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Our house is about 25 years old and has cedar siding. About seven years ago we put Cabot Pro.V.T. Solid Color Acrylic Stain on the house. We need to paint the house again. I know very little about paint, other than in my opinion exterior house paint doesn't last long enough and it needs to be...

I own a Chevy NASCAR Busch Grand National race car that **** Trickle drove 1999/2000 when it was sponsored by Schneider National ... the big orange trucks. I'm sure at one time the two teams that had the Schneider sponsorship that **** drove for (first Shoemaker Racing and then (Jimmy) Spencer...

I'm not an electrician or electrical engineer. I understand that a 240volt welder plug has only three prongs (I believe two hots and a common). Am I correct so far? If so, what about the ground? Does a welder not have a ground wire? An 50 amp RV plug will have four prongs: a pair hots, a...

Bought a Klein CL1000 last winter. Needed to do some battery/electrical system trouble shooting on the motorhome today. Four Group 31 (12 volts DC) tied together to provide 24 volts of power. I was able to take "good" voltage readings with the Klein (all between 12 and 13 when looking for...

Our motorhome has Sunmulon switches that I think control Allen-Bradley PLCs which in turn turn on/off lights and other things in the motorhome. http://www.devicetec.net/pushbutton.html Anyone have experience with them? I'm interested in making changes to them and am looking for a place to start.

All five coats. Here is my experience and some of the things I've learned about applying RB and what I'd do different next time. Overall, I'm happy with the results at this point. It hasn't sat long enough for me to start moving race cars and equipment in, so the longer term jury is out. I...

I've ordered Rust Bullet from Justin to coat our new 1000sf garage/race shop. I'm planning on leaving the RB its simple, natural grey without flakes. Should I try to coat the small vertical concrete around the perimeter of the garage that the stud walls sit on? Or leave the natural and just...

My Sears Craftsman corded angle grinder is shot. Went to use it, working fire up. Took it apart and inside of the motor was all loose parts. I presume it can't be fixed. I had it probably seven or eight years. Hardly ever used it. So ... What is a decent replacement? Harbor Freight...

We live in a 24 year old house in a semi-rural area. Most of the houses around us sit on 1 to 5 acres, some on 40 acres. All of us have natural gas. House is 1800sf with central air, two car garage, NG furnace, and 200 amp electrical service. Built a 1000sf garage/race shop last year. The...

Built a 1000sf garage/race shop last year. Strongly leaning towards putting Rust Bullet on the concrete floor. Have talked to Justin and read the other posts. Concrete guy put a sealer on it which I'll have to grind off. Then fill the saw cuts. I'll be dragging the floor jack across the...

I have a couple of situations where there is currently a single gang box in the wall. I want to convert that to a 2 or 3 gang box without digging the existing box out of the wall, cutting the sheet rock, and putting a remodel box in. Is there a two or three gang box that can be bolted to the...

I have just built a 1000sf, four car garage/race shop with three doors for vehicles; one 16x8 and two 8x8. I have a Liftmaster 8500 installed on the large door and plan on putting 8500's on the other two down the road. What are the requirements for garage opener outlets according to the NEC...

Today I bought one of the new Craftsman C3 radios: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-c3-19.2-volt-stereo-and-charger-with/p-00945192000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 Works off 110volts or a C3 19.2 volt battery. Will also charge C3 19.2 volt batteries. When I plug it into 110 volts and...

If you've never seen this done, this is pretty interesting: I've had a couple of people try to explain EDM to me, but I couldn't understand how it worked. Now I understand. More fixing broken bolts: Enjoy!

I recently watch an online video which covered replacing outlets and the presenter used WAGO Lever Lock Connectors on a 120volt, 15 amp circuit like those in the link below versus using wire nuts...

Here appears to be switches, pilot lights, outlets, etc. Are they still used? I think I might have some in a house built in 1955.

Is there a way to get (by wiring maybe?) a pair of 3 way switches so that the circuit is "off" when both switches are down? It seems to me that none of the circuits we have a pair of three way switches on in the house can be configured so that when both switches are down, the circuit is off...

Had a new natural gas forced air furnace installed last fall. Installer hooked it to our existing LUX programmable thermostat; thermostat is probably seven or eight years old. Twice in the last two weeks I've noticed that the house is cold. I check the thermostat. Its set to 74*F, the temp...

Is anyone using these? http://www.sureshotsprayer.com/default.htm Discovered a few weeks ago at a motorhome service facility. Techs had brake cleaner in a 55 gallon drum with a drum pump. Filled the sprayer and then gave it a shot of compressed air. Probably much less expensive than a case...

The house was built in 1955. There were a few updates to the electrical over the years, but very few. Most of the outlets in the house are like this pictured with no center ground prong hole. I believe the wiring has a metal sheath and might be called "BX"? Today's wiring has three wires...