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Swipe with palm & rinse, stay the course otherwise
Introducing the new Turbo Algae Scrubber! (Rev 4)
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TaylorPilot
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That algae is stuck on there. Very little came off, which I guess is a good thing. It is a testament to the mortar screen.
Jlentz
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I should have taken pics when I cleaned it out today but I'm noticing that I'm getting a lot of growth attached to both the bottom floor plate and up the sides of the clear sides. Some is also growing up into the slot a bit.
Any thoughts? Too long between cleanings perhaps?
Any thoughts? Too long between cleanings perhaps?
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Have you watched my cleaning videos? No worries, that is good!
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You're looking at probably the L4, and depending on secondary factors, possibly the L8.
Jlentz
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No, I will when I get back from vacation though. I cleaned it out right before I left and was trying like hell to clean it off the clear bits with the yellow scraper. If it was 1/2" wider it would be easy to fit my hand in.
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I think he's referring to the growth chamber, right @Jlentz? The polycarbonate won't scratch easily. You can use the toothbrush and maybe the grout brush if needed. But growth that is attached to the chamber shouldn't cause a big problem, the LEDs will penetrate that.
As for growth attached to the slot pipe, that is ok also, the skirt should block the light to the slot/screen junction so that your flow is maintained. If you're getting something different, let me know
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I got the prototype 3D parts and while it was a good start, it wasn't really usable as designed, so that took me down a slightly different path for the concept which should work better actually. Very similar, just a few tweaks
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I'll try to get that done soon, I threw my back out a week ago and it's just now getting better...after a week of Advil and muscle relaxers
fab
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SUCKS!
Been there. Many, many times over many, many years. Absolutely sucks.
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Yeah I'm just getting to the point where I can get up and stretch enough in the AM so that I don't have to sit down to put my pants on because I couldn't lift my leg up to my chest while standing
I'll be posting an update today, as long as that pesky "work" thing doesn't get in the way...
fab
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Hey, I resemble that remark!
I thought it was just called aging, not throwing your back out.
Wait til you have to lie down to put your pants on. Then you'll know you're getting long in the tooth.
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fab
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alternating heat pads and ice pads a few times for 15 minutes each works better than meds for me, particularly if you start doing this right at the onset of a back attack. I have stopped a back attack in its tracks doing the hot-cold cycles right away.
If that doesn't do the trick then try vodka dosing.
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This is a phrase that I'm totally unfamiliar with...
I spent 3 half-days evaluating a defective roof, taking picture, crouching down and getting up, burned out my legs the first 2 days then the 3rd day I was in a hurry to get done because my pallet of L8/L16 heat sinks was being delivered that day, that's what did me in.
Oh yeah, and I got a pallet of L8/L16 heat sinks. That'll be in the update
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wet heat worked best for me, usually it goes away within a few days but this time it knotted up something fierce. Chiropractor earlier this week helped too...
