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RE: solar-powered hot showers - flat plate or evacuated tubes?
For a hypothetical comparison, I’d separate the tube’s replacement price from the service-call and labor costs, then check whether any applicable warranty covers both. A covered part could still leave an out-of-pocket re...
RE: Would a point-of-use booster actually save energy?
Neither a higher central setpoint nor a point-of-use booster should be treated as scald protection. Before changing either, the relevant controls - such as the heater’s temperature limit and any fixture-level mixing valv...
RE: PIPE DREAM OR PIPE NIGHTMARE? A PLUMBER'S TALE
They could try filing a formal appeal before touching the valve, carefully stating that no isolation has occurred. The log could reply, “Premature dispute of recorded violation: noncooperation,” and add the appeal itself...
RE: PIPE DREAM OR PIPE NIGHTMARE? A PLUMBER'S TALE
They could try shutting off the valve to stop the log’s supposed violation from becoming real. The next line appears: “Unauthorized isolation recorded,” timestamped before anyone touches it. That gives the record power b...