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    A/C window unit problem

    So I bought a brand new leftover from last year 28,000 btu Frigidaire for my well insulated garage. It cools it down awesome!! I've only ran it about 7 days (not continuous) It worked GREAT until today. When working like it should, you turned it on and could hear compressor kick on and "load"...
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    Rotary Phase Converter Question

    This may open a can of worms here, but I think there should be a pretty straight answer, I am putting in some machines that have three 10hp motors, (3phs). I do not have 3phs power at my place, I have to run things on phase converters (electric company quoted me $150k to get 3phs) In my other...
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    I Need relay help??

    I thought I was doing this right, Thinking I remember seeing this done this way, but I must be doing something wrong or bought the wrong relay. I'm trying to turn 120v motor on using a 12v push button. I wired this up on the bench to test, and its not working like it should. See drawing...
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    Any TV/Cable/Directv experts out there?? Need help

    Ok guys, I wanting to get tv out in my garage now. I'm currently on Directv. Here is what I am working with. From my dish it runs into house to a SWM splitter just before the HD receiver. splitter feeds one bed room. My garage sits little bit away from the house. Right about 300'.I do have a 2"...
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    2 post lift, getting arms to rise evenly?

    So I just put up a BendPak 10k 2 post lift. First lift I've ever installed, just took my time and went pretty good. One question. when I raise it, the arms are about 1/2" difference when going up. Is this enough to worry about? I've tried to adjust the cables some. but not sure if i'm doing the...
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    Bendpak owners lifting a larger trucks!!

    I'm real close on pulling the trigger on a Bendpak XPR-10. I'm still ruling out few other brands like Atlas and Rotary. I'm not using this lift everyday, just on occasion on different types of vehicles. From smaller cars to lifted jeeps, to 1 ton trucks. My question for you lift owners, have you...
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    Can you really have too many lights??

    What do you think, can a guy make it too bright inside a work garage?? My whole life I've worked on things and always had shaded spots in garages. So I told the electrician I want plenty of light. He wants to use 4ft T5 6 bulb lights. He told me manufacture minimum spacing is 1 light per 300sq...
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    Another insulation question!

    So I've researched as much as I can and still cannot figure out what I want to do. So I'm posting this to get the latest feedback, as a lot of the info I dug up on here were old post. This is on a 40x72 2x6 framed garage, 14' metal walls. One insulation company said they would just spray 7-8" of...
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    New Guy Here

    So after hours of google searching on my project, most searches come to here, so thought I'd go ahead and join. I'm in the process of my garage build. 40x72, 14' walls, stick build on foundation, scissor trusses, Radiant floor heat powered by Heatmaster, fully finished interior with liner...
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