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What is a Sharkbite? What pieces do I need to transition from PEX to copper? Should I run the PEX thru the block into my basement and transition to copper there? Or transition to copper before I poke thru the cinderblock wall? As you can see, I know nothing about plumbing. A plumber just told...

Hey, keep me posted...I have the same situation. I ran Pex under the driveway before they paved, and now I have a 10' coil sticking out of the ground at the garage, and at the house. I am totally unsure how to transition either end into the structure....may have to call a plumber.

My wife is just like those neighbors you are referring to.:mad: I remember reading somewhere about an enclosed trailer that was specifically designed to fit into a standard garage door opening, ie its fairly tight to fit a car inside it, and you can't standup in it either....Anyone else know...

I am thinking about buying a trailer, either enclosed or open, to haul my track car around. I would like to park the trailer in my garage. Does anyone have any experience with regularly parking a loaded trailer in a 9' garage opening? Can anyone recommend an enclosed trailer that can fit thru a...

Drywall's is done, taped, spackled, and sanded. Looking for some suggestions for paint. Do I need to prime? I am thinking about a semi-gloss, white finish. Anyone out there do the full gloss finish? It would seem to clean better??

I have scary wild rabbits and a hedgehog. They respect my space and never come into the garage.

I fought the same battle in my town, though I didn't have the setback issue, just the coverage ones. Stay away from the workshop/tools theme for sure. Focus on the benefits to the neighborhood and to the family. A compelling argument in my case was all the storage that my kids require between...

How do I undo the pipe? Should I start at the union? How does one remove/undo the union? There seems to be 3 places to wrench it. Do I hold the center nut and then loosen the other 2?

Ok, here the pix are. Let me know what you think. I am thinking I should install a flex from the shutoff valve to...? Thanks, Steve

I live in NJ and had to get a variance as well. I was over by about 100 square feet on my coverage. I had a similar experience as Stuart in MN. We were prepared to the hilt...and got an approval, as nearly everyone else that showed up at the hearing was shot down. Although I agree with you that...

Steve, I appreciate your feedback and feel that you are correct that vibrations will continue to be transmitted to the rods as long as I am hard-piped to the gas line. The gas line is the only part of the installation that I farmed out...I don't do gas lines. I took a look at the line last night...

There are nuts on the bottom as well but they are only finger tight. From the shape of the rubber insert, it looked like a washer and nut were called for.

Ok, I installed 4 of the 8 dampers this weekend (the top ones). I was kind of hoping this would suffice, but although the vibration improved in the bedrrom upstairs, it is still unacceptably loud. I have attached a few shots of the installation. I think I will install the bottom 4 dampers this...

Yes, I hope I can get some solid recommendations before I try to install all 8 only to find out 4 would have been better. The heater is hard-piped to the gas line so I don't want to alter its position much...or replace threaded rod that is now cut too short...or... 4 or 8 dampers?

No kidding. The dampers arrived today! :beer: Take a look. They appear to be perfect replicas of the Modine kit for $10 a pop. I actually bought 8 instead of 4...I am thinking about putting one at the top of the 3' rod and one at the bottom close to the heater. What do you guys think? Overkill...

BTW, what a great website McMasters is. Wish I knew about them years ago. They've got everthing you can never find at HD.

Thanks for the info guys. I ordered the dampers from Mc-Masters'. They look identical to the ThermoDepot kit and cost $10 each. I wonder why the Kit cost $160???? $40 versus $160, what am I missing? Thanks again!

What type/brand of fixtures are thos and where did you purchase them? Thanks

Hey beetroot, can you point me in the direction of that Modine kit? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks

Well, I finally got the garage heater installed...just in time for spring.:headscrat Its a Mr Heater that I hung with four threaded rods. The unit is nice and quiet in the garage but it is generating quite a bit of noise and vibration in the bedroom above. Has anybody run into this and...