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HouTex

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  1. Awesome display of firepower. Either of those could win a modern war.
  2. A floater in a Planter’s Punch. And my favorite PP recipe is equal parts pineapple juice, orange juice, sweet and sour mix and sprite/7up. Add grenadine to taste. I don’t like mine too red. To the base I add light rum—at least 3 oz per serving. Mix with ice and then add a floater of dark rum, preferably Myer’s.
  3. Replace the whole fixture with an LED fixture. Wiring is easy. The only issue I had when I did it was getting a good screw set in the sheetrock to hold the fixture. I hate those plastic things you insert in the sheetrock that hold the screw.
  4. Update: it works with the correct bulbs. The Damar LEDs are nice. I did the other fixture in the closet in about 15 minutes.
  5. At least once a week during swim season I would hose off my coping and decking to wash off any salt residue. I recommend you do that. Also, add borates (unless your kids or dogs drink a lot of pool water). The water feels great and even smells great. Check out the forums at troublefreepool.com.
  6. 325 1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor 1774 The British pass the second of the Intolerable Acts: the Massachusetts Government Act, giving British-appointed governor wide-ranging powers 1927 At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis (1st non-stop flight)
  7. True. And I did that for one of my fixtures in the garage. I know the lights last a long time, but at least for the fixtures in my master closet I'd rather simply replace the tubes vs. re-wiring a new fixture if it goes out.
  8. Thanks. There are several videos of some re-wires that use the existing wiring to the tombstones. They just cut the blue and red wires from the opposite ends of the ballast and then connect those to the black (L) and white (N) wires from the ceiling. It appears that you don't have to replace the tombstones to non-shunted tombstones unless you are using the single-sided LED tube that has the L and N connections only on one end. At least I hope that's correct and that's how I've wired it. I'll know tonight when I insert the new LED tube.
  9. I tried taking out the ballast on one of my closet fixtures and connected the tombstones directly to my power supply. As shown in several Youtube videos, I decided to go with a dual side connection--mainly because it seemed that my tombstones are shunted and I did not want to replace them with non-shunted ones which are required for a single sided connection. It was simple to cut the two blue wires coming from one end of the ballast and connect them to the white (N) wire from my ceiling. Then there was a single red wire going from the other end of the ballast to the other two tombstones (it's hidden, but there must be a jumper connecting the two tombstones on that end) and I cut it and connected it to the black (L) wire from the ceiling. The ground wire was left in place. I replaced the cover over the wires and then inserted the new LED tubes and then turned the breaker back on and flipped the switch. . . . Nothing. It appears that the Phillips "plug and play" LED T8 tubes actually REQUIRE an electronic ballast. They work fine on the other closet fixture that still has the ballast connected. I bought some Damar LED tubes and the guy at Light Depot says they will work with or without a ballast. We'll see.
  10. And “in this space.” Hate that term.
  11. A cheap way to cool your pool during hot spells is to make a fountain out of pvc pipe. You screw one or two of them into your return nozzles and run the pump nonstop. As the fine spray goes up and returns to the pool some of it evaporates and it cools. I was able to get my pool down to around 88 or so from 95 in the drought of the early ‘10’s. It took about a day of running the pump at full speed. Google it if you are curious.
  12. I found those videos online and considered doing that. I said above my garage ceiling was 10 feet but it may be 12 feet. I haven’t measured it but it’s way taller than a basketball goal. My closet ceiling is normal height so I may try the rewire and keep the same fixtures in place.
  13. I replaced one of my three garage fixtures today. The only problem for me is working on a tall ladder. My garage has a 10 foot ceiling and attaching the new fixture to the ceiling while working on a tall ladder was the hardest part. It was worth it.
  14. This is timely. The ballasts on our garage and master bedroom walk-in closet fluorescents are failing. I replaced one. House is only 6 years old. Don’t know the builder used them. Didn’t know this was an option. So it’s straightforward to take out the old florescent fixture and install the LEDs?
  15. And IIRC, it was $2k per eye. Don’t go with the lowest bidder on this type of thing.
  16. Insurance?? No insurance for mine when I did it 15 years ago.
  17. Same here. Cheese (cheddar!!) in Czech style sausage is a relatively recent thing. The Czechs in west Fort Bend County would have laughed out loud if someone wanted cheese in their sausage circa 1980.
  18. If I could have played 18 I most certainly would have blown up on the next nine. That’s why I’m a 10.1 index.
  19. 1934 Great dustbowl storm sweeps across US prairies 1940 Winston Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" in his first speech as Prime Minister to British House of Commons 1955 Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463' 1973 Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California 1981 Pope John Paul II is shot and critically wounded by Turkish gunman Mehemet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square, Vatican City
  20. Your stone work (which is nice) probably prevents it, but I used a saltwater chlorine generator and loved it for chlorinating my pool. If your stone is very hard it still might work. My coping was travertine and I sealed it well and never had a problem. I never needed a pool guy it was so low maintenance.
  21. 1940 Nazi blitzkrieg and conquest of France begins with the crossing of the Muese River 1942 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River 1943 Axis forces in North Africa surrender 1951 1st H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll
  22. Played 9 on Saturday—only nine were open where i played. Shot a 35 (even par). Beat my best 9 hole score by three shots. I missed read a par putt (a three putt) on 9 for my only bogey. Not bad for a 10 index.
  23. Remove the flaking and get a smooth surface then make a roux, fry some chicken or CFS. Any of those always results in a well seasoned cast iron skillet.
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