Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 7 of on Saturday, 05/18/2024, at 19:20 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 7 of on Saturday, 05/18/2024, at 19:20 EDT.
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Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 6 of on Saturday, 05/18/2024, at 17:14 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 6 of on Saturday, 05/18/2024, at 17:14 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Seeing the Daylight Through the Toilet Paper Jungle on Friday, 05/17/2024, at 00:16 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Seeing the Daylight Through the Toilet Paper Jungle
on Friday, 05/17/2024, at 00:16 EDT.
1. Switching back to a copper and PEX hybrid.
2. What does the SharkBite, QuickFitting, and copper future hold?
3. The hot water heater is fired back up.
4. Still getting hot water with no hot water heater powered on.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. The Process of Elimination Reveals…Dihydrogen Monoxide! and the Forthcoming QuickFitting on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 23:25 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. The Process of Elimination Reveals…Dihydrogen Monoxide! and the Forthcoming QuickFitting on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 23:25 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Wonky Wonka Water Leakage Test on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 22:36 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Wonky Wonka Water Leakage Test on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 22:36 EDT.
1. Correction! Battery terminal cleaning brushes.
2. SharkBite fittings’ effects on pipes.
3. Trial and error at its finest.
3A. Hard work will eventually pay off.
3B. Hairbrained plumbing prowess.
4. QuickFitting.
5. Soldering.
6. Black iron pipe.
7. Thomas Edison.
7A. Quotes.
7B. Milan, Ohio.
8. The pros and the cons of artificial light and electromagnetic radiation.
9. Correction: PEX insert, or PEX stiffener — not PEX expander.
10. Rebuilding Humpty Dumpty.
11. Potential new nickname?
12. Foiled again, for now.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Trying Out the New SharkBite Max Reducing Tee from Home Depot, and Connecting the Lincoln Logs on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 06:41 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Trying Out the New SharkBite Max Reducing Tee from Home Depot, and Connecting the Lincoln Logs on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 06:41 EDT.
Flash flood warning in effect. And elbow drainage? Drat!
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Mise en Place Completed Pre-Home Depot Trip on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 01:02 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Mise en Place Completed Pre-Home Depot Trip on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 01:02 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Tracing the Home's Water Supply Line, and Next Steps on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 00:22 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Tracing the Home's Water Supply Line, and Next Steps on Thursday, 05/16/2024, at 00:22 EDT.
1. Damaged SharkBite reducing tee.
2. New SharkBite Max 3/4” ball valve placement, and potential water pooling.
3. Still no hot water, but tracing the home’s water supply line.
3A. Water pressure tank.
3B. Culligan water softener system.
3B1. Processes involved.
3C. Septic tank system.
4. Electrical lines.
5. Next steps coming up.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Trying to Find Daylight in the Moonlight on Wednesday, 05/15/2024, at 23:02 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. Trying to Find Daylight in the Moonlight on Wednesday, 05/15/2024, at 23:02 EDT.
1. Hybrid game plan.
2. Copper versus PEX, the pros and the cons in detail.
2A. PEX straight runs available at Home Depot and Lowe’s.
2A1. Lowe’s SharkBite PEX straight runs.
2B. Patina.
3. The different types of copper pipe explained.
4. Gravity and water pressure.
5. Cutting pipe.
5A. RIDGID 1/4 inch to 1-1/8 inch Close Quarters Copper, Aluminum, Brass, and Plastic Tubing Cutter versus a C-style tubing cutter.
6. Base metals.
7. Deburring.
7A. 3 different methods.
7A1. Reamers explained, and a correction made in a subsequent video tomorrow.
8. Julius Caesar’s ghost haunts us again.
9. General Wonka’s call to learning and achieving wisdom.
10. Close quarters and C-style pipecutters’ results.
11. The importance of fully connecting the pipe to the fitting.
11A. 1 SharkBite con in comparison to water pressure.
12. “Measure twice, and cut once.”
13. Reviewing and revisiting the final vision.
13A. Shower baths’ drawbacks.
14. Copper’s, PVC’s, CPVC’s, and ABS’ “veracity, ” and playing Legos.
15. RIDGID, Milwaukee, and DeWalt brands.
16. SharkBite fittings versus soldering.
17. PEX stiffener, and PEX lessons learned.
18. Galvanized steel.
19. Roadblock.
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It's Alive! Part 2 of on Wednesday, 05/15/2024, at 20:44 EDT. Bloodsuckers Day 3 of .
It's Alive! Part 2 of on Wednesday, 05/15/2024, at 20:44 EDT. Bloodsuckers Day 3 of .
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Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 5 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 20:01 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 5 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 20:01 EDT.
1. Rust.
2. Environmental stress factors.
1. Temperature and water.
1. The path of least resistance and gravity.
3. Metal posts.
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Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 4 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:23 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 4 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:23 EDT.
1. Supercilious screws.
2. Forward march.
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Fixing My Family's Pool Stairs Part 3 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:09 EDT. What's In Your Pool Stairs Railing Post?
Fixing My Family's Pool Stairs Part 3 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:09 EDT. What's In Your Pool Stairs Railing Post?
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Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 2 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:04 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 2 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 19:04 EDT.
1. Stripping apart the railing posts.
2. DeWalt 20 Volt Max Cordless Reciprocating Saw.
3. Loose steps.
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It’s Alive! Part 1 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 18:19 EDT.
It’s Alive! Part 1 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 18:19 EDT.
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Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 1 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 18:12 EDT.
Fixing My Family’s Pool Stairs Part 1 of on Monday, 05/13/2024, at 18:12 EDT.
1. My family’s aboveground pool and its pool stairs.
2. Structural settlement and the railings.
3. Rust and iron oxide.
4. Stair framing 101 — stair stringer, not stair riser.
5. Nails versus screws.
6. Environmental stress and tensile stress.
7. Getting going.
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My Hand Gripper Just Told Me That It Was Stressed Out 🤷♂️ on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 10:45 EDT.
My Hand Gripper Just Told Me That It Was Stressed Out 🤷♂️ on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 10:45 EDT.
Metal fatigue and fractures explained.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: Reviewing the DeWalt 20 Volt Max Heat Gun (Model #DCE530B) on the 1/2” PEX-A, and Next Steps on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 07:45 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: Reviewing the DeWalt 20 Volt Max Heat Gun (Model #DCE530B) on the 1/2” PEX-A, and Next Steps on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 07:45 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: Testing Out the DeWalt 20 Volt Max Heat Gun (Model #DCE530B), and Copper Versus CPVC Versus PEX Versus PVC on the 1/2” PEX-A on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 06:51 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: Testing Out the DeWalt 20 Volt Max Heat Gun (Model #DCE530B), and Copper Versus CPVC Versus PEX Versus PVC on the 1/2” PEX-A on Sunday, 05/05/2024, at 06:51 EDT.
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How Jesus' Grace and Satan's Evil Walk with Us Every Second of Every Day, Both Individually and Collectively, and the History of Communism on Thursday, 05/02/2024, at 20:06 EDT.
How Jesus' Grace and Satan's Evil Walk with Us Every Second of Every Day, Both Individually and Collectively, and the History of Communism on Thursday, 05/02/2024, at 20:06 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: 1/2” PEX-A Meets the Rack of Pain. Testing Out the SST SST033 Pipe and Tubing Straightener (3/16” - 1.0” Diameters) - for Maxline, PEX, Fuel Line and Aluminum, Copper, Stainless Steel Tubing - on Monday, 04/29/2024 19:55
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: 1/2” PEX-A Meets the Rack of Pain. Testing Out the SST SST033 Pipe and Tubing Straightener (3/16” - 1.0” Diameters) - for Maxline, PEX, Fuel Line and Aluminum, Copper, Stainless Steel Tubing - on Monday, 04/29/2024, at 19:55 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: PEX-A Goes for a Hot Water Plunge 🛁, and Testing Out the Finished Products on Saturday, 04/20/2024, and 07:59 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: PEX-A Goes for a Hot Water Plunge 🛁, and Testing Out the Finished Products on Saturday, 04/20/2024, and 07:59 EDT.
1. PEX-A
2. Homeostasis
3. Bathwater temperatures
4. PEX-A malleability
5. Julius Caesar
6. Family Switch movie
7. Leverage
8. PEX-A versus PEX-B color contrast
9. The value of plumb
10. The finished products, and the roll test
11. Next step, and the waiting game ensues.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: General Wonka and Apprentice Braydon Break the Laws of...Malleability? PEX-B Gets Itself into Some Hot Water 💦 on Saturday, 04/20/2024, at 07:32 EDT!
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing: General Wonka and Apprentice Braydon Break the Laws of...Malleability? PEX-B Gets Itself into Some Hot Water 💦 on Saturday, 04/20/2024, at 07:32 EDT!
1. Nanoleaf Essentials Thread & Matter-Enabled A19 E26 Smart LED Light Bulb
2. 1 Disadvantage to Inflatables
3. Bathwater and Hot Water Temperatures
4. PEX-B, Hot Water, and Malleability
5. The Value of Plumb
6. The Back-Up Plan
7. Reviews of the Pocket Hose's Copper Bullet Expandable Garden Hose with 10 Pattern Thumb Spray Nozzle 650 Pounds per Square Inch 3/4 Inch Patented Lead-Free, Ultra-Lightweight, Solid Copper Anodized Aluminum Fittings, No-Kink
8. Electrical and Plumbing Runs
9. PEX-A Versus PEX-B.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. The Napoleonic Wars Come to an Impassable Bridge: PEX-A Versus PEX-B; General Wonka Maps Out the Route to Freedom; Water Pressure Explained on Sunday, 04/14/2024, at 19:03 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing.
The Napoleonic Wars Come to an Impassable Bridge: PEX-A Versus PEX-B; General Wonka Maps Out the Route to Freedom; Water Pressure Explained on Sunday, 04/14/2024, at 19:03 EDT.
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Lessons in Liberty Plumbing. The Napoleonic Wars' General Wonka and Apprentice Braydon Advance into Enemy Territory. Trying to Find the Best Route to Daylight; the Flow of Water on Sunday, 04/14/2024, at 16:53 EDT.
Lessons in Liberty Plumbing.
The Napoleonic Wars' General Wonka and Apprentice Braydon Advance into Enemy Territory.
Trying to Find the Best Route to Daylight; the Flow of Water on Sunday, 04/14/2024, at 16:53 EDT.
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