Recent content by bw77

Thanks to everyone who replied. I removed the whole setup.

Visiting in-laws house, I noticed this 10awg wire is attached to a copper pipe that serves an outside faucet. But the end of the wire is just hanging in the basement. The copper pipe is properly grounded near the main shutoff valve. At one time did the wire pass through the hole in the...

Western NY, east of Buffalo, south of Batavia.

Visiting in-laws house this week. They have 50 year old carpet in the living room, and want to replace it with a hard surface floor. I suggested oak hardwood, that's what we have in my house (built in 1992). Local flooring company sends a man to measure the room, it's about 380 sq ft. I ask...

Something else I learned on this project. I needed a long 5mm Allen wrench, longer than the L-key that I had. It turns out that a T25 screwdriver works very well, fits snugly. Google says use a T27, that's wrong, it's too big.

I cut them with an angle grinder and replaced them with socket head screws.

It's from a 1998 Frigidaire washing machine, "FHP Motors" on the tag.

Is there a name for this type of bolt head, and is there a socket for it?

I inherited this ice pick from my father. I wonder if it was bent from years of use or if it was made bent.

I replaced the pvc plug with a 75psi pressure relief valve, and I replaced the drain valve which was dripping.

The pressure switch was not working right and the pressure approached 100psi before I shut it off. The plastic plug did not blow out. I need to replace it with a 75psi prv.

The short piece to the right of the drain valve, under the pressure switch ****** - is that a pressure relief valve? It doesn't look like any that are currently sold. If not, is it a cleanout? Looks like pvc.

Update - I removed the wiring to the blower motor. It is on a 20amp circuit that was extended from a receptacle with 14awg wire. And when I removed the back stabbed wires from the receptacle they both pulled out, did not have to push in the release. And the hot wire had a bare spot that was...

It would only be an issue if the house was sold and an inspector noticed it. Sometimes I notice things and wonder why it was done that way.

It's not connected to the furnace. There is a wood stove in the dining room, and when they burn wood it warms that area well, and the furnace does not run. They wanted to direct heat from the dining room to the basement, so the pipes don't freeze.