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My wall is just short of 3 years old, yes, CMU I would think. That term is not used around here. They call them cinder blocks, even though they are not. I was making a mistake by predrilling with the 5/32 masonry drill as I just discovered. I tried again without predrilling and it held well. I...

I am fastening 2x4s flat against cinderblock wall with 1" XPS between 2x's and wall. I started to use 1/4 "by 4" Tapcons so I would have sufficient length into the block. However, most would strip out. I had used a 3/16 masonry drill. I then went to a 5/32 drill and my impact driver would stall...

I have the same thing, would not have it any other way!

Yep, Gonna do it! Thanks PoorUB. I can hear your J D in my head. I grew up with them. Tom

This is good info, as we intend to reside the block house referenced earlier. The one thing we do not understand is what polyiso foam board is and adding furring strips "minutes through the boards" means. Thanks for the help. Tom

I will agree with the value of even a small amount of insulation. We own a small rental house, totally block construction. All the rooms except one have paneling over furring strips. That one room without is noticeably colder than the rest. I realized this about the time I finished installing...

Thanks to Mzungu and Bill. This was helpful. I will probably use Tapcons for the stud attachment. It will cost a bit for sure. I will add that the core holes have been filled with concrete. Should provide a more reliable hold for the Tapcons.

We have a 1100 sq' basement, block wall tarrred on outside with another barrier as well. We are in eastern TN. The east wall is exposed to daylight. A contractor (who never showed up after the initial visit) said insulation was not necessary. I disagree, as this morning with a 25* outside temp...

Thanks Shea, I suspected as much. The etch in the kit is citric, but the instructions say not to use an acid etch in a basement, so I won't I guess.

Why do most people do not want to use acid etch on a basement floor? I did note that the instructions for the Rustoleum product I bought says not to use etch on a basement floor. The floor is going on 3 years old with no issues. Going the TSP route will likely be easier as I will use less water.

Well, finally got satisfaction from Eastwood. I complained about a screwup on the original delivery of the compressor as well as the latest confusion. They are crediting my credit card $250 for my trouble. Works for me! I did get the unit reinstalled and it sounds the same as prior, so...

Finally got the parts, and the oil. One qt. I was told it would be 2. So I questioned customer service about the discrepancy, they say 1 qt. is correct. So today I install the plugs where the sightglass was and put in the qt. It only comes up a bit more than halfway on the newly furnished...

Well, guess what, Eastwood sent the repair parts to the wrong address, and forgot the oil. They sent it to my son's address. In communicating with Eastwood they say today they sent it to the right address. Son's name is not the same as mine and we live in different states. They have mixed this...

I did discover that the leak was sightglass related. Waiting for new parts.

I have had mine for a while now. Never worked it hard or for very long until I sandblasted a wheel. It ran continuously for maybe half an hour. THEN a haze in the shop became apparent, along with lots of oil on the floor. It blew all the oil out. What a mess. I contacted Eastwood and they said...

I have assumed most of the above posters live in the USA. I know I do, and this nonsense is all foreign to me. Glad I live where I do.

I have heard this before. It assumes there is a license requirement in whatever jurisdiction he is in. I never had one as I never worked where one was required.

I have an old Honda riding mower, the bearing in one of the tensioner pulleys went south. The bearing is captured in a cup spotwelded to the pulley. The assy is no longer available, so I drilled out the spot welds. The difficulty was in removing the inner race, as the balls exited along with the...

Never thought of TSC, and went by our local store today! Thanks!

I drained my parts washer solvent when I moved my shop - I had always used Kerosene and Gunk which worked really well. Now Gunk, (Radiator Specialties Co.) product is apparently not available anymore after shopping a few auto parts stores. So I went with just kero, which will likely work well...