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This is my guiding light on the subject. I have a couple of these outlets in places like the bathroom for charging watches, flashlights, and other stuff at low speed and where wall warts look like a nuisance. But everywhere I want actual PD performance, I use an easily-replaceable/upgrade-able...

Agreed, your lift manual will tell you exactly what their minimum concrete requirements are, as well as minimum distances from edges, control joints, cracks in concrete, and any keying under existing slab required. They have taken all the guesswork out for you.

I don't understand how your 4 corners magically lift themselves when you lower the lift, but maybe yours is different than mine. On lifts with wheels, the wheel attachments are designed so that the weight of the platform levers the posts into the air by pushing the wheels into the ground (but...

For both dedicated hot return and thermal valve/under-sink return valve setups, there isn't any water wasted down the drain. The downside to the under-sink valve is that the hot water line gets pumped over into the cold water line to create the return loop. No water is wasted, but it makes your...

I just leave my steel ramps attached all the time since I have the length. I added an extra couple washers on the bolts so that the end plates and ramps could be in the slot at the same time (end plates not shown in this picture). My lift is above head height so no noggin-bashing concerns...

Maybe an alternate mounting kit for a jackshaft style? https://www.liftmaster.com/rjo-alternate-mounting-kit/p/G480LM

Something like this for stacking could be an option, and you would keep the Quickjack for maintenance purposes. It has up to 2 access panels for getting to oil change areas through the deck. Wiggling around an FJ cruiser and a 4-post on a daily basis would get old...

I ultimately bolted down my 4-post for peace of mind as well. There was a noticeable wobble beforehand, and the columns would skew depending on the loading as it lifted and lowered. It's rock-solid after bolting it down. I would recommend bolting down to anyone and everyone who's even on the...

The bouncing and groaning could be due to the slider blocks. I recall the Maxjax had a period where the paint inside the columns was pebbled and the delrin blocks would seize and shudder inside the columns. Fix was to sand the inside paint smooth if I recall. I had some groaning on my lift that...

The manual for your lift clearly shows threads above the nut (number not called out specifically): It also very clearly states not to drill through the concrete, so your installer would probably have followed this advice: Your installer's problem is that they torqued the wedge anchors BEFORE...

I dunno, my lift manual is pretty clear about "pay careful attention to overhead clearances", so I do. Final step of my manual after installation is "All lift operators have read this manual", so I did. "Lift to be used by trained operator ONLY", so I am, and I trained my wife as well. Some...

This is a great flashlight: https://maglite.com/products/mini-maglite-led-2aaa-flashlight But to get away from carrying spare AAAs, I have switched to this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-500-Lumens-EDC-Everyday-Carry-Internal-Rechargeable-Flashlight-with-Magnet-2011R/316165247 It has a...

Bendpak's GrandPrix line also has the boxed columns you like

I think you've misrepresented this a bit. The runways go down due to gravity, and the 4 posts won't be lifted against gravity just because the runways are lowered. Most wheel kits are pivoted on the posts and that's what causes the posts to lift. Just putting 4 dollies under the runways won't...

Atlas locks are mechanical and lock all 4 corners through a linkage system. You have the option of putting the release lever on 2 of the 4 corners. Most lifts with mechanical locks are like this.