Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by hotsauceror on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:03PM
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I guess that’s true. But the alarm on our septic starts screaming after about six hours of a trickling toilet. The alarm is pretty much there for that specific condition and the installer really hammered on the need to fix a leaking toilet
Immediately. I guess in the grand scheme of things a new grinder pump and a visit from the honey wagon are cheaper than a condemned house, though...
Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by KMag on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:18AM
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For a couple of cents, couldn't the grinder circuit include a basic 555 timer de-bounce circuit to suppress multiple triggers within, say, 30 minutes? That seems a lot cheaper than an alarm.
Alternatively, why doesn't the grinder have a higher minimum triggering flow rate? It seems it's falsely detecting potential solids arrival.
Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by gnarlysasquatch on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:52AM
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Otherwise there are folks who would let the toilet run for a year without fixing it.
Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by pas on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:07AM
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Doesn't that simply means water and sewage treatment are also too cheap?
Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by mattacular on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:41AM
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No, it just means people act human.
If you have a tank toilet you might be able to adjust the floater (bend the rod upwards) so it never quite turns off the supply valve. Failing that, you can just manually prop the flap open with something.
If you have a flushometer, remove the nut over the valve and adjust the screw underneath until the valve never quite shuts off.
Warning: Take careful note of exactly how things were before. A toilet that never stops running can be just as hard on the spirit as a toilet that doesn't work at all.