Recent content by ScaldedDog

Is this a home you are building, or a detached structure? Not to spend your money, but one of best things about our last two places was that daily driver parking was separate, and closer to the home entrance, from the work area. In one case it was a 2-car that was part of the house, and we...

Got it. I'm not much help, then, but perhaps a little: Water table - I can't see water intruding into the closed fiberglass shell of a Smartlift, and you'll get an alert if it does. OTOH, I don't know what installation issues the presence of water around it might cause, either. If one is still...

Search the forum for the word "Smartlift" and you'll find lots of posts - many of them by me. I've been fortunate to have had a couple of them, both model SL210-RA. That's the one with the flat pads, and I bought a set of extensions and frame adapters for the trucks. IMHO, they are the best...

Not that close. Roughly 8 miles. Mark

For those new to the thread, the original issue I was having is resolved, and the firepit works fine. The current issue is that the valves corrode so fast in FL that they become unusable in weeks if not constantly exercised. I can do that when I'm here, but months can pass when I'm not. I ended...

Yeah, it didn't ship with nearly enough of the glass marbles. I've since added a bunch to cover the ring, though there's nowhere near 2-3 inches of glass above it. Mark

I'm baaack... I've been away from the house for a couple of months. When I went to turn on the firepit last night, the new valve was corroded just like the last one and was locked up. I sprayed some WD40 on it and came back to it this morning. It now moves through its range of travel, though...

This may not help, but I have mine set to run for a couple of seconds twice in a minute every morning, 365 days a year. If Im really busy with it - rare - I'll manually drain it during the day. Many months it sees no use, but it drains anyway. It works great, and I never think about it. Mark

I've forgotten the details, but we installed one on our hardwood stairs in 2009, or so. It is certainly doable by the average person who cares. Mark

We're on propane, which makes it tougher to track cost, but I never noticed a difference with our 24/7 system with dedicated recirc loops running. It did take me a long time to get the valve settings and pump timing right, though. Leaving the pump running all the time caused the temperature in...

One last update. I had it on last night for awhile and, sure enough, the flame got much more orange after a few minutes: I don't understand the physics of that, since it's open to unlimited outside air, but I'm pleased with it. I'll just have to remember not to inhale. Mark

Thanks man. I'll tell my wife the flame color is just a reflection of the glass beads, and her beautiful eyes. Yeah, I've been married a lot... Mark

Thanks for your help guys. I got back to this today and in the process discovered the instructions for the converter kit the plumber left. He left a few other things (out), too: The original propane orifice was still installed. I replaced it with the natural gas one from the kit. The cover for...

Thanks guys! No, just plain ol' natural gas from the city utility company. The new ignitor should arrive today, so I'm wanting to get this thing going this week. I am still wondering if I shouldn't close off some of the inlet screen. Mark

I found the propane connection stuff today, and there *was* a regulator in the hose, but there is not one on the natural gas hose. Also, I found the propane orifice, so I'll be able to compare it the NG one. With respect to the valves, my knowledge of how these work is embarrassingly low. I...