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The Home Improvement Thread. Successes and Failures

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Been following electrical panel videos on YT. They're fascinating and provide good hints if I have to add/replace a circuit.
 
Pancake air compressors? Yea or nay?

I've been looking at two from Home Depot the last few weeks because I need something to blow out our meager drip irrigation line (like 50-60 feet total). I know the cfm is low, but should still work. I also need it to inflate the snowblower tires and other various tires when needed.

That said, do I bite the bullet and get an oil-lubed version? I'm not really looking to spend more than like $300.

Does anyone have any experience with pancakes and their longevity? Because if I can buy three pancakes for the price of a nicer oil-lubed version, well...

Any brands I should seek out?

ETA: I should also mention that I designed the system to be able to be 100% gravity drained. So theoretically I could get by just opening it up, but I'd rather make sure.
 
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I think most (all?) pancake compressors are just too small for a reliable irrigation system blowout. That said, with your gravity draining, I just don’t know.

it might be better to simply rent a larger hotdog compressor from Home Depot once per year if you don’t need a compressor for other tasks.
 
I don't know shyt about irrigation system blowout, dx, but I've had a Campbell Hausfeld pancake for better than 25 years, and it's been good. I have done a lot of work on our home, built roofs, additions, cabinets, etc. and used it for framing and finish nailers, spray work, shop work, cleaning, etc. It can keep two roofing nailers going with no problem. I occasionally use it for a pressure pot for epoxy resin projects. The pancake was good for me for its portability. I now have it mounted on a wheeled cart with hose reel and some parts storage. 4 gal, 1hp, 125 max psi. It may not meet your needs, but it's been good for me.
 
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Much obliged burd. Good info. Probably just going to use it as an inflator in the end if I go that route.


St Clown: I agree on the capacity. It's probably too small. I was thinking about a hot dog but wanted to get some opinions.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Much obliged burd. Good info. Probably just going to use it as an inflator in the end if I go that route.


St Clown: I agree on the capacity. It's probably too small. I was thinking about a hot dog but wanted to get some opinions.
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If you have a shop vac you can use that, either suck it out or blow it out. Use a rag to block off the difference in size between the vac hose and your water hose. Let it run for 5 or 10 minutes. I do it all the time with conduit.
 
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If you have a shop vac you can use that, either suck it out or blow it out. Use a rag to block off the difference in size between the vac hose and your water hose. Let it run for 5 or 10 minutes. I do it all the time with conduit.
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god. That's a great idea.
 
I'm slowly trying out some additional smart home features. I've had a doorbell camera and thermostat from Nest (now Google) for years but resisted other "smart home" features (mainly resisted Alexa/Google voice hubs because I just cant see the point other than novelty).

I'm thinking of ordering a smart light switch for the porch lights, because I always forget to turn the d*mn thing on when I leave the house in the evening or no ones home to turn them on when late from work.

Anyone else dabble with the IoT / Smart Home features?
 
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