Recent content by wogamax

Sample size of one, but need to vent. Went to Auto Zone for remanufactured calipers for the 20y/o Tahoe. Got home, used 3/8's hand ratchet on the banjo bolt, snugged it, leaked, snuged some more, leaked, snugged what felt like ~25ft pounds on the copper crush washers (they weren't really...

I went pro, this time. Much faster, than me but no torque wrench, bubble test and no overnight pressure testing. Pro flare tool and Nylog, however. I wouldn't do A/C line torque by feel, remembering two places **low** specs like 20ft lbs matter: -Divilar head studs, for a 911 engine, where...

Daiken works efficiently in cold. By the NEEP numbers, they hold 2.5-3.0 COPs @17F where Mitsubishi is generally 2.0-2.5. Doesn't seem like much, but gains in COP mean more at 2 to 3, than 3 to 4, or 4 to 5. I am not trying to sell air-source, but, conversely, getting hung up on...

At the cusp of DIY air source or pro-installed geothermal, myself. I confess water to air wouldn't be my choice ($$$) w/o state and federal programs. Our forced air, oil system pushes just under 1000CFM. So, not up to snuff for 3, or more, tons. We've had the same 2'x2' vertical...

Bumping for Winter '23; $5 heating oil and $.40 utility rates. Otherwise going though same thing, but also want to share https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product_list/ You may need to register, but with model numbers can find the heat pumps that both heat to near capacity, at -13F to 5F, and how...

Bumping. Had concluded many unhappy with Schumacher and Cen-Tech (HFreight), but good to know some "smart" chargers are smart enough to "supply", or "force" 12V. "Won't charge", or volt-sense, is the most common complaint, along with boiling. Then, you find puny 2-15 amp max chargers (like...

My Liftmaster 3800 jackshaft freezes up at the seal, and needs to be reset frequently. The door will break the ice that forms and go up, but it won't stay down again when this happens. It reverses, as if it hit an obstruction. The 3800 high lift unit is almost identical to the 8500 that...

The Milwaukee 46 was 22", and nicely deeper than the usual 18". Then, they didn't stock it. I am trying to mimic a more preferred thin drawer layout and found Craftsman (Waterloo) has some new 24" deep ones...

The new Milwaukee's are 22" deep ("the 46" wide). It can be a good sweet spot. This one showed up at shows last summer, expected in November, arrived December, went back off sale and is un-obtanium, currently. I wanted just the bottom, and now just the top is available, by order only, from...

Bump. This is a pain. Vaseline will just leave residue on newly epoxied floor, where non-slip was only marginally helpful (it was shark gripped). -dangerous. https://www.garagedoorstuff.com/product/garage-door-weather-seal-wood-doors/ Home depot sells the one above. It freezes the door, and...

Longtime lurker. Garage Coatings 4195 to be followed with polyurea, and anti-skid. Seeing glowing reviews of the Shark Grip. Both are polymer based. Wondering if anyone has used, or seen, both and can comment? I bought Shark Grip (which looks like powder), but don't want to force the use of...

follow up: King heater is in. What a cold, snowy, winter it has been. Warm up time, from 28F, to 52F, is just over an hour. Tools that cold really **** the heat right out of you. So, I'm working happily at 50F and above. It's to spec, mounted 6' feet up, and I have a small fan blowing up...

First post. Love the site. RE: garage wiring Just ordered a King 10kw, 600cfm unit. It should push ~35,000 btu for a 22X22X11 garage. http://www.hardwaresales.com/king-kb2410-1-t-b2-10-000-watt-240-volt-large-area-industrial-electric-heater.html After reading that the 3,000-7,500kw units...