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"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 12/04/2017 at 12:52 • Filed to: None

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Whoever built my mom’s house put in an outlet under the portico specifically for Christmas lights.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 13:00

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Our townhouse has a water spicket in the garage for some reason. Other then the water heater being very close I have no idea why.

WilliamsSW > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 13:02

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We do, too. Other than for washing cars, I have no idea what you would use it for.

functionoverfashion > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 13:02

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So you can have a hose hooked up, but stored indoors during the winter, to make it easy to rinse salt off cars? We had one in the shop where I used to work, and you could even mix in hot water...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > WilliamsSW 12/04/2017 at 13:07

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It doesn’t seem like our garage would drain that well either. All I can think of is it’s closer to our guest bathroom and more *secure* inside the garage even though we have an open to the public one out back.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > functionoverfashion 12/04/2017 at 13:08

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The hot water would be nice but all I can think of is lazy plumbing and not wanting to take it the extra 12 feet to the exterior of the front instead.

Textured Soy Protein > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 13:08

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The only “exterior” faucet in my townhouse is the hose spigot in the garage. I use it to wash cars in the driveway.

WilliamsSW > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 13:11

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Besides the one in the garage, we have another one in the back yard, and one in the front of the house, probably 30 feet from the one inside the garage (corner lot, garage is on the side of the house).

90% of the time when washing cars, I forget about the garage faucet and end up using the one in front anyways.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 13:13

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better than whomever built the house im in at mo... i have 4 sockets mounted upside down under the kitchen cabinets.. straight above the sink... and from what i can tell they’re not earthed.

also when my fusebox melted a few weeks back i learnt it did not have an rcd.... lucky shit didnt burn.... now have a fancy newfangled fusebox with rcd after having a shitfit at the landlord

Ash78, voting early and often > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 13:13

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Our garage used to be a carport, so it has that...

Plus a dryer vent that shoots directly into the garage, making everything 100% humid. My first home project when we bought the place was to re-route it the whopping 2 feet outside. One turn, one hole.

OPPOsaurus WRX > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 13:14

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nailed it!!!

it is pretty cool tho

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/04/2017 at 13:28

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The caveat is that the outlet is tied to the same light switch as that dome light... You can only have the christmas lights on if you leave the dome on.

E92M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 12/04/2017 at 14:48

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It’s so you don’t have to undo the hose and wrap the faucet during winter, or let it drip.

The house I had in Colorado had a hot and cold water spicket in the garage. Made washing cars in winter bearable. I wish that would catch on everywhere.

RPM esq. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 15:03

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Good idea!

Quadradeuce > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 15:59

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I don’t know why electrical is an afterthought when designing houses. I know most contractors do the bare code minimum, but it’s such a wasted opportunity. Switched exterior outlets, phone/tablet charging stations, in-wall nightlights, Cat5/coax, in wall speakers, etc, should all be standard in every house. Just take some cash out of the Hideous Light Fixture budget or maybe keep the false gables under a dozen.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/04/2017 at 17:39

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My parents had outlets added like that on the house they had built. My mom was nuts for lights and requested them on two dedicated circuits.

If I ever rewire a house I’ll probably do the same.