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Last night I got a notification on my phone of a communitation error and to call my dealer(which I found out they went out of business). I tried turning off both breakers and turning them back on but everything was still completely dead. I then called another Amana dealer and scheduled a tech...

On my walk in shower I have some type of "scale" forming. It is white in color and very hard. I have tried vinegar, full strength muriatic acid, CRL, and the scale remover used in our ice maker. Nothing seems to touch it. I finally used my angle grinder with a flap wheel to knock it off but I...

I have a Lennox Elete 4 ton unit installed in 09 and the compressor went out. Do I replace the whole unit or just the compressor.

I have eight T12 fluorescent lights in my garage that I would like to start converting to LED's. I have looked on line and i see prices from $9.00 to $40.00 a tube. I don't know what to look for. I don't want junk but I don't wont to go broke doing the conversion for 16 bulbs. The ceiling height...

How many square inches of filter area per ton of A/C is the normal recommendation? My son just bought a house with a 3 1/2 ton unit and was told he may not have a big enough return air filter. He now has a 20x24.

I was given a Craftsman band saw which I never use. Can it be converted to a metal cutting saw by changing the blade or do they run at different speeds?

Lightning just took out my third stereo receiver in two years. It is in my shop which is about 150 feet from my main power supply. I have a 100 amp sub panel in the shop fed with a four wire system, two hots, one neutral and one ground. All are run back to the main panel. The shop sub panel...

We had a storm today and I realized the A/C wasn't working properly. I check at the contactor and was getting 244 volts on both sides with the tstat calling for cool. Its a 4 ton Lennox about 9 years old. Question, Replace the compressor or the whole outside unit?

I followed Torginols ( the flake mfg co.) recommendation for the amount of flake for my 1300 sq ft full coverage project. They said it would take prox 215 lbs. so to be sure I ordered 220 lbs. I am just finishing up the project and have prox 125 lbs left. I don't know if epoxy would take more...

I have a Bendpak 4 post lift and I am in the process of redoing my shop floor. Question, can I store my lift outside and will the rain cause any problems or are there any precautions that I have to take. It will be outside for about two weeks.

I am in the process of doing my shop floor with Rust Bullet and a small supply room (9'x12') with Racedeck snaplock carpet. The shop area is 1300 sqft. I ground the entire area just to be sure I get a good bond. It was necessary to grind about 570 sq ft because it had been painted years ago so...

I have read a lot of threads about grinding and the dust problem. My question has anyone tried using a shop vac without any filter and putting a hose in the discharge port to pump the dust outside? Just a thought. I am looking hard at the Rust Bullet and I will have to do some grinding. My...

I am getting quotes on an AC/Heat system for the shop. Its roughly 1400 sq ft .with 10 ft. ceilings. Regular construction,2x4 walls plywood with vinyl siding and 5/8 sheetrock inside. I did not insulate when the sheetrock went up( did not plan to heat and cool at that time) my bad. It does have...

I am getting a new aluminum open car hauler and want to keep it looking new and bright. Has anyone used Sharkhide coating and does it work and is it worth the price? Any application tips would be appreciated.

I have found that a well worn green Scotch Brite pad with some Lava soap does a great job of hand and forearm cleaning. I like it better than a hand brush because it does not splatter everywhere and yet still gets the grease and grime off of you hands, arms and finger nails. I now keep one at my...

Has anyone used the G-Force Race Day peel and stick flooring by BLT Technology? I saw it installed in a friends shop and it looked good but this area was more of a showroom than a real shop. Any input would be appreciated as I am still exploring my flooring options.

I have seen many times on the forum that ya'll have bought tile at HD or Lowes for or under $1.00 SQFT. My question, all that I have ever seen at or near that price was neutral or cream type colors. Has anyone seen a grey either light or dark for that price. All that I have seen has been about...

My shop is about 250 feet from the house. I do have a 3/4" conduit from the house to the shop that I can use for the cable but will the signal make the trip out there? We have Direct TV. Thanks in advance for the help.

For the past few years I have been using 3/4 PVC pipe for my shop air lines. I am now in the process of sheetrocking in the shop. My question; should I change out the pipe to something else before I close it up inside the walls or is it ok to continue the way I am? I don't want to close them up...

I have an existing shop and I want to tile the floor. Should I coat the entire surface with crack islolation coating or just the few areas that have cracks. The slab is aprox 10 years old and has one cold joint 40 feet long and two structure cracks. I don't want to tile then have cracks in them...