Definitely not warm, cold but HOT
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Comments (10)I attempted to germinte some Fringe Tree seeds (Chionanthus virginicus) last year, and they supposedly require a warm-cold-warm cycle which normally takes 2 years, and I tried to shorten into one year. Collected the seeds in September 2009, sowed them in a milk jug and kept them inside the kitchen until early January. Then put them outside to get 3-4 months of cold. Despite that they didn't sprout this year, so I changed the potting mix and put them back outside for another year. I would have just done that in the first place, but thought it was worth an experiment. So maybe this coming Spring one or more of the seeds will germinate? Sorry I can't report any success with this type of seed - as yet!...See Morewarm water from cold faucet
Comments (12)It is physically impossible for this problem to be a result of thermal expansion. Even if this faucett is in the near proximity of the water heater the line is contantly full of water and water is not compressible therefore, in order for thermally expanding water to enter that line it would need to first displace the volume of cold water already in the line and there simply is nowhere for the cold water to go. It is possible during long static periods that heat from a water heater can migrate into the cold water line without actually moving any water but generally this would be limited to about 6' vertical or 4' horizontal from the tank. Heat migration can be eliminated by installing "Heat Trap dielectric nipples" on the water heater. One common cause of warm water on a cold water line results from the installation of a hot water instant on recircutor that uses the cold water line as the return path rather than having a dedicated return line. These type of units are commonly sold in the big box stores as a simple DIY installation for recirculating hot water. It is also now a common prsctice to install a small tempering valve on the watercloset supply line to keep the supply water to the watercloset tank at room temp to prevent condensation on the tank walls. If the lav in question shares a common line with the watercloset fill valve and if the tempering valve is improperly installed before the lavatory connection it would account for this problem. It is also possible that the cold water line is run in parallel to a heating duct that is not adequately insulated and the water is being heated from heat radiating from the duct....See MoreOne Person Cold, Other Units Warm
Comments (9)Hi! I'm nor sure what you meant about feeling with my hands--that is, what was I feeling? Bear in mind I've had a hundred conversations today about the problem and my head is spinning. But I can post the progress right now. I don't really have to compare the two apartments to see if the complaining person's cold is not related to the furnace but to a need for more insulation, including sealing the windows. In fact, after my request (although he has forbidden me to 'bother him' over these kinds of issues) the old HOA's president shared that two years ago he'd called a furnace technician to say that they had determined the unit did indeed have an actual problem related to a bent or obstructed pipe. The solution had not been pursued due to 1. the owner's hearing problem, and 2. the owner's most probable rejection of the idea that fixing the problem was at her expense, since our heat is in common and the perception is that any fault with it is the expense of the association. In other words, the ordinary human problems. Who will pay problems. But perhaps not any of that. When I went upstairs to tell her these developments and that I would call the furnace company on Monday if she could get through the weekend (furnace companies and cardiac surgeons have in common that neither prefer to work on the weekends!), she shared that her heat had gone completely off. And it had. The baseboards were cold! So I checked her thermostat and saw that my previous setting of 77 degrees was gone. That was curious! So I set it again that high, and sat down while we grieved together about the whole thing, when suddenly -- she felt the baseboard in wonder--the heat had come back on! It's pretty clearly a thermostat thing--even though I had discounted that because it had already been changed out twice. But so what. I googled the model unit she has and it has a ton of problems, erratic behavior being one of them. Really El Cheapo. So I think possibly we're okay. We'll either learn how to control the beast, or get a better one. At least that's what she and I are hoping, she because she's 84 and poor, me because I'm 71 and tired and out of my league altogether, but it was this or live under a petty tyrant. You are so kind to respond to the need of a stranger. May God reward you. I am so appreciative....See MoreHot cold hot cold
Comments (8)Morph once said that KBG does not necessarily go dormant every winter. Nevertheless, his winter pictures showed his lawn to be the only green one while every other KBG lawn in down the street was dormant. For example this from 4/11/2011. So I think what he was saying was that if you take good care of it, it probably won't go dormant. Fescue is supposed to be green in the winter....See Moreglenda_al
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