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checked at Home Depot and found some 8 ft, 4 bulb T-8 High Output fixtures for 59 bucks each. They also have the standard 8 ft , 4 bulb T-8 fixtures there for 39 bucks. Not sure if I want to go with the high output fixtures or not. The labels says that they provide 30% more light than the...

Looking to buy some light fixtures for my new 14x28 garage. Need some good quality 4 ft flourescent (T8) fixtures. Been looking at HD and Lowes but the reviews online for most of their light fixtures arent that good. Seems like the ballasts arent very good and quit working after a short...

been researching all of the possible options and dont think I want to take the chance and bury an underground system with all kinds of complicated traps and sump pits only to have it fail or freeze in the winter. Looked at buying a small compressor for the detached garage, but dont think I will...

sounds a little discouraging... I was afraid of the freezing possibility in the winter. I definitely dont want to spend the extra time and effort to dig the trench down to the frost line(40" in my area) and dont want to take the chance and spend all the money and time only to have the freezing...

SLOCOBRAR, do you have any type of trap or blow off for condensation in the lines? BSAINT, im only using the PVC for a conduit to run the air piping inside of. Im afraid of my rocky soil puncturing the air line, so I want to protect it with conduit. The air tubing itself is PEX type tubing with...

Been trying to plan my underground tubing run to a detached garage. I want to use Duratec 1/2" (similar to Pex-Al-Pex) inside a 1 1/2" diameter PVC conduit. I will be running another conduit to house the electrical supply wires in the same trench. The electric conduit will be at 18" deep and...

i have a turbine driven HVLP system, so i really dont need the hassle of using compresed air. I use electric sanders mostly. Just never got into the air driven sanders.:)

Can black pipe be buried underground? I have an existing black iron piping system in my basement that i want to extend to a detached garage. I was considering using black pipe to extend the system because copper prices are way too high. Can I use it inderground or will I have corrosion...

Thanks Larry but Im not sure I completely understand what you are describing. The T fitting would be facing upward? Then the line coming out of the top of the T would be the actual air supply to the garage, and the part of the T that continues straight would be the blow off? I wouyld have to...

Running electricity to my new garage(subpanel) and hopefully an air line for compressed air from my 60 gal compressor in my basement. Will be burying the electric wire and air line in an 18" deep trench in seperate PVC conduits. I figured if I had any issues with the air line in the future I...