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I have a vent hood that is 31"x40" I am going to hang over my weld table. I am going to put a blower motor from a furnace inside the hood and route the duct out the roof. I have scrounged all of these components for dirt cheap over the last few years. My question is how high on the wall...

I have a Milwaukee mag base drill I use for a drill press in the garage. I keep leaving the magnet on. I am planning to wire up a switched plug for the drill press. I would like to include some sort of indicator in the switched circuit to give a visual indicator it is still powered up. I am...

I have a Diakin heat pump/ac w/ electric emergency heat (model no. DV59PTCC14AC). The lights in the house all flicker (one 'flick') barely perceptible every time it kicks on. The unit was installed about a year ago. The old unit did the same thing. It is starting to drive me batty. I have...

I plan to install a Broan QTXN110HL in the bathroom with a thermostat to control the heater. I would like a thermostat that goes in the switch box (and resembles a Decora switch) for a clean look. Is there such an animal out there?

I have a 15amp 120volt circuit in the house that reads lower than the other circuits. It is noticeable - the lights dim when things turn on. I did some testing and these are my results: Read 120volts at all of the breakers. Read 120volts at the outlets on the circuit with no load. Read...

I am having a 20x20x4" filter installed at the air handler and would like to maximize service life of both the system and the filter. I would like to install a manometer in the return duct of my HVAC system in the house across the filter to identify when to change the filter. Is there an easy...

Apologies for the slightly off topic question - this is in my home, not the garage. I am fairly ignorant to HVAC control systems. I did however complete an apprenticeship 10 years ago that gave me a basic understanding of HVAC systems. The issue I have is the master suite in our house is...

I have an Intex pool with the original pump setup to vacuum the pool (the stock pumps are junk, upgraded to a bigger/better pump). I only use it for vacuuming, a fountain for cooling the pool (and kids love playing with the fountain), and additional filtration when needed. It would be nice to...

Friend of mine bought a house from the 70s with a garage out back. The garage has a single 120v circuit running out to it feeding a couple outlets and an overhead light. The circuit is fed from the main panel in the house through conduit out to the garage (likely 3/4" conduit, but not sure the...

I have a 30x40 garage with cinder block stem wall 16" above grade with 2x6 studded walls sheathed in OSB. 6" concrete floor with concrete driveway along the entire front wall. I have a drainage issue to the side of the driveway that is causing water to wick up the front wall cinderblocks. I...

I have a storage cabinet that is 3' wide x 4' high x 18" deep. It is beside a tool chest that is 24" deep. The storage cabinet is beside a doorway. I figure if I push the storage cabinet even with the tool chest then I will have a 6" wide x 3' deep x 4' high area that I can utilize for...

I am a novice wood worker. I build basic things for around the house. Not fine furniture, but not **** either. I'm not interested in building up a pro grade home wood shop, steel is my preferred medium. I slapped together (and I mean slapped - used scraps from building the garage) a 4'x8'...

I have an older Campbell Hausfeld 20 gallon horizontal air compressors. Unit is 120v plugged into a 20 amp circuit. The only other thing running on the circuit is the radio. I have the outlet the compressor is plugged into controlled by a standard light switch (allows me to kill power to the...

I have a combo meter socket and main breaker load center on the back of my house. There is a 20 amp breaker in the panel to a GFCI outlet 12" outside of the panel mounted to the house in a weatherproof box. I would like to run a cable from the GFCI outlet to the pool (18' Intex) 50' away for...

I have a Rockwell 1HP 12" disc sander. It was wired for 120V with a Baldor 01300 capacitor. I rewired it to 240V and now need to replace the capacitor as it is only rated for 125V. The motor is indeed setup to run on 120V or 240V (followed the wiring diagram on the side of the motor). The...

Hello all. I have a 30x40 building I do some basic wood working in, along with auto repair/fabrication, and metal working. The building is not insulated or climate controlled. I have plans to install a proper dust collection system when time and money permit. In the meantime I am using a...

I have a bunch of drawers to line. I have used the foam drawer liner material and it always seems to bunch up when tools shift around. I have used some rubber mating they threw away at the shop with good results. No idea where to get more though. Any good suggestions? I'm not looking to...

I have a 30x40x12 2x6 studded detached garage/workshop. I have vented soffits and a ridge vent. The roof is a 6/12 pitch with scissor trusses. Vinyl siding and architectural shingles. 5/8 OSB roof decking and 7/16 OSB wall sheathing. No interior surface finishes. I am building the garage...

This is a house question, sorry all. I imagine the info should help some folks with their garage furnace though. I have central heat and air in the house. The furnace fan is exceptionally loud. I had an HVAC guy come out and replaced the blower wheel on it. That quieted it down a good bit...

I have an older Rockwell disc sander. It draws 18 amps on 120v or 9 amps on 240v. It is currently wired for 120v and I have it plugged into a 120v outlet on a 20 amp circuit. It is slow to start and is popping the breaker most times. If I spin it by hand fairly quick then it will start up...