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I don't think I'd be comfortable with it hanging like that. Ideally, you want to mount an AC run cap with the seal and terminals facing up, and with the case grounded. If it doesn't fit in the factory metal strap, I did suggest zip-tying it in the same location (which is far from ideal), but...

There's also those hold downs that go ZIP when you pull on them. ;)

That seems a lot like how pool cover anchors get installed. I've been considering mounting storm shutters on these anchors into structural wood (through the trim):

Manufacturers usually have a smaller inventory of cases than they have of cap values. It's entirely possible that it just happened to be the largest value cap in the USA made case, but the smallest value cap in the China made case, but without the rest of the lineup to compare, and without...

Hey. I think my wife has one of those somewhere. No lights in it at the moment, but I can fix that. I'm sure she'll be happier with it after I get done tinkering on it in the shop. ;)

I was talking about a boiler, not an air conditioner, and yes, you're way off. We've got well over 100 tons of air conditioning equipment (yes, on Long Island, and yes, we have two seasons, moist and dank), and nothing to neutralize any of that condensate, because air conditioner condensate...

I have a 1 million BTU mod-con boiler at my office. The pipe is a horizontal foot long section of 3" PVC tubing (we've since replaced with a clear tube so you can see when it need servicing) with an inlet tube at the bottom and an outlet tube at the top. We refill it with a couple of pounds of...

Funny, I've never seen one without. It's just a plastic pipe filled with limestone chips. Nothing special, though many are ungodly overpriced for what they are.

You need to dig further in your cleaning.

Condensate, like rain water, is pretty low in nutrients, but loaded with bacteria and such. It's perfectly fine for plants in the ground, but if you're using it on potted plants, you'll probably need to supplement with appropriate fertilizer, unless it's a plant that thrives on distilled water...

I too had been on the fence for some time, but no more. This site is way too expensive...

25 ft-lbs for 1/2-13? Off the top of my head, that's correct for a lubricated thread, but 40 ft-lbs is what it should have stated for dry. Anyway, Belleville washers give you a whole lot of wiggle room, so I suspect you still might have been fine if they were double bolted connections, but...

ROFLMAO, this is MY story too!

Depends on the pipe, but not necessarily. Roots don't absolutely mean the pipe is broken. In the past, terracotta pipes might have been placed with nothing (or just oakum) packing the hubs. Nobody cared if they leaked a little, and that'll happen if the earth shifts at all. All it takes is a...

The last super Chinease $13 laser tach I bought has been working perfectly for me over the past decade. Don't overthink this. My cheapie works better if you pre-install a strip of the reflective tape, but I've been able to get speeds of fans with a plain white card behind them, by dividing by...

The camera will tell you that. If it's full of dirt, then yeah. But any crack or poorly sealed joint will leak, and roots will follow the water source. So if it's just roots intruding in a loose joint, then you may be fine (as I was).

Because he said it is open loop. It's circulating ground water. But we also don't know what his ground water chemistry is like.

Looks like it's for pressing bunion bumps into ski boots.

That depends on what level of corrosion is tolerable. We don't know what that heat exchanger is made of. Is it stainless, copper, monel, aluminum, titanium?

If you're really a tightwad on space, you could always loosen the allen, take the needle and reamer out of their sockets and stow them, the allen and some plug cords inside the hollow handles. ;) Me, I just have everything in a small bag. For those that didn't notice, the metal handled kit in...