Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

4 hours ago, Shoota_77 said:

So this is in the new house yeah?  You're a mad man ripping into a new joint but it may as well suit what you want!

 

500 kW in a rear wheel drive setup will be INSANE.  Zero chance I could handle that much power in a RWD.  I'd be wrapped around a pole in no time.  RIP me.

Yeah, house was done October 2020, we bought the shit box in Nov 2020 auction.

Had too many sex spec shit, which we changed. Then the 3rd bathroom, which would never be used we are converting into a proper laundry/powder room.

Having your washer/dryer in your pantry is not very user friendly. Guys who designed the place probably still live at home with their parents.

400kW was enough to give me cold sweats at the track, I think 500kW with a sex spec power band is what I'm after. I'm sure with enough seat time you'll be fine, I doubt youll wrap it. Think about it, your GT-R would be just as lethal.

I remember the days I thought 300kW RWD was mental, but with properly thought out geometry you find 400kW hooks up fine. 500kW, well that should be interesting 😂

[Ben C34]

Oh man ,as if you pull apart a newly built house. That can't be a sensible use of of money.

 

 

Spend the money on the the r33

[Shoota_77]

10 minutes ago, Ben C34 said:

Oh man ,as if you pull apart a newly built house. That can't be a sensible use of of money.

 

 

Spend the money on the the r33

Much better investment in your future!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

26 minutes ago, Shoota_77 said:

Much better investment in your future!

Well I can dare say the gains with the R33 are much better than real estate or crypto or ASX!

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

New (round 2) cabinets in, 1st lot had to be removed because didn't work.

[niZmO_Man]

On 21/05/2021 at 12:44 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

until the box has a meltdown and the car goes back on jack stands for another year or two.

time to thaw out samosa (from the freezer)?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

1 hour ago, niZmO_Man said:

time to thaw out samosa (from the freezer)?

Oh fk thanks for reminding me habib, also time for some laundry updates.

Won't do a full reveal yet, as I still need a few fittings.

Twin Series 8, no shit.

[Unzipped Composites]

This thread makes me feel young and irresponsible still... I like it.

[No Crust Racing]

We have that washer, so sad. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Just now, ActionDan said:

We have that washer, so sad. 

man it's so good, coming from a top loader with an agitator to this is like stepping into a M3 from a shit box R33.

[No Crust Racing]

Ahh, this is not our first front loader. 

As I said, so sad. 
 

[GTSBoy]

Ah. The world of front loaders. I don't have 2+hrs for each load. I don't care if top loaders use more water and make more noise. I can repair them myself when they go bunk (as opposed to the $3000/month service bill for an Asko! :p ) and can get a decent load done in <60 minutes.

[No Crust Racing]

Huh?

The last front loader we had lasted 12yrs and cost $700 - Good guy Samsung. I gave it away still working but with a noisy spin action - still going (a mate uses it to wash his filthy work gear only in the shed lol). 

It required 1x $34 water tap solenoid in it's life and needed to have tek screws removed from the drain a handful of times (bout 15mins work for me). 

New one takes 55mins to do a load, can go as low as 15 for lightly soiled shit (but I have 2 kids so we use longer run time). 

Ain't nobody using the full run time cotton program that takes 2-3hrs. 

Don't buy an Asko? 

 

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

The 15min cycle, with 60 degree water setting does a pretty damn good job

[No Crust Racing]

I've used it, not bad but you know I'm all about that off grid energy saving life so it's cold wash for me dawg. 

Wouldn't as bad if you could plumb hot water to as well as cold but everything these days is cold only then used 3000+w elements to heat the water. 

I've already heated my water, let me use it and not pay twice! 

#dadlife

This thread is a real mixed bag... 

Edited June 9, 2021 by ActionDan

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

12 minutes ago, ActionDan said:

This thread is a real mixed bag...

well it is a home improvement & car improvement thread is it not? LOL

I've just signed up for a 6.6kW solar system too, with Origin. Sure it wasn't cheap, sure I could have gotten a better deal elsewhere but going with Origin worked out better for me, because:

• 24 Months interest free repayments (money better parked in offset)
• $0.22 feed in tariff (best at the moment is AGL at $0.17, others are as shit as single digits)
• Some what better warranty, they won't be doing a runner anytime soon

Some basic calculations as follows:

[No Crust Racing]

Nice, don't get me started on solar

[Jasoncauser]

Just be carefull with your feed in tariffs when comparing. Make sure you check the terms, as I know Red energy has a high feed in but its only for the 1st year. 
Im with AGL at (like you mentioned) 17c. 
But 22c is interesting! 

 

[GTSBoy]

Is this the wrong place to talk about my 50c feed in tariff?

[No Crust Racing]

A mate of mine had 70c til 2024 0_0