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generally_incorrect , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?

I say send it back. Safe or not you shouldn’t be stuck with that.

Can you tilt it back and forth? Hear anything rattle?

yankeebobo , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
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That’s not what you paid for regardless of whether it’s safe. But I wouldn’t

Billy_Gnosis , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
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No expert, but that looks like it took a pretty heavy hit. I probably wouldn’t risk it. Depending on how bad the old one is leaking, you may want to turn the water off and deal with no water for a couple of days

ScottE , in How do you texture drywall without it looking like hot garbage?

I use the spray cans, and it just takes some practice. If the result isn’t good you can wipe it off and try again. It’s not an easy skill to master at all.

witten OP ,

Okay, thanks. Sounds like another vote for the spray cans. Good to know that I just need to keep at it!

shoephones , in How do you texture drywall without it looking like hot garbage?

Just to add on, I’ve heard it’s good to practice on cardboard to get the right pattern

witten OP ,

Yup, that totally makes sense. I’m running out of cardboard though. :D

Neb , in How do you texture drywall without it looking like hot garbage?

I have never done this myself (not a lot of drywall in europe), but I found this video which seems to describe exactly what you want youtu.be/FonedKgrP5U?t=224

hope it helps!

witten OP ,

Thanks, I’m watching it now!

EDIT: Looks like they’re using one of the spray cans. I’ve tried one of those before—with uneven results. Maybe I need to work on my technique though.

Billy_Gnosis ,
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Good find. Wish I had this video when I did my repair.

usualsuspect191 , in new build, rock filled yard.

Are you able to include some pictures by chance?

kiwifoxtrot , in Bathroom Exhaust Question
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Shouldn’t be a problem to tie them both together. You’ll want to add check valves on both lines before they join together. If you haven’t bought a fan yet, I highly recommend the Panasonic WhisperFit series. They pull a ton of air, are energy efficient, and are very quiet. I went from having condensation on my mirror after a shower to nothing at all.

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