The flooring arrived today. It is a bit lighter than the room visualizer pictures, but it will be fine.
I got to finish painting the walls and trim, then get the floor ready for planking. Probably will be working it this weekend.
There are a couple of videos reviewing the Time USB batteries. I watched the more recent one (Jan 2025). Overall the reviewer thought it was a good battery and the testing met the spec's.
It seems to me that many of the so-called economy battery brands have upped their game over the past...
I usually look for numbers in the 5-10% range of deviation from the 'norm', which in this engine appears to be 175-180 psi. So, yes, #1 & #3, are a bit out of range.
A cylinder leak test would be my next step.
Most engines will idle and even rev-up just fine, despite any issues.
After some YT video watching, it appears that the planks should run either the major length of the room, towards a significant source of light (window), or towards a major feature of the room (probably the largest window).
So, it would be option #1. (I had a feeling) :LOL:
Greetings,
I am doing a kitchen make-over and will be installing LVP (vinyl plank) flooring. I'm trying to decide the direction to run the flooring and am considering how it would/should look vs. the hardwood flooring in the adjoining room (foyer).
Option # 1 Run it in the same direction
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I was thinking about doing the jumper cable thing, but concerned about the amount of current that the LFP batteries would soak up.
Also, the folks at LiTime recommended their 20 amp charger w/ activation feature. I'll probably buy one from them, because they were so nice. :D
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Quick Update . . .
My automatic charger (really an automotive battery charger) did not work to wake-up the batteries, as I suspected.
I reached out to my good friends at LiTime and they agreed with my synopsis about the batteries having reached the low SoC limit over the winter. They...
I've used dual-purpose marine batteries with good success in the past. As for Lithium (specifically LiFePO4 type) . . . not really a nuclear risk, but charging and using them requires a bit of science.
There are some 'drop-in' LiFePO4 batteries available . . . BUT . . . your outboard motor...
My understanding is that the recommendation to store at mid-level charge (50-60%) is more for long term storage. Not sure if not using the boat for a few weeks or more is really going to break anything.
I'd just see how things go . . . maybe run your blowers while you are closing up the...
IDK . . . sort of makes sense. Could be the pandemic related cycle of people either having tried it and getting out of the sport or perhaps moving onto their next boat.
Then there is the steep depreciation curve, which was muted during the pandemic years. Now reality is settling back in...
Quick Update . . .
The daytime temperatures are getting into the 50's, so I decided to open up the boat and see if I can get the LiFePO4 batteries to come to life.
Good News is that the engine hatch, that normally runs off the house batteries (now in Low-Temp lock-out), has a secondary switch...
Those engines are not all that high in compression anyway. The thing about the head gaskets is you want to make sure you are choosing one that has 'parallel' flow from the block to the heads. My understanding is that many of the automotive gaskets are designed to have sequential flow. I...
