Recent content by traumadoc2b

If I ran fiber optic cable to connect the two houses, it would be from the old house near the road with existing service to the new house still about 1000' away. The cable modem and my UniFi router would remain inside the existing old house. I suppose I would need an additional router to...

Only dead ends so far. Number for engineer I had is disconnected. Engineering firm no longer has contract with Xfinity. Comcast 800 number - they told me to go to store. Physical store were A holes, set me up, told me I'd get call the next day about it - it was an automated call simply to...

I see no fiber on the poles on my 1 mile long county road, no nodes or power supplies. There are other houses on the road with cable, some 500-600' from the road. I'm certainly set back the farthest. Will update when I hear back from engineering. Last I knew according to my records, Comcast...

I have a call out, but as others have suggested, getting past the flying monkeys who answer the phones to sell you cable is challenging. I looked closer at the lines down our street. I'm nearly certain it's all giant coax with about a half dozen amplifiers over our mile long street. It does...

So, I did talk to both Comcast/Xfinity and to local phone company when we started building, a few years ago now. Phone company was going to just trench and direct bury, wanted a few hundred bucks. I figured as time passed, I might talk them into using a conduit for comparatively cheaper, if...

I have a run of about 800' from the street, through farm field, to a new house. I plan to install conduit underground for communication lines - phone, internet, cable TV. Pricing HDPE conduit - SDR 11 or 13.5 - is rather salty. I have prices of 65-85 cents per foot for 1.25" and I was...

It looks OK, except I don't think you can legally conceal an accessible conduit body (your LB)

I considered this, but not as much as after reading your post. Thinking about it, I am almost more worried about the chains damaging the windshield on the truck than getting caught, but either way I've modified it. Now the chain runs parallel to/under the lid, secured at both corners, instead...

Thanks all for the ideas. Got me to thinking. Adding weight to the far side of the lid from the hinge seemed best, as it would help keep the lids closed, not interfere with their operation, and require no manual input to lock/unlock, latch/unlatch, or need to do anything before pickup by the...

We have a small, 2 yard dumpster and I'll be damned if those lids won't stay closed when the wind starts blowing. They're just light, blown plastic. I had thought about adding some bolts and washers or a bolt and chain, to the front edges to help weight them closed - would not keep them closed...

Found a little more info. I can't see any markings on the cabinets other than stickers from paint inspection and handwritten markings regarding sizes, although I did find what looks like a shipping label from St. Charles Mfg. Co. in Illinois. Looks like they were bought out by American...

Kevin, I searched Google for your image and have a new lead. Can't believe I didn't think of it before. Looks a lot like a dryer door catch/strike kit. Now just to find one that will fit in the square hole on my cabinet door...

I recently picked up some solid metal base cabinets. I'm in the process of cleaning them up, planning fresh paint and screws. There is a problem - one of the cabinet doors had a catch on it, but the plastic part broke when I tried removing it. Combination of brittle plastic and my lack of...

A member of the family who owns the propane company came to fill the tank yesterday. He said he looked at his books, said it would be fine - just not something they typically see. He looked over my installation and again said OK. They will re-check and set the first stage regulator as needed...

Not sure what special regulator to look for. The installation guide for this Emerson includes instructions specifically for indoor installation. You can see in the pics that the vent is piped outside, above grade, with the opening pointed downwards and covered with mesh. The only thing I can...