Home Improvement/DIY Projects

[Sheik]

That's wierd for that area I would think.

Some people get fancy and use those downdraft coolers if the house already has ducting for AC.

 

[Rev]

Some people get fancy and use those downdraft coolers if the house already has ducting for AC.

Yeah but I don't usually think of Colorado being a dry climate. West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona are the prime spots for the evaporative a/cs.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah but I don't usually think of Colorado being a dry climate. West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona are the prime spots for the evaporative a/cs.

It is, though... I mean it is west of West Texas...

 

[Sheik]

Yeah but I don't usually think of Colorado being a dry climate. West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona are the prime spots for the evaporative a/cs.

Idk. I thought you were commenting on where it was installed on the roof.

 

[Rev]

Idk. I thought you were commenting on where it was installed on the roof.

Nah. My family sold those things years ago. I've been around them for a good part of my early life between my grandfather, his brother, and my dad. Seen all of the installations.

 

[Cotton]

Some people get fancy and use those downdraft coolers if the house already has ducting for AC.

The biggest swamp cooler had in a house had no ducting at all. It just went straight into the house like that one looks like it doing.

 

[bbgun]

I did a Google image search of swamp coolers. It definitely appears to be one.

 

[Cotton]

I did a Google image search of swamp coolers. It definitely appears to be one.

It is one, no doubt in my mind.

 

[Smitty]

In keeping with my discussions of recently moving, since I went from renting a townhouse to owning a single family home with a yard again in 2024, I needed a new lawnmower, and, having been sick and tired of trying to restore my gas mower to usability after every period of disuse, and having spent over $100 on maintenance and it was still giving me problems, I bit the bullet and went and purchased a new electric/battery mower.

Now, the house has a sizeable crawl space, and the crawl space has a vapor barrier down on the dirt floor. It seems to me pretty dry and comfy down there.

What with garage space being at a premium since I want to park at least one of my cars in my two car garage, and the other bay taken up by crap like ping pong tables, kids bikes, storage shelves, and a beer fridge, is it possible or advisable that I can store the electric mower in the crawl space? Of course I won’t store the batteries in the crawl space, I’ll either leave them in the garage or move them inside.

This is NC, it’s not extreme here but we are expecting snow tonite and it does get into the 20s during winter not uncommonly. Not gonna be 40 below, but, is it safe to store the electric lawn mower in the cold under the house? Like I said it does have a vapor barrier.

 

[Cotton]

In keeping with my discussions of recently moving, since I went from renting a townhouse to owning a single family home with a yard again in 2024, I needed a new lawnmower, and, having been sick and tired of trying to restore my gas mower to usability after every period of disuse, and having spent over $100 on maintenance and it was still giving me problems, I bit the bullet and went and purchased a new electric/battery mower.

Now, the house has a sizeable crawl space, and the crawl space has a vapor barrier down on the dirt floor. It seems to me pretty dry and comfy down there.

What with garage space being at a premium since I want to park at least one of my cars in my two car garage, and the other bay taken up by crap like ping pong tables, kids bikes, storage shelves, and a beer fridge, is it possible or advisable that I can store the electric mower in the crawl space? Of course I won’t store the batteries in the crawl space, I’ll either leave them in the garage or move them inside.

This is NC, it’s not extreme here but we are expecting snow tonite and it does get into the 20s during winter not uncommonly. Not gonna be 40 below, but, is it safe to store the electric lawn mower in the cold under the house? Like I said it does have a vapor barrier.

I don't see why not as long as you secure the batteries somewhere else.

 

[UncleMilti]

I don't see why not as long as you secure the batteries somewhere else.

Yeah the only worry there are the batteries. Keep them in a stable temperature controlled area and you are good to go

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I don't see why not as long as you secure the batteries somewhere else.

Yeah plus most crawl spaces stay fairly warm. Obviously they can't get below freezing. The warmth from the ground combined from the warmth from the house above usually keeps them at a decent temp. But I guess every crawl space is different.

 

[Smitty]

Electric pressure washer recommendations?

Home use, will be a few times a year. Driveway, siding, patio, stone walkway. Maybe other things like bikes or cars, if I have the right nozzle for it (don’t want to be taking paint off the car). Also I have wooden pillars on the front porch and they’ve accumulated some dirt/grime/mold. Would hope I could safely blast the dirt off, but they are painted and I don’t want to strip off the paint either.

Do I need more than 2000 psi? Also I see many people saying the more gallons per minute the better, that it’s almost more important than PSI. Are any brands a lot better than others? I see most of the electrics at a reasonable price (under $300) have less than 2gpm. Most are like 1.2 gpm. I see Westinghouse has some 2700/3000/3200 psi models that are 1.76 Gpm. Are they recommended or should I go with a greenworks, Sun Joe, or Ryobi instead?

 

[UncleMilti]

Electric pressure washer recommendations?

Home use, will be a few times a year. Driveway, siding, patio, stone walkway. Maybe other things like bikes or cars, if I have the right nozzle for it (don’t want to be taking paint off the car). Also I have wooden pillars on the front porch and they’ve accumulated some dirt/grime/mold. Would hope I could safely blast the dirt off, but they are painted and I don’t want to strip off the paint either.

Do I need more than 2000 psi? Also I see many people saying the more gallons per minute the better, that it’s almost more important than PSI. Are any brands a lot better than others? I see most of the electrics at a reasonable price (under $300) have less than 2gpm. Most are like 1.2 gpm. I see Westinghouse has some 2700/3000/3200 psi models that are 1.76 Gpm. Are they recommended or should I go with a greenworks, Sun Joe, or Ryobi instead?

If you just want something that will clean your house, clean your sidewalks etc you can get by with a 1700-2100psi electric washer.
The electric pressure washers have come a long way, but it still kinda sucks to have to drag a 100’ cord around to run your washer.
Gas powered are my choice, but the engine noise is tiring if you use them more than an hour or so.
Any name brand normally has a good warranty so that’s what I normally use to weed the different brands out. Electric I like SunJoe. Gas I like Dewalt, or really anything with a Honda engine should be money.