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The thing looks spotless inside. It's seen very little use and the airflow was fine, just not cold. IMO, the hot air was the room air was 30* (or 86 for those of you stuck in the stone age :p ) combined with a compressor that was getting toasty. They let the thing run all night...

That's what I thought. I had an older unit develop a leak but the difference was compressor oil sprayed all over the inside of the unit. I was expecting to see something similar with this one. Thanks.

My neighbour called me to take a look at their portable DeLonghi A/C unit as it wasn't blowing cool air. Here's the rundown: A LOT of hot air out the rear vent Room temp air out of the front No water in condensation bucket (it's been humid here and I'd expect it to be full after several...

Is condensation going to be an issue with the lineset in the wall like that?

Anyone heard of these guys? http://www.caribouac.com/ I can't seem to find much online chatter about them. A local shop just quoted me upwards of $4,000 for a single zone install. These seem available for less than half of that, but everything shows "no stock". Cheers.

When I did my suspension, I used new hardware but there wasn't any form of lubrication on the bolts sourced from the manufacturer. I think they were zinc plated (had a dull silver colour to them). I assembled with no anti-seize or lubrication. If removing and reinstalling and the bolts are in...

Great post! I posted in another thread asking about adjusting torque values for bolts with anti seize applied. In the example, I referenced suspension bolt torque specs from my factory service manual. The manual didn't indicate the use of any anti seize, so I assumed the spec was for a dry...

Yeh, I explained to my neighbour when she asked about it that the three-phase is the reason our ovens take too long to heat up, etc... (drives me nuts, I have a beautiful new slide-in range and I end up using the toaster oven more...) I think I was just more shocked that the electrician thought...

I had a neighbour tell me something today. I live in an apartment building and we have three phase power coming into the building. She had a problem with a heater in her suite and her electrician replaced the thermostat. In the process of testing the thing, he told her that both hots to...

According to the description of the book... ... all you need is your tongue :D Heck, my grandfather taught me that trick when I was 6 years old.

Got it, thanks :) I figured that was the way it was done, but I was wondering if there were any sorts of on-demand air pumps that could supply the needed pressure and volume without a tank.

I've often wondered - do shops that use air tools heavily or require continuous streams of air for polishers and sanders simply use really big tanks or is there another means of delivering the required air for these higher demands? Thanks.

Ok, I have to ask... Are those snaplights safe? I don't see any UL listing notes on their website. How is the electrical connection made? I see something that looks like it wraps around to make contact with the screws on the sides of the outlets.

Ultimately it will depend on the dishwasher, no? My Kenmore that I removed a few years ago was hardwired. Little junction box attached to the bottom of the dishwasher where the BX cable came out of the box in the wall and into the dishwasher. My Miele had a hardwired plug built into it. One...

Safety issues aside, you're not going to get the required circulation to actually cool (remove heat) from the garage. Chemicals and fumes in the garage don't belong in the house. To cool the garage you need to remove the heat, which means returning the hot air into the house from the garage...

Is 16 permitted by local code? I think I'd be splitting that into two circuits.

Wear gloves while handling, or buy the roll-up ones in a reel?

Thanks for the suggestions. I like the idea of the 1/4 to 4mm adapter. cheechi, I appreciate the concern, but I've been tearing laptops down to the bare shell and reassembling them for 12 years. I'm more interested in the speed of electric for disassembly but with my new cordless...

I'm having trouble finding some 1/4" hex drive precision screwdriver bits with a long-ish (1") shaft. I'm mostly interested in Phillips bits for my cordless screwdriver. I need the longer shaft as I'm often screwing down holes, in my laptop. ;) Seriously - I repair laptops and some of the...

Update: I had this working great for a few days. It was shutting off soon after the room hit the set temp, cooled quite a bit more quickly and was even a bit quieter. Last night it decided it no longer liked it's own refrigerant and decided to dump it all out the exhaust. 13 years old, I...