Recent content by truckermatt

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    Lets talk Ridge vents and the 2 styles.

    I did the rolls on my garage last year. The are easy to use and come with nails also. Got them from menards
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    30x40x12 shed,how big of heater?

    I have the same size gaffe as you and live 1 hour north of Milwaukee I bought a 75k beacon Morris from menards. It works great. You don't want to oversize it as it would short cycle. Mine run about 4-6 times per hour. To maintain 50 f
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    Drywall Quote

    My dad and I just dry walled 50 sheets for walls and vaulted ceiling of my 1200sq ft garage. $700 for drywall. Bought a lift on eBay used it the sold it for $20 less. It was work but worth it.
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    Searching for an auto off rocker switch.

    Thanks for the links I will check them out. The only reason I asked was because saw an eBay listing that said that. Maybe it was a relay
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    Searching for an auto off rocker switch.

    I want add a work light to my truck bed and want to turn it on and off from the bed not the cab. I want rocker switch that will turn off automatically after a set time say 15 minutes if one exists. I have a tonneau cover and would hate to forget the light on and then drain the battery Thanks
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    Best deal on an 18 volt drill?

    For the average diy homeowner. I think ryobi is good. The have tons of tools in there collection. I my self have way too many Milwaukee cordless tools.
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    Insulating around heater vent

    My natural gas heater goes through the wall with cat iii pipe single wall. I have a thimble through wall. Can I put fiberglass insulation next to the thimble. I figure that would help ruduce condensation
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    Best garage heater brand?

    I am happy so far with my beacon Morris from menards. They make them up too 400k btu. And the are made is USA
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    Controlling heater with thermostat

    Thanks for the help. I hooked up the thermostat and it works fine. Now we will see how low it will go. I need a digital thermostat for the wife approval.
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    Controlling heater with thermostat

    I Just got done hanging and plumbing my beacon Morris 75k heater. I have a Honeywell non program digital thermostat 24v. I don't know if I am going to run the heater all the time or shut it off and only turn it on when needed. My question is does the heater operate like a house unit that if...
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    Beacon Morris NG heater venting

    Where did you buy the vent kit? The ones I see say for propane units. I don't know if it would make a difference
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    Beacon Morris NG heater venting

    Thanks for the picture. What did you do for the outside trim against the siding? Is that the mfg concentric vent kit ? Do you feel it's worth it ?
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    Beacon Morris NG heater venting

    I was thinking that was the correct way also.
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    Beacon Morris NG heater venting

    I know I need the thimble but I am wondering how close I can attach the vinyl siding to the outside. The pictures I posted show several ways of doing it. Don't know which is best.
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