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Re: getting misty eyed?!……Pepsi launches new soda……. - 21 days ago

Quotegadje Unless they put alcohol in it, no appear for me. When was the last time you drank straight mixer?

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Re: Today we tried Snow Bikes. Not impressed! - 4 weeks ago

I feel like I’d be grabbing for the phantom brakes the whole time.

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Re: RYF: OWC Area 51 Clearance Sale .99 Wall Outlets with USB Charging - 4 weeks ago

In for 10. Thanks! New (to us) house has numerous worn out outlets. That means they’re also the most used/accessible. Perfect places for a little extra utility.

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Re: FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

QuoteGGD This is what I though it might be in the original thread. If it were me I'd track it down myself. First figure out every outlet, switch and fixture that are on those two circuits, and then start guessing what might have logically been on each separate circuit and then start opening junction boxes looking at how many wires are in each wire-nut. Then see if you can separate these sia

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Re: FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

The whole reason I’m digging in on this issue right now is because I’m trying to add a new ceiling fixture. I’ve been trying to find somewhere to tie in for power to the new fixture. That’s how I ended up discovering the new twist on this issue. One place I wanted to use for power ended up being on this double circuit. I’m not going to try to get all this worked out before Christmas, an

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Re: FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

QuoteAcer Sound like someone linked two circuits in some fixture that happened to have both circuits inside, like a multi-switch wall switch, or an outlet with different circuits top and bottom. Assuming it’s not wired wrong inside the circuit breaker box, then it is in one of those other two places. If so, An electrician would just have to go around and look at each box until he found it. You

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Re: FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

Quotebtfc I’d be tempted to leave one of them off. Probably not a bad idea. Thanks

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Re: FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

Quotemattkime I’d ignore it until you have more reason to call an electrician If I have stuff cobbled together up in the ceiling combining two circuts (15A each), doesn’t that effectively make a 30A breaker that might not blow when it should (both 15A breakers would have to go) I haven’t dug deep enough to know for sure, but there are probably outlets on the same circuit. Not sure where t

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FU: Electrical question - 5 weeks ago

Follow up to this thread from a couple months ago about not being able to find a breaker to cut power to some ceiling lights. Horrible time to dig in on this right now (just issued a blizzard warning about an hour ago) but it’s the start of my winter break, and now is when I have time. In exploring unlabeled breakers, I’ve found a pair that control this same circuit (not adjacent)

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Re: Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

Quotegadje Amazon shows 169.00 this morning. Walmart must have just dropped it, and Amazon matched. No matter. Walmart is still quoting delivery to me on 12/22 if I bought it this morning. Amazon says 12/29. At least poor Amazon got to sell me a mini dp to hdmi cable for $10. That should keep them afloat for now.

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Re: Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

Going to pull the trigger on a similar Asus, VA27DQSB. Near as I can tell the only differences between the first Asus I linked and this one is that this one does not have USB-C power output (which my son doesn’t currently need), but it does have a much better, more adjustable stand. It’s a few bucks more on Amazon, but I found it for $169 at Walmart. Thanks for helping steer my sea

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Re: Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

This is the 27” version of wirecutter’s budget pick (they picked 24”). Thoughts?

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Re: Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

Quotegadje Get him a GAMING monitor. Otherwise, when he eventually plays other games, he will complain about low frame rate and lack of Nvidia G-Sync or AMD FreeSync. I got this one for my son. I just did a VERY quick search to see what the price would be for something comparable in a 24”, and I still get a lot of hits for 27”. Is that kind of a standard size right now? If so, that m

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Re: Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

Quoteanonymouse1 What year MBA 11"? Are you open to used? Really nothing special. 2015. Probably not used unless it was some sort of an open box deal. We’re not looking for anything special, considering the budget. He’d be happy with anything bigger than 11”. I guess I’m just wondering where the sweet spot is right now regarding size and resolution, and that hits the price p

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Looking for a monitor recommendation - 6 weeks ago

Trying to figure out Christmas gifts for our kids. 12yo daughter is getting a giant bean bag chair. 15yo daughter is getting a 1st gen Apple Watch SE. 15yo son is impossible to shop for. Threw some ideas at him that he didn’t like. Came back a day later and he said a monitor might be ok after all. He has a MacBook Air 11”. His “gaming” consists of Minecraft and other basic, low-res stuff

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Re: Pot fillers - actually useful or unnecessary kitchen jewelry? - 2 months ago

Yes

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Re: Ye Olde Fridge Repaire Threade - 2 months ago

You say it’s cycling on and off, but not getting cold enough. Why would it be shutting off if it’s not reaching temp? Thermostat?

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Re: An iMac question... amazing... an actual Mac question - 3 months ago

If you’re going to spend any money on this iMac, get an external SSD to run the machine from. If that doesn’t fix any issues (it probably will) you still have a nice external SSD. Otherwise, it may be time to replace the 10yo computer so she can use the current OS with the most recent security features/updates.

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Re: Electrical question - 3 months ago

QuoteDP How about consulting your pre-sale house inspection report? There should be a complete electrical inspection that would include any sub panel and where it's located. Home inspection? In this market? Ha! Seriously, that would have been nice, but we needed to make a move, and we needed to get it done before rates went up too much. Got in at 4.25%. It would have been months longer (if a

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Re: Electrical question - 3 months ago

I’ve never heard of a breaker that fails in the “on” position, but if that’s possible, it might explain it. I don’t know if I have a breaker that doesn’t turn anything off or not. So far I’ve been at the stage of finding the breaker that controls what I want to work on, rather than finding what each breaker does. Might just have to go through and get all the labeling done. Maybe

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Re: Electrical question - 3 months ago

Quotegadje QuoteGrateful11 Like us you probably have a sub panel, you just haven't found it yet. Mu understanding is that a sub panel is fed from the main panel. So I would imagine that one or two of the breakers feed the sub panel, so eventually those light should go off. That’s what I thought too. Looks like I’ll be calling an electrician. The panel is fairly new and “conveniently�

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Electrical question - 3 months ago

So, I have four recessed can lights in my living room ceiling in the house we just bought over the summer. I’d like to put them on a dimmer. They are apparently not controlled by any breaker in the main panel. I’ve switched off every. single. one. and the lights stay on. If I flip the main panel breaker, they go off. What is going on here? Were they wired directly without going through a brea

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Re: but at what cost?!....Ford hikes price for electric F-150 Lightning pickup for 2nd time..... - 3 months ago

This isn’t something I follow on the regular, but with the current rate of inflation and seeing prices on everything continue to rise, as well as supply constraints in the automotive industry, I have to think that pricing has gone up on all new vehicles, not just this one example or even the entire field of EVs specifically. What’s the current reality here?

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Re: but at what cost?!....Ford hikes price for electric F-150 Lightning pickup for 2nd time..... - 3 months ago

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Re: Apple Watch series 7 vs SE 2 - 4 months ago

Wow. That poll was completely unhelpful, but thanks for the comments! You’ve helped make the differences very clear for us.

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Re: Apple Watch series 7 vs SE 2 - 4 months ago

QuoteADent I want the always on display of the S7. I feel like she’d actually prefer to turn that off. Or, is that one of those things you don’t think you want until you have it?

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Apple Watch series 7 vs SE 2 - 4 months ago

My wife needs a new Apple Watch. Her Series 2 is no longer holding a charge through the day. She does not want to pay a premium for the latest/greatest. Looking for the best value. Is the Series 7 more than $50 better than the new SE? I feel like the answer is yes, but I don’t follow the watches as closely as some other Apple products. She’d be plenty happy with the SE, but if the 7 was a bet

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Re: DISappointed?!....Disney raises 'Disney+' price & adds ad-supported tier..... - 5 months ago

I get Disney+ included with one of my Verizon lines. What are the odds I’ll get to keep it ad-free? Answer: 0

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Re: Car stereo - Bluetooth - iPhone - 6 months ago

QuoteMarkintosh We have this Alpine unit in our Tacoma and in our son's Tacoma as well. We like it. That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m looking for, and probably one I already looked at. Thanks for the quick review! I don’t see anything on that one about a wired connection, so good to go there. I’m sure I saw other ones that had that requirement for iPhone. Still can’t wrap my he

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Re: Car stereo - Bluetooth - iPhone - 6 months ago

QuoteRobert M BernDog, What is your goal? Play music? Use bluetooth for calls? Both? What will do the job for you is 100% dependent on the answers to those questions. As for why a head unit might require a hardwire connection to your phone, it depends on the unit and its features. Now, if you want to make sure car bluetooth friendly, there are many ways to go about it. One is a simple bluet

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