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https://www.allpartsinc.com/media/attachments/70276_00001.pdf this is my unit https://www.allpartsinc.com/kerosene-forced-air-heater-mh175kt.html Is there some way to test the control box?

I got a mr heater 175000 btu diesel heater that i thought the electric motor was bad in so i replaced it with a brand new power pack so new motor and vacuum pump. Nothing happens now when i plug it it and the trouble light blinks 2 times (system lockout sparks calling for flame but no or slow...

took some carb cleaner and cleaned the screw and that did it its working. It had a bunch of gunk grease of some time cleaned it all off and its working. Is wd 40 the best thing to use to re lube the screw or is there something better?

There is grease on the screw that could be what it is. Ill try cleaning it off and try it.

I tried holding the button down with the doors unhooked. They would turn backwards 1 turn then turn forwards 7 turns and stop.

the doors passed the balance test so what do i try now?

How do you do that

These thins are old. They are the oldest openers i have ever seen. I have tried unhooking them and they still do the same thing.

I bought an old house that had a shop with it with three bays all with genie screw type garage door opener and all three have the same problem. When you push the button the the opener turns the screw maybe one turn and then goes back a turn and that is it the the door doesn't really move. Does...

5/8 rebar is what i will use

I am needing to build some 4ft x 4ft kind of square shaped structures with one side missing. So i will have to bend two 90 degree bends and i want it to be a 4x4 square. What i am struggling with is figuring out how to measure the lengths of the legs with the 90 degree bends. Can anyone...

I am thinking of buying a factory reconditioned milwaukee 1/2 impact is this a good idea? Is the money you save worth it?

I just bought a house with an old shop with and the lighting inside is terrible. The shop is wired with regular light bulbs 75 or 100 watts. Is there any type of light bulb that i could use in the standard screw in lights that would be alot better than the normal 100 w bulb?