Recent content by Rockford

Thanks all, and that's an interesting point "404" had about the clamp on meters not reading it directly. Thanks for the input.

15 amp outlets on 20 amp branch circuits is the norm. It's conductor you need to be concerned with and be certain to match #14 gauge wire on 15 amp circuits and #12 gauge wire on 20 amp ones- that's copper, by the way. Personally, I hate 14 gauge wire and here's why. I'm really particular...

So, what "pattenp" suggested was a good idea- clamp a meter on and do the math. I did that and it's not adding up. Ten 8 foot, twin bulb fixtures with 75 watt tubes equals, what I thought would be, a minimum 1500 watt load- not counting ballasts. Well, I clamped right at the panel to the...

So, based on the title, it's obvious I'm out to make a change to save on the lighting expense. I'm currently running 10 8-foot T-12 fixtures with two tubes each. What I'm trying to figure out is approximatelyhow many watts are these old ballasts burning compared to what the latest electronic...

I strongly back the use of water levels, but you do need to know what you're doing and understand the basic principle. They can be very frustrating- i.e. dropping the moving end too low and spilling water out, just to name a few. They typically take two people. I'd recommend at least 5/8" clear...

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Yeh, I bought brush seals from them and I'm very happy with the look, quality and performance. It wasn't after I ordered them that I noticed they were actually an advertiser on this site. I have an 8' X 16' roll up slat door that's almost impossible to seal by any other means. I just wish I...

I just want to add that, if I were to ever do it again, I'd actually heed the advice I read here and seal the tape edges with the base wall cover. Yeh, my "Edge-Lock" 3M blue tape bled along every inch of my top wall base- but not the lower (couldn't figure that one out). Same paint and sheen...

Here are some pictures of my door set up. This one is about 13 years old and I just painted it as part of my garage update project. I painted the exterior with two coats of oil-based, gloss with a foam roller and it left a real nice, orange peel look that I like. I went ahead and remounted...

I just installed a set of brush seals on the exterior of my slat door and they work great. I only wish I did it 13 years ago when I had the door installed! Anyway, I bought mine from Brush Weatherseal: http://www.brushweatherseal.com/ I'll post pictures tomorrow when the sun comes up.

Thanks everyone. I'm going with the Frog Tape and will "seal" the edges before striping. Thanks especially for that tip, I would have never thought of that. All my stuff is jammed in the middle of the garage with just a 3' perimeter to access the walls for painting, so I can't really use a...

Hi all, I'm in the process of painting walls and I'm going with a two-tone separated by a stripe, well, two stripes- one wide (about 5") and a 1" wide one above it. Not a problem to keep the masking tape straight on short walls, but what about the long ones? One of my straight runs is about...

I have a similar situation and plan on making a simple, elevated platform to wheel my front-throw mower onto and the rotary mower will slide under the platform. Two mowers for the footprint of one. Sorry no pictures, as I havn't made it yet. But it's going to be a 2' X2' plywood platform...

You're doing a great job, but I just want to comment on the hot water heater enclosure. There is a vent opening on the right-hand side for combustion air- right? (can't see it in the one photo) If not, it's real easy to cut one in. We all know that incomplete gas combustion kills.

I've had a commercial roll up on my garage for over ten years now and very pleased with it. As far as the remote goes, I had one in the back porch so the garage can be opened from the house and it worked fine. I got it all set up that way originally from the installer. Most all people that do...