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Man they look good~!
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Stoney's Luv Shack
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been meaning to make some tea... just got lazy! ecowitt says i need to water only two and the rest can wait a day. i'll try to give just them two some water to hold em over and get out my brewer and load it up!! it will prolly be a light feed though, some lobster and sugar most likely..
but remember last run when i said all i wanted was a good A to B run.. it wasn't but man this one sure has been!! easy, error free, and just fun!!
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this tea brewer has got to be one of the coolest DIY's i've ever made!!!
i'll let it stir for at least 24 hours...
i'll let it stir for at least 24 hours...
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That's super cool stoney.those vortex brewers are supposed to be the best.i have been wanting to make one for a couple years now.
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I really like it, doesn’t hurt it cool too. Looks like the heart of the flux capacitor in back to the future.
I’d be making teas more often just to play with it.
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It belongs on the "Oddly satisfying" sub on reddit.
It's a collection of videos of things like a field being perfectly mowed and stuff like that. Seeing that swirl and mixing gives that oddly satisfying vibe, being able to watch it and it kinda soothes the brain.
Plus, it's just a really baddass tea brewer
How's the new furnace working out?
I figure Y'all must be ass deep in snow with your nuts so far up you call 'em chestnuts this time of year so that new furnace must be doing it's thing!
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this is my version 2.0... the first one was a round trash can with a lid but the bottom wasn't conical like the water jug.. that conical bottom is the performer of the show right there!!!!!
if there is any tip i can gives it's use furniture grade pvc. the thin walls allows for more flow and you can get a four-way tee for the bottom. my version 1.0 used two 3-way tees and it was not as good.
I really like it, doesn’t hurt it cool too. Looks like the heart of the flux capacitor in back to the future.
I’d be making teas more often just to play with it.
i'll tell ya man i really needed the delorean on this one man!! to find a water jug that was round and didn't have a handle molded in the side.. man i hunted for years!!! found mine by helping clear out a relatives home that had passed away and it was in a junk pile just gleaming at me!!! it was meant to be!!
It belongs on the "Oddly satisfying" sub on reddit.
It's a collection of videos of things like a field being perfectly mowed and stuff like that. Seeing that swirl and mixing gives that oddly satisfying vibe, being able to watch it and it kinda soothes the brain.
Plus, it's just a really baddass tea brewer
How's the new furnace working out?
I figure Y'all must be ass deep in snow with your nuts so far up you call 'em chestnuts this time of year so that new furnace must be doing it's thing!
i made a really cool video of it a while back but for some reason it wouldn't post... here, i'll try again now.. i called it pour porn!!! hahaha
thats actually the bottom of the inside of the fitting your seeing in the center, it spins that good that it puts a channel of oxygen all the way down the jug...
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so far so good on the furnace. i had to adjust the air intake and output a little because this new furnace as a more powerful fan in it. it was just some minor vent adjusting is all.
i had a problem with my flare connection on the copper line going in. it was older and brittle i think and i tried a few times before i just gave up and put a brand new piece on. besides a new furnace deserves a new copper line anyway...
tis furnace has a viewing window in it so i can see the fire!!!
just got a delivery of oil a couple days ago too so with max pressure the flare line is still not leaking so i think i finally got this one all finished and i can put the cover back on. (in a few days, just to be sure!!) haha
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What size pump are you using Stoney? I like to try to accomplish that Spyro mixing affect. The new pump I bought I thought was big enough but apparently it's not at 400 gpm?
Or is it placement of said pump?
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it's actually just an air pump...
the air lines split and run p over the top of each tube on the sides then i have a fitting below the water level in the tubes and the air pressure sends the water up and out of the tube and through elbows on the inside to make it spin...
i know, this really doesn't help your question.... sorry!!
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Everything I can look at helps...
Air was/is one of the considerations that I was considering haha.....
That's a cool deal. It's all new to me so forgive my stupidness.. .
I really want to give this Humboldt secrets a good chance for me to see how it will work ina scheduled feeding scenario.
I know I want to keep it moving. Maybe I'll get a air pump and see what I can put, I may be restricted to what I can use in this particular reservoir......
Thanks man it did help trust me anything I can look at and refer to later is is helpful
