Cat Distribution system
lily316
10 days ago
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Gutter water distribution system
Comments (2)Yep, perforated pipe might work, but would probably discharge too much of the water too soon. I posted this query on the "renewable energy" forum and here is the outcome: Yippie! Thanks to Windchime's direction to Improvements catalog, I tracked the rollout/rollup "Rain Drain" on the web to Do It Best Hardware. They have 8 & 12 ft lengths for less than a third of the price and w/ free shipping! I'm hoping that if I route it a bit away from the house,I won't have the problem w/ splashing. The gutter runs that feed into the rain-drain won't be really long, so maybe excess flow won't be an issue either. So, I ordered two 12 ft runs for two sections of my house (west side, the east side feeds in to a catchment tank). I'll let you know how it turns out. BUT, I have not yet installed the gutter runs and will also have to wait for decent rains, so it may take awhile....See MoreCat5e & Cat6 to whole house or just Cat5e?
Comments (5)Cat6 is not that difficult to terminate. It is somewhat more demanding than cat5e, but I would not trust someone who can't terminate cat6 to do my cabling anyway. I always have the same answer to questions like this: would you rather install cat6 and 10 years later realize you didn't need it, or install cat5e and wish you had cat6? Install more than you think you need during construction, unless it's cost prohibitive. In this case (and indeed in most cases), the incremental cost of cat6 is minuscule, because most of the cost is labor rather than materials (and labor is nearly the same for cat6). In most current applications it does not make a difference, but it does in some, and there may be more in the future. It is so much easier to run cable while the walls are open, that IMHO it's a complete no-brainer to "over-spec" a little bit to avoid regret and having to tear things up in the future. I've been through the project of adding cable to an existing home, and it is not fun. It involved literally hundreds of holes in drywall, all of which needed to be patched, texture matched and painted (not to mention the hours upon hours of labor I had to pay for the guys to fish cable through finished spaces)....See Moregutter water distribution
Comments (23)PKguy, Here is what you want, if you haven't rigged something up already. barrel tap I bought one last year, but kitchen improvements taking over the backyard kept me from getting my gardening act together. I looked at installing it today, and DH and I decided that it will not work for our application. I splurged on fancy rainbarrels from Gardener's Supply a few years ago and they come with a spiggot to which you attach a small hose with a hose clamp. My backyard one was constantly draining the rainbarrel because it would get knocked out of its holder and turned on. I wanted to install the tap, but because the barrel is a one-piece molded design with top spokes, we cannot get our hands down far enough to install the tap. One problem I have always had with this rainbarrel is that it is not elevated, so the water drains very slowly. You can wait half of forever for it to fill a watering can. I sent for a stand to place it on (we are not very handy here) and hope to have the water pressure improved this year. Madscientist, my concern with your proposed soaker hose system is that you will also have problems with water pressure if you try to use the soaker hose. My soaker hose (attached to the municipal water faucet) seems to need the pressure of a closed system to get enough force to push the water out of the perforations in the rubber soaker hose. I would bet that your gutters would overflow as the soaker hose slowly trickles a bit of water into your garden. I hope your raindrains are working satisfactorily. If not, you might check one of these out and see if you can rig a way to attach it to your gutter supply. drip and soaker systems Here is a drip watering system that may work, you just need to figure out how to divert some downspout water into it. watering ring...See MoreNuvo Distributed Audio
Comments (1)I don't have any experience with the Nuvo product line but I do have a couple thoughts. While your desire for whole house audio quite common, are you sure you don't want to incorporate video distribution as well? Considering the time and labor involved in the installation of the system, it's only going to be an incremental increase in cost. Of course, the Nuvo is audio only so that may mean looking at other brands. The other thought is that there is a trend underway to include internet connectivity in these products. A number of apps are beginning to appear for ipod/ipad and Android products to offer control of the system. Don't know if that might be of interest to you....See Morelily316
9 days ago
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