new house for mikemike

[M]

Shop needs new lower power and more effective lights.

I have these:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C7HYVR1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

in my garage and love it.  So cheap and easy to install.  Took out all of my old CFL lights and put these in.  Looks much cleaner too.

[M4wdFab]

nice!

my lights:

machine tool task lights:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PVFRBXT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

out door dusk to dawn replacment light bulbs for existing fixtures. works awesome!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0747LKXGM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

200W high bays i use that are great but your ceiling is probably too low for best use, more of 100W would be better.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RLWLMCV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

4' linkable or separate or daisy over work bench / task area
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MDFZCWV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

outside motion- i have two of these.  they are TOO bright i took them down, i couldnt sleep with it on back side of house, lighting up my room. plan to move to barn later. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MS8XQ9B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

have this on the house and a couple on my moms house.  good brightness, work great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TNNYM4D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[TrailTamer]

Any surprises about the house so far?   either glee or disappoint.

floor under the stove looks questionable...

[mr.mindless]

wrinkled rolled linoleum.

[mr.mindless]

best price I found at a glance is about $30ea for 100w high bays
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GJLYR4J/

I'm thinking based on price per fixture of around $15, these might be the way to go
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W9KZ1TC/

I have a LOT of conduit on the ceiling for all my current lights, which isn't going to do me much good I'm thinking. Need to figure out a full plan and arrangement before pulling trigger on any quantity more than just a sample. I could remove a bathroom from the shop and pick up a fair bit of space if I wanted to and that would affect the lighting plan as well.

I think I need to do some sketching.

Found a bird entry point, need to get some foam.
There's a small gap around the vent stack for the paint booth. It's a floating stack through a hole in the roof, with a wide storm collar 1.5-2" clearance above the roof collar, and then about 2" between collar and stack. I wonder if I could pack that with stainless steel wool or something? I don't see anywhere I could chicken wire around it without potentially causing roof issues, and I'm sure it's a floating stack for a reason.
The cover on the stack was also askew - have to secure that properly. One side was bailing wire one side was out of place and insecure (it's a center hinge double damper thing)

Rubber roof on the old shop looks recent and excellent.

[mr.mindless]

poked at the waste oil furnace, made no progress on that. realized it needs air - giving it air pressure wasn't adequate to wake it up.
hydronic furnace works, found the system pressure valve and gave it some water, all good. domestic hot water good as well.
the overhead propane furnace blows but doesn't light. Need to get up in the air and look at that.

Electric baseboard next to the office desk works great and has been warming up the office every morning.

I'll need to get a couple bags of wood pellets and some fireplace tools, brush, ash bucket, and check all that stuff out. Need to sweep the chimneys; need to learn how to light a pellet stove; need to clean out the downstairs wood stove.

[M]

damn, yall still need to use heat? It's nearly June

[mr.mindless]

better to check operation now. for working in the shop I wouldn't need it but for sitting at a computer I do.
overnight low tonight is supposed to be in the 40s. Office has been high 50s when I come in at 9:30 or so after heat off overnight.


I just talked to the seller on that batwing mower. he said his bottom dollar is 2200, and he does have the missing casters. they just need tires. it runs, it cuts.
I told him I was thinking 1400. I don't know if I could get him to 2000.
I think that's about the price range I'm at for used zero turns. This thing could make real quick, work but could just get quick stuck as easy. Tough call with my penchant for wanting stupid shit.

4430 hours
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1817172161749876/

[mr.mindless]

found a reset switch on the oil heater. makes it make noise. think the feed pump may have lost its prime, not seeing oil pressure. need to skim troubleshooting/startup in the manual again.

need a taller ladder for the propane heater.

[M4wdFab]

i cant stand 6-6500k next to 5000k lights. 


5000k is the way to go, yes harder to find cheap sometimes.

[mr.mindless]

I wish 5k lights were easier to find. My preference is 5k rather than 4 or 6/6500.

[cracker]

I would also love to replace the lights in the riding arena of our new barn.. there are 12 of the old Gymnasium style.  Good thing there are many skylights so they are not needed most of the time, but will definitely look at replacing them in the future.

[mr.mindless]

Erik said he and Jeff did his new shop on the cheap. I know from fb pics that it looks good, I’m curious what they used and if it fits my bill of “cheap”

[mr.mindless]

Measure twice buy once. Should have gone 2” wider on the fridge. Damnit. Don’t know it care where I goofed in that.

[mr.mindless]

Saw a shit ton of fish with good sun angle yesterday afternoon.

Looks like it costs me $25 to the state to legally take any of them

After I plant a garden I could make a case...

> NYS-resident owners, lessees and members of
> their immediate families occupying and
> cultivating farm lands, when fishing on their
> own lands.