u/raphael_lorenzo — reddlx

Does anyone have a map or schedule of CC fiber internet buildout?

They came down my road earlier this year, putting boxes in the ground and boring orange tubes down into the ditches. Haven't seen them since. I thought that was for fiber internet, so does anyone know what the schedule is for running the actual fiber? Xfinity is slowly going up (can't downgrade my plan further) and it would be nice to have an alternative. Saw the post from a few days ago about Ting and Quantum, which made me wonder. Thanks.

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u/raphael_lorenzo — 5 days ago

▲ 79 r/woodstoving

Firewood Splitting Simulator

Not much to it (drag to rotate, click to split, one type of wood only, stacking only happens when the splits fall on the ground, can't stack into holzhausen), but you know what it's still fun for a little while.

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u/raphael_lorenzo — 22 days ago

▲ 6 r/homeassistant

Batteries for attic sensors?

I have two Zigbee sensors (leak detector, hygrometer) that I’d like to put in my ventilated attic to track conditions after some recent work. The air temperature can get up to about 120°F in the summer. They both use AAA cells. What batteries are safe to use in those conditions?

Asked another way: should I just stick with regular alkaline batteries, or go with lithium cells? Is there a risk that lithium batteries would potentially leak, catch fire, and burn my house down in that much heat?

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u/raphael_lorenzo — 1 month ago

▲ 1 r/masonry

Opinions on this rust jacking and veneer cracking?

I bought this house a few years ago, and since then I’ve known I had to probably dig the dirt back from the brick, dig it down to the bottom of the brick (two courses are buried, then my CMU foundation starts) with a grade away from the house, then line with geotech fabric and backfill with river rock. I was out looking at the window and noticed once I got down to ground level just how bad this rust jacking is. Also, some harry homeowner long before I bought the house caulked a crack that runs around most of the house at soil level or one course above, which you can see in other photos. I can see the mud sill board from most spots in my basement, and nothing looks decayed. I also have no evidence of water intrusion, and gutter extensions to keep water back from the house. I also basically siloxaned the entire house last year.

I’m going to get a mason out to see it, then dig it out, let it dry, ask them to repoint the gaps all around the house and replace this lintel. The other lintels are okay; this one gets a lot of rain. Anything else I need to do? It looks bad, but is it critically screwed?

u/raphael_lorenzo — 1 month ago

▲ 3 r/buildingscience

Climate zone 4A, north central Maryland, humid summers. I have a 60s single story brick rancher with 2-ton Mitsu ducted heat pump’s blower in the attic (I know, I know…) and a separate 3/4 ton Mitsu ductless mini split in the basement. Because the floors aren’t connected by anything but the basement stairwell, air doesn’t mix well at all.

In the summer I don’t cool the basement, but I do run a dehumidifier down there. Upstairs, it’s kinda oversized for cooling (perfect for heating) so I have to run a dehumidifier upstairs too. It’s a lot of energy consumption, and in fact during the summer dehumidification is like 60% of my total energy use. Combined, it has to be 40 to 50 pints for 2400 sq ft to keep the house at 45-50% rh.

If I find some way to exchange air between the floors, would I potentially be able to run just the basement dehumidifier? Any way to do that math? And if that makes sense, what solutions can I use to do so? Cut holes in floors for powered fans, anything else?

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u/raphael_lorenzo — 2 months ago