Recent content by sparelman

Just like handyman163, I have one similar to the one pictured and do a yearly routine of dry-burning and cleaning the wick if reusing vs replacing. Also if there is moisture in the kerosene a drop or two of denatured alcohol will help allowing it to burn cleaner. the water will clog the wick...

Which way do the garage doors face? At work our roll up door for delivery face the sun for most of the day and it wasn't insulated - boy did it get hot in that area (on some days you did have to be too close to it to feel the heat radiate off it). Over the winter we picked up some 'perma-r"...

Will you be doing the install over this weekend? I am interested in hearing your impressions on this product - in terms of performance.

Don't forget to turn your unit off, and pull the disconnect for your unit before you remove the top/fan assembly. If you have a lot of bent fins you may even want to get an a/c fin comb/rake to straighten them out while you have things apart.

FWIW - I didn't see a response for this, so thought I'd mention it. Typically the inverters used in solar applications have an automatic switch. The inverters for my solar system (a non battery backup system) need to see the proper frequency of the electricity coming in from the power company...

This is a link for the manual for your condenser/outside unit - with a schematic that you can use to check the connection colors for your compressor controls. http://www.dnmech.com/lit/QRP-08.pdf Also, like others have said make sure you set up the thermostat for your system, otherwise the...

Mark, Great space, and excellent work you turn out. A question for you - is the driveway a stamped concrete or individual stones?

Can't wait to see it all finished. It looks like it is coming along nicely. I have to replace a metal shed that was blown off it's foundation during a freak windstorm last month. This is giving me some ideas and inspiration.

I have a mold problem from a leaky pipe that sprayed water on floor joists in our crawl space for an unknown length of time( pretty nasty looking). I am going to use one of two products that I have heard good things about. One is zymeaway (online at www.zymeaway.com) and the other being...