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    Electrical for new Bendpak Lift

    Use a welder plug and wire with 10-3. Mac
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    LEDS and cold temps?

    I have Lowes Utilitec outdoor floods and they will not work in single digit temps. All kinds of complaints and they offered a full refund but no replacement.
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    Okay, let's run a heat loss calculation

    And typically if your buying a boiler you add additional for future zones or the abnormal below winter temps. Not to mention how many times your wife or kids open the garage door or even forget to shut that dang thing.:wtf:
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    Help with radiant system components

    I have a similar system with a 40 x 80 building and I have no idea how you could be successful heating that large of a shop without a boiler in your climate region. Water heaters are not made to heat large slabs in that region and be efficient. Mac
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    Bendpak cylinder rebuild

    Can you get an impact on it and just hold the cylinder with your hand and a quick burp with the gun? I cant remember for sure but I thought the cylinder end with the nut attached to a bracket that pulled the cables and you can remove the cylinder and the bracket together. Whatever you do don't...
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    Bendpak cylinder rebuild

    MY bendpak lift leaked from day one. They sent me a new cylinder and said they are not worth repairing. The new one leaked year later, after the warranty is out , 4 post HD 9W rack . A mustang is stored on it almost all the time operating up and down 5 times a year max. I have a rotary in...
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    Installing Maxline Rapid-Air Air Lines

    I ran my outside the walls down my beams since my building is steel . You can straighten the 3/4" with 1" EMT conduit. On my beams I left a 10' stick of the EMT over the 3/4" Rapid line for protection and it looks nice ant straight on your drops. You just use 1" EMT single hole clamps on the...
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    Started my Generator project.

    I do generator jobs all the time and the job looks very nice. Do not take this the wrong way but you used a lot of material like all the electric strut and pipes that are unnecessary. We try to hide or bury the majority of the pipes with the regulator mounted on the pad and feed with 2" PVC...
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    Woodpeckers eating my house!

    I have a large cedar sided house in Pa and have never had a problem till this year with the large red headed peckers . No bugs and even replaced 1300 Lf of siding so far. I would love to replace with Hardie siding but to much cedar beams and trim boards that are not available. I have started...
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    Pre fab metal buildings

    I purchased a steel building from Corle Buildings in Imler Pa almost 7 years ago and have been very pleased with it. I compared cost with stick Vs pole vs iron and found the Iron and stick are about the same. The difference for me was the fact of the open ceiling and all steel construction...
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    how to degrease 2,000sq thats 30 years old!!

    You could try some concrete acid but if the paint is that heavy concrete grinder would be the best. Mac
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    Is my Bendpak HD-9 defective? Cables sag after a few days

    My did that and is leaking again cause the ram seal was leaking . MY first ram would loose pressure and leaked the 2nd day of ownership.. They sent me a replacement ram and it started leaking a year later slightly. I ended up having a sock around it to keep the fluid from dripping on the car...
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    AMMCO4000 brake lathe with adapters

    AMMCO 4000 brake lathe used very little excellent condition. Turns drum or disc brakes includes composite rotor adapters for top hat style rotors for trucks and cars. Will email pictures or you can PM me and can call back to answer any questions.
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    40' x 60' x 14' Building Plans

    I built a clear span steel building 40x80 and the basic kit including doors and gutters was under 50k . I have a loft approx. 20 x30 in the one corner for a bathroom and boiler room . Also in the loft is a wash/broom closet with a slop sink and washer and dryer hook up. I love the clear span...
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    Opinions on foundation work

    Can you tell me what state he works in? His work looks like the guy I fired on my foundation after the third row of block. Mac
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    Reusing Breakers

    I think the older Square D breakers were built better than the new ones. They had rivits holding them together and felt more solid when you flipped the switch.
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    1/2" rapid air kit

    I purchased the 3/4 kit from Speedway Motors with a free shipping special. Worked great . Mac
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    What to have built?

    Not at all, mine has a hopper feed like a pellet stove and is gravity feed with an automatic ash hopper. I spend maybe 3 minutes a day in the really cold days. You could go 2- 3 day without messing with it depending on the heat load. I heat about 7500 square feet on about $1800.00 in coal...
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    What to have built?

    Looks good. I just read this thread and wanted to tell you that if you went with a coal boiler and your house is with in 250' feet or less you could heat both and feed your oil boiler also.. I'm on my fifth year doing that with a heated floor and love it! I also added a propane generator and...
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    Attaching concrete block to slab

    Just make sure the surface is clean, may even rough up the concrete with a grinder where the block is going and use regular mortar mix and it will stick.. They do sell bonding agents to go in the mix, but you would be wasting your money for such a small job. Also apply a coat of tile...
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