All Forum Posts by: Randy F.

Facts?

It is a fact that the "alternative energy" sector receives billions in direct taxpayer subsidies each year.

It is a fact that the oil and gas industry receives NO direct taxpayer subsidies. The ability to write off expenses, including development and research which results in more jobs and more oil and gas and lower prices, is NOT a subsidy. Unless of course you are on the side
of government that believes that ALL income produced in the private sector belongs to the government... It's about how much they choose to allow us to keep... Then I guess we are ALL subsidized!

There are definitely bad apples in every bunch, and while they dont spoil the whole bunch, they do get their stink on all the others. Self-policing is great in theory, but if ones moral compass points to "due ME" instead of "due north", they likely wont get it until their actions come around to bite them in the "due south"!

Yeah... It's just too bad he feels the need to throw jabs at Conservatives and Christians in the process.

You only need to drain it till it runs clear. If you flush it twice a year, it's more likely youll get most of the sediment out. Given the chance to build up and settle, it can become hard pack. If it runs clear pretty quickly you may not have alot of sediment in your water. If you purchase a property and the heater looks new enough to not replace, but you dont know if it has been taken care of, you can drain it all the way down and hook up a hose to drain bib and flush it by blasting water in and then disconnect hose and drain it, repeating the process till water runs clear.

If water heaters are located where a leak will cause damage, it's a good idea to unstall them within a pan, with a drain pipe attached to pan bottom amd run to a drain or outside. It will take care of smaller leaks and lessen damage from a large ruptures.

Great question! It has always amazed me how few people flush their water heaters, and then are perplexed when their water heater fails.

Sediment builds up in the bottom of the tank and minerals in the sediment cause tank to rust. A large percentage of tanks that leak or burst, do so due to rusted out bottoms. Annual flushing can significantly increase a water heaters life expectancy.

The chance of water heater failure begins to dramatically increase at age five. The average age when water heaters fail is about ten years. 75% of water heaters will fail by age twelve. The rest last fifteen to twenty years.

I like it!

The only thing lacking in your logo is a cow pie under that thar boot!!

Yeah... What they said!

Too many handymen and contractors, especially on small punchlist type jobs, try to get away with a total number to cover all the work, so that they can hide high or padded labor charges. For some its about making small jobs worth their while, and some are just dishonest. Either way, it reflects poorly on the industry. Hold em accountable!

As far as your PM... The ol saying, " trust but verify" applies. There are "takers" around every corner. And I just have zero tolerance for any service business that acts as though they are doing you a favor by doing business with you. When you ask them to jump and they dont say, "how high", they dont need your business!! Find someone who does.

Hi Dawn,

First... Im jealous! I could go for Conejuitos mexican food, or Oakland gyros, followed by some blues at the Up & Under on Brady !!!!!!

And then theres tape. On windows, you might try just cutting them in by hand and if need be run paint an eigth or so onto glass and after a day or two go around with a new razor blade and clean it up. Makes for a cleaner job than tape. Everybody has their own way. Thats just how I do it.

Yer funny!!

Yeah, I do use tape! Those stupid round disc things dont fit in my 8-track player!!