Recent content by kms254

Yes they are, Good Eye. I got them + some slat wall at a "Couples Bridal Shower" from my parents. My mother did not realize the slat wall was 8 feet long and would not fit in the car so I am going to pick it up next time I am down there.

That vise is not attached yet. I have had it sitting there as a test to see if that is where I want it. It was my grandfathers. I do think your idea of a support leg under the vice is a good idea. I know right now the bench can hold a 6'2" 200lb person standing on it :). In that picture you...

I built one in an alcove in my garage. 2x4 frame screwed to the studs in the wall with a 2x6 going across the front. Its all attached with 3.5" screws. I then used 2x6's and a 2x4 as a top and I finished off the top shelf with a 1/2 piece of plywood.

Well a bit more work has gone on. I am working on adding an upper shelf to place things like empty coolers and tubs full of seasonal things. Along with that I added a work light over the bench and mounted some surround speakers up high. I need to extend the lights cord and add a switch to it and...

The plower wheel was fairly hard to get to, but from what I could see it did not look very dirty. The outside coil, and the evaporator coil have both been cleaned. When I have the fan on the ON mode it does fee like its moving quite a bit of air, it does only seem like it has only one speed...

Melting it is not a problem, it has been 100+ during the day here and I have let it thaw for a good while before the service man came, about 24 hours. Well after letting it thaw, I cleaned the evaporator coil, basically taking apart the box around it to get good access and cleaning it really...

Ok I might have not been super clear: The service man came out earlier in the week, He suggested the cleaning of the outside compressors coil so he could get true reading on the pressures. I understand that maintenance is not part of the home warranty, I was skeptical of how dirty the...

I did that last night when I saw it, I read that leaving it running while iced over can cause more damage. I am planning on cleaning it today and looking at the blower motor. I have never lived in a place with gas and we have a gas heater, if i pull the breaker to the hvac system do I need to...

Ok per suggestions on this site, I took a look at my coil in the attic. I also checked the supply line and it was frozen over, The upstairs coil looked like this: Any Ideas? The heatstrip you talk about is that in the compressor or the attic unit?

He sprayed a solution on the coils let it sit and hosed it off, i watched very carefully and this is what he used: http://www.johnstonesupply.com/archive/tabid/1783/default.aspx?product_group=720 its about 15 bucks for a gallon, and a gallon will do 5 coils. So he had 3 dollars in materials...

i won't lie, the attic is hot, but at night its nowhere near as hot as during the day, i would say its about 80-85 at night in there. The lines are soft ~1.5 feet in diameter round lines that are insulated and the return that I am measuring at is no more then 2 feet from the unit in the attic...

Sorry, I didn't see the HVAC section. I will see what I can do and look at the A coil tonight, we have a regular A/C unit. I am wondering if i should call them back and say I did the repairs they suggested and its still not working.. I know its been 100 during the day but at night a house...

Thanks for your advice, How do you go about cleaning the A coil? Any products? I know what you mean about a good AC guy. I'm 24, and just bought this as my first house, it was built in 97 and the hvac stuff is original to the house, and probably not maintained much by the original owner. I one...

They did add a 1/2 lbs of freon to get it up to those pressures. We had one of the super filters, but when we started having problems, I got one of those el cheap-o 30 day filters that don't do much filtering. I pretty much knew the warranty was a scam, the previous owner had purchased it...

Ok I know this is not a "Home forum" but we have a lot of smart guys here so I thought I would ask. Ok, its hot outside, I know this but my house is not cooling like it should. At night it was only getting the house temps down to 81, with the thermostat set at 74. I started investigating and...