southern686

Sweet :cheers:

That is pretty much the method I use. Going off internal temp. is the only way I can smoke meat consistently. My Thermopen One has paid for itself many times over. Not saying going off time can't work, I've had phenomenal ribs/smoked meat where the chef never touched a meat probe, I am just saying it hasn't worked well for myself.

Now you can start experimenting with the sauce and what you put in the foil.
For example. I like to heat my BBQ sauce and add peach habanero pepper jelly to it and mix it in or sometimes I'll mix in some strawberry whisky like Bird Dog.

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Two for knobs

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I could be 100% wrong but.....
I want to say maybe there is code now where if a shower is installed it must have a mixing valve (single handle). These are pressure balancing so that if you are showering and someone say flushes a toilet, when the pressure drops on the cold, the valve will also match the hot so you aren't scalded. I'd have to imagine due to this, most places don't stock what your looking for. Now they still make 2/3 valve setups for tub/shower combos because I think there is some sort of grandfather rule for replacing an existing one.

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DOn't want to start tearing out stuff.

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And because of this, none of the above matters. If you don't have an access panel on the backside, you will have to cut the wall open to replace.

Assuming its a simple stem leak (leak from the knob) or one of the valves isn't fully shutting off, then Trout Bandit is right. Rebuild the one you have via new stems or may could get by with a simple o-ring/seat washer replacement on the current stems.

If you go rebuild route and are not going to do it yourself, call a plumber. They should be able to get the stems you need. Sometimes they are hard to match because they made so many different ones.
If you are going to do it yourself, turn off water to home, pull a stem, go to faucet store and have them match it, and go home and replace. This is exactly what I did not long ago to my 1970/1980ish tub faucets.

If this is a cosmetic thing, well all you can really do is swap the trim and knobs.

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handheld clothes steamer

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This is what I used as well except it wasn't a cloths steamer.
It had roughly a 1'X1' steaming head that you would place on the wall. Almost identical to this. AMAZON LINK

It worked surprising well. Even used it to remove glue left over from some glue down flooring we ripped up.

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all chairback

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This almost by itself makes it better in every way :lol:

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This makes me really nervous about my 20yr old one in my attic…..

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50 gallons of ~130 degree water at ~55 PSI over my head, I would change it.

People forget these are actually pressure vessels, not tanks. With temperature and pressure, metal fatigue comes into play over the years.

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Iam leaning towards Honda

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If having the ability to haul more than 2 passengers is a big deal, I think the 1000-5 fits what you described the best. Simply because it sounds like you won't have more than 2 passengers often but having the option to haul more people is nice. With the 1000-5 you get a regular wheel base VS other brands you'll have to buy a crew cab to fit more than 2/3 passengers. I currently have a Polaris Ranger XP and love it. But with a Kid now, this is exactly what is making the Pioneer 1000-5 appealing to me. I can haul more passengers when I need and when I don't, I'm not stuck riding around in a limo of a crew cab specially in the woods.

And if your Foreman is more than enough, you may could consider a Pioneer 700-4. Though they are more narrow.

FWIW: My cousin has a 2023 1000-5. My only complaint is it rides rough (but I'm use to that nice Ranger suspension) and the DCT is a bit jumpy/jerky at low speeds when creeping along like spraying fences. Otherwise, its been a great bike to him and he beats on it.

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Because we suck every year.

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FIFY

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Beary Bonds

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I see what you did there.

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we plan to be here for many years to come.

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Because of this..... I would go head and change both the CU and evaporator coil to accommodate the newer refrigerant.
And if I am in it 10K, I'm spending the additional 2K and change to replace everything.

The only way I'd go option one is if I planned to stay there a year or two. Because you're right, if the already 16 year old evap coil begins to leak, well now your searching for another 410A coil and everything 410A is about to begin going up over the next couple years.

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Stuck float in the carb bowl

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This.
Sometimes even tapping on the bowl will unstick the float. But being you left fuel in it all year its probably best to do what Clames said and go ahead and pull the bowl off, clean it, and work the float.