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I've been using G96 solvent and gun treatment and Slip2000 EWL for awhile and it seems to do a good job with preventing rust. The EWL also seems to staying on slides and rails and not evaporating.

If you guys like hot, then this stuff is awesome. My sister gave me this bottle for Christmas and I’ve been putting it on everything since then. It’s seriously hot, so a little goes a long way. I made chili a few weeks ago and only put a 1/2 tablespoon in and I was sweating like a pig after just a few spoonfuls Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm a grown man and I just made an audible "Whoa!!!" when I saw that last picture of the pot. It looks awesome!

I've got a BC Master 1080P facing rearward in my car. I've had it running for about a year and I'm pretty happy with the video quality. The only tweak that I had to do was bump up the exposure a little (+1 if I remember correctly) to handle overcast days. The camera has a 170 degree lens and seems to capture very good daytime images. The nighttime video is about average on roads with street lights (the footage is pretty dark on back roads without lights). The image little washed out at night at stoplights due to the higher exposure but I can still see plate numbers clearly. I have a Magellan MiVue facing fowards and it take very good images. My only complaint about this camera is that you have to use a proprietary viewer to watch footage.

Based on the furnace's performance last night, it seems like the battery swap may have resolved the short cycling problem. The furnace did not seem to be constantly cycling like it was prior to the battery swap, but it still seems like it is cycling more than it should be. I'll have the PSEG tech look at it on Friday to see if he can figure out what's going on but I'm going to stop by Home Depot tonight and grab a new thermostat. The current one is about 10 years old and could probably use replacing

I just pulled the thermostat off the wall and pulled (and replaced) the batteries. It’s been 20 mins since the furnace has cycled, so maybe the thermostat is going bad. The temp in the house is about 2 degrees higher than the current setting, so I guess I have to wait to see what happens when it finally kicks in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm having PSEG come back on Friday to try to figure out why the furnace is now short-cycling. I'm thinking that it may have something to do with the thermostat more than the furnace at this point but I'm guessing it could be some other sensor gone bad

True - I need to call them anyway because I’ve got a new problem that started once the house warmed back up. The heat keeps cycling every few minutes even though the thermostat reading is at the set temperature. This problem didn’t exist before the new blower was put in. I thought that most thermostats have a two degree operating range (+/- 1 degrees of the set temp)? I’m just happy to have the back but I’m wondering if I’ve now set off a cascade of other issues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The issue was that the bracket for the replacement motor didn’t line up properly so they had to drill some holes in the housing to get the motor in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The heat is back on (which is a nice thing since the thermostat was reaching 65 degrees). In the end, the tech put a new blower motor in and everything seems fine. There was a little hiccup when the first replacement motor self destructed when he flipped the switch (blower kicked in and my circuit breaker tripped immediately). It looks like that motor was a factory dud. He found another tech in my neighborhood that had a spare motor that was not an exact fit for the blower housing on my unit but they got it in there. All in all I'm very happy with the service despite the long wait for someone to show (which is understandable in this weather). The tech was very friendly and seemed very knowledgable.

I’m relatively mechanically inclined but I figured that I’ve got the service contract, so why not use it. PSEG just got here. The tech just dropped the blower motor out of the furnace and dragged it out to his truck to take a look at it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So, I just decided to turn the heat back to "on" and the furnace actually came on for a few minutes but it's acting a bit strange... The thermostat read 68 degrees, so I push the setting up to 70 The furnace kicked on, the burners ignited, and then the blower motor kicked on The blower ran for about 2 mins without squealing but started doing so after about 1.5 minutes At about 2 mins, the blower the blower stopped but the temp was still at 68 After about 30 seconds, the blower kicked in for about 10 seconds and stopped The furnace and blower just kicked in again and have been running for about another minute or so and it's starting to squeal louder I just turned it off and now i still hear buzzing coming from the blower I've got the worry-free contract on the heater, so they will make the service call. they were supposed to be here between 12-4pm but I got a call about 2 hours ago saying that the techs were running behind but would be coming out today because I have no heat

Excellent question. I’m not actually sure but I’m going to ask Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah - that's what I'm thinking. I think that they spread the payment out over X number of months.

Thanks - I'll post an update once the tech gets here and has a chance to see what's going on. I'm guessing that the silver lining in this situation is that I've been budgeting for a new furnace for awhile, so the repair or replacement of it isn't going to crush me

That sounds like my parents oil burner. It was still going strong after 40+ years up until my father decided that he wanted to switch over to gas when they finally ran lines down their road to the new developments

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll be able to fix this tonight without too much trouble but I'm definitely going to need to replace this furnace. It's the original one that the builder put in back in 1985, so it's actually older than I originally thought (33 years)

Yep - it's funny that you mentioned that because I just tested them about 30 minutes ago

It was definitely that electric (toaster oven) smell. The squealing sound that the blower was making earlier today sounded a lot like a slipping serpentine belt on a car. Later on, it sounded more like dry bearings - I was looking at the blower to see if there was an access panel so I could peak inside but couldn't find one. I just got an automated call from PSEG stating that the tech is running late, so this is going to be a fun night Thanks - I appreciate the offer. I've got a bunch of space heaters going and they seem to be keeping the house above 60 degrees for now. I've got a few more space heaters being dropped off later to keep things going into the evening/night

The blower motor on my furnace starting squealing out of nowhere early this morning and kept doing it every time the heat kicked in. I turned the heat way down for a few hours and when it finally kicked in again, I heard nothing but a buzzing sound and started to smell electrical burning. I called PSEG to come take a look but I think that my blower is now toast. Meanwhile, I'm scrounging up all of the space heaters that I can find. I'm kicking myself now for not replacing the unit last summer when I was thinking about how old it was (25+ years). This is literally a "cold hard" lesson learned about putting things off.

I had to break down last week and pull out the heavy down parka that's rated to -15 F. Other than that, my standard winter gear for a work day is a Carhart hat and a pair of military surplus glove liners. On the weekends, for working outside or in the garage, it's a pair of insulated Carhart overalls and a double insulated sweatshirt. I work in the suburbs now, but I remember how brutal those walks Penn Station to my office on 38th street could be in this type of weather. The only thing that could be worse was trying to make that same walk during a heavy rainstorm and wondering if the umbrellas that I bought from Jacks 99 Cent store would survive the walk (most times they didn't)

I’ve got a pretty bad astigmatism and found that the trick of popping up my rear iron sight and looking at the red dot through it definitely eliminates most of the flare/star effect that I see when looking at the dot without the sight Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You’re welcome - using a chemex is pretty simple. You put a filter in the pot and rinse the filter with hot water to prevent that paper taste. After that, you put your coffee grinds in the filter, wet the grinds and let them “bloom” for about 45 seconds, then fill the filter just about to the top, let that water drain through the filter, and then fill it back up one more time and your done. It takes about 4-5 mins from start to finish and cleanup is super easy as well, just toss the filter and rinse out the chemex. I’m pretty simple when it comes to the coffee that I buy with the exception that I tend to buy organic beans since I sometimes wonder about what gets sprayed on plants outside of the U.S. Wegmans has a decent selection of organic coffee that doesn’t cost a lot of money Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've never been a fan of machines like Kerig and Nespresso; however, the only Nespresso pod that I can tolerate is the Espresso version. I'm not a coffee snob but I've just never felt like the stuff that comes out of the machine has the same flavor as "real" brewed coffee. Just my two cents, but I'd return the machine and pick up a Chemex, some filters, and a decent burr grinder. It only takes 4 minutes to make a full pot and is not as labor intensive as you might think. I tend to use medium to medium dark roast beans and it comes out perfect for me to drink without any milk or sugar. If I want to make a single cup, I just use a V60 pour over dripper (https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Ceramic-Coffee-Dripper-White/dp/B000P4D5HG/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1514895216&sr=1-3&keywords=v60) Here are the tools that I use: https://www.amazon.com/Chemex-8-Cup-Classic-Glass-Coffeemaker/dp/B000I1WP7W/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1514894830&sr=1-2&keywords=chemex https://www.amazon.com/Chemex-FS-100-Filters-100-Chemex-Squares/dp/B000N4W2SG/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1514894830&sr=1-4&keywords=chemex https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DBM-8-Supreme-Grind-Automatic/dp/B00018RRRK/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1514894917&sr=1-5&keywords=burr+grinder https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Buono-Pouring-Kettle-1-2L/dp/B000IGOXLS/ref=sr_1_14?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1514894830&sr=1-14&keywords=chemex

I've got Xfinity/Comcast for my internet (as well as cable). The service is fine in terms of upload and download speeds, my only gripe, as others have said, is the cost.