Recent content by ecsimonson

Woodworking machines that can be "easily" converted to run on hydraulics or compressed air are very popular with the Amish. Auctions for such machines in "Amish" areas often bring very high prices. Not sure how they drive the pumps/compressors. Water power or steam engines possibly? Instead...

Sorry, i should have been clear. I found what I need, its a DPDT relay. It needs to happen automatically, no physical switch to move.

Anyone familiar with this stuff? I have 2 heating zones and I need them be mutually exclusive, ie. only one can run at a time. One is the hot water heat and needs priority over house heat. I have 2 24v thermostat loops. What I need is a switch that has 6 connections. 2 connections are from...

My mom's house recently had an outlet stop working. When I went to replace it I noticed it and the wiring going to it were all melted. The outlet just upstream from the one that burned was backstabbed and lost its common wire connection. I don't trust backstabbed outlets and would never wire...