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25d ago

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Showerthought: Heard a guy at the supply house in Tacoma say he never uses a moisture meter on slabs

So what happens when his hand feels fine but there's moisture wicking up from a crack he can't see? That's the whole point of the meter... it finds what you can't feel. That 85% reading you got proves it. His way is just guessing, and guessing with someone else's house.

26d ago

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My uncle told me to never use a moisture barrier on a slab with radiant heat

Wait, your meter said 85% RH on a new build? That's a seriously wet slab! Frank's rule might work on old, bone-dry concrete, but that's a whole different story. Skipping the barrier there would have been a total disaster.

27d ago

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Rant: My $200 knee kicker upgrade turned into a week of ruined seams

My old Roberts 50 series head has never slipped on me, even on thick commercial carpet. The trick is to check the locking pawl for worn teeth before you even hook it to the carpet. I had a cheap import head do the same creep thing, and it was always that little spring inside the lock mechanism being weak. A good used brand name head from a real tool supplier is way better than a new generic one.

28d ago

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Rant: Bought a $300 clipper vacuum system and it's been a game changer for cleanup

My old shop had a similar setup but the hose always tangled around the chair legs.

29d ago

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Choosing between a custom GPT and a standard API for my local news project

Nah, that's not a waste of time at all. Getting it to actually understand local talk is huge for making it useful.