Possible window leak causing cracked drywall
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Possible cause(s) of siphoning?
Comments (33)Glad morz8 could help, I'm just not that experienced, have only PCd a few times. One thing Dave and others here have told people to do was to run a few test batches with colored water to check your stove's settings and see how to adjust to avoid siphoning. I did that, but still had some siphoning with the tomato sauce. I think the Presto person was wrong to tell you to turn heat up and down, Dave told me to just keep it steady or adjust in TINY increments. With the weight set you shouldn't have to worry about adjusting, just try to get it venting, put the weight on, and leave it alone - it's not like a dial gauge where you have to watch and make sure it doesn't go over so it's not overprocessed. If you're doing something like fish that takes a really long time the recipe says to start with more water so the canner doesn't run dry. Buy new lids and use those older ones for something like jam or jelly. "well, i've had my first messy case of PC siphoning with my 4th, and thickest, load of NCHFP's spaghetti sauce in my new presto . every qt. siphoned, but just one failed to seal. i've had 1 or more seal failures in the other 3 loads, too." I don't know, maybe siphoning is more a problem with thicker/denser foods? I think it is with starchier foods. Did you have siphoning with the thinner batches, or just an occasional seal failure (which could be the lids)? Or maybe you just adjusted the burner more on this batch after talking to the Presot rep? Store the jars without the rings someplace where you can see them (and some place easy to clean if one does start to ferment or something), I don't think you need to check daily, but occasionally (maybe daily at first). I really don't know when you can stop checking, but since you want to really eat it within a year for best quality, and mine kept a year even with siphoning, I'd say just check it often this winter, maybe again when spring/summer come around if your storage area might start to warm up. I'd wash the gasket if I had siphoning - I didn't after just running test batches of water. Sorry I can't be more help - I'm still learning myself. Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP siphoning troubleshooting...See MoreBest drywall mud for crack resistance?
Comments (5)Well, IÂm really not sure whether I fixed the underlying cause of the crack (i.e. movement). While there was water damage in that spot and some weaknesses in the framing, I do have other (albeit much smaller) cracks in my wallboard throughout the house. They could be foundation settling, changes in temperature/humidity, building practices that make the house underframed by today's standards etc.. The bottom line is that all the houses in my neighborhood (built by the same builder in the late 50Âs) have this "problem" though most of the owners donÂt see it as a problem and thus give low priority to fixing it. I have had one too many experts (inspectors, contractors, structural engineers, drainage specialists etc.) come over and give me an opinion (total cost over $1000) and almost every single one of them gave me a different explanation and proposed fix. But most suggested that whatever the reason, it was nothing to worry about and I should just live with it and patch whatever cracks show up every 5 years or so. One of the structural engineers suggested that there is a way to patch the cracks with some "special" type of mud/putty/caulk? which would make the joint more crack resistant....See MoreCracks in brand new walls. What might be the cause? is it serious?
Comments (52)non funziona Claudia. Il cartongesso e' un materiale che flette e appoggiato in questo modo i pezzi sono fissi a due elementi distinti, quello del muro e quello sopra la porta, quindi si muoveranno in modo indipendente come e' normale che sia e si apriranno le crepe. Nelle giunte si usa il nastro di carta o uno fatto a rete, ma il problema qui e' la giunta. Quello che e' stato proposto purtroppo si tratta di un taccone e prima o poi Lei si imbattera nelle famigerate crepe. Il cartogesso posato bene presenta giunte solo tra panelli superiori ed inferiori e negli angoli come nella foto che ho mandato. Oppure in muri particolarmenti lunghi le giunte tra due pannelli in cui entrambi appoggiano su uno stud doppio e' normale. Ma per le aperture non si puo fare. Stiamo ristrutturando casa e TUTTE le finestre, porte e aperture varie presentavano lo stesso tipo di crepe. Io e mio marito abbiamo buttato giu TUTTO il cartogesso di tutta la casa e mio marito ha posato quello nuovo come ti ho detto, il cartogesso vecchio presentava il tipo di giunte che hanno fatto a casa tua, quindi di questo puoi trarre le conclusioni......See MoreCracks in Stucco under windows-cause for concern?
Comments (21)You are going to want to do a quick bit of research on elastomeric paint and application techniques. I searched elastomeric paint and a bunch of information popped up. It's a good idea to educate yourself before you take on the painter. Just about every paint and coating company will sell a version of the product. They are all tintable. It can be sprayed on with a monster sprayer and the right tip. But, it will have to be back rolled. My guys rolled it. I'm glad it's such a fixable problem. You will be pissed when you see the bill. I think the best you can expect is a no profit job and materials at cost. At least this won't stop the CO process....See Moreci_lantro
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