Likesdirt

Likesdirt t1_jds29b8 wrote

There's concrete in them, at least a little. It flows up the open ended tube or a little was added to the top.

Buy an angle grinder, face shield, and cutting disks. Some grinding wheels too but the disks will do the bulk of the work. A gas powered demo saw would be even better if you can rent one and handle it (they're heavy and dangerous, will cut flesh like a chainsaw).

Metal cutting abrasive disks don't mind cutting some masonry.

Sawzall blade teeth dull immediately in masonry.

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Likesdirt t1_j8q6sjn wrote

You're looking for an RV "converter" not inverter. It converts 120v AC to 12v DC for your 12v fans. Most have another wire that's set up to charge a battery.

The cheapest way is to just get a little 120v fan.

A battery tender puts out very little current, it won't keep up with any accessories. It's only meant to cover battery self discharge and a clock and radio presets.

A real battery charger will work, you can use it with the fans on, but only part time. I'm thinking the old style with a regular transformer inside, they're pretty heavy. New style switched mode might shut off when you turn something on, they're "smart" and panic easily.

An inverter will let you make 120v from a 12v battery. Wrong direction.

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Likesdirt t1_j8ad24g wrote

Let it refill and repeat the pump down. Don't fill it with a water truck.

The well just isn't producing much compared to its volume. Might be ok, but it's a hint to think about the future.

Was water running in from the surface? Is the well house nice and tight? Rodent proof ?E coli almost always gets into wells from the surface, and there's nothing for it to eat down there. Frankly it's an indicator that poop got in the well somewhat recently (not years ago).

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Likesdirt t1_j7hz1ht wrote

It's nice to avoid making these fibers but shouldn't the wastewater plants be able to settle them out into the sludge? Though if the sludge is spread on fields so are the fibers.

Small solids are coagulated together with flocculants, no fine filtration is usually needed.

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Likesdirt t1_j38e8wr wrote

A pipe cutter can do it but they're expensive.

Seems like there should be some biscuit or cookie cutters out there that will work.

Seamless tubing is hard to make, the price reflects the labor more than the material. Stainless strip with a spot weld to make a ring is a cheap process.

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Likesdirt t1_j1p0ei8 wrote

These plant based solvents are already available as byproducts from paper mills and orange juice factories. Furfural comes from oats and was used as rocket fuel for a moment in the 1950's.

But none of these compounds is present as more than a trace in their sources. There won't be any orange trees planted as a peel oil crop with hopes for a vigorous juice market, or orange peel recycling bins.

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Likesdirt t1_j1oy2ak wrote

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Likesdirt t1_j1oh408 wrote

Too old to have much hope. 18 years is too many.

A new budget phone will be a much better investment than trying to track down a newly manufactured battery for a phone designed to last 3 years.

There's also no service for 2G phones in most places anymore, and very limited service for the phones that replaced this one.

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Likesdirt t1_j1oech9 wrote

For the rain coming tomorrow just dig a ditch outside the flowerbed edging. I'm not convinced the flowerbed is big enough or crooked enough to wet your house, water moves through soil easily enough.

Hopefully your lot has some grade, and there's a direction to point the water in. A little rearranging the flowerbed isn't going to help much if water is just stacking up in the yard.

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