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Now in hindsight I should have just continued with a clear coat. While wiping the floor with liberal amount of alcohol I have discovered immediate delamination along the garage threshold. I was applying another coat anyway, so I wasn't too concerned about it, but when stripping it with a paint...

Here is the picture of my floor prep that I have completed while waiting for another batch of color coat to arrive. Holiday season played a role in slower than usual delivery. While waiting for the product I have been working on prepping the floor for recoat. I've used an orbital pole sander...

A bit of a warning about Nohr-S polyurea and the likes. Read the SDS. The fumes are very intense and toxic. Wear PPE. Have a plan for ventilation. The fumes are not that bad when the product is being mixed and rolled, but are extremely intense when it is curing. Think carb cleaner intense. I...

Next up was the color coat of Nohr-S. I found it slightly more difficult to apply because of surface tension. I had to back-roll multiple times to avoid holidays. Upon inspection later I found small holidays in two spots, but nothing that I would worry about - the color was very close to primer...

I should mention that I have ordered my Nohr-S kit back in July and have not had a chance to get to this project until late November. I've read that Nohr-S is ok to apply in cold weather, but I did not realize that there are two types of Nohr-S colorprime primer - regular, shipped in summer...

I have always wanted resinous coating on my garage floor and after spending hours researching forums and data sheets decided to go with Nohr-S system. I have applied water based epoxy in my basement a few years ago and I was confident that I could do this. I am close to being OCD-type when it...

Wago is how you do it. Lever-type Wago is the best option - uses less space in a box, you get a visual confirmation of good contact, easy to disconnect and reconnect. Twist-on nuts have been against the code in many places in Europe for years due to inability to properly inspect connection. Bad...

If you still have space in conduit, you could still run fiber in the same conduit with ethernet and use your existing ethernet run to provide power to remote media converter with a low voltage power supply. By combining pairs you could avoid significant voltage drop. You'll get all benefits of...

The breakers only job is to protect the wire. It does not care what is connected to the wire, but the breaker rating cannot be higher than the lowest rating of the highest current-carrying wire of the circuit. You could easily use 12AWG wire in 15-amp breaker, but not the other way around - if...

I've had a fire at my property abroad that could have been prevented by AFCI breakers, but I had regular breakers unfortunately. I've replaced all of my breakers in older house with AFCI type for the peace of mind with no issues or nuisance tripping. The chances of breakers from different...

Ethernet does not really require surge protection - it is galvanically isolated at both ends of ethernet connection - if you open up your ethernet device, you'll see ethernet transformers on PCBs right next to RJ-45s. If you are trying to run the connection outdoors and worried about lightning...

I have used Honeywell RT850T-240 to connect Nest to a 240v baseboard in Garage. They also have 208 and 120 volt models. It does not have a relay, it uses solid state switching instead, so I am hoping it would be more reliable than HVAC relay. I also have an add-on HVAC relay to control forced...

I have recently re-motored my 20-year old Armstrong furnace, replacing the motor with an aftermarket ECM motor. I've also replaced a few other parts of the furnace like inducer motor and sensors. While setting the new motor speeds by checking heat rise and evaporator CFM I have discovered that...