JordanZ

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[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It’s usually fully buried. So there really isn’t any interacting with it. It’s suppose to leak water when pressure drops below 5psi in the pipe. I think it’s weird that it’s installed on the side of the valve that constantly has water in it at ~150psi(city water pressure).

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are they common on the supply side of the valves though? That pipe constantly has ~150psi in it.

 

Hopefully a quick question for someone with more experience than I have with home irrigation systems. I did google around first and didn’t find my answer.

This auto drain is leaking(brand: king innovation). When messing with it I found that it’s installed on the pressurized line that feeds the valve box in the backyard. I didn’t think these would be installed on a line that’s pressurized pretty much all summer long. Is that a correct thing to do?

If that’s an okay thing to do then I’m assuming this part has just failed and needs replacement. If that’s not an okay thing to do can I just unscrew this drain and cap it off instead? I open the valves and blow it out by zone prior to winter.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Third degree burns…. It was brutal. The pictures are out there for those that want to search.

The coffee that burned Stella Liebeck was dangerously hot—hot enough to cause third-degree burns, even through clothes, in three seconds. Liebeck endured third-degree burns over 16 percent of her body, including her inner thighs and genitals—the skin was burned away to the layers of muscle and fatty tissue. She had to be hospitalized for eight days, and she required skin grafts and other treatment. Her recovery lasted two years.

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[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

For normal civilian stuff then sure, more safeties the better. For military stuff that is only suppose to be handled/operated by trained personnel then it’s less of an issue and that text is a helpful reminder or even instructional. In an irregular combat situation there might be a reason they want to fire this and that text lets them know how.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Was at my buddies house for the first time after he moved and kept hearing a weird sound. After the third or fourth time I finally ask what the heck is that?….Gatling gun fire. Apparently he lives near an air force base with these things.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I kind of skipped the Game Gear but 5 years after its release Sega released another handheld with equally terrible battery life but you could play your entire Genesis catalog of games cause it literally took the same cartridge.

Edit: autocorrect wanted ‘Saga’