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I don't know if butler station is the correct technical term, but that's what I call it. Perhaps buffet is better? I found out from the electrician that a center cabinet was originally to be there, with a light beneath. The wine rack was a last-minute change. Wiring was already in place for the light, which explains a do-nothing switch at the side (wire is hidden in the wall).

Several other electrical 'secrets' were also revealed.

There's a switch in the pantry that operates outlets under the front eaves for Christmas lights. There is wiring run atop the kitchen cabinets for indirect lighting or rope lighting, or whatever. There are circuits and an electrical box on back of the garage to handle a swimming pool. There's wiring under the kitchen sink for a garbage disposer. Several do-nothing switches are for separate light/fan control on ceiling fans, but remote-control fans were installed that need only one switch/connection.

Had a dip in one of the whirlpools last night. Took f-o-r-e-v-e-r to fill it at ~2 gals/min flow rate, but the tankless water heater didn't run dry!
 
Tankless water heaters

Glenn

Don't you just love the tankless water heaters! I don't know what I would do without one anymore. We are such a bunch of water hogs! The only problem I ever have with ours is that sometimes in the middle of a shower the water will start getting cold. It usually gets back to normal when you shut off the hot water valve and start all over again. Has this happened to you yet? Let me mention, that this occurs when there is no one else around or even using any hot water elsewhere in the house.

Venus
 
Venus,

No issues thus far (but it has only been five days) with the hot water, except that there's just the one unit for the entire house and it's a VERY LONG run to the master bath. Takes at least a full four minutes running at full-tap to get it warmed up. Only way to solve that is by adding another water heater at the master bath.

I do like the concept of tankless. The recommendation is to set the 'normal' temp at what one wants for a regular shower/bath. Then it can be temporarily raised by manual override (automatically drops back to the set-point after programmable 15, 30, 45 or 60 mins) for spot-chores if needed -- dishes, cleaning, clothes. The user manual describes a remote switch to be available in the future for placement by the kitchen sink, etc. for temporarily raising the set-point. Nice, but not necessary, the heater is in the utility which is right off the kitchen, so it's easily accessible.

The previous resident told my dad that he had trouble with the circuit breaker tripping when showering in the master bath and running the faucet with too much hot water in the mix. Add more cold and it didn't happen. Says it also didn't happen in the other bath, so must be because of the long distance. Bull. Distance should have nothing to do with that. I don't think they had a clue about the tankless. I've got the set-point at 105° which is perfect for my shower, running ONLY the hot water, and it hasn't yet tripped.

My DishDrawer always heats to specific temps per cycle for the main wash and final rinse, so 105°F will be fine for it. I'm looking forward to that. Longer cycle time to reach the temp, but that might result in even better cleaning!

Maybe your water running cold in the midst of a shower indicates a problem with the flow sensor in your heater?
 
Glenn, I guess you'll do the temporary override when you do whites. 105 is perfect for all non-hot wash laundry and simply selecting hot.
 
Glenn and Austin,

Great houses you both have! I've always loved American houses, the space and airiness they have about them. I live in a large by British standards (only 1600 sq ft or so...) detached house in a suburb. This aerial photo was taken about 2000, however externally hasn't changed much since then. The semi detached houses to the left and back of my houses is the size of a typical British home!

Jon
 
I'm enjoying seeing the homes, here and in the previous threads.

Jon, your house doesn't appear small at all. I keep looking at the picture expecting Harry Potter to come out the door!

Austin & Venus, your house could be picked up and set down in Bob's neighborhood or my parents and nobody would be the wiser . . except for the green metal roof. :-)

PeterH, I could swear I answered your question about the water heater brand this afternoon, but I must have gotten distracted and closed my brower (while at work). It's an Envirotech unit.

Bob, it's interesting that the Intuitive controls Warm to 115°F by default flowing in, which results in about 105°F in the machine due to thermal absorption. So with the heater set at 105°F, it wouldn't add any cold on the Warm, Warm/Hot, or Hot temp settings.
 
Jon, your house is gorgeous!! It's definitely one your parents I know are very proud of. BTW, my house is about the same sq. ft. as yours. I've been to Europe a couple of times and detached is very rare where I've been.
 
Beautiful Homes

Glenn - Absolutely beautiful home. A new place is very exciting. Best wishes to you.

Venus & Austin - Like your home and the wooded property. Looks very peaceful. By the way, when do you expect the Frigidaire CI to arrive?

Jon - your house is great. It's always been a dream of mine to travel to the UK. Someday....

Thanks everyone for shareing.
 
Frigidaire CI

Nelson:

Thank you for the compliments. Westy took the pic in the dead of our winter, so the yard is not it's usual attractive self. The best time for a yard shot is around easter. After June, it looks like a tinder box and "cat on a hot tin roof" syndrome sets in.

The CI should be picked up today (hopefully). As you well know, there have been a few weather delays. With crating, shipping etc., I don't expect it for at least three weeks. That's ok. It will give me time to prepare the kitchen for her :)

Jon: Love your house! My best friend all through school moved to England several years ago, and recently sent pics of her house. It's a lovely tudor style as well. Just what I pictured in Merry Olde England :)

Venus
 
My house

Kenmore1978 - the local RAF station did aerial photos of the whole area where we live as a millennium celebration in 2000. Therefore we took up the opportunity to buy an aerial photo of our house. It currently sits in pride of place on our dining room wall.

Dadoes - I've actually been told I look like Harry Potter, so maybe I live in the right house hehehe.

Bob - Unfortunately our house isn't in a good state of decoration - ever since my dad has been ill we haven't really had the time or money to re-decorate the whole house as planned. However we're planning renovations to extend the lounge and kitchen which should hopefully start sometime towards the summer. It was actually only meant as a temporary house; we were living here temporarily and was going to move into a period house once the right one came up, but as with the decorating, my dad became ill soon after we moved here so that kinda put a stop on that.

Venus,

Tudor style houses are "so 80s" here, hehe. Most estates built in the 80s here have Tudor style houses; in fact thats a cul de sac not far from me that has these houses. That said, I do still think Tudor style homes are very beautiful. But there's something I like about the "ski chalet" type house I live in - although I hate living here because of a fellow spirit resident, it always looks cosy. In fact my mum has been told before that our house looks like a chocolate box. I must say though, Venus, that I think your house is much nicer - maybe it's a case of the grass is greener, hehe.

Here's a better pic of my house that I took today:
 
OOPS!

Jon:

Sorry, my mistake. From the aerial, your home looked like a Tudor. Now I see it is definitely French. We also have homes of similiar design here.

Your house looks much larger than the 1600 +/- square feet that you mentioned. Love the little "eyebrow" over the lower window.

Believe me, you don't want to live in our house....it's a money pit!! Run. Run away fast and don't look behind you ;-)

Venus
 
Venus,

I'm sure you hosue ain't really that bad!!!

If you want, I can email you some pictures of inside our house (My mums not too keen on putting them up on the internet for all to see, but I can send them to you privately if you want :-D). Let me know if you're interested.

BTW where abouts does your friend live in the UK? The pic I've included is the weather forecast off TV, but it shows you what part of the UK I'm in... you can see Lincoln at the top of the map.

Jon
 
Our house

Not as large or fancy as some,but it's still an American classic style that we call home.
It's called a Bungalow house. Bungalow's were popular from the 1880's til World War 2.Simple houses,simple floor plans,for simple living.They were also known for having a lot of built in's,like shelves,bookcases,etc,and for being cool and airy in the summer.They also have large,tall attic areas.
Our's was built in 1930.It has a large living room with fireplace,small kitchen,two small bedrooms,and a very small bath.Also has an enclosed porch across the front of the house,a very nice feature.It has 2 built in cupboards in the kitchen,on the backside of the fireplace. Small partial basement,the house is right about 1000 SF,definately not for a large brood!
But it fits me,my wife,2 cats and a dog quite well!

kennyGF
 
No place like home

Hi Kenny,
I remember the roofline of your home,from the time I was there last April.Nice yard area too. I figured your home was from the 1930's,as it looks similar to some of the homes around my neighborhood. Remember my house is a "transplant".
When did you add the garage and breezeway? I also recall a very nice 1960's GTO housed in your garage. How long have you lived there?

Thanks,
 
Nice homes,Jon and Kenny! Kenny my brother has a home smilar to yours, I`ve been helping him work on it all year. First a new roof, then adding on, then some more adding later and fianlly (I hope this sumer) a shop we can restore his 71 chevy pickup in. They update everything and I get all the stuff they take out. I love old lght fixtures and chandliers.
 
Rick,the garage and breezeway were on the house when we bought it in 1986,no idea when they were added.Definately not original to the house,but well needed!
I'd like to do something with the attic,but with 2X4's as floor joist's up there,not really much you could do without major work.

kennyGF
 

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