I had a situation where the main shut off would not shut off. I called the city and they came out and shut off the water supply to the house. The main shut off used a rubber washer that had broken up. The guy who came out told me to go and get a gate valve of the same size as the original. He came back and installed it for me. Days later I noticed that the water meter was not turning. Called the city again and they came out and replaced the meter. Turns out the broken washer in the old shut off was caught up in the old meter.

Good points. The selling point on tankless for us was the unlimited supply of hot water more than the idea of not reheating water we weren't using.

I see your point about wasting hot water when we want cold. It's kind of the opposite of what we have now--wasting cold to get hot. Maybe that's a vote for dedicated loop if I decide to recirculate.

Thanks.

It can be done, but the advantage of a tankless heater is that you don't have to store heated water and lose energy due to inefficient insulation. A recirculating pump will decrease efficiency by storing hot water in the even more inefficient pipes instead of in a tank. Returning through the cold pipe means having to waste hot water whenever you use cold or mixed water. If you don't care about efficiency then it could work for you.

Thank you

Thank you

menards or home depot

Sorry, I'm on my phone and couldn't upload to imgut easily so just used dropbox

Drill a hole trough a large wooden sheet first and use it as a guide. Have someone hold the board in place.
Don't try to force the drill to hard, and let the hammering do the work

Removing this - can you re-post with images in an imgur album instead of on dropbox?

Looks like some sort of weird cinder block. Unfortunately, that makes a simple shelf a harder thing to hang as you'll need to use masonry anchors. They tend to be bigger and harder to hide. To control the bounce, go slow and start with a smaller diameter bit.

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Then why comment?

Gypcrete?

This.

Make sure you use COLD water. I poured two days ago. Learn from me.

In that case a layer of cement and then a final sheet of leveler might be best.

I poured self leveler two days ago. It was easy enough except I used water from the tub and the second batch was slightly warmer so it set up WAY faster and I ended up having to angle grind a little. If I didn't do that i'd say it was easy, especially with two people.

I use blue tack~ it comes in white as well. It’s a sticky hard rubber substance that is easily pliable, totally removable, and will help keep those sharp corners from causing damage!

Its technically against fire code in most states as well. I think in my state its 15' from any wooden structures including fence.

Aside from that, it doesn't look dangerous to use. I don't think pavers would explode like river rocks, and MANY people build firepit out of the bricks, blocks and pavers found at Home Depot

Is it a quarter turn handle or a multi turn one? For the former the handle needs to be removed and rotated 90 degrees. For the latter, there is no correct position.

Yup, stain first. Are you putting poly on? If so that's usually two coats which means a light sand in between coats because the first coat raises the grain. Don't know about you but that's four steps I'd rather do bent over sawhorses than on a ladder arms overhead.

You guys don't have some sort of national fire council that issues recommendations? In the US, we have the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) that issues recommendations as they are not law makers. Basically, every state/city adopts those recommendations as building code.

Edit 1. I apologize I was wrong. The NFPA is a global organization. I've only interacted with NFPA for certs and building codes. I didn't realize they do more than just the US.

https://www.nfpa.org/About-NFPA#:~:text=The%20National%20Fire%20Protection%20Association,fire%2C%20electrical%20and%20related%20hazards.

Loosen the handle and remount it in the correct position

At Home Depot they have clear adhesive bumpers for exactly this kind of thing. They are like squashed half domes. Just put them on the top corners of the backside of the mirror. Problem solved.

Do not use, concrete will explode