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    plumbing question - pressure relief valve and regulator

    I used an Atmore tankless water heater in my garage. It has a "0.8MPa" pressure relief valve included. I do not have a pressure regulator at the garage. I noticed the "farting sound" was not Guliani in the closet and instead the valve was dumping a spurt once in a while. Because the garage...
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    1.05 Acre Phoenix AZ Home, 2k sqft Garage - Commercial Zoning

    Property has 2000 SQFt free standing insulated accessory building, concrete driveway plus a 500 Sqft attached garage. A 40' HQ container for additional storage is on site in the block wall yard on a lot over 1 acre (45,769 sq ft). This is perfect for a contractor or hobbyist who needs a large...
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    City pickup of oil "Household Hazardous Waste" liability

    In Scottsdale AZ if I use a service offered and request the city to pick up motor oil they as for me to agree to: By submitting this request you agree to the City's Hold Harmless Agreement: The undersigned, does, on behalf of themselves, family members and their estate agree to indemnify and...
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    Plumbing help - bad planning on demand water heater

    I want to complete this hookup this weekend. I hope with stuff I can buy at home depot or lowes. There is about 6" diagonal to make that 90 degree bend with 3/4" FIP connectors. I mangled the flex copper water heater lines trying to make it work, and then i bought a pair of the longer...
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    filling voids behind walls - no R value concern

    I am building out a small office, toilet and shower in my garage. I do not want to create possible nest ecosystem for spiders or small critters. Can anyone suggest a lower cost equivalent to fiberglass insulation? Fiberglass batting would work great for me but its pricey and i'm not looking...
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    Free garage cabinet i"kit"

    Free garage cabinet in Scottsdale az https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/tls/6881408584.html
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    woodhaven queens estate cleanout

    Dad passed and home is now sold to close end of month. Acknowledge that brother and i have picked some stuff out on fly-ins last few months. There are some bigger items, sledge hammer, pipe wrenches, emt conduit bender, and ladders and miscellaneous hardware. In Queens NY 11421 Kind of would...
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    New workbench - "as built"

    I am laying out a new workbench using recycled "all steel" brand office cubicle cabinets painted with rustoleum tractor paint. Those horizontal cabinets snap into the partition tracks on the top end. painting still in progress. I needed to position all to get a feel for workbench height -...
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    tig vs mig gloves

    My significant other is taking a hobby glass blowing class and asked if i could pick up some welding gloves for her as recommended by instructor. I see there are TIG and MIG gloves. i know these are different processes - but is the slag a different temp that warrants the matching glove...
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    porcelain in the "ghettolenno" garage

    Dream begins: A lift would be handy... sweetie pie knows what i need for my birthday :). Lets start by respecting cuts. This is going to take some time.. Weeks.... Weekends only... Little more... when will it end? Not done yet. the packing straps are cut to 2-3" pieces and...
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    older plumbing lead/cast iron drain question

    At my mom's house which will likely be sold this year, the ground floor tenant reported some stains on drop ceiling in bathroom. Looks like a custom lead fitting was slid into cast iron drain pipe with some form of paper gasket? I fear any "fixing it right" will require mucho work and am...
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    mini split wiring or symptom diagnosis

    I have a LG condenser capable of driving 3 heads. It is set up with two heads. In my home I have four sets like this. One condenser/2 head pair seems to work "well" when the pair of heads are ON and you can hear from one head a subtle gurgle in the pipe if only one head is on. Checking the...
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    plumber for main water line replace queens ny

    Any referral recommendations - i am remotely trying to assist my mom, the city gave her notice the main water line was leaking and we need to have a licensed plumber fix it. Any references in queens ny by im or forum post would be appreciated. THANKS!
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    Need Plumbing Advice for Sump Pump

    I am adding plumbing to my garage which sits lower than slope to Septic. Is there anything wrong with completing the buried uphill pipe continuing 2" ABS till it ties into 3" ABS with proper slope? The rise is just my guess at something that will help with back spill - but i can turn 90...
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    drilling in stainless steel railing pipe - what bit?

    I have about 40 holes to drill to attach handrails. The titanium nitride harbor freight bits kind of scratch but does not cut into the Stainless Steel 316. I need to come in at a slight angle because of the drill body. Thanks in advance. Please suggest how many bits i would go through. I do...
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    tips for hydraulic hose replacement

    I have a 15 year old SkyTrack telehandler and i need to replace 6 hose sets. Up until last week it was optional - but now i have a leak and since i already purchased hoses its time to take care of it. When last i tried to muscle the fittings using a flare wrench they didn't seem to budge. I...
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    floor opening plate design/fab

    i am sinking a Jacuzzi into a second floor deck. The opening in the floor because of design errors, and now for convenience in accessing the components is longer than it needs to be. I am looking to fabricate a removable low profile panel, perhaps with diamond plate stainless steel to fill...
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    metal curved roof terminating onto foam flat roof

    On my new build the detached garage and the house have a curved roof that terminate to flat section of roofing. The build process had foam as a early step on the flat sections and some distance that would later be covered and then tar paper placed where the steel will go and later steel over...
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    need to source lag bolts for stainless steel countersink application

    I need to fasten stainless steel railing ballistars on a porcelain floor with wood deck underneath. 1 1/2 length minimum, 2" would be good. All i can find is hex cap lab bolt screws - and not countersink. Would prefer a allen socket.. does such a screw exist? I would need about 200. THANKS!
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    pvc flue outlet/pipe

    I am contemplating flying to mom's house and replacing her two gas furnace. The replacement i sourced has two PVC pipe outlets one for combustion air (optional) and one for the flue outlet (required). If i need to connect to decades old metal flue i assume i can find an adapter to do it right...
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