Tag Archives: House

My wife, the plumber

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Scott Gruby

On Friday, I decided to work on our irrigation system as I had a few more things to finish up since our main plumbing problem of last month. While I was finishing the plumbing, I decided to replace the fill … Continue reading →

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Ground loop isolator

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Scott Gruby

I searched for the part to eliminate the hum from my stereo, but all I could find online was one for $10 + $7 shipping. So, I called my cable company to see if they’d come install one for me. … Continue reading →

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Audio hum

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Scott Gruby

My wife and I have noticed a hum in our whole house audio system and today I finally decided to do a web search and see what came up for fixing it. I found an article which indicated that any … Continue reading →

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Sound isolation – the final chapter

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Scott Gruby

Well, all my sound isolation stuff worked pretty poorly and I was a bit annoyed at the noise. I decided to take another stab at it and read reviews that the Antec cases were pretty good and quiet. I bought … Continue reading →

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The fix to a broken heater

Posted on October 31, 2005 by Scott Gruby

In one room of our house, which was an addition to the main house, we have an electric, in-wall heater. We never really cared about using it as we haven’t had guests in the winter. Well this morning I turned … Continue reading →

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Audio project complete

Posted on October 22, 2005 by Scott Gruby

I finally managed to finish patching and painting the holes created when the wires were pulled. Another project complete and now I can spend my time doing something else, maybe play video games for awhile.

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Sound isolation

Posted on October 22, 2005 by Scott Gruby

As part of our rearrangement of our TV room, my server has become part of our entertainment center. Unfortunately the server melt down caused me to switch to a server that is significantly louder. So, I went on a mission … Continue reading →

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All wires pulled!

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Scott Gruby

Well, my installer decided to come back today and finish the job. (Granted I had to get in the attic when it was 80 degrees out to pull the wire.) I just have to drop down 3 wires, finish the … Continue reading →

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Audio System Installed

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Scott Gruby

The system is finally done. (OK, I still have to patch some holes.) I pulled the last wires and terminated the connections. It feels good to finally be done. My wife and I are really going to enjoy the system. … Continue reading →

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Almost done!

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Scott Gruby

My dad came over today and helped me install 2 pair of outdoor speakers, the control unit for those speakers as well as putting the Sirius radio antenna on the roof. It was an exhausting day, but we now have … Continue reading →

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