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    Daiken poor customer response

    Hi All, Just want to relate my recent experience with Daiken. Two years ago, had a new whole house A/C, heat pump installed by Patricks Heating, and Air conditioning of Ocala, Fl. Cost $8000, install went fine, this was in July. Come December, heat wasn't working, called for service, tech finds...
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    Smithy, Never !!!!

    Just received my Midas 1230 XL. What a joke!!!!! Stand is missing parts, no assembly instructions. Mill/lathe was never bolted down, **** all over the place. Missing knobs, controls, boxs just thrown in the crate split open. This is the most disappointing purchase I think I have ever made. And...
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    Change BSP to NPT?

    Hi all, Apologies for the silly question, I am an electrical guy, not so much mechanical. So can I drill out a 3/8 BSPT female thread in an aluminum housing, and tap it for a 3/8 NPTT fitting? The reason for asking is I want to replace some plastic BSPT to hose barb fitting with Brass fittings...
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    Insulation width

    HI all, I want to start insulating my garage in the next few weeks. Only need to do the overhead which is 2'X4' truss 24" o.c. I already decided to use owens corning kraft faced with the paper wings to secure to the sides of the truss. My silly question is : Would it be best to get the 24" wide...
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    Cabinet Hinges

    Hi All, Would anyone have a source for the hinges pictured in the attachments? I have looked in the big box stores, and no got. The internet is not much help as they don't include hole spacing dimensions. Unfortunately there is no manufacture data on the hinges. They are aprox. 2.5" X 1.5" ...
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    Kraft faced batt width?

    Hi All, So getting ready to finish off the ceiling in my garage. We are talking 2"X4" trused roof, 24" on center. So starting with the insulation, I thought I would go with R-21 fiberglass kraft faced batts. Here is the question, having never done any type of insulation do I get 23" width faced...
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    4 Poster as Engine Hoist?

    Hi All, Getting ready to pull the lump from my 86 Lotus Esprit for some maintance, and upgrades. Have always used cherry picker in the past (pain in the ****). So was just wondering if anyone has ever used their 4 post lift as an engine hoist? Mine is a DirectLift ProPark9 so plenty of head...
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