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Some places are slower than others to adopt: DC power distribution in San Francisco Con Edison shut off DC in 2007 As the article the Cobbler pointed out, a new debate is rising, the DC powered house -- Pat

But everyone loves a V8 Vega!! -- Pat

Nice job Jon! It took me a few evenings but I just read through your adventures, the garage looks and operates great! A couple of Vega stories from the 70's: Many, many years ago (high school) I worked at a NAPA auto parts store. There was a machine shop co-located in the store, the machinists...

You have a jet pump that has been converted to a shallow well pump. A shallow well pump can't lift water more than about 20-25 feet, so the static water level down the hole should be higher than that. Victorymike is correct, one pipe down hole, but two pipes from pump. Look at the large cast...

Hey BB, I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that brass fittings aren't rated for hydraulic lift pressure, you need to get those out and replaced with proper steel fittings! Pat

Bingo! Water is draining out of down pipe, pulling air in behind it. Most likely bad check valve or hole in pipe. My shallow well (~80 ft) is set up with poly, I'm always careful where I set the pipe when pulling it. Really don't want it to be dragging through a pile of dog s . . that can...

Waltari, if you haven't seen it, check out Fergus' "Derelict Garage" thread. Might give you some insight as to what is possible: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74942 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107111 Pat

Nice toys/shop :-) How far from the workbench are the columns?. I'm wrestling with this a bit for my maxjax install. I have a few Broncos around here to lift - '96 EB, a '69 sport, and my son's '72. Pat

Ah, none in my garage, but I do belong to a local club. Our layout is over 3000 square feet, based loosely on the Napa Valley. The club has resided at the Napa Town & Country fairgrounds for over 40 years, so there has been plenty of work/additions/tweaking done over the years. Currently we're...

If the com lines include CATV, telephone, or intercom, keep them as far as possible from the AC lines to reduce interference. Computer network cables (cat 5 etc) shouldn't be affected by AC (differential transmission), but . . . Pat

Computer supplies require a minimum load on the 5 volt output in order to start, check the label. Also, newer supplies are "Soft Start", they're in standby all the time & require a signal line input to turn fully on. The mods in the link gatchel provided address both these items: Pat

Drain holes or perf pipe would work fine, but I gotta ask - San Diego? Probably not rain water pouring out of there. I'm guessing here, but it looks like maybe a zero lot line with your neighbor? Maybe a leaking pipe, or they need some drainage around their swimming pool to take care of the...

There are a few reports posted here of MaxJax lifting uneven, in some cases up to 4". Danmar specs this at <1.5", I wouldn't worry about 3/8". http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42844 I just assembled my recently received lift, haven't bolted it down yet, but I'm seeing up to...

F250 - Too Tall? / Long? / Wide? / Heavy? I have a MJ on order, and a couple of old F250's (5k lbs) I was planning on lifting among other smaller critters Pat

Don't fret, just call Monday and ask. I explained to the man that took my order late Friday (Eddie, extension 107) that this offer was kind of botched (misdated several times), he replied that they will usually make good on these types of offers for a "while". Hey, worse that they can do is...