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    Redneck kerosene hot tub water heater

    Any recommendations on using a 23,000 BTU kerosene heater to heat water? A kerosene interpretation of this: I'm thinking 40' of 1/2 soft copper utility tubing coiled around the inside of the kerosene heater's housing. I'm heating a 290 gallon inflatable hot tub outdoors in MN. The hot tub...
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    Rabbit trap tips

    Not sure if allowed here but thought I'd try anyway... Background: Rabbits are eating everything on my property and doing a lot of damage. I'm trying to trap them to get rid of them. I have this Havahart small 1 door live trap 7"x7"x17". It says its for rabbits and squirrels. When I set this...
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    Electrical Issues from garage

    I was trying to run a CAT5 cable from the garage to the house. There is a 240v circuit that runs in conduit underground and a circuit for the garage outside lights. So you flip a switch in the house and the lights on the garage turn on. With the switch on, the voltage for those garage lights...
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    What to do with this fan

    This fan was for attic ventilation in the roof of my attic. I've just had the interior of the garage reframed to lift the ceiling all the way to the top. So there's no more attic, no more trusses or ties there now. Just a 7 1/4" LVL down the center beam of the roof line and the rafters...
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    Raising ceiling on garage for lift - need a structural engineer

    08/03/2017 Update: The drawings from the engineer are on page 3, second from top. Does anyone know the process for hiring a structural engineer for modifications to existing buildings? I have a 24'x38' detached garage with a ceiling height of 8 feet. I want to raise the ceiling to 12' for the...
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    Sealing concrete gaps

    Can you recommend a product to seal the gaps between the concrete blocks in my well room and basement foundation? The gap is narrow at the bottom and wider at the top. The blocks on the left is the foundation of the house and the blocks on the right is the well room. This pictures is from...
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