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My house has an old breaker box. I believe the issues I'm trying to fix stem from a bad breaker. There is no main disconnect switch. It appears to me that to cut all the power, you would have to pull the meter - which has a tag thingy that would indicate tampering on it. That presumably...

Hey Guys - What techniques/tricks do you use to measure a bolt circle? Specifically these would usually be a circle of threaded holes for bolting a stubshaft to a larger shaft. Usually I'm dealing with bolt circles say 8 to 20 inches BCD (dia the centers of the holes fall on). Usually it's...

My beater is a 2001 Saturn SC2.... I know... total *****-dropper right? Intake manifold is plastic and prone to cracking at the heater hose connection. Long story but mine cracked and there is a kit where you remove the intake, saw off the offending parts and replace with aftermarket metal...

Long story short - I got a Wick-Type Kerosene Heater for free. It looks a lot like this one: http://www.sears.com/sengoku-heat-mate-kerosene-heater/p-SPM2673654802?plpSellerId=Wholesale%20Tools&prdNo=6&blockNo=6&blockType=G6 It appears to be at least 10 years old. It has an electronic...

I came into possession of some cast iron cookware including a large (18" ) frying pan and a kettle (you know... short, stout, with handle and spout and removable lid...) Never seen a kettle like that but looks like you could set it very near/in the coals of a campfire and have boiling hot water...

I have used "Skotch-Lock" connectors (see link) several times, without any real problems, but I know some don't like them. http://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/3M/804C.html Are there better options that aren't a lot more trouble to install?

Figures.... Holiday weekend and this morning I hear a weird rumbling in our back bathroom. My suspicions were confirmed when I went out to the doghouse over the lift pump behind the house. We have a lift pump due to the distance from our house to the city sewer/drain pipe. There is not enough...

One thing I do not know much about is garage door openers.... so guess what's acting up. I have a serpentine belt type "Chamberlain LiftMaster Elite" and it opens the 16' (or maybe it's 18') door of my standard 2-car garage. The control unit says something like "blocked or out of alignment"...

Hey all: Not the garage but I see lots of guys have stained / dyed concrete so wanted to get some info. I'm knee deep in a bedroom remodel. The house was built in the 50's and the concrete seems pretty dark. We have removed the accumulated decades of pain spatter and carpet glue. Is there a...

Is there a max number of wires you can join with wire nuts? Specifically - can you join qty 5 #12 solid wires with one big wire nut (120 VAC general residential lighting and receptacles)? More generally is that limited by code etc.? I would not want to go any bigger anyway - just wondering...

Hey guys - 1950's house still with two-prong un-grounded duplex receptacles in the parts of it that have not been re-modeled. A while back I asked about changing to grounded plugs. After looking at what that entails I'm now considering changing to GFCI receptacles. Too much wire pulling to...

Like the title says... I'm working on stripping the accumulated decades of carpet glue (mostly around outer perimeter), paint dribbles, etc. off the floor so we can stain the concrete. I had some Kleen-strip aircraft stripper but to my surprise it's not really going after the glue like I...

Hey all: Not exactly garage-related, but need some info - and you guys never cease to amaze (one way or another ;))! In the master bedroom we have a reach-in closet that has an 80" opening (I think) with two sliding doors. The actual closet is at least 1.5 times wider than the opening...

Hi guys - My "shop" is a 2 car garage attached to the house. It's about 20 x 20 I think (400 ft^2). The portable propane heater routine has gotten old. I want to add a wall-mounted gas heater like this one (18,000 BTU): http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200649342_200649342 I...

My house has two AC/furnace units - one on each end. One is a "conventional" and the other is a heat pump - which I hate but it is what it is. On the heat pump end of the house, there are two bedrooms. Each has a single register. The air blows through them very fast. It is noisy enough to...

Not the garage, but I have a house built in 1955. It has been added to and renovated and the newer parts have grounded wall outlets per modern code. I'd like to retro-fit the remaining older "two prong" stuff with grounded "three prong" outlets. Was thinking I could fish 14 ga. bare or...

Hi guys - This is really in the house not the garage, but would appreciate any input. House was built in the 50's and has very thin sheetrock (1/4" or 3/8" thick) for the ceiling (over my head get it!!??). It has cracked all the way across in the master bedroom, and I plan to fix it. Someone...