Recent content by jad3675

The only 'drawer' that isn't full extension is the work table. Coming from a 30 year-old, 27x12/18 craftsman friction slide box this thing is downright palatial. And already too small. :)

That's why I had mine delivered. I have a foldable HF utility trailer that you can 'dump' the bed on by pulling out the pins on the a-frame but I was leery of working with heavy, oversized boxes that way by myself. As it was, I removed all of the drawers from the lower chest so I could lift...

I just picked up (well, had delivered) the 41" tool chest combo. As others have noted, the pull-out work table is now wood and not metal as in the previous version. And this surprised me - if only because it's not mentioned anywhere on the website - the bottom left drawer is 'powered' and has 4...

Looks like the new boxes went live last week. Different wheels...and a power strip in the top hutch.

+1 on this. I removed 160 sqft of glue down linoleum with one rented from HD. Hardest part was getting the scraper in and out of the car.

So, I went to a Menard's for the first time in my life yesterday, specifically to check out these boxes. The particular store I went to was two floors, and of course the tool storage boxes were over by the kitchen cabinets on the second floor. I walked a lot. The ProSteel boxes are pretty nice...

Thanks! I think my local store only has a display model in stock, which....well I'm not really excited about.

How do you like the prosteel so far? Can't really tell much from the specs or pics on how well it is built.

I just shoved the inkbird thermister in behind the thermister for my aquastat on my indirect. It gives an accurate enough reading and doesn't interfere with the aquastat.

You could go really simple (and cheap) and use a BLE thermometer to monitor the temperature of your zones - temp rises and it is in use. I use an inkbird IBS-TH1 to monitor the temp of my indirect tank. The phone app is pretty good and the unit records up to 20 days of readings. John

An Ariens Razor self propelled. Listed for 425, got it for 317 shipped. Can't even get a crappy mower from a big box store for that price. John

I ordered a lawn mower. Exciting, I know. John

Buy ACR copper from Zoro. They carry Mueller and have pretty pricing on it. Cut to length and flare. Get the insulation from wherever. John

Fujitsu, Daiken or Mitsu. I've ordered from younits.com and ecomfort.com and have been much happier with the service I've received from younits.com. John

When I installed my condenser on the exterior brick wall of my house, I was concerned that any sort of expanding fastener would crack the brick. A little bit of internet research backed up that up. In the end, I used 3/8 all-thread with a chemical anchor to attach the 150lb condenser 12 feet...