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I’ve slowly been working my way around the garage cleaning and organizing everything. Leaving the major disaster for the end. The garage is a 2 car garage, but the previous owner put a furnace in the short bay making it unusable for parking. Before snow falls I need to put the 73 Mach 1 back in...

In prep for winter, I was gearing up to install the RO (reverse osmosis) filter and storage tank system (linked to installation PDF) that came with my whole house HM612A1000 Honeywell steam humidifier (linked) when a little knowledge got in my way. The RO filter system is designed to...

I’ve noticed a fair amount of light fixture and lamp recalls lately that warrant at least a quick inspection of your light fixtures to confirm nothing is melting behind the scenes. I’m not trying to start wide spread panic here, so please view this as a public service announcement. June 4...

AC is leaking water everywhere! 1. Evaporator leaking out of a screw at left rear corner. 2. Evaporator leaking out on top of furnace. 3. Water leaking through furnace into blower box. Not sure if it's poor install, poor design, or both. Unit is only 3 yrs. old. I have called for...

I have a significant air leak between the exterior evaporator enclosure and the coil drain outlet. I’ve confirmed that it’s not the drain pipe connection or the red hole plug next to it. Is this normal or acceptable? The whole system is 3 years old and still under warranty. Thank you.

Since I’ve spent a fair amount of time doing Light Fixture Layouts for GJ members, I figured I'd put them all in one thread as a general reference guide. I’ll start with the latest and add more as time permits. All Isoplots in footcandles and done at 30" workplane height (30" from the floor).

I’m going to make a furnace condensate neutralizer out of a 4.5” O.D. clear acrylic tube filled with marble chips: Base = PVC DWV Cleanout adaptor and flat screw-in plug Body = Clear 1/8” thk Acrylic tube Top = PVC DWV 4”-4”-2” Sanitary Tee A PVC pipe will be stuck down the middle with the...

Trying to help someone out: To anyone who has purchased a Tandem 8' F32T8 4 Lamp Fixture like this one: http://www.ronshomeandhardware.com/8TSSF-232-UNV-EB81-U-Tandem-Fluorescent-Strip-Ligh-p/725632.htm Does it come with some means or bracket to secure the two 4' sections together? Something...

I'll start with the primary question (if you don't want to read the whole story): Is there some kind of heating device that works internal or external to a 2" ABS water only dry-well drain pipe? The whole story: (Started with this thread "Plumbing DWV question") I moved the furnace condensate...

I'm researching making PoE (Power Over Ethernet) via Cat6 light fixtures. I'm interested in any pro and con opinions on this technology in comparison to using standard house wiring. Here's a wiki link that describes the basic technology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet

********************************************* Best bang for the buck LED 4ft 2-lamp strip light as of 5/17/2019: (UL Listings verified for all bulbs) To make one 4ft strip light, you need 2 LED Bulbs and 1 LED Ready Fixture Housing: LED BULBS LEDMyplace WEN-T8-4FT-18WF(4000K) 48" 18W LED T8...

In my search for decent LED tubes, I came across the Samsung S-140 L-Tube 5000K and 4000K apparently only available with 3 Level step-dimming and also apparently not available in the U.S. via standard retailors. I’ve only found it on ebay. Here’s the 5000K ebay listing. Here’s the 4000K ebay...

I have 2” ABS DWV pipe leading to a drywell which provides drainage for a utility sink, washing machine, forced air gas condensing furnace with A/C and steam humidifier. The furnace w A/C and humidifier are in the garage. Behind them, separated by the utility room wall, are the sink and washing...

I have 2” ABS DWV pipe leading to a drywell which provides drainage for a utility sink, washing machine, forced air gas condensing furnace with A/C and steam humidifier. The furnace w A/C and humidifier are in the garage. Behind them, separated by the utility room wall, are the sink and washing...

The 2008 market crash killed my plans for a 3,264 sq. ft. garage/workshop (pdf link): Daily driver upper 2 bay garage: 672 sq. ft. Project vehicles lower 3 bay garage: 1,656 sq. ft. Wood workshop as partial 2nd floor above 2 lower bays: 936 sq. ft. 3rd rear lower bay is enlarged with no 2nd...

Hi all! This is my first post here and the first time I’ve installed a garage door. In an attempt to reduce the heating and cooling costs for my 1965 oversized raised ranch, I’ve been running around the house the past few months with an infrared camera (FLIR E4 hacked to E8 resolution) and...