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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldtoMovies@lemmy.worldRibbons on vents. Why?
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    22 hours ago

    how hot do you think the air coming out of a duct is? Also, this isn’t a discussion about what codes allow, this is about what happens in practice.

    Its hot enough to catch wood on fire… thats why metal ducts have very specific code clearances to combustible’s… yikes… yeah thats the education level on this topic here…? The duct gets a lot hotter than the air coming out of it… try touching an operating one sometime…


  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldtoMovies@lemmy.worldRibbons on vents. Why?
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    It’s not a thing in real life either…

    HVAC techs will use the anemometer that’s part of their standard kit, they aren’t going to tie a fire hazard that collects dust to a duct….

    If you see them left behind, that’s because the company was too cheap to cleanup their garbage, they would ONLY be used while the techs were actively diagnosing a persistent issue, but it should be removed when done.

    Why do people perpetuate obvious fake Hollywood stuff? Do you think code will allow you to permanently affix something flammable to a duct that would be heated and can catch it on fire……?


  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldtoMovies@lemmy.worldRibbons on vents. Why?
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    In my first comment I explained how it’s used in COMMERCIAL buildings.

    And techs will use tools instead of ribbons, since tying ribbons to ducts, attract dust and can be a fire hazard, most codes explicitly forbid their use.

    And great story about the hack company fixing your MUA and leaving their garbage behind since they were too cheap to pay someone to remove stuff they shouldn’t have put in in the first place.

    It’s always funny when laymen’s try to say something they saw a hack doing is somehow an industry standard technique or something…. Anemometers are cheap and standard hvac tech equipment. Gives you an exact answer instead of, it flutters….

    It’s a Hollywood trope, full stop. People think it’s used in real life since people see the trope and some idiot desk worker wants to think their AC isn’t working.

    HVAC techs aren’t going around tying fire hazards that’ll collect dust and look like garbage in 2 weeks to vents people…. Hollywood really loves exposing rubes with these hella obvious fake tropes…



  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldtoMovies@lemmy.worldRibbons on vents. Why?
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    Why would you be using a camera? Is Hollywood inside you house lmfao. The vents are also easily reachable without a ladder, so you wouldn’t need a camera anyways? So why are you suggesting a camera?

    This isn’t a thing in real life, never has, never will be. It’s a Hollywood trope…. Let’s see someone post a picture from their house, this isn’t a thing and people here are yanking your chain OP.


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    Idk, usually I can just tell when I get hot or cold if the central air isn’t working myself.

    It’s a thing for commercial buildings with stuff high up snd you can’t feel the draft from without a ladder, but not in houses or trains or anywhere else Hollywood slaps them. It’s not a thing, why are so many people trying to claim it is? Lol

    Let’s see yours on your vents if it’s a thing then.


  • It don’t look like mold, and I’m not saying it is or isn’t.

    BUT, there is many different type of trichomes actually, some do look like stringy/webby. Google can be your friend here use “different trichomes” as a stepping off point.

    The other Q though would be do you have pets or work around them? Could be pet hair getting in the goods.









  • Spent a lot of time shopping around for a shed kit that was just right and wouldn’t cost more than some wood and paint. Only thing I had to do was omit the slope kit and redrill some screws. Everything was pre punched, so didn’t need to worry about square and true so much while building it.

    I couldn’t name the profile, but they’re about 16” wide extruded aluminum panels. Still have the doors to put together.

    Linky



  • For what it’s worth, very few vegetables need dark and some actually thrive under 24/7 lighting (provided you don’t exceed the plants specific DLI), but yes some are photoperiods and can be affected by the lack of a dark period.

    Now to get nerdy, the plants need X amount of a certain wavelength to activate the hormone anyways, this way the moon, lightning and street lighting doesn’t affect it. Evolution and natural selection and all that. So bottom line, if you can’t read by light (full moon can provide enough to read barely sometimes) it’s probably fine