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06-22-15, 05:45 PM
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Heal well, Mr. @Trsnrtr. Chicks dig scars, especially if you whip up a good story. That looks like a shark bite to me, perhaps received just as you whisked a baby harbor seal from icy waters?
I'm not in much pain but i am awful tired. Been resting all day. May try a bike ride tomorrow.
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06-22-15, 05:52 PM
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No, really.
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06-22-15, 06:34 PM
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@Trsnrtr - Wow, nasty one. I'm sure you're probably thinking, how long will this keep me off the bike. Hopefully not too long. Hope all heals well.
06-22-15, 06:52 PM
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06-22-15, 07:55 PM
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Di2 upshot: it's so old my LBS doesn't have the diagnostic box anymore.
This is the part where Glenn eBays the old bike crap on eBay (if it works 99% of the time, that meets the eBay definition of 'working') and then they install 11 speed on my old bike. I figure the upgrade might cost $1500ish. WhatEVER. The Zipp wheels are 11 speed already, I just take the spacer off and slap on a new D.A. cogset.
I ride those bikes an awful lotta miles yo.
This is the part where Glenn eBays the old bike crap on eBay (if it works 99% of the time, that meets the eBay definition of 'working') and then they install 11 speed on my old bike. I figure the upgrade might cost $1500ish. WhatEVER. The Zipp wheels are 11 speed already, I just take the spacer off and slap on a new D.A. cogset.
I ride those bikes an awful lotta miles yo.
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06-22-15, 08:09 PM
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How about some plumbing advice? I just replaced the flapper in a toilet. Almost all's well. Almost. Now I notice that when the tank is nearly full, the fill speed slows down so much that the fill takes forever to shut off. I don't think there is a leak anywhere, but if I don't lift the float arm with my finger, the fill seems to never shut off. The water flow is so slow that I need to put my ear right over the tank to hear the sound. The bowl refill hose stops flowing long before this stage.
I have the float as far away from the valve as possible without it hitting the tank wall in order to get as much leverage on the valve as possible, but no luck. Even after say 5 minutes I don't get the "thunk" sound telling me the valve is completely shut. Is my fill valve faulty and needing replacement?
Any thoughts from the experts here?
I have the float as far away from the valve as possible without it hitting the tank wall in order to get as much leverage on the valve as possible, but no luck. Even after say 5 minutes I don't get the "thunk" sound telling me the valve is completely shut. Is my fill valve faulty and needing replacement?
Any thoughts from the experts here?
06-22-15, 08:22 PM
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06-22-15, 08:27 PM
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How about some plumbing advice? I just replaced the flapper in a toilet. Almost all's well. Almost. Now I notice that when the tank is nearly full, the fill speed slows down so much that the fill takes forever to shut off. I don't think there is a leak anywhere, but if I don't lift the float arm with my finger, the fill seems to never shut off. The water flow is so slow that I need to put my ear right over the tank to hear the sound. The bowl refill hose stops flowing long before this stage.
I have the float as far away from the valve as possible without it hitting the tank wall in order to get as much leverage on the valve as possible, but no luck. Even after say 5 minutes I don't get the "thunk" sound telling me the valve is completely shut. Is my fill valve faulty and needing replacement?
Any thoughts from the experts here?
I have the float as far away from the valve as possible without it hitting the tank wall in order to get as much leverage on the valve as possible, but no luck. Even after say 5 minutes I don't get the "thunk" sound telling me the valve is completely shut. Is my fill valve faulty and needing replacement?
Any thoughts from the experts here?
06-22-15, 08:31 PM
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06-22-15, 08:40 PM
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Yeah, I thought about that. But wouldn't that just change the position of the cut off due to the float having to be more submerged to get the necessary buoyant force, rather then elongate the shut off process by slowing the fill down and drawing it out.
06-22-15, 08:45 PM
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Do you really need the extra leverage? That could be giving you the fine-grained control that's resulting in a gradual shut-off. I'd try the float at a couple other positions a little further in on the arm. If that doesn't do it, a new valve will cheap and a lot faster than continued trouble-shooting.
06-22-15, 08:50 PM
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Do you really need the extra leverage? That could be giving you the fine-grained control that's resulting in a gradual shut-off. I'd try the float at a couple other positions a little further in on the arm. If that doesn't do it, a new valve will cheap and a lot faster than continued trouble-shooting.
06-22-15, 08:55 PM
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I'm a Structural Engineer. Water flows downhill, F=ma and you can't push a string.
06-22-15, 08:56 PM
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Not sure. Try bending the arm to the float down so it has more pressure as it tries to float. Also some times the flapper valves wear out or just get dirt on them.
06-22-15, 08:57 PM
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06-22-15, 08:58 PM
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At least it was nice.
06-22-15, 09:00 PM
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Try bending the float down. That will put more pressure as the water rises. Make sure you don't have any leaks. Try putting some petroleum jelly around the bottom of the flapper valve where is seals against the drain at the bottom of the tank. Replace the fill valve.
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06-22-15, 09:01 PM
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06-22-15, 09:10 PM
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06-22-15, 09:16 PM
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I learned I was riding my Foil around with the QR levers loose. Mattie Davitt (formerly Fatal Lightning on these boards) pointed out this safety faux pax when I was @ Piermont Bicycle Connection earlier. I told him not to bore me with his technical mumbo jumbo and briefly wondered how I didn't get killed riding that bicycle down hills like that @ 40 mph. Pcad lives on the Velo friggin EDGE.
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06-22-15, 09:33 PM
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