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I have a 1 1/2” waterline that runs uphill about 15 ft to a barn about 400 ‘ away. I need to drain it, can I push it uphill with a compressor? There is no option for a drain on the downhill side.

I have a gate at the end of my driveway with a door king keypad. It is 19 years old and has been perfect. The other day it quit and I haven’t found someone to service it yet. I figured it was likely simple so I looked at it. Two capacitors, both test fine, all fuses look good. Both the keypad...

I live in Ontario and it gets fairly cold in the winter. We are currently on propane and propane water heaters are quite pricey. They have a $1200 rebate for the installation of a hybrid water heater making it significantly cheaper than replacing with propane. The sales guy wasn’t too excited...

Hi i am considering purchasing a Laguna 14BX bandsaw (any thoughts on the saw would be welcome). It is available as a 110 or 220. The 220 is more robust and it is actually a bit less money right now. I would need to run a new circuit for the 110 because I believe it needs a 20 amp breaker so I...

I had this in my tool box for years. It was rusty and greasy. I dumped it into my electrolysis bath, scrubbed it up and I’m not sure how to get the clip back in. I see the whole where the spring sits but cant get it back together

I’m thinking about getting a track saw, I imagine the general opinion is yes? Looking at various models Festool, Makita, Bosch? Corded/battery? Thanks in advance.

We have a deck that is 22 years old. After that amount of time and pressure washing it annually it didn’t look too good anymore. Last weekend my son and I removed the decking and it looked good on the underside so we just flipped the boards and screwed them back down I ran a surface cleaner...

Hi My situation is a bit unique. I have a detached 2 story garage about 75 ft from the house. I have a google mesh network with one node in the loft but no mater where I position the others I get a weak wifi in the outbuilding. I’m not looking for screaming speeds here, my download is 15mbs...

Hi: I am going to be installing a 12,000 btu senville mini split and I have a few questions. This will be for a loft over my garage, the garage has heating (radiant tube) and the loft is an extra space (650 sq ft with 10 ft vaulted ceiling) and will be used if we have visitors that wish to...

Hi I have mouse damage to the feed for the panel in my pole barn. I can’t pull any more wire and need to make this safe. I could lower the box a foot or so but it is a bit close to a water source if I do that. I’m wondering if it is ok to splice the wire in a waterproof box and run a new wire...

Hi: I have been searching around for info on Compressors and have found lots of info here. I am going to purchase a compressor for my garage and give up on the small one that I have now. I am fairly certain that something in the 30 gallon belt driven compressors would be just fine for my...

Hey Guys: Why the huge price difference in these two compressors? I would like to buy one in Ontario but, man - the price difference in not logical. I have a chance to buy a used 60 gal one off Craig's list but it looks a bit tired and needs a switch & gauge. I would like to get the 30 gal...

I put VCT in my garage and had some left over. I used it for the top of my workbench -- really like the way it turned out, much better than the MDF. I am going to trim it up with some steel trim later today.

I have been lurking here for quite a while, reading most peoples experiences and just finished putting in two floors. My detached garage is 30;x40' and we put epoxy on it with a fine grit (I live in Ontario and the floor gets wet all winter) It looks great !!! The other garage (attached to...

Hi Guys: I have just finished a VCT tile floor in my garage. It is time to seal it now. What did you guys use to clean and seal the floor with? I have been doing some reading and searching this forum, do you really need to use a string mop to apply the sealer or will a lamb's wool pad work...