Recent content by Randyk

So is anyone running a large generator on LP in a cold climate?

Wait. Ok, now how do I get the large propane tank back near the generator? I thought I was going to strip my running gear getting the generator up on the pad today. I think my mom leases her tank for a small amount a year.

I like this idea. If I run it on propane then I don't have to dig up the yard and as the wife pointed out if we get a really bad earthquake, which has happened here on occasion and NG is cut off then at least we will have power. With the two other smaller generators and the propane fueled 20...

It wil be on a shared line with a hot water heater and the garage furnace. Maybe. My furnace HVAC guy is coming tomorrow to check it out and see if it'll all work. I'm going with him on the NG hook up as he is really good and wont cobble something up. If not then I'm hand digging another...

I have a local guy who went to a weeks worth of install training in Vegas last summer who is going to do the electrical hook up. He is also a master electrician. He is in the process of moving to Provo Utah to take over running an electrical repair company there.

Hello group- I have only posted a few times. I thought there was an area that had a generator discussion but can't seem to find it. I just finished pouring the slab for the generator. Wife showed up the last 15 min to help. As always her timing is impeccable. The unit we are installing is a...

Do what I just did in my refresh. Get a pallet jack, load everything onto pallets and wheel it out into the driveway. Makes for a lot of room in the shop. Actually putting most everything on casters of some sort helps as you can shove it out of the way when your not using it. Car skates are...

Ok, so we have spent the last week cleaning, fixing holes, repainting and task yesterday was the install of the 1/8" water resistant white panelboards. I never realized how crooked some things were when we built the shop. I guess that's what you get when you have free labor. What the heck, we...

good point, thanks! Going over existing wall/sheetrock with block foundation 4" on bottom.

Good morning. Hope you are all having a productive or relaxing weekend in the shop! The garage refresh continues. Most everything is out on pallets in the driveway area, covered with blue tarps. Course it decides to rain this week. :sad: Paint was finished yesterday. I didn't realize how awful...

I like it! Nice job. I wonder if you can pout this stuff over a floor that already has epoxy on it? Mine was white two part epoxy ab12 years ago and is looking a bit yellowed and chipped.

Re: what did you do in your garage today? day two of garage cleaning refreshen-whatever. dog kept stealing stuff out of the garage throw away pile. pallet jack broke, fixed it. compressor is leaking oil and air both and one lag bolt is stripped out of the floor. now how did that happen...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Cleaned out about half of the garage-in the process of redo/remodel/freshen whatever. I really need to quit collecting so much stuff. picked up a pallet jack tonight off craigs list. Got it fixed and greased up. The idea is to load "stuff" (junk...

Good to be here finally. Holy cow I have a lot of ****! Only about half of the garage is emptied and as I look at the pile a lot of it is, well, ****. I think I should just order a dumpster and start all over. maybe it'll look better in the morning.

Hello everyone, Been a lurker here for a while now and finally decided to tackle the shop. I have been impressed with the GJ community. A lot of sites are a waste of time. I work in a warehouse on base and am looking to spend a lot more time in the shop (some forced due to the furlough) but...