Remembered my neighbor trying to water his lawn for five minutes every day last summer. The grass turned this weird yellow-brown color, like cheap carpet. He finally asked a guy at the garden center, who told him the exact same thing about deep watering.

Yeah I used to think it was just bad maintenance. But after seeing the exact same wear pattern on like fifty of them, you're right, it's the pocket. That file trick is basically part of the install now.

Seriously, why are people so mad about it? He paid, didn't he? It's not like he drove off.

Totally agree with @torres.riley on starting simple. I used to overcomplicate things too, looking for electrical gremlins right away. Now I check the basics first and it saves so much time.

My buddy's best brew was a total accident, honestly.