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I've noticed my gas baseboard furnace clicking without running. I realized it would stop doing this when I turned one of the 2 thermostats off, basement is the one in question here. I tried new batteries in the thermostat and tightened the screws holding the wires into the thermostat wall...

I've only had 1 (repeated) problem with the rolling jack. The air over hydraulic pump gets stuck and the only way to get it working again is to take the pump apart. It isn't that hard to do, but it feels time consuming because it happens when I've got other projects to work on! My air has a...

Thanks for the comments, to summarize: -The car has steel wheels with hubcaps so my axle straps won't fit through there, even if they were long enough -I don't have a uhaul trailer or wheel straps, so those aren't problems/options. -This will be a 1 time event for me, so I'm not worried about...

I have an 18 foot car trailer and I'm used to towing a third gen Firebird so I have the big tie downs and T hooks (and axle straps that I don't typically use). Just wondering what the preferred tie down points are and if I need to get different hooks.

After I read about this the first time I checked my lift. While holding the power button on and the release lever at the same time the car lowered all the way to the floor. If I remember right it was a bit slower than when the pump isn't running. So if the power button sticks, I'll lower...

I have a 32x50 with the overhead doors on the 32 foot end (10 and 16 foot wide doors). I put my lift in the back because I wanted to fit 3 cars wide by the doors, the back needs to fit a trailer, the lift, and a work bench. Also, I usually back in so pulling an engine wouldn't leave me pinched...

GTO, it looks like this one didn't get blown out of proportion. Where did you buy your opener from?

I read a few months (maybe up to a year?) ago that liftmaster had issues with doors opening at random times. Does anyone know if these issues have been fixed and new units are trouble free? Is there another option? Also, where is everyone buying theirs from? I see a few on Amazon but tend...

One thing to note about a 4 post lift is that you need to plan on what your longest vehicle may be. My double cab, 6.5 foot bed pickup with 143.5" wheelbase just barely fits on my HD9 due to the length. The ramps won't lower because the tires are still on the flat part of the ramp. So in...

I've driven onto my 4 post VERY crooked, to the point where I could have let a tire slip off the edge if I didn't stop and check. That made me get into the habit of double (tripple) checking when the first set of wheels get passed the ramps. Other minor stuff, I've lowered my lift onto my...

Once you put a car on the lift the locks will be a bit more out of synch, but don't worry about it you're much better off now. Also, my lift is from 2009 and doesn't have the ladder support bolts at the bottom. They just hang from the top stud.

Also, read the owners manual. I downloaded it again to get this screen shot and it does a better job than anyone here telling you how to adjust the cables and locks. Of note is that they say you need 1" of thread above the cable adjusting nut.

In theory, this is correct. But as stated above, the weight of a car can throw off how level the cables make the runways. That's why making the locks level (and using them) is more important.

My lift has a sticker that states the runways should be supported by the locks before walking under it.

Why adjust the cables first? Isn't it more important to get the runways level when resting on the locks?

FYI, if your floors are that uneven you might be able to set the ladder bars so that 1 pair of locks is lower than the other 2! Just don't put the runways down on those 2 locks alone! (Please don't do this, its just a joke!)

The ladder bars are all within a 1/4" of each other according to your pics of the post bottoms. This isn't right based on your statement that the floor is pitched and that the runways are also pitched! In the second paragraph you say the installers adjusted the runways so they're level when...

It almost sounds more like a lock issue (as in the air powered actuator) than an adjustment issue. When I lower my lift, I first press the air valve button and hear all the actuators take up the slack. Then I raise the runways until I hear all the locks snap open... that's when I press the...

It looks like there is a post that goes through the base of the vise. I hammered on it lightly with minimal movement.