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Good day all, My forced air, oil fired furnace has a recirc fan option with a separate switch. So when the furnace isn't heating, I can go down and manually select that switch and the fan comes on, helping to recirculate the air around the house. Unfortunately, I have no control over this fan...

Good day all, Just planning on running some Ethernet cable throughout my house and I'll have to drill a few holes up in the attic down through the top plates of a couple bedrooms. I'm not 100% sure on how to locate existing 120v wiring in the walls so I just want to get some advice before I...

A few days ago I shut the main breaker to my house off to have a look at something. When I turned the power back on, my refrigerator stopped working. It appears the control board is damaged. I don't understand what happened here, anyone have any thoughts? Did I induce a surge of some kind? Now...

So i've had this idea for some time and am looking for input. I have this nice little snowmobile trailer (single sled) that tilts. It's aluminum and tilts of course and I use it to haul the sled around in the winter. It has four attachment rings (two on each side). My idea is to build a small...

So I've got a lot of time on my hands and have decided to start practicing my welding with some decent results thus far. I'm looking for another cheap little project and am looking at building a small welding cart for my little 115v mig welder. Trouble is, I don't have much to cut the square...

Evening folks, I replaced a light switch in my living room this evening with a "smart dimmer" switch. It was pretty straightforward, two pole on-off switch removed and the dimmer installed. Just had to tie into the existing neutral, that was the only difference. However, I did notice that the...

Anyone have any idea, or even if it's possible, to replace this on/off toggle switch for the furnace fan with some kind of timer?

I have a standup shower with a MOEN single handle faucet. Lately it's been acting differently and I can't understand why. To get the water nice and hot for the shower, I have to turn it towards the hot side way further than I used to. This is distinctly different than how it behaved even up to...

Good day all, My 12k LG mini split has a dehumidify mode but it seems like it doesn't work very well. I regularly see the little meter I put in the room showing 70% even though the LG is set to dehumidify. Could it just be that the temps in the house are cold enough that it doesn't run very...

Evening all, just curious Can a Snap-on 12 point socket (the ones with Flank Drive) turn a 12 pt male Spline fastener? I know a spline socket can work on a 12 pt hex but I'm curious about the other way around.

Morning folks, I've been getting a little window condensation lately with the heat on and I was looking for some tips. I'm running my air exchanger all the time and it doesn't seem to be helping so I don't think it's an air issue. I've noticed that the condensation isn't on most of the...

Afternoon all! I would like some help with my air exchanger. I have to admit, the operation of this thing makes me feel kinda dumb. So here's the details of my home: - Nova Scotia, Canada - ~2000 sq ft - Built 2002 - Oil fired forced air furnace - VanEE HRV 90H air exchanger connected to my...

I know this may sound like a silly question, but does furnace oil go bad in an outside tank? Tank is only two years old so should be no issues there. I only ask because since we installed our mini-splits, we run the furnace very rarely. The tank was filled up to the brim at this time last year...

Evening all, Got two LG Inverter series 12K mini splits installed this past summer. One for the upstairs and one for the downstairs. I must say, they have been fantastic so far. We shall see how they hold up. One issue I have noticed, however, is an odd ringing sound when they are powered off...

Evening folks, Doing a little planning for a few electrical additions in my attached garage and I'm looking for a little guidance. I plan to do all the heavy work myself and then have an electrician sign off on the work. I'm looking to add a 240V outlet so I can hook up a decent 240v welder...

Arrgh, My garage door is making me mental and I cannot figure out what the problem is. I have noticed that when you engage the garage door opener, it really fights to open the door (but it will). It tends to pull on the door until it gives way with a bit of a violent start. If you put the...

Evening folks, Been practicing my welding as of late and I did a small repair a couple days ago on my snowblower where I had to weld both sides of the front bucket. Grinding down the weld on one side with a flap disc was quick and easy. On the other side, however, I could not get my 4"...

I understand Mitsu and Fujitsu are the top dogs in homeowner grade mini-splits, however, I'm curious if any LG owners, on here, can attest to their quality? I've read some horror stories about LG and was wondering if this comes down more to crappy installs rather than the quality of the units...

Evening folks, Thinking about my current home's heating unit......it may be time to change it out soon. Allow me to give you the current configuration: Location: Nova Scotia, Canada. Cold winters (5-0 deg Fahrenheit quite often). July and Aug usually quite hot (~100 deg not completely...

Evening folks, I have taken lots of pictures of my problem and will post them in a bit. Meanwhile, today I decided to clean out the air exchanger (It's a Van-EE 90H). We've been in this house a little over a year and it was time. Upon inspection, I found that the damper actuator......the...