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And you thought your day was bad……. read this.?

Water Heaters — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:16:14 +0000

If you don’t laugh out loud after you read this you are in a coma!

Next time you have a bad day at work, think of this poor guy.

(Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana.
He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an e-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103.2 FM in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, which was sponsoring a "worst job experience" contest. Needless to say, she won.)

"Hi Sue, Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother. Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you’ve been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with you to make you realize it’s not so bad after all.

"Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job. As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It’s a wetsuit.

This time of year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This ,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I’ve used it several times with no complaints.

What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wetsuit. This floods my whole suit with warm water. It’s like working in a Jacuzzi.

Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my butt started to burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done.

In agony I realized what had happened.

"The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don’t have any hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn’t stick to it. However, the crack of my butt was not as fortunate. When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt. I informed the dive
supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator.

"His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically. Needless to say I aborted the dive.

I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression.

When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet. As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber.

The cream put the fire out, but I couldn’t poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.

So, next time you’re having a bad day at work,
think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.

"Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love job."

"And whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself: is this a "jellyfish bad" day?"

Do you have to fill a 60 gal hot water tank or can you adjust the water level?

Water Heaters — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:07:45 +0000

OK, I know this probably sounds like a REALLY stupid question! I am purchasing a house that has a 60 gallon electric hot water heater. It has 1.5 baths and I am a single person. I live in Maine, where we have been sub-zero at nights. The heater is well wrapped, but there is no way in "you know what" I need a hot water heater that large. I fear I will spend an arm and leg keeping that much water heated for no reason.

I am thinking of installing a Rinnai tankless (around ,200 installed), but want to hold off for right now until I get settled in the house and see what unknowns "pop-up".

Here’s the stupid question. Do you need to fill a water heater to it’s full capacity for it to operate? (I am even debating buying a smaller electric tank)

Thanks for indulging me!

Has anyone tried using a water-bed heater as a propagation mat?

Water Heaters — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:38:29 +0000

I’ve been using them for about 5 years now with great success. An 18"x40" heater sells for about -20 used on eBay if you don’t have an old one in the attic. Much cheaper than a small mat and they fit perfectly under a couple shop lights. under
The remote sensing bulb on the T-stat is much more functional than on commercial.
propagation mats, they’re sturdy and of course they’re also safe to use around water.
@ (sassy) and Shmecky – I’ve decided to teach R&S how to garden.
@ (sassy) – Don’t feel lost. This place is much nicer than cats – I ran the rif-raf outta here years ago.
You’ve helped me grow mentally, spiritually and physically

<< fap – fap – fap >>

RScott
@ Judy – We’re talking flowers and veggies now – try to keep up girl.

Is this enough filtration for a Saltwater Aquarium?

Water Heaters — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:20:12 +0000

Please read all before answering

I’ve been on here asking a lot of questions about saltwater aquariums, and I know you guys are getting tired of seeing me:) but bear with me a little longer. I’m doing tons of research on them now, and maybe even considering studying marine life as a profession, but right now I’m not finding the information I’m looking for anywhere else, and I don’t have access to people around me that know a lot about aquariums, so I’m looking to you guys:) I’m planning on making a large saltwater aquarium (1000 gal approximately). I want to know if this filtration setup will work.

I plan on having around 1000lbs of live rock, maybe more like 800lbs, but 1000 is the general area I’m shooting for. I’m buying a commercial "myreefcreations.com" protein skimmer. They are supposedly capable of filtering a total of 8500 gallons, and I plan on using a 5800gph pump on it. They say you should have anywhere from 6-8 times full water turnaround per hour when filtering with the Berlin style setup, or so I’ve heard.

I wanted to use a UV filter, but I read that they kill beneficial bacteria as well, and can cause marine fish to lose their natural immunity sometimes, like a human living in a germ free bubble. I decided that the protein skimmer and the live rock were enough for filtering, judging by what I’ve read from various sources. However, they alone are not enough to handle a heavy bio-load in a tank that size (from what I hear). Would another protein skimmer be appropriate to add, or is there another single filtration unit I can add to this setup that would let me handle a heavy bio-load. I don’t want to use any sumps, or anything like that. I just want another single type of commercial grade filter, that would dramatically raise the potential bio-load for this aquarium.

I was looking into carbon filtering, but I heard they release chemicals into the water, and I don’t want to take any chances, judging by how much this setup is going to cost. I have the heating and cooling arrangements already setup (a couple 3kw heaters, and a 1hp chiller, not saying i will need them all, i do plan on heating the room and insulating, but just in case).

I also came across some really cool aquarium lights I plan on using, I know they’re expensive, but I would appreciate it if you guys gave it a look and told me what you think.

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~category~72_inch_Giesemann_Moonlight_Infiniti_3x250W_HQI_+_4x80W_T5_Light_Fixture___Black_72in~vendor~Giesemann~SearchStr~infiniti+moonlight~action~view~idProduct~GL1581~idCategory~FILTFIMHMTMDMLM8.html

It’s that Giesemann Moonlight 6′ light.

I plan on having somewhere in the area of 50 small 3" long, slender bodied fish, and about 10-20 large 8"-1′ fish in this tank. I also want to have lots and lots of hermit crabs, snails, lobsters, shrimp etc…so you can see what I mean about a heavy bio-load.

I’ve never seen a canister filter that’s rated for anything above 300gal, and a sump is a last resort for me, because of how much floor space it would take up with a tank that size. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

p.s. is a powerhead the same as a pump? for example, if i buy a pump to run a protein skimmer, do i also need a powerhead?
I didn’t mention before, I plan on using two of those lighting systems…and I was thinking of swapping the bulbs out with 400w ones…can I do it with that model light?

Do I need a carbon monoxide detector?

Water Heaters — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:48:48 +0000

My heater runs on gas, but it’s in the attic and on our roof we have those spinning things that I guess vent the attic (I think). Also, our "Rinnai" water heater is outside. So, do I need a carbon monoxide detector in my house. My husband says we don’t.

You think your having a bad day….?

Water Heaters — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:55:26 +0000

Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana.
He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103.2 On FM dial in Ft. Wayne , Indiana , which was sponsoring a "Worst Job
Experience Contest."
Needless to say, she won.

Hi Sis,
Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother. Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you’ve been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with you to make you realize it’s not so bad after all. Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job. As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It’s a wetsuit. This time of year the water is quite
cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This ,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea .
It heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to thediver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose. Now this
sounds like a darn good plan, and I’ve used it several times with no
complaints. What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is
take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wetsuit. This floods
my whole suit with warm water. It’s like working in a Jacuzzi.
Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to
itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse.
Within a few seconds my butt started to burn. I pulled the hose out
from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I realized what had
happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my
suit. Now, since I don’t have any hair on my back, the jellyfish
couldn’t stick to it. However, the crack of my butt was not as
fortunate.
When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the
jellyfish into the crack of my butt.I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator.
His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other
divers, were all laughing hysterically.Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed to make three
agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes
before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression.
When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass
helmet. As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running
down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my
butt as soon as I got in the chamber. The cream put the fire out, but
I couldn’t poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.So, next time you’re having a bad day at work, think about how much
worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.
Now
repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job."
Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?
May you NEVER have a jelly fish bad day!

and you thought your day was bad……. read this.?

Water Heaters — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:04:49 +0000

If you don’t laugh out loud after you read this you are in a coma!

Next time you have a bad day at work, think of this poor guy.

What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wetsuit. This floods my whole suit with warm water. It’s like working in a Jacuzzi.

In agony I realized what had happened.

"His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically. Needless to say I aborted the dive.

I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression.

The cream put the fire out, but I couldn’t poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.

So, next time you’re having a bad day at work,
think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.

"Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love job."

"And whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself: is this a "jellyfish bad" day?"

How to connect 1" Electric Water Heater to 11/2" hot water demand?

Water Heaters — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:21:29 +0000

I have 300 Lit electric water heater with 1" input cold water & 1" output hot water, i need for my villa 11/2", how i can make the connection without pressure drops?

Electric Water Heater Keeps Needing Upper Element Reset.?

Water Heaters — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:21:19 +0000

My electric water heater needs the upper element reset several times a week. Some times, it will be a few weeks between resets, other times, several times a week. Does it need to be replaced or do the elements need to be replaced or does it need a "flushing"? TIA.
When working, the water is SCALDING hot.

Any downsides to "on demand" water heaters?

Water Heaters — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:06:28 +0000

We have a jacuzzi that seems to empty our hot water heater before it’s full enough. I’m thinking about the "on demand" type of water heater since it’s at a cabin that we only use a few days a week. I think that would save energy but I’m afraid the water might take forever to fill a large tub like a jacuzzi has. Also, how much room does an "on demand" water heater take up compared to the normal kind?

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