Just need to vent...

Moving on to another vent, a certain gas called radon.
Most have never heard of it while others don't seem to give a rip - compared to good old-fashioned smog, for example - yet it's the 3rd largest cause of lung cancer. We've taken remedial measures to assure we have less than 4 picocurie's per liter per yer -
Efforts to remediate have kept ours under
2 picoCuries per liter. Anybody else?

 

Fly on certain airlines and they give you free snacks.....

 

I have a instrument that continuously monitors the Radon level in the lower level of my home. When it rose to 6 pC/L I had a system installed that creates a negative pressure under the concrete floor. That reduced the level to below 2 pc/L. If it rises above that level, my next step will be a fresh air ventilation system.

JeffD

 

I wonder if Radon is one of the gases created by breathing in burnt organ material, I know those working in the coal to coke, have about 10 yrs max before their lung capacity is so diminished they get transferred out to working in clean air environments by employers with a duty of care, I guess other less caring employers just let them die ..... could explain the link between smoking and lung cancer .......

T1 Terry

 

If I remember right, it's a decay product of uranium naturally present in soil.

 

The key word in Ideal Gas Laws is "Ideal". Due to variations in just about everything, there is some hypothetical in the PV=nRT relationships. Figuring one value from the known values of the other three does provide a number, but it will not be exact. Pressure rising with temperature is fairly absolute though.

On to radon gas, there are certain parts of the country and specifically a type of house construction that result in dangerous radon accumulations. Houses with basements are high on that list. Houses that have poor infiltration due to energy-conscious inhabitants sealing up every crack are also suspect. I recently purchased a monitor from Airthings so I could know the unknowable in regard to indoor air quality. My radon measurement is very low given I have a single story flat perched on fossilized ocean bedrock (caliche) and no granite countertops (a small source, but not zero). I did some exterior siding replacement years ago that cut my infiltration factor to almost nothing. My first results from air quality monitoring showed a very high concentration of carbon dioxide, which was perplexing. There are three adults and a small dog in the house almost 24/7 which didn't figure as the source. Moved the monitor around to different rooms and got the same measurements. It did vary by time of day so thoughts went back to infiltration of higher CO2 from outside. The last test proved conclusive. The master bedroom bathroom has a ceiling exhaust fan rated at 150 CFM that I turned on and left on one day. CO2 levels baselined and stayed there. The fan is still on, and I'm thinking about a fresh air return for my HVAC as a final solution.

 

TI Terry: Yeah the older TPMS sensors were a PITA with that little screw you had to tighten to keep them on there. The newer ones are much smaller and just screw onto the stems and I haven't had any come lose on me. The only (minor) issue is not knowing if the display matches where the sensors are located but I'm just glad I got something (besides my mirrors) to let me know if I'm having an issue.

 

Holy blissful ignorance - Batman!!!!

How does something like this happen:

Connecticut man pleads guilty to defrauding Mars candy company of $28 million

If I misplace $20 I lose sleep wondering where I misplaced it.
Have these companies ever heard of competent Fiscal Oversight and Financial Audits!

 

Yes, uranium decay & for several years now they have perfected the application of mastic to the concrete in a basement to mitigate so you don't have to put an expensive vacuum system in - which we did.

 

I'm told the local Habitat for Humanity builders have been getting consistently acceptable readings just by laying and taping sheet plastic barrier over crawl space soil.

 

The tow vehicle is on the left and the trailer is on the right! Trailers can have 2, 4, or more tires so it's adaptable.

I just noticed that image only has 2 tires on the tow vehicle showing...which is odd....normally it will have 4 or 6 showing (for a dually truck)

It's interesting to see exactly what folks are using to tow their campers these days. Sorry, but a little V-6 vehicle should NOT be used to tow a camper that weighs 8,000 pounds...especially when you realize we normally add 2,000 pounds or more with water, food, and other camping stuff we bring.

 

That's right. Just because the MOTOR can do it, doesn't mean you're suspension & brakes are equally as hearty. This leads to another vent.
Jerk-off teeny car drivers ah la SCION IQ/Civic ETC that dart in & out of stop & go freeway traffic - as tho everyone is NOT going TO all suddenly hit their brakes - all at the same time. Pulling a 6 ton fifth wheel & having these inconsiderates find just enough space in front of you - as cars all come to a sudden to a halt. I can't necessarily see what I had with fortunately your toe vehicle sits up high which gives you a slight edge.

 

Yep, Hill, I've been towing campers for about 20-years now (Tacoma and Tundra) and a lot of these folks scare the crap out of me....first of all, NOBODY needs to be driving 75 mph when towing and they really need to research how much their vehicle can tow (and not listen to some slick camper salesman who will tell whatever they need to hear to make the deal.) In the just past year, I've seen a Class-A rolled over next to the interstate, a camper on the side of road after a blowout that he, obviously, didn't notice for at least two miles (which made that camper un-towable until that axle got repaired) and way too many smaller vehicles towing about twice the amount of weight they ought to. I've even seen a tandem....Ram truck towing a 32-foot camper which had a boat on a trailer behind it! WHAT??

 

Double trailers is not legal in most states. But it had better be a 3500 if he had any brains at all, as well as the boat not being over 1,500 lb plus trailer weight.

 

lol...I tend to vent a lot in here....

Okay, GE Dishwasher now acting up....likes to just shut off during one of the cycles and wait until it's time for the next cycle to begin to start back up....opening up the door and restarting seems to make the current cycle kick back on. If you don't pay attention, the load wont' even be clean....frustrating! Probably the motherboard going bad.

Good news/Bad news. I did buy the extended warranty (Lowes) but the stupid thing isn't even a year old (got it in December last year)...so the one-year factory warranty is in effect....getting them to schedule a repair or replacement....GRRRR.

 

That's the exact kind of stuff my washing machine was doing before I replaced one of the power supply capacitors (output filter, I think it was) on the motherboard.

I didn't have a schematic of the board, but the diagnosis in my case wasn't too hard, as the old cap was visibly swollen.

The cap was about a buck at the local electronics shoppe. Whirlpool's price for a replacement board was around $600, more than I'd paid for the whole washer.