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One of the guys I talk to suggested adding a return to the bedrooms so the hot air could get out of the room in the event that the door was closed. So I am looking to put a small vent in the bedrooms and hop over the wall and dump it into the common area where the intake grill is for the AC...

My tenant tells me the hot water doesn't last more than 15 minutes. Its a 30 gallon electric water heater tank. I checked both elements for conductivity, and I checked the thermostats and replaced the bottom one because I thought maybe it needed it. Kicked on the breaker, I can put my ear to...

I have a relatively new A/C units. (9 months old & 2 years old) The condos are both roughly 800 square feet. 14x8 ducts in 2 bedrooms, plus two in the main room, and then 4x8 ducts in each bathroom. I replaced the original A/C units (1975) which were 2 Ton GE units with a flat evaporator, vs...

I am doing renovations work and the air is full of dust and its driving me nuts. I was going to buy an expensive air purifier for a few hundred bucks, but I did a search and found lots of guys using a box fan with regular furnace filters taped on to clean the dust out of the air. I have...

I have a brand new AC system. Its been running just fine. Brand new lines, new system, levels look just fine, etc. Turned it on when it was a little drizzly out and its got a loud banging noise, every time the piston moves you hear the bang. I don't know what causes this, but its the second...

I am splitting a bathroom in half and adding an additional tub. The tubs are only a 2x4 apart back to back. Using the existing drain, splitting it in two using a long radius y adapter. So the drains are exactly 32.5 inches apart. Do I need one P trap before it goes into the larger 2" drain...

GF hit something on the highway, it has cracked the bumper cover. No missing pieces, so I was going to just glue it back together and sand and paint the spot and see how close I can get to fixing it for the $500 she doesn't have for a new one. Its a clean crack/split on the bottom of the...

I am changing the layout of the kitchen, moving the sink to the island, and will want to have power over there. I can run the bare romex under the floor and back up into the island no problem, but it would be nice to have conduit so I can add wire if necessary and mostly to protect it from...

I am replacing/relocating the heat pump in my condo, and I am looking to install a new condensate drain. The drain runs under the floor between units and outside the building. I have had repeated issues with leaks and humidity condensing on the OUTSIDE of the drain pipe due to perforations in...

I am in the middle of a large renovation project on a small 900 square foot condo. The sub-floors are mostly out and over half of the drywall. The kitchen and bathroom will be getting all new outlets and wire, but the bedrooms and garage are going to be left alone. Or that's the plan. I have...

Hey guys, picking up a DWS779 saw for some reno work and there are two deals going for stands for $400. Add on that light kit thing for $30 and I think I'll have what I want. HD has the rolling stand included. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0066N7C74/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Lowes has the...

So I got a buddy of mine who is building a giant garage, but its going slowly because he has a job and no helpers. So I'm trying to install mini-splits but I can't put the hangers on the outside wall because the siding isn't up yet. So I'm trying to hang siding now. I know they need something...

Two things I am primarily concerned with are Mold and Bugs while storing a long term car project that I just don't have time to work on but I can't let go of just yet. Here is the garage I started with: Its a small garage that is 12' x 20'. One man door, one un-insulated garage door. One...

My buddy picked up a couple mini-splits for his garage project and I'm helping him install them. He wants a clear walkway under the eaves so he doesn't have to step over refrigerant lines, so that got me thinking about hanging the compressors from the wall. I could buy wall mounts, or I could...

Quick question, can I order Copper line set longer than 50'? I just installed a new AC system in my condo, and it needed roughly 55 feet of line. So now I have 45 foot coil taking up space that I will probably use on the house when the time comes. Can I order a 60+ foot 3/4" & 3/8" copper...

I have a condo downtown that I rent out. I just got a new tenant and she is a young woman, seems nice enough. She says the AC is broken and won't even turn on. I get a call from my property manager and they sent out their preferred contractor guy to fix the unit. The unit is an old GE unit...

Hey guys, I'm troubleshooting an error on the mini split. Its an LAU096HV outside unit. The inside unit was replaced last year due to a leaking evaporator coil. Now I am getting a electronic error. The system will run for several hours and then kick off. Its cooling, its doing its thing...

So I have had this mini-split for more than 5 years, and its been great. I turn it on when I go to bed and turn it off when I get up in the morning. Lately I have been leaving it on all day instead of turning it off like I used to. I thought that cranking it up to 80 and just letting it run...

My condensate drain clogged up last night for the first time. :wtf: The house was built in 2001 so the drain is 16+ years old. Same AC unit, still blowing cold, but obviously the coil is rusting away. Why do they use steel on them again? :headscrat Anyways, I have PVC from the pan to the...

I'm looking at the caps on my 3.5 ton system and thinking its been really hot lately and I was going to order a backup. Looks like I have a 5MF and a 50MF caps, that seems standard. POCFD555 vs POCF5 + POCF50 My neighbors tossed their AC and I scavenged the spare parts and they had a combined...