How do I fix my stupid fucking toilet I rented a room recently and the toilet is fucking retarded. It was like this from day 1. No it's not clogged, it doesn't even look broken, but it WON'T flush shit. The water will just swirl them around. I have a 5 minute video of me trying to flush my shit (for evidence in case the landlord refuses to fix this then I'll have to contact the right authorities, this might even count as a health hazard under the law and could be serious). I know I cant post a 5 minute video on 4chan so where should I post it? Disclaimer: I'm trying to flush my actual, real life shit for 5 minutes in this video and I eventually succeed.How am I even supposed to tell this to my landlord? "Uhh yeah the toilet doesn't look broken or clogged but it won't flush my shit?"
>>2866569>25 litre flush toiletlmao imagine the sound your downstairs neighbors will hear flushing an entire fish tank down a cast iron pipe every time you flush.
>>2873311I find alkali work better than acids in drain cleaners. about twice a year I pour a whole bottle in every drain of my house to clean things out.
Does it flush if you dump a full bucket of water into the toilet bowl ?Obviously if you are clueless you tell the land lord that the toilet isn't flushing and he'll do it himself or call a plumber
>>2866552It's a trend stuffing bottles in the tank to save water. Have a look.
>>2868463oh shit I have a basement toilet and shower drain that smell kinda funky no matter what the conditions are. So I have a vent for plumbing on my roof?
ITT: Why you chose your tool ecosystem. not which you think is best.
>>2873327>>2873340>>2873386He really likes plastic molds! And he got a CNC machine and has spent the post-Covid era making a titanium bookmark on said CNC and releasing a video on that bookmark once every 6 months.
>>2873417>DeFaltYou misspelled it, it's DeFault, as in usually a good choice to default to if you can't decide and want a decent tool.
>>2870451I chose Milwaukee because we used them at the job I had decades ago and I was already familiar with them. I don't think there's a best, I own some DeWalt stuff too, just pick a brand. They're all pretty good to be honest. The only caveat I would make is avoid Ryobi if you can afford it and you're making a living with them. If you're just a casual diy, then Ryobi is great.
>>2870451>Milwaukee M18When I lived in Milwaukee, I used to have a bar buddy who was a Milwaukee engineer. He said he'd be willing to get me steep discounts on batteries and tools, since he had a pretty kick ass employee discount that they'd let him use for gifting tools to friends and family.>He never made good on it
>>2873819so you still use the corded b&d drill your pawpaw left you?
In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.>How do I get started with racing drones?https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID>What about planes?https://www.flitetest.com/>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2873393I doubt this is the answer, but it's all I could think of. What is the CPU usage showing as in Betaflight?
>>2873455When plugged in it’s normally less than 70%, usually 55%-65%One thing I did notice is that the flash space(?) in the top right corner reads 0 MB but idk if that’d impact it (or how to fix it)I’ll have to look at my tx power again because I’m pretty sure I turned it down during setup. That’s the only explanation I can think of for weird delays provided there isn’t a hardware issue (which doesn’t appear to be the case based on responsiveness in Betaflight receiver) but at the same time I don’t know why it would be fine when on USB and fail when pulling from a 4SIt’s annoying having it slam into my ceiling while I disarm it but at least I have prop guards. Probably damaged the lipo based on the surface texture so I’ll have to kill that, rip
>>2873455>>2873496Might be related to the PID loop (need to move to 4k), DSHOT setting, or softserial as a complete guess from a Betaflight issues on Github from earlier this year, https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight/issues/13290I'll try again in the next few days and see if any of those settings might be related.
>>2873496Your CPU usage is too high. Shoot for 30%. You're idling at 65%, so imagine what it is while it's flying. As for your flash, that's going to fill anytime you fly. Unless you're trying to tune, you can safely ignore it. Otherwise, wipe the blackbox before flying, then extract it and use the blackbox tool.>>2873525This guy is spot on.
>>2873779Gotcha, I thought sub-70% was okay based on a Bardwell video I watched re: every tab in Betaflight. I didn’t have any issues before so this is good to know>tfw both posts are meI’ll go to DSHOT300 and 4K PID loop, will probably know if it fixed everything come SaturdayTy for the help frens
>>2873235Did you supplement your D3 with a K2 pill as well? I'm not much of a nutrition expert but my mother (God fucking bless her, she's nearly done more Eczema research than I have) swears that D3 requires K2 to properly absorb in the body. It's supposedly in vegetables, which is why you rarely see K12 supplements in stores, but I take a pill because I'm suspicious of the real nutritional value in off-the-shelf groceries. >>2873233 is correct that food is incredibly dodgy. I saw a study that due to monocrop retardation, the average carrot or cabbage you eat has like a quarter of the nutrients that it would give you in the sixties.
>>2860586Avoid gluten flours.Both a friend and I began baking a ton of bread and one of us developed a chronic runny nose and the other eczema. Followed by fatigue and bloatedness. Slowly over some years.Quite curious how autoimmunity sweeps across the developed world without much concern for the root cause while some overpopulated, underdeveloped countries in bum-fuck nowhere recieves the attention of the UN for mosquito research.
>>2873281Yes, it cannot be overstated how toxic the food supply is. Next time you buy potatoes, put one or two in a bucket of soil and wait for the stalks that pop up to fall over. The new potatoes that you dig out will look completely different because they were not saturated with chemicals throughout their life.To your your question to other anon, you do need K2 and Magnesium for proper uptake of D3 supplementation.
if you are working or living under a condition that feels somehow unbearable psychologically you may need to change the situationthis said, for me the biggest problem was gluten, when i stopped it 80 to 90% of the eczema was gone. alcohol also makes it worse.taking probiotic and vitamin d also helped.for management of the dry skin: have shower, dont wait more than a few seconds (when the pores are still open) and apply some kind of oil (i use sweet almond for base with some drops of lavender for calming effect); then immediatly moisturise - vaseline based creams for me dont work because they dont let the skin breathe, feel too heavy and sometimes even irritante the skin because they "warm it", so after lots of trial and error what worked best was aloe vera based moisturisers. you dont need to spend a lot of money but buy a decent one.
>>2873445tell me more
I have a cast iron boiler from 1975 which still produces heat but has had multiple problems in the last few years (mostly with components other than the boiler itself). I was quoted 3k to change the pump, valves, expansion tank, and a few other components, and 9k to change the whole boiler plus everything else that goes with it. Should I just bite the bullet and replace the whole thing?
Gas furnaces only cost $2500 delivered to your door ready to install from a wholesaler. Fuck HVAC niggers. Its not hard. Just Do It YOUR SELF.
>>2873528Supplyhouse.com get a WM CG-5 or whatever the current equivalent is and DIY.
>>2873557$2500? Where TF are you ordering from You can get a 96% efficient gas furnace from alpinehomeair for under $1000
>>2873528watch some vids and find a boiler that you feel is good for your house, consider your square footage to BTU output so you size your system correctly. piping a boiler isnt that difficult if you take your time and read the installation manual. Google and youtube videos are your friend.Are you on gas or oil? If youre on gas I would atleast leave the gas hookup to an HVAC company, that way if something fucks up its on them. In terms of what you got quotes, 3k is absurdly expensive, it sounds like an expansion tank, a relief valve and a circulator pump. 3k is gnarly.
>>2873557>>2873599>>2873770There's electrical, plumbing, and gas work involved with switching a boiler, and I don't have enough experience with any of those. Don't wanna blow my shit up. Also, it's getting cold out and I have a newborn, I don't wanna be left without heat for a week while I figure out how to do everything myself. Also, I already have two other big DIY projects started and don't have time/energy for a third
Previous thread:>>2842021Here we discuss microcontrollers (MCUs), single board computers (SBCs), and their accessories, such as Atmel mega and tiny AVRs (Arduinos), PICs, ARM boards such as blue/black pill STM32, ESP8266/32s, RP2040, Raspberry Pi, and others.For general electronics questions (power supplies, level shifting, motor driving, etc.) please ask /ohm/.>where can I find verified quality microcontrollers and other electronic sensors or partsdigikey.commouser.comarrow.comnewark.com>but that's too expensivealiexpress.com (many parts here are fake, particularly specific parts out of stock in the above sites)lcsc.comComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2873639If the MCU has an internal analog comparator, it might be usable in a sleep mode and able to output an interrupt. Otherwise, use a low-power external comparator and voltage reference.Anything else like MOSFET gate thresholds are probably not reliable enough.
>>2873710what kind of battery? some of the low power modes draw less than the cell self-discharge rates.you could wake it up with a low-power timer every hour and check things, then go back to sleep if nothing’s going on.
>>2873713They are going to be on LiFePO4, so self discharge (winter) is very little, 1-2% a month. But I intend to allow them to fully discharge because of the nature of their purpose, so it could get in a situation where if the solar panel is damaged, it will run down to 2v before shutting down since that is the maximum discharge voltage per the datasheet. Due to redundancy, it might get ignored for quite a while before it's fixed, so I don't really want to have any load past 2v cutoff.Now that I think about it, I suppose the mcu could do the low voltage cutoff at 2v and just remain active for 48 hours, if the voltage does not go back up in 48 hours, it cuts it's own power and the cell is fully disconnected requiring a human to go reconnect it.
>>2862495Can anyone tell me how do I figure out pinout for a given board?I have ESP32-S3 with SIM7670G module from waveshare. There's a verbose wiki page with handful of links:https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-S3-SIM7670G-4Gbut I'm struggling to find out what are modem rt/tx pins on this module
>>2873805I mean the rx/tx pins are printed onto the board, but what are their corresponding numbers in code
Got a job as a superintendent at a senior's apt. building. >repairs are basic af>most jobs can be done with a screwdriver, channel locks or some glue>boilers and MUAs need retard easy maintenance >can't do something then I hire a contractor and watch over their shoulder. Learn how to do it and never hire them again>little old ladies bring me baked goods>old guys tell me cool stories and S tier racist jokes>learn tons of cool /diy/ related stuff everyday>half my day is sitting around in the office, on the roof or in the boiler room shitposting or playing vidya.I can't believe I spent years working construction and other backbreaking jobs when I could have been comfymaxxing like this. Take the super pill.
Badass anon. Jealous. Do you get to live there for free?>>2873629This guy's talkin sense. Commercial real estate just has a spooky vibe these days. I've lived in a couple big buildings that had supers or handymen, all nice people. But jesus, I would hate having to deal with the scummy, shady ass management at those places on a regular basis. I never had any serious disputes with them, but every interaction was loaded with negative presumptions and just gave me the creeps. Like talking to a disingenuous car salesman, or a righteous cop, but even worse
>>2873396are you allowed to do repairs on the elevator? it's not allowed here
>>2873723The old super got to live there but they phased that perk out, I assume to make more money.I think the management issue is a bit of a two way street. Lots of scummy tenants that are always trying to dodge paying their bills, wrecking the place, or complaining. To your point though a lot of these bigger companies price gouge, cut corners and just see their tenants as numbers on a spreadsheet. >>2873738Nah, we have a contract with an elevator company. They do monthly preventative maintenance and have their own room in the building that's kinda off limits. The tech is super nice though, showed me the pit, let me ride on top of the car, and showed me how some of it works.
>>2873706Where are you located (generally)? I'm curious to about your COL.
>>2873396youre a house nurse for boomers lol.the fact none of the older ladies tried to hook you up with their grandkids or daughters means your a piece of shit too. they are pretending to be nice and probably hate you.
will house 4 full-grown rabbits in 4 seperate enclosures. each unit is 70cm×96cmTotal project cost: 0Auall materials were repurposed, reclaimed, rejects or scrap. this includes all fasteners, mesh & hinges. total time invested: 6 hours.
>>2873538They seem like a better animal to introduce and let run wild and then just go hunt one when you want.Maybe give them some nice houses and scatter some food but it's such a fucking pain to keep rabbits.Like monitor the population and health and food supply and give them some bonus food but keeping them in a cage is a pain. Handle it more like bee keeping then intensive farming.
>>2873665If your gonna do that just do pigs. That's how they're traditionally raised. At least European style. The Chinese did all kinds of weird stuff with pigs
>>2873669Someone already did it for me. I can just go out and get one.
>>2872541not gonna lie. I hope op experiences prison and understands from the experience, the condition he keeps his animals in.they sent a commodity unless you are friend.
>>2873795they are not a commodity unless I get to treat you as such***phone posting from the woods.
Got me a Victorinox Zip-around wallet for two years that is getting dirtier and dirtier and I need advice for cleaning it up. Made of nylon.Wallet cleanup and restoration thread.
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>>2872396can you just throw it in the wash
Nylon is machine washable, the RFID block might not be.
nigga started a thread to ask how detergent works
previous thread: >>2841958did my first brew ever today (night, kek), a Klosterbier. All-grains BIAB and no-chill using a plastic fermenter. Added yeast the following day.Post your current recipes/brews frens
what the best method for the most neutral, reflux distilled spirit? carbon filtering? triple distill? im trying to make clean liquors and everclear sucks ass
>>2873638ATF is going to shoot your dick off
>>2873625>like $200 for a grain mill.I use a corona hand mill, they're pretty cheap even though they aren't idealAll sorts of DIY mills too
>>2873625The point of full grain isn’t primarily for the savings. It’s because it gives you more control over the beer (mixture of malts) and it tastes better (inb4 extractfags try to act like their beers don’t have the unmistakeable extract twang in them)If your primary concern is cost over flavor/time enjoying the hobby why don’t you just go buy a 24 pack of natty and call it a night?
>>2868574The meads been going for a month and has seemed to pause. Doesn't smell rotten but doesn't smell great. I don't think I want to try wild yeast again I think controlled fermentation is better. I'm cheap so I'll just harvest yeast
>me: capable american, living in America>wife and her parents: SlavsOur electric kettle gets used every day for coffee, tea, and occasionally preheating water for a pot on the stove. Figured one of these under sink water boilers would be worth the cost and effort for always ready near boiling water and it would be one of those perfect Christmas presents to that family that no one knew they needed. Seems gimmicky but I'd rather see these in more kitchens rather than garbage disposals.Any idea why the faucets are so expensive while the boilers themselves seem reasonably priced? Sure it's the brands treating it as an artisanal appliance and not that you need special materials to stand the 200F-ish water.Energy costs shouldn't be too bad and it will be justified the more use use it gets. I might share the extra in-line water filter used for the refrigerator icemaker because why not. Any opinions why these aren't more common in America before I spend the money and drill a hole in my countertop?
>>2873450>electrically heating water<itll make your breakers pop and burn your house downmotherfucker has never heard of a water heater? bro living in rural africa
>>2873441Just get one of these bad boys and refill them every day
>>2873441>slavUnironically
>>2873441i have one of these installed. it's a luxury but it is great. you'll use it a lot more than you expect.
>>2873441do you have such poor planning and time management that you can't simply put a kettle on the stove 5 minutes in advance of needing hot water?
What stones do you use?Back when I lived in the city i could take my knives for a quick sharpening, $2.50 a blade. Now its like $6 each and im not were near the shop.I'm looking to buy a nice set of diamond stones.How many do I need, and what grit?I have Zwilling knives, and a bunch of other blades that need to be sharpened.
>>2871749I use a 1000/400 diamond stone. They're pretty affordable now and cut fast and never need to be flattened. If it's just for pocket knives and kitchen knives, you'll probably never sharpen enough to wear it out. 99% of the time you'd just use the 1000 side. I also have a leather strop that I use buffing compound on. The compound is optional though. Any strop is 100% worth it. I do woodworking so I sharpen a lot and want it to be relatively fast and easy. I don't even use the honing fluid on the diamonds anymore since I'd rather just buy a new stone at a slightly accelerated pace than use it.
8000 grit synthetic ruby.the manufacturer went out of buiseness this year
>>2873705is this a good stone?its 325/1200is that good?
>>2873748What’s that orange thing for in your picrel?
>>2873778Angle guide
Aging While Posting EditionPrevious lost to fading: >>2842087Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU>New to /ham/? Read this shit!http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radiohttps://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service>Your search engine of choice works well too!>The FAQ is now back:>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I have a yeasu FT-2980, the power is directly connected to my truck battery. I didn't want to mount the antenna on top of the truck cab so I installed a mount behind the truck cab on the passenger side. When I'm driving I hear a fuzz sound when ever someone is broadcasting. So my question is, am I hearing this sound because I did not mount the mount to bare metal so it is not properly grounded? Or is it because I did not secure the coax cable properly under my truck?
>>2873754you're hearing your alternator
>>2872789When I was a kid everyone had a TV antenna “tower” next to their house constructed like the one that the guy in picrel is hanging on to.Like, there must have been millions of them.what ever happened to them, are they still legal (I assume they are), does anyone still have one, and can they be re-purposed for other RF functions?Even the flintstones shows houses with these big TV antennas. Why is it such a b*tch to get one of these nowadays
>>2873773How so? Sorry I'm still new to ham
Actually read why it could be the alternator, thanks for the help. Looks like I'll reroute it going on top of the cab.
She's a literal millionaire & didn't feel like fucking with it. bought a new one instead.20 HP. it had 4 flat tires. steering tires would not even hold air to load it. mower blade deck hanging off, had to be secured with rope.got it home, inspected & repaired:mower deck was one missing cotter pin and cable connection.removed both front wheels, removed multiple spines & sand/buff inside of tires, install tubes, inflated, and reinstalled. rear tires good enough with slime.charge battery (junk, but it will work until I buy a new one). blades need sharpening, but are 1000x better condition than the dynamark. moved to the country onto acreage in 2023. most of it does not need mowing, native grass and all. we do have to keep the Russian thistle in check.been getting by with an old 11HP '74 Dynamark. the Toro will be much more useful, since it's more reliable and easy to use. wife won't have to jack with the quirks of 50 year old carburetor and engine. now she can mow and use it with a trailer for farm chores.
So, ya gonna give the Dynamark back to your dad?
>>2873731nah. he doesn't want it back. he's at that stage where he knows he has more shit than he needs. he's still very healthy and active, but he is obviously starting to pare down "stuff" so that there is less to deal with when it gets put on us.besides, we are BIG on redundancy. we have back-ups for our back-ups.>>2873724actually doing something, as opposed to theorizing about doing something absurd and infinitesimally niche, that serves no purpose and never gets done.it's a DIY board. not a "make up dumb shit that does nothing and never gets attempted board"someone may have an offshoot idea or story that fits a lawnmower thread perfectly. here is a place for that story.What are you bringing to the table?
>>2873736Wait, are you now claiming that lawnmower racing "never gets done" or attempted?People have been doing it since the early 1960s in the US and people like 16 time F1 Grand Prix winner Stirling Moss have raced them in the UK->One of the best known events is the annual BLMRA 12 hour endurance race which has been held near Wisborough Green since 1978. The first such event was won by Sir Stirling Moss, Derek Bell and Tony Hazlewood (designer and builder of the Westwood Lawnbug). Actor Oliver Reed also participated. The event attracts participants from other British clubs and from all over the world, including competitors from France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland and the United States.
>>2873757lawnmower tractor pulling is another entertaining event. the super modified guys really get over the top. the small engine repair guy here had a big monkey wards with a turboed snowmobile flat 2 cyl 2 stroke in it that scaled out at 1500 lbs. it was a hoot to watch rip down the track. rip Larry
>>2873523post nudes
Going to be DIY a mini split in my home to replace my old central air unit. Has anyone here done it themselves with those lines that come per-activated with gas? What brands do you guys recommend that are reliable and easy to repair by techs? Are the ones in Home Depot and Lowes any good or should I order online?
>>2873769rent or borrow the tools you need to put in a mitsubishi split unit. In general minisplit units are much less field repairable compared to traditional cooling systems, more specialized parts and control board bullshit.
