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    3/4" T & G underlayment

    Is OSB a suitable underlay vs plywood for flooring? If I intend to use vinyl flooring products will OSB work?
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    costco feit 73993

    I have picked up 12 of those for shop lighting. 1 Costco had them with pull chains the other Costco had not chains. For the cost they look like a good deal and the light is good
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    sberry, noted. It appears that while it can be done going with properly designed materials is a lot easier. And I acknowledge that i do collect junk and try to cobble it together.
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    Plenty of room on the panel. I need a dedicated circuit? It is about 50' going up and across the ceiling or around the wall. what size dp breaker? can it run on 12 guage, I have plenty due to that is what I am wiring the shop with.
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    My idea was to use it to ventilate a shop building. Get the welding smoke out. I wanted to make a frame and mount it in a window (about 10' up) and switch it to use when desired. Back to original question... the window is on opposite side of bld from breaker box. If it needs to use 2 spaces...
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    It is an Emerson Mod #F48DZP-2106, volt 230, RPM 1550, HZ 60/50,, amp 1.5, HP 1/12. Hopefully this picture is readable
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    Hopefully this upload of the motor works
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    re-purpose a 220 fan

    I have a fan that I pulled out of an old 3 phase welder a while back. the plate on it indicates that it is 220 and there are 2 wires to power it up. They look like 16 gauge. My thought was to use it as a vent fan in the wall or temporarily in a window hole. Is this possible? Can it be run on...
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    Grounding electrical panel

    Wylie that is 3 wire plus the ground. So this next ground wire goes from the same bar as the incoming ground is attached to?
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    Grounding electrical panel

    When we installed the electrical panel in a shop that I am building the electrician instructed me to place a piece of rebar into the footing and ground the box to it. Where do I tie into the box with this and what size wire? The box has a 200 amp breaker but is supplied by a 100 amp breaker...
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    pex manifold locations

    I placed 2 vertical pieces of rebar and tied 2 horizontal pieces between them. 1 right a the slab and the other about 24' up. Tied the pex to each horizontal piece paired up so I could easily identify the loops.
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    Radiant Slab vs. Everything Else

    Badger what do you mean by; First, the proper Manual 'J' heat load to get the right output regardless of source or fuel.
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    How to know if something is live

    That is why electricians have an apprentice with them; "see if that is hot boy"
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    Mesh on top of PEX & Concrete Questions

    I have a 6" slab with the tubes stapled to the foam. I figure that I can safely drill and set red heads or anchors at 4".
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    Mesh on top of PEX & Concrete Questions

    Compact base and wet it while compacting it. Put down vapor barrier, then insulation panels, staple pex to insulation panels. install mesh &/or rebar. Use chairs if you got the $$ or just 2X4 wood blocks to lift steel up into the mud. PEX is on the panels and steel is supposed to be in the...
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    Radiant Slab vs. Everything Else

    I have read all of this but really would like to ask if a water heater can be used to get heat as efficiently as a boiler. It will have to be an electric water heater. Or a fuel fired boiler. I am ready to install my heat source before winter. it is in a 32' X 32' shop with 16' walls.
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    Mold treatment prior to paint

    how is dry borax applied?
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    Mold treatment prior to paint

    I need to paint the exterior of a building. The material is T1-11 and it has been up for 1 year without any treatment. There is a bit of black mold on the siding that I plan on spraying with a bleach solution prior to paint.. How strong a bleach mixture is recommended?
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    Under slab insulation

    With all the $$ you are spending to do this why cheapout on a couple of hundred bucks for the foam? Spend the money and do it correctly and insulate under the slab
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