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...
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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.