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re: How long should a pool pump last?

Posted by Hankg on 9/12/25 at 11:28 am to
I have ordered my last two motors from Perry’s pool pump. They sell rebuilt motors. Couple hundred dollars delivered. They seem to last ~3years.
You talking about aerator pump? If so look up septic solutions website. That’s where I get mine from.
[quote]What preventative maintenance do you perform and what parts have you changed out since 0 miles?[/quote

I bought new in 2002. 10w30 every 10k miles up until 200k when lifters started tapping LOUD. Like hard to order at drive thru loud. I swapped to Shell Rotella 15w40 heavy duty diesel oil which stopped tapping. I then started changing oil every 5k and filter every 10k since. Every 100k mikes I change plugs, wires, etc. truck is on third transmission (1st at 30k, rebuild at 105k). Rear main seal at 300k. For most part I ignore service engine soon light which has been on for last 15-18 years. Early on it was O2 sensor which I eventually changed. Last 10-12 years I haven’t read the code to see what it is. I love the truck but I’m to the point now I’m just curious to see how many miles I can get before it dies.

re: Wyoming Elk Results

Posted by Hankg on 5/22/25 at 10:13 am to
That doesn’t mean you drew a 34-1 tag and a 34-6 tag? Two tags, Bull and cow?

Also looks like W and S General took 5 points this year. E General took 2.
If in BR area give SEC AC and Heating a try. I used Stephen to service and eventually replace the AC at my daughters BR condo based on recommendations here. I couldn't be happier with the service and price.
About a month ago, used AC guy suggested here, invoice was $250 for 2lbs added. They came out same day, tried to find leak but said didn't see anything obvious. It was for my daughters condo in BR. I appreciated that they came out same day, seemed very competent and were not creepy (daughter involved). I gave the guy $50 extra. I am a tightwad but some things (sweating and daughters safety) I will gladly pay extra for good service.
All red for my wife and I. Was long shot tags. When my wife saw the 4k charge on the credit card a couple weeks ago she was like wth is that? I told her don’t worry it’s gonna get credited back. Looks like I was right. Lol

re: Limestone delivery

Posted by Hankg on 4/5/24 at 11:37 am to
Call Bear industries by old bridge.
Yeah. Looking at Reddit churning I’m less than rookie. I just do it enough to get 2-3 cheap vacations a year. Like someone else said it’s not free vacations by any means but just cheaper than not using any points at all. I think the biggest issue people have is not planning way ahead. I get points with no specific plan on how to use them. Then when my wife comes up with a travel idea I look at all the different points I have and see best way to get hotels, airline tickets, etc. As far as my credit score, my credit never falls below 790. And business cards don’t result in pulls on personal credit.

“If you can get out of escrow that money gets to sit in a savings account at 5% right now vs 0% in your escrow.”
$250 per mo/ for 12 months at 5% =‘s $81. Still not worth my time to fool with. Im just trying to contribute to the original topic which was credit card rewards. If I can get a card with minimal effort, spend the minimum with minimum effort (like pay insurance bill in one charge to meet spend) and get $1000 to $1500 rewards value in one lick by only maybe paying one $100 to $200 annual fee that is worth my time. I was just trying to say how I meet min spend on cards when needed and my house is still in escrow. Not saying it’s smart but it works for me.
I get 4-6 new cards a year. Every other year I get a Southwest personal and business in November. I make sure to hit the spend on both in January so I get the most out of the companion pass. I usually pay my homeowners policy to meet the spend on one of the cards in January. Policy is due in March. I then wait a couple of weeks and call my mortgage company and tell them I paid the insurance by mistake. They either send me a refund then or when my escrow fund “rebalances” each year in March and shows an overage. I just leave it in escrow because I’m too lazy to go through the process and I don’t always need or think about prepaying the insurance. I just use it mostly when spend is needed to get a bonus. My business insurance is due in November and insurance on rental house I don’t have mortgage on is also available to charge during the year.
You don’t have to pull your house out of escrow to pay insurance. I just pay the policy early and mortgage company sends me a refund.
Please keep us updated and good luck. Like I said, in my situation, the heavier oil did the trick for me. I did want to clarify though. I have been using the heavier oil now for about 175k miles. Before and after that I have had a constant check engine light on. Light has been on for -15 years. I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t care about a check engine light on as long as the truck runs fine and is reliable. Hell my truck is 22 years old now. Like me ( I’m in 50’s) it’s tired with aches and pains every day. A friend plugged his code reader into my truck, because he was interested , a while back and it was lots of codes including three cylinder misfires. Lol. Truck runs fine so I could care less about the light. I’m now curious how many miles I am going to get out of this engine… 500k????
I drive a 2002 Chevy with 5.3 as my daily driver, 370k miles. I bought it new. At 200k miles my lifters starting tapping loud. Like had to turn off at drive thru to order loud. I talked to my mechanic and he suggested swapping to shell rotella. Heavy duty diesel oil. The ticking went away totally. I change oil since then every 5k miles and filter every 10k miles. No issues since. 5.3 is an amazing engine.
What did you do with the space where the garage door was. I’m considering the same thing and thinking add a wall / window/ door combination. Built where I can turn it back into a garage later if wanted. Thanks

re: START account

Posted by Hankg on 1/30/24 at 8:32 pm to
I have started withdrawing last couple years when my daughter started college. Pretty simple online transaction within the account. Just select a semester and amount of withdrawal. Check comes in the mail a couple weeks later. I think the only “tricky” part is, for tax purposes, the withdrawal needs to be paid in the same year as the expense was paid. So tuition for the spring semester, if paid for in December, would need to be requested in December. If that makes sense. But I might be wrong about that.

re: Direct to Consumer Fish/Meat

Posted by Hankg on 1/20/24 at 10:11 am to
Miso black cod is one of my favorite dishes.

re: Banana plants outside - cold question

Posted by Hankg on 1/14/24 at 1:18 pm to
When it gets in the 20’s at my house there is no saving the trunk on mine it seems. They start to sour and rot. I usually just cut them back to the ground after the freeze is over. Seems like one time I was lazy and took a while to cut them back and they just started to fall over / “melt down “ if I remember right.

re: Cypress sawmill

Posted by Hankg on 1/10/24 at 9:51 am to
Jones and Jones is as nice and honest people as you will ever find. I tried to use Cypress Depot one time and finally left after about 30 minutes because it seemed like I was bothering them.