc-mac-without-root/

Here

>>1183111
Hey, thanks for your reply

I've been trying prety much every single app without succes... Wondershare dr.phone is the only software who managed to retrieve my data so far. The fucker ask me 60e if i wanna save it on my computer.

>>1183024
I gotta ask. Is your name R.P.?

what's the point of bolting it to the foundation? that's a shitload of work. just put it on top of some concrete handiblocks. it isn't going anywhere

>>1183032
There are many regions in north america where it is code that it must be not only anchored to the concrete but there must also even be a steel cable fastened between the concrete and the shed.

>>1182893
The most simple way is to use a wire.

>>1182893
Make a clapper that is triggered by the pressure sensor and then use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny8-G8EoWOw

>>1182893
esp8266 - cost a couple of bucks plus you need a programming interface for another $4-5. wifi output

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>>1182664

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>>1182667
My guess is that I used too much fertilizer.

>>1182664
possibly too much sun or heat. it is probably nutrient deficiency , possibly nitrogen (either too little nutes or so much that your lettuce stopped taking nutes from the soil). a less likely cause could be mold. plants can be a pain to diagnose.

>Canada
>living hassle free from Weedeau's godvernment

lmoa

>>1182626
I live in Ontario too, and unfortunately, it's gonna be a tough slog to complete. First is the property, and it's OMB or municipal designation...residential, commercial, farm...
Water and sewage lines will be difficult, unless your rural, then drill a well and septic...both require permits and inspection...
Hydro can be a bitch...will require permit and inspections...
The province has gone completely retarded with permits and licencing and inspections...part of that is so they know how much to charge on the property tax rate...follow the monies, it all ends up in Toronto...

>>1182626
No, that is an outbuilding. Unless you want a shed with no heat, electricity, water, or sewage; you're shit out of luck.

>What do?
Don't make a whole thread for your stupid fucking problem, that's a start.
Go here:
>>1178011

>>1182630
Thanks for the bump...but considering there is usually a tube general I figured it wouldn't matter. You've been exceptionally helpful so fuck you very much.
Also tube general?

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>>1182625
So you got a couple of boxes of tubes and no tube tester, well op what you need to do is GET A TUBE TESTER! That is pretty much the only way to tell if they are good.

also most of the tubes in those cases are TV tubes and not worth much. Look for 12ax7, 6v6gt, 5u4, 12sq7, 6sq7, 1L6 (very rare), 35L6, 50L6, 35c5, 50c5, 35w4.

Really these cases contained tubes that went in to things to heavy to bring in to a repair shop (TV's and Consoles).