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    Hardware storage

    I put a small magnet in with some of the smaller hardware just to keep it under control.
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    Ac not cooling shop?

    Is the evaporator coil frozen?
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    copper or pex under the slab

    What he said. (y) 3/4" Pex in 1 1/2" conduit should suffice.
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    How to Clean decades of paint off a stainless bench top?

    What's the intended purpose? Working on small engines? Ammo reloading? If you just need the paint off, torch and scrape. If you need a smooth finish, blast or chemicals and elbow grease.
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    Sliding heavy cast iron steam radiators across new hardwood floors

    Those sliders worked well on carpet and vinyl laminate for me. You'll still have to get from your subfloor to the hardwood surface, maybe walking the radiator. APEowner's suggestion is the simplest way to do it.
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    Imagine not having tools.

    My dad always said "Get the right tool for the job"......but he was neither a mechanic or carpenter. He didn't even attempt to grow a garden until his later years in life. Some of his brothers were mechanically inclined and his dad was a carpenter. My dad was a barber, photographer, marksman and...
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    Broken door spring

    https://www.expressgaragedoorparts.com/ Found this website about a year ago when I needed to replace the springs and cables on a cargo trailer ramp/door. Quick and easy ordering. Straightforward info about making repairs. I'll definitely order from them again when I need parts for shop doors...
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    Ac scroll compressor for air?

    Heat will be a tough obstacle to overcome. Large scroll compressors have refrigerant injection just to cool the pump along with the returning cool refrigerant.
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    Hardest to destroy material for repair of gravel driveway?

    Fill the potholes with brick pieces. Mounded high it might slow the traffic too.
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    Released r22?

    Sounds like the recovery system didn't remove "all" of the R22. The system oil will have refrigerant mixed in it and with time and heat will release it. If there was a lot of refrigerant, you would have seen fog and it would have lasted for several minutes. I wouldn't be concerned about it.
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    Ceiling fan runs backwards

    Disconnect power to fan 1. Power up and reverse fan 2. Reconnect fan 1. Fingers crossed.
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    What kind of tools have you found in the road??

    Found an organizer with an assortment of anchors along an interstate entrance ramp. Just as the ramp curved the box must have slid out. Also, lost a Scotsman icemachine testing device years ago while driving around with the side door of my trucks utility top in the up position. Stopped for a red...
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    Troubleshooting spurious(?) GFCI trips

    Maybe try a process of elimination. Disconnect the light circuit for a couple of days, then the heat elements.....etc. A data logging multimeter would help to determine a timing issue.
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    Does anyone’s knee pads stay in place?

    One more use for duct tape. To hold the knee pads in place.
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    Short pieces of 3/4" od soft copper

    Check with an HVACR tech.
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    Milwaukee Packout - Airtight?

    It would be easy enough to put an HVACR type schraeder valve on each side of the case and flow dry nitrogen through the case to flush most of the oxygen out. If you pulled a vacuum and pressurized with dry nitrogen there would be even less oxygen to cause rust.
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    Keep it or toss it?

    At a family reunion we played a "Guess what it is?" game. There was a row of cardboard boxes with a hole just big enough to reach in and feel of the item inside. You had a clipboard with a sheet of paper to write down your guesses. There was a good mix of items, old and new. Some of the young...
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    Water heater issues! Any ideas?

    Just to check all of the boxes: Breaker size Wire size Circuit distance Voltage reading Amp reading Data logger for the volts/amps over the course of at least a week Water heater model number
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    How often do you clean your coils?

    5 years? Clean them both. Even with monthly pleated filter changes, you might be surprised at the dirt that comes out. The first lesson in ice machine maintenance class: How do you know if a condenser is clean? When you've cleaned it.
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    Building out a shipping container

    You could attach unistrut with the hardware that Renegade1LI recommended. Unistrut can be bought in 20' length. so two sticks would cover a 40' container.
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