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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:17:48 -0600, jakdedert wrote:
A cost that nobody seems to have factored in, is removal and disposal of
the old water heater.
Home depot hauls away the old water heater as part of the cost of the
installation.
 
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:28:41 -0800 (PST), 58plumbers@gmail.com wrote:

What is this "magic" number 41.045 anyway?
I'm guessing it's the number of BTUs used in a day for the average
household.

(41,045 btu/0.63)($1.21106/therm * 1 therm/100,000 btu) x 365 = $288/year

If my assumption is correct, you can better estimate YOUR usage simply by
using the number of BTUs you normally use in a day.

Does that work out?

That is, do most people use up about 41,045 BTUs a day on their water
heater?
 
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:33:41 GMT, Bob Shuman wrote:
If you pay someone to install, then warranty may not be as important,
I've learned that I agree with you.
The warranty is for the fire-and-forget type of homeowner.
The one who doesn't flush twice yearly, who doesn't add the second anode,
who doesn't replace the anode after a few years, who doesn't add the ball
valve, etc.

Even then, the owner with the warranty has to bring the soaking wet heater
in the back of their car in to the manufacturer after their 1-year is up on
their supposed 12-year warranty - or else pay as much for the plumber to
visit ($400) as the heater cost in the first place ($400) to obtain the
'free' heater.

Some deal, that 12-year warranty!

Or am I reading it wrong?
 
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:45:55 -0800 (PST) messianic light
<damianjohnbrown@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in Message id:
<d70da4b1-045d-493d-a12c-cbb0d7d1b9d2@21g2000hsj.googlegroups.com>:

I set up a business<SLAP
Yeah, Thanks for multi-posting that in FOUR different groups that I
subscribe to, fuckface. I hope you go bankrupt and are forced to live in a
cardboard box.
 
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:53:47 -0500, none wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:45:55 -0800 (PST) messianic light
damianjohnbrown@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in Message id:
d70da4b1-045d-493d-a12c-cbb0d7d1b9d2@21g2000hsj.googlegroups.com>:

I set up a business<SLAP

Yeah, Thanks for multi-posting that in FOUR different groups that I
subscribe to, fuckface. I hope you go bankrupt and are forced to live in a
cardboard box.
errr.... ummmm... Why do you read google gropers' postings?
 
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:17:11 -0800 (PST), 58plumbers@gmail.com wrote:
What is this "magic" number of 41,045 BTU?
I think it's the assumed amount of BTUs an "average" household uses in a
day.

I'm sure there are math majors out there in the crowd who could tell us if
that assumption is true given the formulas previously provided.

Sears 33154 (marketed as Kenmore but made by AO Smith) FHR=97 EF=0.63
(41,045 btu/0.63)($1.21106/therm * 1 therm/100,000 btu) x 365 = $288/year

CHOICE B:
Home Depot 183-717 (marketed as GE but made by Rheem) FHR=80 EF=0.58
(41,045 btu/0.58)($1.21106/therm * 1 therm/100,000 btu) x 365 = $313/year


Are any mathematicians out there who can tell us the units on the 41,045?
 
I know about quickies,,,, but a mamasan near Ton San Nhut was chewing
me out about being long time.
cuhulin
www.tsna.org
 
<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
to you.

no when a business buys something for resale theres no sales tax,
Not true. I had a business in PA and when I bought material to install it, I
had to pay the tax. I did not have to charge the customer tax on either the
merchandise or my labor.

In my other business, I was a reseller and charged the tax I would then
file a tax exemption and not pay to my supplier, but I had to collect and
forward the tax to the state.

If you look at the tax exemption form, certain items are exempt, such as
material used in manufacturing. Office supplies are taxable, as are
computers, etc. If sales tax is not due, use tax is. Businesses are
audited on a regular basis. As a consumer, you may avoid the tax on mail
order buys, but a business will be caught faster than the home consumer.

PA Form 1220 spells out the exemptions. Manufacturing, mining, farming,
shipbuilding, and specificaly points out no exemption for property used in
contructing, repairing, remodeling.



in pennsylvania theres no tax on clothes, cold food no tax, hot food
taxable......
The differentiantion is not hot or cold, it is ingredient versus prepared
foods, be they hot or cold. That cold sandwich is still taxable.
 
Mr. Cuhulin,

Thanks for that Ramsey link. Never heard of these folks before reading your
post. Interesting site.

By the way I've wanted an oscilloscope for many years but the need for one
has been occasional at best, and they are a bit pricey, not to mention that
I'm tighter than two coats of paint. Ramsey has a Velleman product that
purports to let one use a laptop display as an oscilloscope via the
computer's USB ports as facilitated by the special software the device comes
with. Does anyone who frequents this newsgroup use such a product? If so
would you recommend it?

<cuhulin@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:27539-47979798-53@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net...
Ramsey Kits www.ramseykits.com is much better.
cuhulin
 
By the way I've wanted an oscilloscope for many years but the need for one
has been occasional at best, and they are a bit pricey, not to mention
that I'm tighter than two coats of paint. Ramsey has a Velleman product
that purports to let one use a laptop display as an oscilloscope via the
computer's USB ports as facilitated by the special software the device
comes with. Does anyone who frequents this newsgroup use such a product?
If so would you recommend it?

Don't bother. Real oscilloscopes are a dime a dozen. If you just need one
for occasional hobby use, you can probably find a nice 20 MHz solid state
scope on ebay for under 50 bucks, maybe much less.

If you decide to upgrade down the road, the Tektronix 465B is the gold
standard of analog scopes, they're aging, but still excellent and can be had
for a under $200. 100MHz bandwidth, dual trace, delayed sweep, X-Y mode,
pretty much anything you could want.
 
James Sweet wrote:

<snip>
Real oscilloscopes are a dime a dozen. If you just need one
for occasional hobby use, you can probably find a nice 20 MHz solid state
scope on ebay for under 50 bucks, maybe much less.
Wow, I probably should check prices occasionally; about six months
ago I searched for 20 MHz dual trace scopes and found sales in the
$200 -> $300 range. Not currently important as I am using a Tek 7603.

If you decide to upgrade down the road, the Tektronix 465B is the gold
standard of analog scopes, they're aging, but still excellent and can be had
for a under $200. 100MHz bandwidth, dual trace, delayed sweep, X-Y mode,
pretty much anything you could want.
Again, last time I checked prices were _much_ higher.

Michael
 
If you decide to upgrade down the road, the Tektronix 465B is the gold
standard of analog scopes, they're aging, but still excellent and can be
had for a under $200. 100MHz bandwidth, dual trace, delayed sweep, X-Y
mode, pretty much anything you could want.

Again, last time I checked prices were _much_ higher.


I bought my 465B on ebay 6 years ago for $250, I've seen them go for
$150-$200 quite a few times since then, I haven't looked in the last 2
years, perhaps they're getting scarce? New scopes are $$$ but used are
cheap.

I just checked ebay, there's dozens of 465B scopes, several with BIN prices
under $200 and many sitting around with no bids for much less. Cheap
no-namers should be much cheaper.
 
camenzind@historyofelectronics.com wrote:
The book "Much Ado About Almost Nothing", which has been retailing for $
14.95, is now also available as a free download at
http://www.historyofelectronics.com/> (.pdf format, 238 pages, 1.8MB).
Had an enjoyable 2hrs read. Thanks.
 
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:34:59 -0500, CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:

HH wrote: ** and top-posted. Fixed. **
"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote:
"CBFalconer" <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:
ted wrote:

i have a compaq 6027us and the power on password is on and
has locked me out how do i unlock the pc. i need the hp
secret password to reset it.

If this is a laptop, you can't change it without the co-operation
of the manufacturer, which will also involve convincing them that
you own it.

When I worked at Compaq - had to SEND IT IN - they would wipe it
- OS to factory ( or maybe just tossed the old drive ?). So if
you NEED the data, remove the disk, install into a desktop pc as
second drive and backup before sending back ( ASK them while on
the phone)

It is a desktop, not a notebook.

So you can ignore my caution. But please do not top-post. Your
answer belongs after (or intermixed with) the quoted material to
which you reply, after snipping all irrelevant material. I fixed
this one. See the following links:

--
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/> (taming google)
http://members.fortunecity.com/nnqweb/> (newusers)
And http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting

Barry
=====
Home page
http://members.iinet.net.au/~barry.og
 
On Feb 15, 11:18�pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
hall...@aol.com> wrote in message

news:9ea4adfd-ef1a-49a7-ae80-a970f91d3c89@c33g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

on hot water tanks, in pennsylvania theres no sales tax on a installed
tank, but 7% if you take home and install yourself.

$28 on a 400 buck tank. that taken off install price can make doing it
yourself not worth the effort.

sales tax has lots of wierd rules

But the state got their tax from the installer when he bought it to resell
to you.
no when a business buys something for resale theres no sales tax,

in pennsylvania theres no tax on clothes, cold food no tax, hot food
taxable......
 
<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
news:9ea4adfd-ef1a-49a7-ae80-a970f91d3c89@c33g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
on hot water tanks, in pennsylvania theres no sales tax on a installed
tank, but 7% if you take home and install yourself.

$28 on a 400 buck tank. that taken off install price can make doing it
yourself not worth the effort.

sales tax has lots of wierd rules
But the state got their tax from the installer when he bought it to resell
to you.
>
 
<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message

well everyone knew the old tests werent valid yet it took many years
to get them changed
Valid in the manner they were tested. A real auto enthusiast knew they were
not real life accurate but they were consistent. If Brand A said 25 mpg and
brand B was rated at 30 mpg, you knew brand A was a realistic 21 mpg and the
other was a realistic 25. The trouble comes from the people that actually
believed the numbers and were disappointed when they could not achieve them.

A for getting them changed, it was a lose/win situation. Marketing would
lose because they could not brag about the high mileage cars they sold, but
the dealer would have to win with fewer complaints about not getting what
the sticker said they'd get.
 
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:50:29 GMT "James Sweet" <jamessweet@hotmail.com>
wrote in Message id: <FEOlj.11163$YH6.4854@trndny03>:

By the way I've wanted an oscilloscope for many years but the need for one
has been occasional at best, and they are a bit pricey, not to mention
that I'm tighter than two coats of paint. Ramsey has a Velleman product
that purports to let one use a laptop display as an oscilloscope via the
computer's USB ports as facilitated by the special software the device
comes with. Does anyone who frequents this newsgroup use such a product?
If so would you recommend it?



Don't bother. Real oscilloscopes are a dime a dozen. If you just need one
for occasional hobby use, you can probably find a nice 20 MHz solid state
scope on ebay for under 50 bucks, maybe much less.

If you decide to upgrade down the road, the Tektronix 465B is the gold
standard of analog scopes, they're aging, but still excellent and can be had
for a under $200. 100MHz bandwidth, dual trace, delayed sweep, X-Y mode,
pretty much anything you could want.
I always advocated for the 465 as well, but after having used the 24X5
scopes found them to be quite a bit better. Having two extra channels
doesn't hurt either. A used 2445 can be had for around $400 AND you get a
warranty.
 
I always advocated for the 465 as well, but after having used the 24X5
scopes found them to be quite a bit better. Having two extra channels
doesn't hurt either. A used 2445 can be had for around $400 AND you get a
warranty.
In this case I think even the 465 would be overkill. It sounds like he needs
something really basic to learn his way around a scope, there's no sense in
spending a lot of money, even a cheap used scope will usually be better than
those PC based things.
 

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