Notices by Nixie (nixie@nixie.name)

Accidental Chtulhu while Gf is painting the livingroom:

It's the fault of the ceiling lamp only having a single bulb (we will replace it with a tunable led lamp)

Really intense day today, working on the flat, doing some bathroom and lighting work.

So, first thing was installing a new washbasin, because the old one was both loose, badly fit and had a support column that made using the toilet uncomfortable.

Gf found a secondhand one that was both smaller and very interesting for the use case we wanted.

1: More space from the toilet to edge.
2: Assimetric towards the shower
3: Column-less.

First things first, was buying supplies, as if I knew what I was doing. 🤣🤣

Step 1:

Remove some crap.

Step 2:

Install and cover independent valves (whatever they're named...I'm not a plumber anyway)

Did it leak free first time, btw.

Also, mark where we had to drill. First I marked the wall using the old column as support to get a feel for it.

Luckily, an original hole was nearby enough to use, so I only had to enlarge it and drill a single new hole.

I double checked the copper paths, cold water going up, hot water going right (see finger in picture)

Step 3:

Holes were made and deeply vacuumed.

One drawback is that the anchors I had were extra long and actually I drilled all the way through the wall.

I had the original screws for the sink and they were much shorter, in fact, just as short as the avaliable space I had, so I just cut the screen to lenght, made.sure there was plenty of compound inside the hole first, then stuff it with more compound and the screw.

Good thing the sink came with the original nuts, too, the kit washers sucked.

Extra step:

This image gave me peace of mind, telling me that the chemical anchor was polimerising well (generating heat)

Also, the succesful 15 minutes rock hard test of the leftover purging extrusion to ensure only mixed compound was being put in the hole.

Instructions said to give it 90 minutes to cure, so we gave it 150 minutes instead, for good measure.

Step 4:

Play with grown up LEGO, 🤣🤣🤣.

Step 5:

Success.

I honestly forgot to take pics of the silicone aplication. I used a generous amount of it in the back, both everywhere bur also specially around the screws, so any water would not have a path to them to rust them (I think they're inox anyway, but still good practice)

I then applied a good fillet in the back wich I managed to succesfully smooth with an old credit card, and that was it.

I feel very proud, tbh.

And then I installed the new light fixture 2800-4000-6500k switchable round thingy, 27watts.

The old chandelier wasn't thrown out of the window just because there is a school jus in front of us. (just kidding, besides, it was sunday and there were no kids around at time of installation.

Tomorrow, more lights and more bits.

Second round of lights'n'stuff.

I do like the floating aesthetic of it, nevermind the fact I didn't had the 60€ to buy two full rim holders for those, that's just details. 🤣🤣

Jokes apart, I truly like how they look.

The lights themselves were originally 40W each, but we first tried 20W and decided that was PLENTY (I even think a smidge much, but yesterday I was tired AF already.

Out with the old and in with the new.

So, the switches for the corridor seem to have a fail position, so I'll replace them (eventually everything will be replaced, but that's expensive).

Funnily enough the old ones have an inline fuse.

Well, doesn't seem to be the switches after all. Found a junction box on top of the one thst doesn't work properly, hopefully the fault is in there.

Who got a big ass water heater?
it will be installed next week.

But first I needed to fo a really important check.

Will I be able to hang the heater from the chemical anchors without having to do any mods to the nuts or something?
(I wasn't able to find chemical anchor studs with a hanger type end)

Well, it seems I can.

I only need to cut the studs about 7mm for the measurements to more or less coincide. I will probably red-loctite the nuts in place, just for that extra peace of mind...and also empty half a can of concrete-like-compound in each hole, 🤣🤣🤣

@PatrickHerd look what I got!

In the end we had to replace the float valve that was super leaky, and the seal to the lead tube (we will wait for complete bathroom overhaul to remove that) and I was going to put a nice flange and then the valve...until I couldn't remove the adaptor from 1/2 to 3/8...so fuck it, I turned the valve around and applied a massive amount of teflon tape. (line has been purged from air already and doesn't seem to have any leaks so far)

@PatrickHerd Will have to get a different flexy tube with 1/2-3/8 (it's a 2€ piece, won't even bother to exchange the 3/8-3/8 I got already)

This is the old float.

And yes, will be replacing the L screws (one broke while removing it already, could get it out from the shank, tho)

I will put a flange in the float, as I don't like the kink you have to have to install it straight.

@PatrickHerd I had to get a comically long flexy to get 1/2-3/8 in female ends. 🤣🤣 (still 2€ part)

Much better, albeit the ultra long flexy, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@mntmn Can I ask about what buttons - button caps are you using?