Below Grade Window Well Guidelines - New(er) house flooded
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Comments (5)Neatfreaknot, I could not agree with you more about the owners manuals of most FL'ers out there on the market. Most of them just give basic directions for machine use and pay little if any attention to maintenance or even proper machine use. While the ideal material for the outer drum would be stainless steel, it would add a significant amount to the cost, probably upwards of several hundred dollars. Plastic drums are fine if they are maintained properly, but like you just said the manual needs to communicate this to the user. I see more damaged machines from improper installation than anything else, removing the shipping bolts and laying the machine down to transport and attach pedestals often times destroy the suspension system of the machine. Dealers and installers need to do far better in this department. Manufacturers need to do a much better job of temperature control on these machines, Bosch is the only one I know of in the U.S. that uses the heating element in all cycles to reach the target temp and then maintain it throughout the washing cycle. Other makers may do this, but they don't communicate this well if at all in the owner's manual. People have hooked up a Killawatt device to there machines to see if they do in fact use the heater in different cycles, this should not be necessary as this info should be in plain english right in the manual. Another manual pet peave of mine is using fancy technical terms to describe a feature, but then not explaining how it works. A good example is the manual states something like this, Our adaptive sensor technology uses multiple sensors to assure your clothes are clean and free of detergent residues. Ok, so what sensors are used and how does it work? Who knows, it's never explained in the manual. For all I know it's just some fancy words that are used as a marketing gimmick....See MoreWindow Well Drainage
Comments (2)What was dug out...See MoreDrainage, hills and flooding help needed
Comments (13)I would be very hesitant to think that RAISING the grade around my house would solve a drainage problem. Water flows underground too. But I would have no way of knowing unless I had a map that showed the overall grade of both your property and adjacent properties and what kind of soil you had, the dimensions of the lots, location of paved surfaces, etc. Your property does not exist in a vacuum as you have discovered, and anyone who designs anything on your property that does not consider how it relates to the whole area is not showing you signs that they are competent enough to handle your problem. Could they be, yes, but no guarantees. Best bet to find someone with a very long track record of handling drainage problems EFFECTIVELY. Everyone will tell you they can and have done it, you need to diligently check their portfolio and speak with references. I deal with water managers all the time and the good ones are few and far between. What you get is common solutions to common problems which do not always work when applied to every situation....See MoreCondensation on Windows - Brand New Home & Windows
Comments (20)Thank you all SO MUCH! We do have good bathroom exhaust fans and run them well after showers, but always with the bathroom door open. I will try closing the door for 30 min going forward and see if that helps, in addition to keeping blinds open more frequently. We do have a good kitchen exhaust that vents outside... it’s actually quite high powered for residential but I wanted because my husband and I are super sensitive to food smells (certain restaurants we always have to change clothes when we get home because that food smell grossed us out!) It sounds like I’m heading we don’t have an alarming problem- but there are some things I can do to reduce the humidity inside. If after a while we notice the condensation still appears - is this still a problem, or like someone above said - is if just doing what it’s supposed to do and we don’t have a problem? Again - thank you all so much!!...See MoreJeffrey R. Grenz, General Contractor
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