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re: Tankless water heater issues

Posted by TheBoo on 8/27/26 at 7:14 pm to
Actually yes, yes I do. I have a 3 year old state GTS510 outdoor unit. Had a similar problem a couple months ago. Mine would vent really loud and couldn’t handle low flow (slightly warm showers) without losing flame, and would randomly shut off in the middle of a bath or shower.

You have to call customer support and they will transfer you to technical support and open a case. If it’s within warranty they will help line that up. If not, they will troubleshoot it with you to determine what the issue could be and send you whatever parts to change.

I called and she walked through troubleshooting with me. Sent me a text with a link to a video call app where she used an on screen arrow to point to things she needed me to check. It was pretty legit. She was perplexed by what it could be so she put me on hold to consult her team. They came back with low flow valve on the valve and manifold assembly, so they sent me one.

That ended up being exactly right. The low flow valve wasn’t working properly, so anytime flow would be low enough to only engage the low flow valve it would lose flame. I changed it and has worked perfectly ever since.

re: Sleep numbers bed

Posted by TheBoo on 8/27/26 at 12:21 am to
We’ve had a sleep number for 7 years now and haven’t liked it for the last 5.

Recently laid on a purple mattress in a store and fell in love with it.

My oldest kid has a nectar and my wife loves that one. I find it a bit uncomfortable, but I’m also 100 pounds heavier than her. Fwiw.
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I'd rather for Dolly than a single person alive right now that was or is a government official.

I'll allow it.

That woman was the glue that was holding us together. The thing we all agreed on. Dolly was awesome.


That’s a fair point.

re: Flags at half staff for Dolly?

Posted by TheBoo on 8/25/26 at 8:40 pm to
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Of all the things to get upset about, you choose this?

Who said I’m upset? Just making a comment.

Oh I forgot to start with “I voted for Trump 6 times but…”

Flags at half staff for Dolly?

Posted by TheBoo on 8/25/26 at 8:31 pm
I mean, come on…

re: Weed Eater Recs?

Posted by TheBoo on 8/19/26 at 8:03 pm to
I used to buy cheap weed eaters from Walmart or Lowe’s and they would last a few years. Bought a stihl about 4 yesrs ago and it’s been a game changer. So much more power and reliability. It rarely sees more than 1/4 throttle. I believe it’s either 25cc or 27cc. Ez start is nice too.
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They need to make them cheaper now.

You mean a metal cylinder with one threaded end shouldn’t cost $700?
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I just read some comments saying to never use floating LVP because they will inevitably buckle.

Yup. Will never do it again. Put it in after Ida and the locking grooves cracked in all the high traffic areas, and the floor buckled for no reason other than what I can see being humidity changes throughout the year. Put the most expensive underlayment I could get also.
I had a generac gp6500 I bought in 2019 and it was a great generator. As stated, pull the hose from the tank and drain it and put fresh non ethanol gas. Clean out the tank as best you can and add some star brite enzyme treatment to it and let it run with a load for a several hours. I sold mine to a friend a few days after Ida since I built my own to power my whole house, but I still miss that thing. Purred like a kitten. Friend says it has treated him well.
We stayed in Florence (across the river inside the wall) and enjoyed a day trip to Greve. Would recommend, but as stated, every little town is so beautiful and quaint that you’ll enjoy where you go and won’t really miss where you don’t. Can’t really lose when it comes to that.
Are they going to swim here?

re: Auto waxing

Posted by TheBoo on 8/7/26 at 7:27 pm to
Wash then clay bar first. Or get one of those “clay bar” towel things.

After that if you have light swirls this Griots 3-in-1 is pretty awesome on a buffing wheel.

For a wax, I’ve used collinite 845 for years with great results. It goes on easy and you barely use any per coat. I have about half about left after waxing my truck, wife’s suv, and my boat once a year for the past 7 or so years.

For a spray on ceramic wax you’d be hard pressed to find better than Griots ceramic 3-in-1 or Turtle wax ceramic spray coating for the price.

re: Where is your favorite fishing?

Posted by TheBoo on 8/7/26 at 7:12 pm to
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Bass fishing lake bouef 25+ years ago.


There used to be some monsters there back in the day.
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Iranian forces struck another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz overnight while it was transiting the US-guarded route -UKMTO

Not doing a great job of guarding the route…
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approximately 700 tons of explosives

Really? 1.4 million pounds of explosives?
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Just had to change out the motor and module in my blower.

My blower fan and motor had to be replaced earlier this year. Costed me 1800 to change them both and the capacitor. Tried to sell me a new unit of course but I’m good.

re: Ranger vs Express aluminum

Posted by TheBoo on 7/14/26 at 9:15 pm to
I have a 2015 RT188 and I couldn’t be happier with it. It’s been reliable, rides great, fishes very stable, deck is laid out like a glass boat, cupped prop and ground off hull tabs and I can hit 52-53 by myself. It has a 12 degree dead rise instead of 10 degree like other mod V aluminums. Now the there’s a pad hull version of the RT188. That would be nice, but again I couldn’t be happier with this boat.

re: MacBook Neo: Should I buy one?

Posted by TheBoo on 7/14/26 at 9:02 pm to
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We’re even seeing core ultras with almost no GPU this year.

Which ones are those?

ETA: not trying to hijack but in the market so curious to know.

re: Truck bed cover

Posted by TheBoo on 7/6/26 at 3:57 pm to
Undercover Armor Flex

re: Luxury Vinyl Planks

Posted by TheBoo on 7/3/26 at 5:38 pm to
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It's separating and peeling in spots already.

Same, locking joints are cracking and causing all kinds of issues. Would not do it again.