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Ohh, but you can rely on the battery backup. When one of the batteries run low, they all start going off. At 3 am. That was what finally spurred me to fix the issue. The fire alarm went off at 3 am the other day. My daughter is 5 years old and seldom turns on her light. Her light was out...

My thoughts exactly - the original was junk from day one.

So... I found the issue. Long story short, the smoke detector in the master bedroom had the neutral for the detector wired to ground. Plain as day, white wire and ground wire under the same wire nut. Long story long - some times I fear I am a dumb ***. I went to the breaker to secure power...

The smoke detectors were all wired into the same circuit, the circuit for my daughter's room. The wiring is all original, no signs of additions.

I pointed the thermal camera at each device ~2-3' away. The heat of each device was within a few degrees of the adjacent sheet rock.

I've read up on AFCIs, I know they are a nightmare. My concern is this is the only circuit that has had nuisance trips, the other four AFCIs in the house have not tripped once in the six years we have owned the house. The ceiling fan is the exact same unit in the other bedrooms (each on AFCI...

I work in ship repair, with the US Navy as our primary customer. The LPD-17 class has some big diesels for main propulsion. They store an extra piston and rod for each engine in the main spaces, they are around that size. Cool piece.

The AFCI breaker feeding my daughter's room trips randomly. Used to be once every couple months, recently has escalated to once or twice a week. House was built in 2005, and has a Square D Homeline panel. I replaced the AFCI breaker, hoping that would solve the issue. It did not. The...

Soooo...... I HAD to revive this old thread. Had to. I was welding tonight with my Hobart 185 and the gas is flowing after I finish a bead. I web searched the issue and found this thread. The thread where I responding saying I have had the issue and solved it by blowing the machine out. I...

I have a full face respirator I will be wearing for any blasting operations (no matter what media I use). I know all about silicosis, I work in ship repair and we do sand blasting quite a bit. If I can use regular old sand, then I will. I live in a coastal area with sand pits all around me. I...

I am looking to buy a cheap pressurized abrasive blaster. I see HF has a 20lb unit for $89 or a 110lb unit for $160. I don't plan to do a lot of blasting, so 20 lbs should be enough capacity. Worse case, I have to fill the hopper multiple times. Again, I do not foresee me using this thing a...

You ain't kidding! I picked up a Quincy 325 on Marketplace about a year ago. It's from the 50s. 70+ years old now. Runs well. I fell down a rabbit hole to get it running in my home garage. You can see the VFD on the wall (3PH motor). Had to get a new tank as I found weld repairs on the...

I would rotate the piping at the compressor and the filter assembly to have the bend in the hose up, rather than down. As it sits, you have a low spot for water to collect. Minor concern, but also very easy to fix.

I am in need of a new battery for my wife's truck and find this topic interesting. I had not considered lithium. Based on my recent experience with my dewalt 20v batteries, I am inclined to stay away from lithium. I ignorantly charged two batteries out in the garage when the outside temps...

You all have convinced me, I will buy a cheapie when I get home to play with. I plan on cutting up my Jeep XJ for bigger wheel wells and 2x6 rockers. A plasma would be great, if only for hacking out a bulk of the material, doing the final cuts with a grinder. As said, I'll run it hard that...

I'm not sure of budget at this point. This is a desire, not a need. I typically subscribe to the 'buy once, cry once' motto. BUT, $350 does look inviting compared to $1900 for same capabilities. Can buy several Chinese plasma cutters at $350 each before you hit $1900.

I am looking to buy a hand held plasma cutter for out in the garage. This will be in my home garage. I already have an oxygen/acet torch for thicker metal. I would like a plasma to cut up to 1/4". I have a nice air compressor that will keep up no problem. Would like a quality unit, but do...

After you asked that question, I did a bit of research. It would appear many of the manufacturers on two stage pumps started putting relief valves between the first stage and the second stage. This provides a fail safe if the valves on the second stage fail, no issue of over-pressurizing. The...

There is no check valve on this compressor, the Quincy 325 has a check valve built into the head. You can see the relief valve on the side of the tank on top of the tee. There is no valve (of any sort) between the outlet of the compressor pump and the outlet of the tank.

I plan to redo the output line entirely, that is only temporary to get it up and running. The outlet from the compressor pump is a stainless braided PTFE hose rated for the temperature and pressure. The compressor pump outlet hose was on the unit when I bought it. I plan to replumb that with...