Recent content by JGoodish

Sweat connections are the way. Easy, strong, and won’t leak if done properly. As the previous poster said, clean the fitting and pipe, use flux, and heat the fitting and not the joint (so you don’t burn off the flux). If you burn off the flux, the solder won’t flow into the joint and you’ll...

I was always told Speed Queen, but in my research a couple years ago, quality of residential units appeared to have slipped. I think they were competent with traditional washers and dryers, but less so with the high efficiency units which rely more on software and electronics. Samsung...

Yes, this seems like a rookie mistake. I’ll give them one more shot and then I’ll ask for a refund.

Good point, and if that’s the problem then it may be true that only the dealer can reset.

Assuming the integrity of the repair is good, I’d probably try to find a cooperative Nissan dealer who could give you some insight (over the phone). A 350Z enthusiast forum might also work. A scan tool might give some insight, but you might need one which can look beyond the generic OBD...

This was $70 for 2 windows, which appears to be the market rate around here. Considering that I have another vehicle to be tinted, I’m somewhat surprised that they didn’t put forth a bit more effort to ensure that the first one was good.

An update: while the moisture bubbles in the photos disappeared after a couple days, there remained quite a few debris bubbles and a couple of scratches on the film (visible in first photo above). Film appears to be cut and fitted well around the window, however. Installer took one look and...

Yes, they did say to keep windows up for a couple days, and they offer a lifetime warranty on their work (from what I can tell, they’ve been around for quite a while under the same ownership.) I’m expecting everything to clear up, but just wanted to make sure that it didn’t look askew from...

For the first time in nearly 3 decades of car ownership, I had my car windows (fronts) tinted at a local shop with dozens of 5 star Google reviews. Owner was nice enough, price was market, and tint looks great from a distance. However, up close I can see tint bubbles under the film. My...

I've read favorable things about Fastmail in the past, but have never used them. I migrated from iCloud to Outlook365 (begrudgingly, only because Apple's iCloud calendar meeting invites are broken) and it works okay, but isn't as friendly to third-party clients as iCloud.

Our toaster oven finally gave up after more than 20 years of service, so we ended up with this: https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/countertop-ovens/countertop-oven-products/p.air-fry-countertop-oven-w-no-flip-baske.kco124bm.html As others have said, air fryers are basically just...

Microsoft support finally got this resolved. They had to generate a new product key. Not sure why the purchase was linked to my account but there were no license keys, and they didn't seem to understand that either, but they were able to fix it since the proof of purchase was there.

Actually, I'm trying to find how to either get the activation key or digital license from the Windows 10 Pro purchase under my Microsoft account. I can see the purchase in my order history, and show the invoice, but a new Windows 11 Pro install won't activate using my Microsoft account because...

In February 2020, I purchased a retail license for Windows 10 Pro from Microsoft's web site using my personal Microsoft account. The purchase is listed in my Purchase History when I am logged into my Microsoft account. However, I do not see any license keys or acknowledgment of a digital...

While I acknowledge the distinction between negligence and gross negligence, gross negligence appears to be fairly subjective. It is likely that few if any pilots consider their actions grossly negligent, but a third-party observer may not agree. For various reasons, commercial operators (in...