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This is typically a separate policy add-on, but they are out there. I had to add one to my 121yr old building because we still have the original clay pipes which are a ticking time bomb for roots. All this gravity plumbed at 10' below the surface from a masonry catch basin. Really pulling for OP to review the policy and find it.
"That's technically flood damage"
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Could always just zip tie the cables to the legs of the table so they kinda meld with it. The table legs being black make that kinda easy.
Also I've had pretty good luck with these to keep my cables from falling off the edge of the desk. Neatens things up a bit too.
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Unless it was installed weird, it's simple. There should be water shutoff valves right at the hookup point in the wall behind the machine. The hoses just screw onto the valves, like an garden hose. So just shut the water off and unhook. The drain hose on the washer just sits inside the open drain pipe in the wall. There might be a clip to hold it in place, but otherwise it just pulls straight out. The electrical is just a normal wall plug, it's not permanently wired.
Just have a bucket handy to drain any water still in the lines.
My kitchen is pretty small and dated. A reno would make it more spacious (changing counter layout from U to L) and modern. I wouldn't go like, super expensive top of the line, but not shit quality either.
I'm in Southern Ontario and while things have slowed down because of higher interest rates, the longer term fundamentals of our housing market mean that things will heat up again and when they do, shit old kitchen or new kitchen, house'll sell either way. So I'm weighing the choice here between like, house definitely needs a better kitchen vs is it worth it money wise.
To add to this, the place that delivers it will usually hook it up for you, for a small fee.
Kitchens and bathrooms always give best return when selling a house. 5-10 years is a long enough horizon that you will get your value out of it before selling.
A newer kitchen will help the house sell closer to your ask, *in general*
I'd get some channel locks too just in case the hose connection is hard to turn. That's the proper tool.
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Agreed, you'll get 5-10 years of enjoying a much nicer kitchen even if it doesn't have an effect on selling the house. But usually a newer, nicer kitchen is a big selling point so I bet it will help when the time comes.
And also that is often worth it just to make someone else maneuver it around your house. That's the worst part of installing a washer/dryer.
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So anyway I spent all day successfully running two wires from our basement to office. I was too tired to run a third at that point, it's easy enough now that I can add one if I want later. Also ran an ethernet to the living room, and one across the basement for the fiber install next week. Took way too long and I'm sore and don't want to look at my attic again for a while.
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To add on to what everyone else said, this is probably also a good time to get new washing machine hoses. The rubber ones can only really be trusted for around 5 years, and are filled with pressurized water 24/7. (Braided steel ones last longer.)
Agreed but be careful not to over tighten your connection to the new washer with said channel locks. Try a quarter turn past what you can do with your hand and open the valve a tiny bit to check for leaks. If it leaks, shut it off and check the sealing washer before going any tighter. Once brass fittings expand from over tightening they never go back.
Alternatively Costco install includes haul away
Has to be energy star certified for my rebate
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i really love my ecobee. often local utilities will have rebates for buying one.
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I have a Milwaukee one but I'm in the DeWalt ecosystem. I've never used the Milwaukee one.
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Seconding this. Integrates nicely with everything. One caveat: it will show up as a castable device for audio if you have an Android phone. The speaker on it is weirdly good?
I don't have a camera rec but I've seen people talk about having success reducing theft with a package delivery box. Basically a large container that delivery people drop the package off into. Doesn't stop a mildly motivated thief but breaks the opportunity chain of grabbing a visible package.
Example setup tweet in here
That's kinda wild but as long as the kids can't mess around and cast Netflix to it that's not a big deal
Not a bad idea! Of course I'll probably have to clear with HOA. I was also looking into the Amazon garage thing, where they can open your door and put stuff inside. Not sure why, but not sure how I feel about that.
Of course the discourse around the neighborhood today is to start putting used baby diapers, pet excrement bags, and such, in amazon boxes and leave them outside haha.
It's so wild. I put on some music while board gaming and didn't notice it was coming from the wrong direction for like 2 hours. But yeah, it doesn't show up for video content, just audio. Not watching Bluey or whatever on the 3 inch screen. Yet.
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HOAs should be illegal.
If i did the garage thing I’d build a little mudroom so there would still be a locked door.
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In the lower bathroom we’re noticing peeling paint on the drywall box that covers where the toilet sewer pipes from the upstairs bath run.
If you scrape away the peeled paint, the beginning of water damage and maybe a very small mount of mold starting to show. Presumably something in there is leaking a little.
I’m guessing we start with a plumber and hope they can go in through the top to fix whatever it is? Otherwise someone will have to some demo to access the problem area.