Monday, July 20, 2015
Drip! Drip! Drip: Are Leaking Taps Driving You Crazy?
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Kingston-Based John the Plumber Offers Specialist Commercial Plumbing Services
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
PyCon.ca Call for Proposals is Out
The call for talk proposals is out for PyCon.ca. Haven't yet decided if I should propose one, definitely planning to attend the conference.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Hedrick’s Service Now Launches New Website for the Dallas Area
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Parham Heating & Cooling Announces Redesigned Website
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Top 5 Common Plumbing Problems at Home
Essential Tools For Your Plumbing Supply
Friday, June 26, 2015
Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Urges Plumbers and Former Water District Employees Recently Diagnosed with Mesothelioma to Call About the Nation's Best Lawyers
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Tim Daly Takes the Reins as Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Friday, June 19, 2015
Boiler Servicing - 5 Things You Need To Know When Servicing Your System
Rhino Rooter Plumbing Launches New Website for the Torrance Area
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Guaranteed Plumbing Launches New Website for the Raleigh Area
Friday, June 5, 2015
Brown and Son Plumbing LLC Conforms to New HVAC Efficiency Standards
Florida’s AC Solution, LLC Launches New Website for the Tampa Area
Friday, May 29, 2015
The Frost Free Hose Bib: Now Available for Installation by a Kingston Plumber from John the Plumber
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Hot Water Heater Troubleshooting
Friday, May 22, 2015
Five Things Your Plumber Wish You Knew
Friday, May 15, 2015
Johnson Heating & Cooling Launches New Website for the Dexter Area
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Straight Up Plumbing Puts Spin on Plumbing Services
Why Your Sink Smells Bad and How to Fix It
Call a Sewer Repair Service When The Water Stops Flowing
Monday, May 11, 2015
Why Regular Septic Tank Inspections Are Important
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Pumps bring university dorms into next decade
Boiler retrofit leads to energy efficiency at Manchester Memorial
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
AFG Group Celebrates 25 Successful Years in Business
Monday, May 4, 2015
Why We Should All Get To Know Our Local Plumber
Comfort 1 Heating & Air Conditioning Celebrates 25 Years in Business
Friday, May 1, 2015
5 Starr Plumbing Launches New Website for the Fairhope Area
Monday, April 27, 2015
Questions To Ask Your Water Damage Contractor
Sunday, April 26, 2015
HVAC Contractor Serving Wayne, PA, Turns to Web Advertising to Reach Local Home- and Business Owners
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Guide to Drain Cleaning For Residential And Commercial Establishments
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Grand Canyon Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar LLC Launches New Website for the Sun City Area
Friday, April 10, 2015
PMI says CEC’s California emergency drought regs are imprudent, urges use of WaterSense products
PMI says CEC’s California emergency drought regs are imprudent, urges use of WaterSense products
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Ottawa Plumbing Professionals at John the Plumber Announce the 2015 Bathroom Design Renovation Trends
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Innovative products at 2015 AHR Expo — Part. 2
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Air 1 Heating Installing Goodman Heat Pumps for Two Coffee Drive-Thru Stores in Seattle-Area
Friday, March 20, 2015
Four Stars Plumbing Co. Updates Its Site to 2015 Standards
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Global Facility Management & Construction Promotes Mike Russo to Vice President of Operations
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Why Many Professionals and Homeowners Use Fleck Water Softeners
Engineered Comfort Specialists Heating and Cooling Launches New Website for the Newnan Area
Friday, March 13, 2015
Salty sips: New Jersey residents have road salt runoff make way into water supply
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Plumbing How to Guide - How to Replace a Flush Valve on Your Toilet
Monday, March 2, 2015
How to Keep Your Well Water From Freezing
Thursday, February 26, 2015
The Different Giant Tankless Water Heaters Offered Today
Saturday, February 21, 2015
1st Choice Plumbing Solutions LLC Launches New Website for the Tampa Area
Thursday, February 19, 2015
All Plumbing, Inc. Honored with Its Fourth Consecutive Talk of the Town Award
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Dangers of Frozen Pipes
Monday, February 9, 2015
Harrison Publishing House Announces Reseller Agreement with GTP Services
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Assessing the Skills of Plumbers
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Rawlins Mechanical collaborates, coordinates for Clayton State science building project
DIY or Call the Experts: Know When to Hire a Professional Plumbing Service
Monday, February 2, 2015
How Your Plumbing Service Can Save Water, Money, and the Environment
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Hot Water Tanks - Pick The Right One - Home Improvements
Friday, January 23, 2015
How To Fix A Leaking Toilet Bowl In A Few Easy Steps
Monday, January 19, 2015
Dependable Plumbers in Vancouver
If you have done everything you can about examining the plumbing in your home and you still require assistance, then call Mr. Rooter at 604-433-5555. if you live in the Vancouver area or any of the surrounding towns. They cover North and West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, The Tri-Cities, Surrey, and all points in between. They even reach Horse Shoe Bay.
Preventative Steps to Avoid a Plumbing Disaster
In some cases a pipe in your house will spring a leak. If the leak is significant, turn off the water main right away, either at the shutoff valve or the main shutoff valve. You'll most likely need to change the area of pipe. If your experience working with pipes is limited, you'll probably wish to call in a plumbing contractor to do the job. If the leak is small, the solution is to change the pipe, but here are a couple of short-term options until you have time for a proper replacement.
These Methods Only Work for Minor Leaks
1. Clamps should stop most leaks for a number of months if they're used with a strong rubber blanket. It's a good idea to buy a sheet of rubber, as well as some clamps sized to fit your pipes. You can get these items at a hardware shop and keep them on hand just for this purpose.
2. A sleeve clamp that fits the pipes diameter works best. Wrap a rubber blanket over the leaking area, then screw the clamp down over the blanket.
3. An adjustable hose clamp used with a rubber blanket stops a pinhole leak.
4. If absolutely nothing else is at hand, use a C-clamp, a small block of wood and a rubber blanket.
5. In a pinch, try using epoxy putty around a joint where a clamp won't work. The pipe needs to be dry for the putty to adhere. Shut off the water supply to the area and leave the water off till the putty sets.
6. If you don't have a clamp or putty, you can still stop a small leakage temporarily by plugging it with a pencil point.
Vancouver home owners requiring home service have a couple hundred choices when it pertains to hiring a Vancouver plumbing expert. An individual suggestion is the best naturally, and second best would be online testimonials. So here is another tip for finding a plumbing contractor you can rely on.
When you find a company that has a website that seems to meet your needs, do a little research on the company name and add the word "reviews" to the name. You should find at least two or three reviews that will help give you an idea of the level of service to expect.
If you have a plumbing emergency right now and need immediate assistant call Mr. Rooter in Vancouver at 604-433-5555. They do good work.
Frozen or Busted Pipes
NIST Sphere Format
I downloaded the TEDLIUM speech corpus last night, and this afternoon I poked around in it and said grr. It uses a NIST Sphere format which is basically a plain-text header followed by encoded samples... it's a WAV file, but with far fewer useful tools. Oh well, thinks I, I'll just transcode the files into Opus at a very low bandwidth and with some downsampling so that I'm not taking up all of my disk... and then opus-in-gstreamer decided to segfault every time I tried to send it the data. I'm sure it's just missing something, but no idea what at the moment.
In the end I just wound up transcoding to WAV files to make it easy to pull the files into gstreamer environments, which is where the final voice dictation will be happening, after all. Not sure that's worthwhile unless I do some down-sampling, but I was hoping to use Opus and/or Speex to pre-filter the audio (yes, I know, do it myself). It would be really interesting to use the internal model of Opus or Speex as the inputs to the neural network.
Not going to have time to play with any of that for a while, though, as I need to get work done.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Handy DIY Plumbing Tips For Property Owners
If you have an on demand water heater in your house and it is over ten years old, you should take a look at changing it. Hot water heating systems are prone to corrosion on the bottom. This can lead to leaking and flooding whatever space it is in. Then not only will you have to replace it, but you'll need to repair any damage triggered by the leak.
Regular Maintenance at Home is Time Well Spent
When it comes to plumbing an ounce of prevention is the best thing to prevent things from going crazy. In order to avoid blocking prevent doing things that would obstruct drains. Do not pour oil down the kitchen sink, and set up hair catching filters in all your bath tubs. This will prevent a great deal of unneeded clogs.
Inspect your toilet for leaks. When a month, put a few drops of food coloring in the toilet tank. After half an hour, inspect the toilet bowl. If the water is a little colored, the tank is leaking. You can fix the leakage by changing the stopper in the tank. People squander water through leaking tanks, without even knowing it.
When you are using your disposal unit you should run cold water not hot water. You ought to run the cold water as long as the motor to the disposal is running. Prevent overwhelming your disposal. Things like corn husks, onion skins, celery and other high fiber foods could clog it.
Find a Professional
If you're linking a new gas device in your house you absolutely need to have the right port to include it to your gas plumbing. Universal connection kits are offered in the house enhancement stores which will make the connection in between your flexible hose and the iron supply pipeline tight and safe.
If you are having any sort of troubles with your water line or plumbing in general then you will certainly want to shut off your water supply. One of the most typical mistakes that individuals make is to leave their water running while they are attempting to take care of things and this results in bigger issues.
Check Your Home For Problems
In conclusion, it is essential that you understand how to take care of plumbing, but it is more vital that you get your data from a reliable source. Use the recommendations offered right here and you will certainly be happy that you made the effort to do so.