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Hey guys, I've just bought several sets of the Yardsmith Hose Quick Connector Set at Lowe's. Is there a convention whether connecting the male or female connector on the faucet? (and the opposite 'gender' on the hose) On my air fittings, the I have 'female' connector on the 'supply', and...

Modern and specialty caulks Hey guys, I have an aging wood-sided house that needs some of the external window trims re-calked and came across this article from the Family Handyman magazine (Jul-Aug/2018): How To Choose the Right Caulk For the Job Here's the summary: What Are the Most Common...

Hey fellas, What's your favorite disc to sharpen lawn mower blades, for 4-1/2 inch angle grinders? 1) Grinding disc? That's how I've started, but I feel like the wheels I've been using don't seem to cut much and can put some heat on the blade. I've a couple of different DeWalt models that I've...

I have a contractor partially remodeling my bathroom. It's my first time hiring him and he's supposedly very experienced (62 yo), but he seems to be having bad luck with the work here. After filling the whole top floor of the house with dust (:mad:), he ended up cracking the toiled drain pipe...

Hey folks, My attached garage (21' x 26' x 8') is all drywalled and I'm repainting it (eggshell while). The current lighting is really poor, old, came with the house. I'd like to improve it, likely removing the current lights, but if possible, I'd like to reuse the two existing wiring outlets in...

Hey folks, My attached garage (21' x 26' x 8') is all drywalled but I'm planning to paint it and fix several drywall dings in the process, including an ugly seam on the ceiling. Predicting a lot of drywall sanding, I am considering buying one of these drywall sanding devices with a vacuum...

My house (1969) came with a well system that the previous owner had 'deactivated' due to poor water quality. There's a 40 gallon pressure tank in the basement and some pipping that I need help identifying. I am considering gutting the tank and related pipping to clear the area. <-- Would this be...

As some of you know, the Midwest is so hot and humid these days that chickens are dropping boiled eggs. My attached two-car garage: • ~ 640 sq.ft • dry-walled (imagine to be somewhat insulated) • insulated ceiling • partially under tree shades … still feels like a sauna, so I’m thinking...

Hey guys, I need to pass a 3/4" PEX through a basement wall, hollow cement block, well below ground. I believe I need to sleeve the PEX through the wall. I plan using a 1" Sch 40 PVC or 1" CPVC. I plan using a Spyder tungsten carbide-tipped hole saw to drill the wall. A few questions please...

Hey guys, I always wanted to bring 240V to my attached garage, but could not prioritize it yet. The electrical panel is in the basement, on the opposite side of the garage and wiring 240V through the house doesn't seem viable (it's 1969 tri-level house). The old owner had 240V (I assume) for a...

Hey folks, I'm redoing the whole front suspension of my '02 Tahoe, replacing control arms, hub assemblies, shocks, etc... But since I'm not replacing the steering knuckle, that pile of rust will stand out. This is my daily driver, not a show car, but I wonder if I could chemically de-rust it...

I have a 1995 24' Haulmark enclosed trailer, nothing fancy, mostly serving as race car storage in the last five years, but I want to start taking it to the nearby track occasionally. I bought it used in 2012 and it has been painted before. The trailer rests parked by my house, mostly under the...

With the growing popularity, capacity and convenience of electric impact wrenches, I was wondering if this is good time to buy used high-quality pneumatic impact wrenches (because a lot of people are changing air tools for electric). I could make use of one with (real) capacity of around 200...

Hey guys, I'm totally lost on this one, I appreciate any help please. I have this house for four years now, my sump pump has never failed. I wanted to add food coloring to my sump to try figuring out where the pumped water daylights (this thread here: Dye to trace where sump pump water goes)...

I'm looking for a dye to add to my sump pump water to help me to trace where that water is discharged. I also want to use this dye on my gutter drains, in order to confirm if they are connected to my sump pump (directly or through French drain). A friend contractor mentioned such dye is used to...

Are these relays electrically equivalent? The pin numbers and locations are the same, but the diagrams are different (although both have 30 (common) normally closed to 87a). This is from a John Deere X310 mower. In the picture, one is the old and the other is a generic from parts store. The...

I bought this 1969 split-level house in Oct/2012. Past owners haven’t maintained it very well and I’m slowly catching up as time and budget allows. The basement gets some water under very heavy rain, about once or twice a year. Not deep water, but it gets to soak the carpet or a little more...

I bought this 1969 split-level house in Oct/2012. Past owners haven’t maintained it very well and I’m slowly catching up as time and budget allows. The basement gets some water under very heavy rain, about once or twice a year. Not deep water, but it gets to soak the carpet or a little more...

This is my 4th year at this house but I’ve never seen crabgrass dominating so badly. The city rebuilt the road in front of my house in 2014 and they patched my lawn with sod (which never really picked up, turning out very spotty). I always had occasional crabgrass around, but never close to this...