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med561 t1_j2axdd6 wrote

So:

Scrape/clean out all the old silicone / mold

Clear area with 90% isopropyl to kill mold/moisture. Let that dry/breath for 24h

As other have said, buy some bathroom/tile backing rod and jam it in there this will give an anchor point for the next step, the gap here looks about the widest end of a tile spacer so someone likely put a bunch at the bottom for some reason, and leveled the tiles from there, maybe an uneven tub or floor idk.

Once dry, fill your bathtub with water to weigh it down

Fill the remaining _\ gap with Microban Silicone. Microban or similar generic bathroom specific silicone not regular silicone.

This will prevent mold buildup, regular silicone will be black within 3y

Let silicone dry 72H yes it is a pain in the ass to not use the shower for 72 Hours. You can get away with 48 but if possible give it a full 3 days to cure. Plastic line your shower and run a fan if you must.

Buy more silicone than you think, it won't go very far and depending on how well you do it you might need to do a little touch up.

For a nice seam there is a tool to round it or a bit of canola oil on the finger and smooth the silicone out manually leaving a good amount as it will shrink and pull inwards

Good luck.

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chaykota t1_j2awtkk wrote

I don't think it's possible. but, I do like a challenge! Remove the bath panel and the bath legs, see if the sealant around the bath holds the bath up. If so multitool around the edges of the rotten floor. If you angle the blade of the multitool sideways you should be able to do it, it'll be tricky and annoying with the restricted space but possibly could be done. Then pva the edges of the floor that was rotting (they would still be wet and rotting and don't want that moisture passing into the new floor and it should just dry out if not too damaged already. Replace then floor with chipboard. You might have to do it in 2 halves if when you remove the legs the bath starts to drop, so maybe remove 1 leg do that bit of floor, then the next. Fuck knows, worth a try.

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NootHawg t1_j2auziy wrote

More than likely the old motion sensor was powered with black and white wire, and the red was a normally open switch that closes with the motion(turns on). The new sensor is just a normally open between the white and black wires. So you would take your input power black wire and attach that to the motion sensor black wire, and the output(path lights)black wires to the white wire. Then you would attach the input power white(neutral) to the path lights white wires. With this new motion sensor you are only switching the hot wires on/off with a motion switch no neutral(white wire) is needed to be attached to motion sensor for it to work.

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jpence1983 OP t1_j2au0qe wrote

Thanks for the tip! I am using an indoor grow tent for an enclosure I was planning to use a fan from the same company that makes the tent. It is listed as a 4-in fan

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Kesshh t1_j2asp5y wrote

What you need is a fixed track with a wheeled running on the track and the leash connected to the runner. Think barn door. So depending on how long a track you want to run, it can get expensive.

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BabyEagle9mm t1_j2askiu wrote

It depends on the application; if it's a homeowner workshop deck screws will be sufficient, however if it is going to see heavy loads and abuse carriage bolts. Spring for a few ¢ each on nyloc nuts (Or red Loc-Tite) and large washers so that it stays tight.

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UtetopiaSS OP t1_j2aqbap wrote

Reply to comment by jasmith-tech in DIY Dog wire run. by UtetopiaSS

The traveler track is sort of the idea I had in mind for encasing the join. Perhaps a crimped wire loop would serve as how the dog chain was attached to the run, and it pulls inside the track as the dog goes past it. I'd only use that on the section of run where it needs to be supported at Point B, and where there's a directional change.

I've also thought of a gated, spring loaded toggling bracket, but it needs to be spring loaded BOTH ways, because the dog would go back and forth. I'd envision it as V-shaped, so as when the dog went past, it would flick down, and the V would ensnare the wire back into it. The base of the V, or where the hinge is, would be the part thats supported.

I actually did also think of running the wire around the back of the tree, sitting inside a C-shaped steel tubing. That tubing is fixed to the tree, allowing the dog to run around the back of the tree at Point B, but my dog's an idiot and wouldn't go the way i planned.

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JimmyCBoi t1_j2ap56h wrote

You have two options: cut a hole in your LVP for the pipe/cap to sit in or cut and cap the pipe below the concrete. Screeding out concrete in a radius around that pipe will require a lot of work and skill. Most LVT installations require fairly flat floors; to float out that bump would mean grading out a large area around that pipe.

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dilligaf4lyfe t1_j2ao50m wrote

Or because I think it's interesting, and maybe someone else wants to know why the neutral requirement exists? I'm just elaborating on the intent behind the code, obviously it's pretty rare that hazard would ever exist. Just wanted to point out why it's there to clarify that it isn't a pointless rule.

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