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We often stay at my brother's remote cabin. Originally Generator powered, but now Solar powered by Renogy products rated at 800 watts capacity. Currently the battery bank consists of 7 Walmart Marine/Trolling 12 volt batteries rated at 105 amp/hours each. The batteries are parallel connected for...

Talking to a friend of mine near Panama Beach yesterday. The new Shed which will be used a "SHE SHED" which is going to be heated and cooled. The questions arose about Vapor Barrier and Insulation? We are both Northern boys and from what little I have read the vapor barrier is on the outside...

I was moving some stuff around by the Shop yesterday and backed the Skidsteer into the Front Bumper on my 2013 GMC Sierra (HD). I don't usually repair Vehicles but looking at this, it seems pretty straightforward? Does anyone have or know of good places to get replacement parts like this? I...

An old fellow dropped off 3 generators Thursday. 2 Honda 3500watt and an Inverter. One 3500 is seized with too many damaged parts. Second one actually only needed Carb cleaned and Rotor re-magnetized, then RPMs reset. This leaves the Inverter sitting there. Anyone ever work on one of those? I...

When installing Foam Insulation on a Knee Wall does the Aluminum Face go against the Cold Concrete to reflect Cold or does it go toward the room to reflect Heat? It will be covered by a 2x12 Plank when finished. What is the typical way to attach the Foam Sheet to Concrete? I am waffling between...

Shop is 120/240 volt supplied. Occasionally a 120v Fluorescent Trouble Light will trip the GFI's which I believe are one Leg of the Panel. Occasionally the 240v Mig will trip 120v GFI's also. I haven't taken the time to study which Outlets verses which Leg of the Panel is tripping. The Mig...

In the Shop I set the Thermostat back to 53 degrees when I am not out there. I turn it up to 62 in the morning about 2 hours prior to start of Work. One 10 by 12 Insulated Door facing South - Warm Wind, One 10 by 10 Insulated Door facing West - Cold Wind. Approximately 975 sqft with a continuous...

I had this in our previous Shop but never got it hung up again until the New Shop was/is pretty much done. Now I need to run the Air Line and Electric to it!

We have the old Shop almost cleaned out and transferred to the new building. Wifey wants to use it for a Garage for her Car. It has a Craftsman Garage Door opener on it for about 15 years. I have no idea where the Remotes are? Are these replaceable or is it too old to find? :dunno: Hate to buy...

Last year I averaged just under a gallon a day heating my shop to 50F when I wasn't there. 58 to 62F when I was in there. Using two 100LB (23.4 gal) tanks was a bit troublesome as I had to keep a close watch on usage. Typical fill on them was $2.49 to $2.69 a gallon. I got off the phone with a...

I went over to help the neighbor replace a Garage Ceiling Fan today. I ended up crawling in his attic to re-secure the box. I noticed that the wire for for the Garage Door Opener was junctioned in a metal box to extend the wire length up there. Is this acceptable as the box is not buried in a...

Its cool in the shop in the mornings, well cooler than outside! Today I had the south door open and the west door, nice breeze! Too bad it condensed on my concrete! I know its not coming up from underneath because there is plastic under the slab. Its Humidity!

Neighbor got a 3 phase lathe, his son got an electrician to wire in a motor driven Converter. The lathe didn't seem to function, maybe from when it got damaged in shipping? Anyways I went down to look at it, found a wire loose on the motor connection of the Converter, easy fix. Now the lathe...

Wife called me yesterday saying a guy from WeEnergies showed up saying they are upgrading our meter and box. He can't do it that day as he had the wrong style of box? My concern is the Breaker Panel is not Bonded by a Ground Wire but only by the Conduit to the current Meter Box and Earth Ground...

I read the Drywall threads occasionally. Never thought about it a lot. We decided to "tape and mud" our Heated Shop walls this Fall. Anyways what is the difference between Green topped buckets and Blue topped buckets? :headscrat

Our house was built in the mid-70's. At some point in its life a fence was built along the road. When we moved here 18 years ago, my buddy and I used treated landscaping posts to "temporarily" replace the really bad fence posts. Well the time has come to replace them all! My initial thought...

Need a new porch outdoor light. You remember the yellow bug lights? I can't seem to find a CFL or an LED version? Walgreens, Walmart nor Fleet Farm and Lowes. No one seems to stock them? They still have the old tungsten yellow light bulbs. :lol_hitti

I asked for a price on 250 feet of AL 2-2-2-4 MH Cable. I was quoted $1.20/foot for "2-2-2-4-AL-URD-RCL QUAD ****". 3 questions: Is $1.20 a foot a good price delivered? Is this the wire I want to bury in conduit from the new Shop Panel to the Main Panel? I know I need 185 feet so I would rather...

Putting Light Switches(night light when OFF type) in today use 2 circuits of Menards Low Budget LED hanging Lights. While doing some rearraigning in the 120V Feed Panel I brushed my wrist across the Lighting Circuit Ground Wire and got a tingle. :shocking: Building has a 120V Feed (Black, White...

If one of these is working properly do they make CO? If it is complete combustion, it should make CO2 and H20? I know Ice Fishermen use them in their Ice Huts.