March 22, 200818 yr It's time to retire my 90 wagon. She served me well for over 205,000 miles, over 16 years. Top 2 pictures on this page: http://home.comcast.net/~davidtief/house.html Another picture: http://home.comcast.net/~davidtief/House/Outside/blast2.jpg On the way home Wednesday, I heard some strange noises from the rear, and things didn't feel right. Well, there's your problem! The rust got away from me while building the house. There just wasn't time to deal with it, and I knew it would eventually win. Insurance & registration transfered to my "new" 1987: Parts will live on in my 92 & 87 as they are needed.
March 22, 200818 yr sad day when any subaru has to be put down for parts. but i have said once and i will say it again, i love living out west. just for the lack of rust alone.
March 22, 200818 yr The good news is you stayed with subaru, so many times you see guys just give up on all subarus because of one bad deal with them. Always remember there are always more Subys out there. Jeff
March 22, 200818 yr The good news is you stayed with subaru, so many times you see guys just give up on all subarus because of one bad deal with them. Always remember there are always more Subys out there. Jeff i got a buddy like that, we talked him into getting a old gl wagon and he just didn't get the upkeep that was required to keep them going. needless to say he sold it and got a honda.
March 22, 200818 yr The Roo will live on in others rigs. "He will be missed" (Line from "Cone Heads" the movie) As for the home, nice place. If you did the Hydronic heat & plumbing.. excellent work if you did it yourself. If you contracted it out... descent job from your contractors. Love Hydronic heat. Have done lots of base-board and then into the infloor heat. Never have done the staple up as you have but just another way too move the heat. Viessman boiler... I hear they are good work horse boiler although I have never installed one. I have installed several of those Phase-II Indirect water heaters.. although it has been awhile.mmm.... (about 8 years since I quit that type of work) You got In-floor in your garage! your killing me... that is the greatest thing... mmmm.... When ever I lay on a heated floor to work on something I ...snooozz.. The 2" insulation under the floor... wow... major insul. there. Nice looking lay out, good pattern etc... on the tubes, it even looks like they were worked up into center of the concrete as it is being poured. In your basement I don't see a Back-flow preventor on your water supply to your boiler (could easily be out of sight in pics) or possibly not required by your local codes etc... Nice display on the copper pipes. Wood burner too! Nice back up system, huge capacity in that thing. Co2 detector in the house I am sure? Up and down? Your water treatment area... wow... nothing came easy in that house between treating the water, to laying the electrical, water etc... The area is so green around your house, I swear I see a deer walking in your backyard. Very nice.... congrats..
March 23, 200818 yr Author Yes, I installed all of the heating, plumbing, electric. I hired people dig the foundation, blast and pour concrete. Also a couple of carpenters for big days, like the subfloor framing and setting the trusses. Everything else was me, my dad, my wife, and friends here and there. One *cold* winter, soon after we moved in, I had to do a repair on one of the wagons. The garage wasn't built yet, so I drove it into the basement. (EA82 wagons just fit with the mirrors folded in) The basement has the radiant floor also. What a nice winter day it was, working on the car, in shorts & T shirt. That made radiant in the garage a done deal. The Viessman is made to deal with the low temperature return water typical of radiant floor. As low as 50 degrees. With the Phase III +150K BTUH Viessman, I can't run out of hot water. The tubing is wire tied to the reenforcing mesh to hold it about mid depth of the slab. The back flow preventer is there, it's just not in any of the pics. I used 80 gallons of water from my reverse osmosis filter to fill the heating system. The wood burner was used while building the house. I want to build / rebuild it to heat water, so it can be outside - keeping the mess and fire hazard out there. I have seen deer in my yard. Thank you.
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