Recent content by backmarkerducati

AFAIK they still have a 12v system and battery and the car won't run when it is dead. I have boosted an EV (not Tesla) for this very reason.

Which ones did you have put on, we are looking? We had a guy that would come every November and clean them for $50, he didn't come by last year... fate unknown.

I am a little concerned that this is a summer only issue and not winter. While summer air will typically hold more moisture (humidity...) the temperature differential inside to outside will be much more extreme in winter.

The wood rafters actually have an R value of (give or take) about R1 per inch. If you have say 2X8... ~7.5, if 2X6... ~5.5 for R value for the rafters, but they also have thermal mass so it is not as simple as straight up R value. Unless there is other nonsense going on (extreme humidity inside...

IME and from what I have seen they never totally fill it to be fully flush with the bottom of the joists right across. It would take some mad skill to spray it in just right so it expands to be exactly flush in the end. If it expands below the joists the drywall won't sit right. They do not...

How many years has the province been fiddling around with the construction on the QEW in Mississauga? Want to reduce congestion, get their own projects done... it is jammed everyday, even going against traffic. Sadly, what is being spent on the bike lanes, fighting the bike lanes, removing the...

I have one of those NOCO booster packs and I leave it in the car. I have bailed out many, many people with it. It is much cleaner than using jumper cables (but I also carry them), I have only had one case where it couldn't get the job done (a friend left his interior light on for a month when...

Another alternative is foam sheets, sold in 4X8. R5 per inch is common and it can be cut and layered between the joists with a full sheet below the joists for a full thermal break. Many are also foil backed to provide a reflective benefit. One thing with spray foam is it is slightly higher per...

This could also go in the cycling thread, but in the context of exercise. Anyone interested in some casual group bicycle rides on the recreational trails in Etobicoke and/or East Mississauga? I have been too busy lately to get a lot of cycling time in and I need to get back into it. Not looking...

You can poke me as well, I am in Etobicoke... happy to help if DIY fails. Sometimes when derailleur adjustment just does not seem to work it is a bent hanger...

I can't find the link now... but it says you can submit it via 311.

Except the meters work the remote reading doesn't. So that will just end up as a huge bill once the meter is read! In general, this is my concern for many. This goes on and on, and then years from now people are getting a four maybe even five figure bill once the meter is read because they had...

Officer Mike from the CRA will never take me alive...

Bleach is mostly water, one common "logic" presented is the chlorine kills the surface mold but the water soaks in and eventually feeds the sub surface mold once the chlorine has gassed off. The other logic, of course, is it is very hard on indoor air quality for the applicator or others living...

For e-bicycles the UK and much or Europe got it right IMO vs what they did in Ontario. In the UK etc. it is pedal assist only (no throttle) and a max speed (for the assist) of 25 kph.