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So the a/c guy came out and gave me an estimate on replacing the central a/c. I just got the report. Servers are blocking FTP so I will just attach the estimates. My A/C is a 10 year old Carrier unit and I think its a 4 ton unit. It seems to work just fine, but the ducting layout in my house...

Ok, so I just finished reading the horror story thread about poor installation of wiring etc. So now I am wondering if the ground wires are correct in a couple places in my house. In several spots the power wires have nuts on them, but the ground wires are just twisted together. In the attic...

The BMW Z3 1996-2002 were all made in South Carolina. The Z3s are wonderfully simple and fun cars to own and maintain. I always get a kick out of ordering replacement parts and waiting 2 weeks to get them shipped from Germany only to find a big sticker on the box proclaiming "MADE IN THE...

So I am going to have this mini-split up and operational next week sometime I suspect, and that will do the job of cooling off the master bedroom, which is literally the only room upstairs that isn't storage. I was thinking of installing something like this: The master bedroom has one 8"...

So I am beating a dead horse here I know, but there are only a couple threads on the mini-split stuff. Summer is rapidly approaching in Florida (80 this weekend) and I am trying to get ready. Are there any benefits to running 110v vs 230v disregarding the differences in breakers etc. I have...

Everyone keeps telling me to run a sub panel. I don't have access to the wall at this point to put one in, and thats my biggest issue. :headscrat What size wire do I need for a 220 only sub panel? I would want to run the hot water heater, and two mini-split air conditioners.

Ok, so I have a regular old crappy electrical panel. It was full when they built the house, didn't leave any room for expansion! I wanted to run a 230 for the compressor, but ended up just hooking it up to the dryer plug. I don't run both at the same time. So now the time comes to add an...

Do they make a good rubber seal for garage doors? Every time I open the door leading into the garage door I can see them move. I guess I have too much wobble. Any ideas on how to get it sealed up so the A/C unit doesn't have to work so hard?

Just thought I would share. I have been working on beautifying my garage lately as everyone knows... But I added some decoration this weekend. The hardest decision this morning is which chariot I will be piloting! :shocking:

I was thinking of using some formica over MDF for my workstation in my garage. I know there are more durable things, but I figure its something I can do pretty easy. I just need some adhesive and then I can cut off the excess with my router. What do you think? If I went with straight MDF I...

I was thinking of putting in a motion sensor to turn on and off the garage lights outside. However, I want to be able to turn the motion sensing on and off as desired. So the question is, can I wire in a switch that would re-route the power through the motion sensor when on, and then just...

Ok, so I have 6 lights in my garage. Two are driving me nuts with the buzzing. :shocking: 4 are 2 T8 bulbs with a blank unmarked white ballast that is fairly small, they don't make any noise at all. The other two are 4 bulb T8 lights and they buzz. Drives me crazy. The ballast looks like...

Ok, so its a regular door bell transformer I suppose. Can I enclose this into a surface mount box, or better yet, can I recess this into a box inside the wall so I don't have to look at it? I don't see any reason why I can't put another box just to the side of the box and recess the...

I have a 60 gallon compressor with an 15 amp motor. I currently use a twist lock plug and some sturdy 10/3 black cable. Well, I want a right angle plug, and I can't find one locally without hunting... So I was going to change the outlet out to a 3 prong "Dryer Replacement Cord" and just use a...

So I took the floor color, and then had them cut it in half as far as tint goes so the wanes coating is now half as dark as the floor. Then I am painting the top half a gloss white to brighten the garage up. I think its turning out nicely. Here is a pic of the garage before I bought the...

I thought I read somewhere that you aren't supposed to paint the electrical panel cover. I was going to give it a coat of white spray paint to blend it in better with the wall. Any ideas on this?

I got a garage door spring thats regular and rusty. I am just wondering if I can hit it with some white rustolium rattle can spray-paint to clean it up a bit and make it a bit more presentable. I have no intentions of taking it down to paint, so I was just curious if I could get away with it...

So I am painting away in my garage. It has block walls because I live in Florida. So every coat the little holes in the concrete block get filled in a bit more. Its looking better and better every coat, even though the color is uniform already. I am tempted to put a 4th coat of paint on. Or...

I think this would be really cool if you could bury it in a large back yard or field or something. :headscrat Great storage anyways! </div><object width="468" height="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LBHVKFCoYFc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...