Recent content by wdrumheller

So, with some wiring and effort, this takes over the existing thermostat control on the freezers and controls their temperatures, one per freezer. Then, there is an alarm output that I can hook a buzzer to, that will buzz or beep if things are out of the set range?

Hello everyone, I have just gotten our shipment of beef for the year and put it in the deep freezer in the barn. I also have two other freezers. I have this power outage alarm for a failed circuit, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016P7ERK/?tag=atomicindus08-20 and it lets me know when I have a...

The house is 50 years old, built in 1969 or so. It's humid around here in Virginia in the Shenandoah valley. The mold report should be done soon. It's in the ducts, and also in one of the crawl-spaces that does not have a vapor barrier in place. I'll report back with the mold...

Hello, My wife noticed some mold in our basement, and so she called a mold detection guy, and he came and did testing and looked through things today, and said that essentially all of the vent tubes / pipes in the house have mold in them from the previous owner's whole-house humidification...

My brother-in-law put in ground loops with a local builder that was not really familiar with the requirements. I looked at his ditch before they laid the loops and I told him "4 feet is not deep enough, make them dig 6 feet or more" and they did not. He was on emergency coil heat for two or...

I have a 5 ton geothermal unit from Florida Heat Pumps and the local guy, Boyer's heating and air installed it. It's got three 350 ft deep wells and here's what I've found: 1. The pumps are rated for 50psi of the coolant/fluid and they break yearly at that psi. If you run them at 30psi, they...

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Kill / grind the tree. Plant two more trees after research about roots / foundations.

I paid cash. Had a few business deals go well and got the money.

Insulate. Run water lines so that you have a water supply for washing things. Another door on the backside for a drive-through. BIG ATTIC your wife is going to want to store all of her junk in there, and get wide stairs for this or an attic lift. Make THICK slabs for vehicle lifts it...

I had a blocked line that came when there was a plastic plug in the line for a hydraulic fitting and I didn't see it. Check your fittings and your valves for obstructions. Also I had garbage disposal that would not let water from the dishwasher drain into it and it was the same issue...

My barn was built on a place with a steep dropoff to the rear and I opted for a basement in that area which was expensive and awesome at the same time. It's great but I didn't request a vapor / moisture barrier, and they painted the outiside of the walls with tar sealer. It didn't work, I had...

I too have 7 garage doors. My tractor has a 3 button remote that opens it's most used doors. My Tahoe has two 3 button remotes, that covers 6 doors numbered with little stickers. My golf cart has a 3 button remote with it's favorite doors. I have the MyQ app on my phone that can control...

I bought 12'x4'x2" thick styrofoam insulating sheets and cut them to fit between the uprights, and screwed them into the girts with long screws. It took a LONG time but it was worth it 100%. My ceiling was already insulated with blown fiberglass over a sheet metal ceiling. Before...

I've had the HVAC furnace guy out here once when the heaters were installed to make sure that the pressure was perfect coming into the heaters through the regulators. The regulators needed to be adjusted. Too much fuel and you'll have a rich mixture that will leave soot. I think you've...