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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7260 on: January 17, 2021, 06:46:33 pm »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7261 on: January 17, 2021, 07:06:42 pm »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

Probably because almost no one uses LP.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7262 on: January 17, 2021, 07:19:09 pm »
I wouldn't say no one.

Lots of rural people have no better option. Particularly in Ontario where the hydro rates make heating with electricity productively expensive.
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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7263 on: January 17, 2021, 07:43:02 pm »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

Probably because almost no one uses LP.

What an ignorant comment.

2.4 Million Ontarians have no access to NG lines.  Almost all farms operate on LP.  Ontario has a lot of farms.  I have NG in Owen Sound, but outside of it's all LP.  The pop of Owen Sound is 10K.  Surrounding the OS is a pop of 40K.

In Ontario if you heat by electricity you're fooked.

Good news is that Ford is now allowing none farm properties to install 1000 gallon torpedo tanks.  My son is getting one installed next month as he now lives there.  I'll be sticking with my 500.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7264 on: January 18, 2021, 12:45:00 am »
in most cases, you have to special order the LP versions...while LP is found more often in rural areas, it's a tiny fraction of appliance sales (likely less than 1%)...NG and electricity dominate the market...likely the only place who would stock LP versions is small town appliance stores (since their customer base is more likely to use them)...this is also why the conversion kits are not included...most won't need it and it would be an added expense for the majority who don't need it...BBQs are like this too...you either order the LP or NG versions...you can usually convert them, but the kit isn't included (at least from what i've seen).
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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7265 on: January 18, 2021, 07:14:11 am »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

Probably because almost no one uses LP.

What an ignorant comment.

2.4 Million Ontarians have no access to NG lines.  Almost all farms operate on LP.  Ontario has a lot of farms.  I have NG in Owen Sound, but outside of it's all LP.  The pop of Owen Sound is 10K.  Surrounding the OS is a pop of 40K.

In Ontario if you heat by electricity you're fooked.

Good news is that Ford is now allowing none farm properties to install 1000 gallon torpedo tanks.  My son is getting one installed next month as he now lives there.  I'll be sticking with my 500.


...so? That doesn't mean all those people are using LP for their appliances. I literally know no one that uses LP for appliances aside from some people who have off-grid camps. In NB only a very small percentage of houses have natural gas, much smaller than in ON, and almost everyone uses electricity for their appliances.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7266 on: January 18, 2021, 07:41:57 am »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

Probably because almost no one uses LP.

What an ignorant comment.

2.4 Million Ontarians have no access to NG lines.  Almost all farms operate on LP.  Ontario has a lot of farms.  I have NG in Owen Sound, but outside of it's all LP.  The pop of Owen Sound is 10K.  Surrounding the OS is a pop of 40K.

In Ontario if you heat by electricity you're fooked.

Good news is that Ford is now allowing none farm properties to install 1000 gallon torpedo tanks.  My son is getting one installed next month as he now lives there.  I'll be sticking with my 500.


...so? That doesn't mean all those people are using LP for their appliances. I literally know no one that uses LP for appliances aside from some people who have off-grid camps. In NB only a very small percentage of houses have natural gas, much smaller than in ON, and almost everyone uses electricity for their appliances.
Like AS wrote , LP is huge in rural Ontario ,
If you had a restaurant you be will fack using electricity to heat your appliances and mua

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7267 on: January 18, 2021, 07:42:55 am »
On a new LG NG dryer, to convert to LP, one first needs to acquire the proper orifice that moronically is not included with the appliance for convenience  ::)   Then the entire drum needs to be removed for install.  Baked in idiocy.  All gas fireplaces are like this too.

Probably because almost no one uses LP.

What an ignorant comment.

2.4 Million Ontarians have no access to NG lines.  Almost all farms operate on LP.  Ontario has a lot of farms.  I have NG in Owen Sound, but outside of it's all LP.  The pop of Owen Sound is 10K.  Surrounding the OS is a pop of 40K.

In Ontario if you heat by electricity you're fooked.

Good news is that Ford is now allowing none farm properties to install 1000 gallon torpedo tanks.  My son is getting one installed next month as he now lives there.  I'll be sticking with my 500.


...so? That doesn't mean all those people are using LP for their appliances. I literally know no one that uses LP for appliances aside from some people who have off-grid camps. In NB only a very small percentage of houses have natural gas, much smaller than in ON, and almost everyone uses electricity for their appliances.
Like AS wrote , LP is huge in rural Ontario ,
If you had a restaurant you be will fack using electricity to heat your appliances and mua

Sure, but it's still a tiny percentage of appliances that run off of LP vs. NG or electricity.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7268 on: January 18, 2021, 08:18:01 am »
Oh for sure.

But it's definitely not nobody and the market is likely larger than you think.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7269 on: January 18, 2021, 08:26:13 pm »
The point of my post was the idiocy of how gas appliances are constructed in such away that makes what should be a simple conversion so laborious or burner maintenance for that matter.  On the LG dryer, if LG had simply installed a small detachable panel on the back behind the burner then presto .... access.  But oh no, take the drum out instead sucker.  :P

 

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7270 on: January 18, 2021, 08:37:10 pm »
Yeah, that's some :censor:.

Like having to remove the bumper when changing the headlight on a Malibu.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7271 on: January 19, 2021, 12:39:18 am »
replaced trunk struts on the SLK and M3.
also replaced the cracked fog lights on the SLK.

parts came from rockauto; quick as usual.
new trunk strut for the Merc came from Stabilus, OE manufacturer.(original that came off the car also has "Stabilus" printed on it, along with Merc logo; new one missing Merc logo though)  $28~ for the pair.

fog replacement was easy.  just need to find a clear plastic film i can put on it so it won't crack anymore, hopefully. matching PIAA part #, $80.

M3 trunk structs were actually still in decent shape surprisingly for 20 year old original...  i think i could have got away with just greasing the connectors, but oh well.   new struts went on super quick, and now trunk practically jumps open.  $22


Merc struts though...   FACKING PAIN in the A$$...   tiny little struts, so strong, it won't even move with my entire body pressing down on it.   why would it matter, you say?    well...  the uncompressed strut is like 5mm too long for connectors to pop in easily, so i tried very hard to compress the struts a little bit, and that's how i found out how strong these trunk struts are.

in the end, i had to take the trunk lid off the car, (heavy as FACK) pop in the new struts, and ...had a heck of a time trying to put the trunk lid back on...

the original ones that are worn and hardly keeps the trunk open, even that one is still strong enough for my body weight and still won't budge.  no wonder merc weighs a ton...

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7272 on: January 19, 2021, 08:02:21 am »
^good work! Not looking forward to changing the struts on my SLK down the road based on what you just described.


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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7273 on: January 19, 2021, 09:09:58 am »
A herculean effort to put on the struts.  Bravo!
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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7274 on: January 19, 2021, 11:38:41 am »
replaced trunk struts on the SLK and M3.
also replaced the cracked fog lights on the SLK.

parts came from rockauto; quick as usual.
new trunk strut for the Merc came from Stabilus, OE manufacturer.(original that came off the car also has "Stabilus" printed on it, along with Merc logo; new one missing Merc logo though)  $28~ for the pair.

fog replacement was easy.  just need to find a clear plastic film i can put on it so it won't crack anymore, hopefully. matching PIAA part #, $80.

M3 trunk structs were actually still in decent shape surprisingly for 20 year old original...  i think i could have got away with just greasing the connectors, but oh well.   new struts went on super quick, and now trunk practically jumps open.  $22


Merc struts though...   FACKING PAIN in the A$$...   tiny little struts, so strong, it won't even move with my entire body pressing down on it.   why would it matter, you say?    well...  the uncompressed strut is like 5mm too long for connectors to pop in easily, so i tried very hard to compress the struts a little bit, and that's how i found out how strong these trunk struts are.

in the end, i had to take the trunk lid off the car, (heavy as FACK) pop in the new struts, and ...had a heck of a time trying to put the trunk lid back on...

the original ones that are worn and hardly keeps the trunk open, even that one is still strong enough for my body weight and still won't budge.  no wonder merc weighs a ton...

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7275 on: January 30, 2021, 02:09:18 pm »
Not buying any myself but it seems a pretty good deal. Xi-snow are discounted similarly. Xi-3s look sharper IMO.
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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7276 on: January 30, 2021, 06:21:01 pm »
Bought the cheapest sound bar with boombox on Amazon... :rofl2:
Nice we are looking for a cheap sound bar for our living room tv.  You'll have to let us know what you think of this one.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7278 on: February 01, 2021, 06:50:37 pm »
Bought the cheapest sound bar with boombox on Amazon... :rofl2:
Nice we are looking for a cheap sound bar for our living room tv.  You'll have to let us know what you think of this one.
Just tried it really quick. The sound bar is pretty good but the bass is a bit small.   If you have a big room and want descent bass you might want something a big bigger
Did a bit of research on cheap sound bars and figured I'd give this one a chance https://www.amazon.ca/Subwoofer-Wireless-Bluetooth-Mountable-Surround/dp/B085DXH843/ref=sr_1_23?crid=52ZFQIH17BCL&dchild=1&keywords=sound+bar&qid=1612223152&s=electronics&sprefix=Sound+bar%2Caps%2C433&sr=1-23 Should be here in a week.  Didn't really want an external sub and this one has gotten some pretty good reviews.  It's mainly so we can hear the dialog when watching shows in our living room.  We have a nice LG sound bar with sub in my man cave for sports, movies, and gaming.

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Re: What you Buy or DIY show off thread
« Reply #7279 on: February 03, 2021, 02:02:12 pm »
Change filter on the furnace and for some strange reason the pressure switch malfunction, so no heat
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Read the error code on the furnace call the mechanical contractor with the code
He had pressure switch in stock, and it was covered under warranty but the service wasn’t , but since I done work for him he said I could install and save the labour charge , a hour later the house was warm again