This old house - Page 2

lumberjim · 12-22-2003, 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by Elspode
Can we have a picture with either brighter lights or one taken during the daytime?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-22-2003, 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by blue58
I don't have any pictures at the moment, will post one when I can get them converted.

"storing bodies during the winter"

Geez, I thought maybe it was for grain or something, I'll be thinking of you tonight while not sleeping because I'm all freaked out.

I think corn is a good bet.

Elspode · 12-23-2003, 12:44 AM

Nice digs, Jim. And the pic is cool...looks like a modern subject by Currier and Ives or something.

So, the house has undergone some pretty serious changes in 100 years, huh?

lumberjim · 02-28-2010, 08:04 PM

I fixed our hot water heater today. Replaced both elements and thermostats. I got cool double elements that will heat the water faster.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2010, 10:43 PM

Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely?

glatt · 03-01-2010, 07:42 AM

I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more.

Good job. LJ.

lumberjim · 03-01-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely?

they're still 4500....they just loop back so there is more contact area.

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Originally Posted by glatt

I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more.

Good job. LJ.

My brother talked me through this job on the phone, and it was easy. he said you should flush your tank every 6 months or so. This is a 3 year old heater, and i had never flushed it. The hot water ran brown for a while after i refilled it.

lumberjim · 03-01-2010, 08:30 AM

It just occurred to me that we say 'hot water heater'

that's like saying toast toaster.

glatt · 03-01-2010, 08:37 AM

Ours is original to when we bought the house, and I've never flushed it in those 13 years. I bet if I flushed it, I would need to replace the valve. It's got a plastic valve, and those always scratch for me and then leak. I hate plumbing.

lumberjim · 03-01-2010, 09:01 AM

start saving now for a new one? I don't think they're that much.... I think I remember mine being around $300-$400. And my brother put it in for beer and chinese food...

glatt · 03-01-2010, 09:05 AM

Yeah, I should at least start looking at the different options so when it does die, I know what to get.

Pie · 03-01-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

It just occurred to me that we say 'hot water heater'

that's like saying toast toaster.

I guess it could be a boiler for a radiator system if it was just a 'water heater'?

glatt · 03-01-2010, 09:08 AM

Our radiator boiler operates at 180 F. So it's not even a "boiler" there. I call it a furnace, even though I know it's not.

DanaC · 03-01-2010, 09:09 AM

What a beautiful house!

jinx · 03-13-2010, 07:49 PM

Thanks Dana!

We're in the midst of a monsoon so this minor issue just became major... Why would the second floor window area be leaky?

Shown here above the Liberty, missing a shutter:

Not the actual glass area, but the stone around it. Today the plaster is sloughing off the interior wall and dripping onto the steps shown here:

The front of the house was definitely repointed about 15 years ago - I assumed the rest of the house was done at the same time, but if not, is that the problem/solution?

12-23-2003, 12:44 AM	#18
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nice digs, Jim. And the pic is cool...looks like a modern subject by Currier and Ives or something. So, the house has undergone some pretty serious changes in 100 years, huh? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-28-2010, 08:04 PM	#19
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I fixed our hot water heater today. Replaced both elements and thermostats. I got cool double elements that will heat the water faster. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-28-2010, 10:43 PM	#20
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-01-2010, 08:30 AM	#23
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	It just occurred to me that we say 'hot water heater' that's like saying toast toaster. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2010, 09:01 AM	#25
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	start saving now for a new one? I don't think they're that much.... I think I remember mine being around $300-$400. And my brother put it in for beer and chinese food... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2010, 07:42 AM	#21
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more. Good job. LJ.

03-01-2010, 08:37 AM	#24
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ours is original to when we bought the house, and I've never flushed it in those 13 years. I bet if I flushed it, I would need to replace the valve. It's got a plastic valve, and those always scratch for me and then leak. I hate plumbing.

03-01-2010, 09:05 AM	#26
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, I should at least start looking at the different options so when it does die, I know what to get.

03-01-2010, 09:08 AM	#28
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Our radiator boiler operates at 180 F. So it's not even a "boiler" there. I call it a furnace, even though I know it's not.

03-13-2010, 07:49 PM	#30
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Thanks Dana! We're in the midst of a monsoon so this minor issue just became major... Why would the second floor window area be leaky? Shown here above the Liberty, missing a shutter: Not the actual glass area, but the stone around it. Today the plaster is sloughing off the interior wall and dripping onto the steps shown here: The front of the house was definitely repointed about 15 years ago - I assumed the rest of the house was done at the same time, but if not, is that the problem/solution? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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