Home and garden projects
#799
Re: Home and garden projects
I have recently acquired a Toto Washlet S350E. No it is not an obscure motorcycle, but more a wondrous addition to my toilet.
I spend quite a lot of work time overseas and visit Japan quite frequently.
Although I've worked in Tokyo and Osaka perhaps a dozen times in the last 3 years, I only recently plucked up the courage to fiddle with the electronic settings of the ubiquitous Japanese thunder-box.
Doing so was life-changing, as far as I'm concerned.
On my return home, I wasted no time in raiding Amazon in search of this marvel of the littlest room. My life is now complete.
I'm firmly of the belief that scrubbing ones 'secret places' with balled-up bits of paper is verging on medieval.
I spend quite a lot of work time overseas and visit Japan quite frequently.
Although I've worked in Tokyo and Osaka perhaps a dozen times in the last 3 years, I only recently plucked up the courage to fiddle with the electronic settings of the ubiquitous Japanese thunder-box.
Doing so was life-changing, as far as I'm concerned.
On my return home, I wasted no time in raiding Amazon in search of this marvel of the littlest room. My life is now complete.
I'm firmly of the belief that scrubbing ones 'secret places' with balled-up bits of paper is verging on medieval.
#800
Re: Home and garden projects
I have recently acquired a Toto Washlet S350E. No it is not an obscure motorcycle, but more a wondrous addition to my toilet.
I spend quite a lot of work time overseas and visit Japan quite frequently.
Although I've worked in Tokyo and Osaka perhaps a dozen times in the last 3 years, I only recently plucked up the courage to fiddle with the electronic settings of the ubiquitous Japanese thunder-box.
Doing so was life-changing, as far as I'm concerned.
On my return home, I wasted no time in raiding Amazon in search of this marvel of the littlest room. My life is now complete.
I'm firmly of the belief that scrubbing ones 'secret places' with balled-up bits of paper is verging on medieval.
I spend quite a lot of work time overseas and visit Japan quite frequently.
Although I've worked in Tokyo and Osaka perhaps a dozen times in the last 3 years, I only recently plucked up the courage to fiddle with the electronic settings of the ubiquitous Japanese thunder-box.
Doing so was life-changing, as far as I'm concerned.
On my return home, I wasted no time in raiding Amazon in search of this marvel of the littlest room. My life is now complete.
I'm firmly of the belief that scrubbing ones 'secret places' with balled-up bits of paper is verging on medieval.
ETA - just looked it up - https://washlet.totousa.com/how-it-works
So I can see how great it would be to have nice soothing water delivered right to the 'spot', but presumably you still need to use paper, so aren't you still dealing with paper - this time, damp, disintegrating paper?
Last edited by Steerpike; Jun 14th 2017 at 5:23 pm.
#801
#802
Re: Home and garden projects
Does it not splash beyond the boundary of the device, making for wet floors and walls?
ETA - just looked it up - https://washlet.totousa.com/how-it-works
So I can see how great it would be to have nice soothing water delivered right to the 'spot', but presumably you still need to use paper, so aren't you still dealing with paper - this time, damp, disintegrating paper?
ETA - just looked it up - https://washlet.totousa.com/how-it-works
So I can see how great it would be to have nice soothing water delivered right to the 'spot', but presumably you still need to use paper, so aren't you still dealing with paper - this time, damp, disintegrating paper?
Initially, I did still use a little paper to reassure myself that it was accomplishing what I'd hoped it would - and being a flash git, I bought the model with the built-in air dryer, so once I've completed business, I blow-dry my posterior, so it's squeaky-clean and dry. Turns the whole thing into a bit of an event!
#803
Re: Home and garden projects
Back fill completed
Just waiting for the concrete guys now to do the decking and the electric company to upgrade our service
#804
Re: Home and garden projects
Mine just takes up two breakers on the main box.
Sounds like you're not far off now. Nice one. I did my first bomb dive in the pool today and inspected the valve that prevents backflow from the spa. I think that's the culprit for my drained spa as the seal wasn't good.
#805
Re: Home and garden projects
Electric company to upgrade? How come?
Mine just takes up two breakers on the main box.
Sounds like you're not far off now. Nice one. I did my first bomb dive in the pool today and inspected the valve that prevents backflow from the spa. I think that's the culprit for my drained spa as the seal wasn't good.
Mine just takes up two breakers on the main box.
Sounds like you're not far off now. Nice one. I did my first bomb dive in the pool today and inspected the valve that prevents backflow from the spa. I think that's the culprit for my drained spa as the seal wasn't good.
Can't wait to get in ours! Hope you get yours sorted soon
#806
Re: Home and garden projects
So whilst on my journey of removing unused coax outlets and others, I've come across one massive bodge job.
The previous owner or perhaps a contractor has gouged out a stud to run a wire through and out of it.
Is this safe to patch with new drywall, or will I need to somehow repair the stud?
The previous owner or perhaps a contractor has gouged out a stud to run a wire through and out of it.
Is this safe to patch with new drywall, or will I need to somehow repair the stud?
#807
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Re: Home and garden projects
So whilst on my journey of removing unused coax outlets and others, I've come across one massive bodge job.
The previous owner or perhaps a contractor has gouged out a stud to run a wire through and out of it.
Is this safe to patch with new drywall, or will I need to somehow repair the stud?
The previous owner or perhaps a contractor has gouged out a stud to run a wire through and out of it.
Is this safe to patch with new drywall, or will I need to somehow repair the stud?
#809
Re: Home and garden projects
It sounds like the hole/notch is big enough that I would want to put two new supporting 2×4's, as long as you can get into the hole*, but at least 4"-6" above and below the hole, then either lag screw them each into the stud above and below the hole, one piece of timber on each side of the 2×4, OR run bolts through all three pieces of timber and tighten them up well (either way you're making a three layer 2x4 sandwich). The latter would be ideal, but it might be difficult, if not impossible, to drill holes through the existing stud exactly parallel to the wall, at least not without making a much bigger hole in the wall.
* You might need to put them into the wall sideways, then turn them, in which case you might need to plane the corners off and/or cut or shave off one side (so instead of being 2x3½'s they're more like 2×3¼'s).
Alternatively you could widen the notch by 2"-3" above and below the notch, and say about 1" deep, so the notch is now T shaped (with the leg of the T being the deepest part of the old notch, and the top of the T being about 7"-8" vertically) then set in, glue and screw a piece of a 2×4 (completely filling the top of the T with timber), so effectively turning the notch into a mere hole through the stud.
* You might need to put them into the wall sideways, then turn them, in which case you might need to plane the corners off and/or cut or shave off one side (so instead of being 2x3½'s they're more like 2×3¼'s).
Alternatively you could widen the notch by 2"-3" above and below the notch, and say about 1" deep, so the notch is now T shaped (with the leg of the T being the deepest part of the old notch, and the top of the T being about 7"-8" vertically) then set in, glue and screw a piece of a 2×4 (completely filling the top of the T with timber), so effectively turning the notch into a mere hole through the stud.
Last edited by Pulaski; Jun 23rd 2017 at 3:08 am.