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  1. Nija

    Home Improvement

    Here's my whole house setup. Dual water heaters, recirc, softening, 2x filtering, can be bypassed in two places. I think everything but whole house RO at this point. You can see where the main comes in at the bottom right - real easy access, no wall guessing.
  2. Nija

    Home Improvement

    It's a physical device that hooks up to whatever type of glory hole your phone has. Lightning connector version is what I have. It's not as good as the $10k ones, obviously.
  3. Nija

    Home Improvement

    @Lanx if you have an iOS device I can send you a FLIR to use for awhile. I haven't used it in months and probably don't need it for a few months.
  4. Nija

    Home Improvement

    No that’s only in the shop, which isn’t filtered. When I fill up jugs of water to water some plants in the yard.
  5. Nija

    Home Improvement

    I have a fuckoff huge Culligan system installed that filters everything but isn’t whole house RO. “Softener” is just easier.
  6. Nija

    Home Improvement

    I have a whole house water softener / filtration system, RO in the kitchen (push button to engage at the sink) with the line to the refrigerator coming through the RO system, so ice / drinking water from there is filtered. 5 stage, like @Lanx mentioned. Softener makes a huge difference and it...
  7. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Maybe it’s an Arkansas thing, but I do the same shit as @LachiusTZ Even when I looked at 16 houses in 2 days, I talked to someone in the neighborhood at about half of them. Ruled out 4 houses that way. When I fucked off to the country it was a little harder to meet neighbors prior to...
  8. Nija

    Home Improvement

    Yeah man you’re doing some work there. Looks real good!
  9. Nija

    Home buying thread

    I thought I was getting ripped off for a sec. I’m paying $2100 but I’ve got 675k in coverage to build back in the event of a disaster. (Tornado here, hurricane there I guess)
  10. Nija

    Home Improvement

    They are back online! It was an actual light switch in the same panel which I installed the caseta dimmer. My guess is that these outlets were used for christmas lights, so he could just shut them all off from inside quickly. No GFCI anywhere.
  11. Nija

    Pole Barn / Outbuilding / Machine Shed / Man-Cave / Workshops

    Office space pics. Downstairs, including the wifecave. Upstairs, kids area / eventually art room plus some of my network/server gear in the corner. Will get a full size rack when I find a cheap used one.
  12. Nija

    Pole Barn / Outbuilding / Machine Shed / Man-Cave / Workshops

    Alright, I'll put myself out there a little bit. Cribs, rural AR style. This is a 60x40 that the previous owner built. 14' side walls, 18' peak. He ran a business out of it for a decade or more. It's not a perfect setup for how I'll use it, but nothing is ever really perfect. These pictures will...
  13. Nija

    Home buying thread

    @Gravel can you not delay your "vaccination attempt" for some reason?!
  14. Nija

    Home Improvement

    Yeah. Damn. None of them have a reset button. I'll have to start with the closest one and work my way out.
  15. Nija

    Home Improvement

    @BrutulTM yeah the dimmer is indoors, on a totally unrelated circuit. That was just the last thing I was doing when it cut out. The panel isn't labeled, so I'm labeling it as I go. I had to toggle about 10 switches to find the circuit I was working on. Once I found it, the others were on, but...
  16. Nija

    Home Improvement

    I have a question for our electricians or those with more experience than I do. I lost power to the outlets in the eaves of my house. I have cameras in many of them, little Wyze v3 cameras. This coincided with me installing a dimmer switch, and doing the typical "flip off the unlabeled breaker...
  17. Nija

    Home Improvement

    I just got one this year. With the backorder I didn't get it installed until May, so I haven't even used it yet. I went with an insert. There's currently a tax credit in effect for models above 75% efficiency. Since you have the room for a free standing stove, this opens it up for you. Lots of...
  18. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Yeah, there are a couple of legit places here in Walmart Land. Here are a few links. https://goo.gl/maps/4NHx1vpQwiSeWEKh8 https://goo.gl/maps/UE4CorJyqu9VEjNJ8 https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3930594,-94.3332234,538m/data=!3m1!1e3 I'm sure there are plenty more around. Constant reminders that...
  19. Nija

    Home buying thread

    I think you are right about load bearing, especially the one in the center of the room. This house was built in 2003.
  20. Nija

    Home buying thread

    The house I bought in AR is nearly 3850 square feet but that includes a 26x14 bonus room above the garage. Projector room in progress. I could get pics of that, but it's very in progress. As for wasted space, the main entry area of this house is quite large. It came in handy during...
  21. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Have you considered a shop instead of adding that kind room to your house? That way, when you go to sell, the potential owner can use it however they wish. Old picture of my gym setup as I was getting it unpacked last summer.
  22. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Wow, you got them to bite with just the 'fridge thrown in? I got a $5k lawnmower and a $9k pool table as the counter to my home inspection, and I still ended up with $4k in receipts of things that I wanted fixed in the inspection! You got off easy, or the place was in really, really good...
  23. Nija

    HDTVs

    55 to 65" tv for my shop office area. I already have an oled and projector in the house. What should I get? Viewing distance is short, like 5-7 ft.
  24. Nija

    Playstation 5

    Their reputation is only going down at this rate. I was a fanboy, now I don't fucking care. Then again they already got their money out of me, what, with my 600 game digital library I guess they don't care if they get any more out of me.
  25. Nija

    Mortgage refinance offers

    What Rocket Mortgage quoted me was beaten soundly by a regional bank - Regions bank. It was like 3.6% for a 30 fixed vs 2.85%. Wasn't even close. This was a year ago. Not a refi, but shop around.
  26. Nija

    VR Gaming - Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive

    Oh. I thought you had the 256gb model for that price. I'll think about it, but $280 for a $299 thing isn't what I had in mind!
  27. Nija

    VR Gaming - Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive

    I'll offer $280 plus some part of shipping. Call it an even $300? I assume this is the 256gb model.
  28. Nija

    VR Gaming - Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive

    On a scale of 1-10, how sweaty are you, and those who use it often? Shipping might be less with one of those flat rate boxes. Do any of these come close? Flat Rate | USPS.com
  29. Nija

    VR Gaming - Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive

    Maybe. What do you have to sell, and what do you want for it all?
  30. Nija

    Home buying thread

    No, I don't know what school district you're aiming for. I asked which side of town you're looking at. I am offering to take a look at what you're looking for and see if I see anything interesting. If you're not interested, fine. You're not fact checking me very well. I am not within any city...
  31. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Look at the density per zip code. There are multiple zip codes for most towns. That's where I pulled my data from that you are now laughing at. It's linked above in the 72736 link. Downtown Gravette doesn't apply to me like downtown Bentonville doesn't apply. It takes me 15 to 20 minutes to get...
  32. Nija

    Home buying thread

    @Araysar I'm rural. I'm not in the city limits of Gravette, Centerton, Bentonville, or anywhere else. I don't vote for a mayor on my ballot. My zip code is that of Gravette. If you're thinking about school districts, use the Trulia feature to see where the school boundaries are. You can see that...
  33. Nija

    Home buying thread

    http://www.city-data.com/zips/72736.html Use the school district search on Trulia. You're acting like I just didn't uproot my family of 5 and move 2,000 miles from CA recently. I did my homework. If you want tips let me know. I'm on Discord too. Cenus block view on city-data. Mine is in yellow.
  34. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Nah. It's the school district that contains the Walmart HQ. Infinite money. What side of Louisville do you want to be on? What's the general town that you want to be near? Edit: I mean shit like this is nearby. I'm guessing your wife's job is in Louisville itself, but could you be in IN...
  35. Nija

    Home buying thread

    Sucks to be you. 78 people per square mile supremacy. While being in the best school district in the state. But yeah go ahead and suburb it up in fucking Kentucky.
  36. Nija

    Home buying thread

    No. I don't think it's worthless. Short, sure, but not worthless. Why would you go from CA density to high density in KY?! Take advantage of one of the prime things that states like KY offer. SPACE!
  37. Nija

    Home buying thread

    You want more land than that if you’re going to KY.
  38. Nija

    Playstation 5

    The PS store is SO FUCKING BAD. I hope dozens of people get fired over this shit. HORRIBLE.
  39. Nija

    Death and... Taxes.

    I went ahead and used them. Cost me nearly $150 to do it all myself. Just a few years ago I was paying someone $200 to do it! I had to get a version upgrade because I lived and worked in two states. Then it's $36 (which is discounted from $44) per state to file. Plus audit protection. Christ...
  40. Nija

    Death and... Taxes.

    Isn’t hrblock just as bad as TurboTax?