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Wellcraft19 t1_j2cfwk8 wrote

That - as well as it signals to the car mounted charger how much current it can pull. An EVSE might be connected to a 30A circuit (and can handle 100A) but the onboard charger can pull a full 80A. If it did, it’d trip the supplying breaker, so the EVSE is signaling to the onboard charger (AC/DC converter, a rectifier) how much current that is ‘available’. Only side effect is longer charge times, which rarely is an issue in a home location.

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AcornWoodpecker t1_j2cf7ms wrote

Yeah, backer rod is what I was thinking. It's basically the same thing as the weather strip tubes, different sections of the store for sure.

I guess I grew up using caulk as a general term for anything that covered a joint, be it silicon or traditional stuff. OP should choose their goop for their situation.

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PlsRfNZ t1_j2ce0lo wrote

Put a piece of toilet paper in the toilet at the back of the bowl. If water is running down it will wash it down into the bowl.

If it is leaking into the bowl then you need to replace the seals. Relatively easy job, plenty of YouTube videos to help

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reclusive_ent t1_j2cdivi wrote

Your fill valve is staying open. Might be some crud in it, or its worn irregularly. You can take it apart and check, or try some clr. Let it sit in the tank overnight and flush a few times, see if it stops.

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jeffroddit t1_j2cd6da wrote

Bullshit, there is no "qualified to make it" police and even if there were there isn't a "qualified to make it" standard for the non-existant "qualified to make it" law to require.

It's really not that hard to understand and you absolutely do not know anybody who this happened to.

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Wellcraft19 t1_j2ccaia wrote

  1. Can you move it to the other left side of the panel? For potential code issues, not safety. You have far more ignition sources - from the hot surface igniter in the furnace - than you’d ever have from the EVSE and associated cords.
  2. EVSE is not a charger. Just a way to get 208/240 V to the car - and the onboard charger. It’s really only a dance cable hanger, with some added intelligence.
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