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    Need help with “bargain” Ingersoll Rand SS5 compressor.

    Not sure I was terribly smart. I bought about a 8 year old IR SS5 single stage 5hp 80 gallon compressor. The tractor supply version. I bought it knowing it ran, runs without hitting the high pressure cut off switch which should be about 135 psi. I wired it up last night, 30 amp, 220v, 50...
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    Grow Lights to start garden seeds/seedlings

    Stupid tangent perhaps but I always screw up starting my tomatoes by being late. I want to get the indoor jump on things and looked at a garden cener website for a light to put over seedlings. Holy lord almighty they are proud of those things. I guess Vermont pot growers can afford that. No...
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    R20 light bulb replacement.

    I am looking for reliable brand recommendations so I don’t have a Chinese meltdown in my can lights. My current bulbs in the recessed cans in the kitchen are Phillips R20 bulbs with the standard light bulb socket. Standard incandescent types and some of them have made it two years but a lot...
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    Garage door opener track purchase.

    Ok dumb question. We are told garage door tracks that are one bigger piece are better than sections. Only trouble is I cannot source the installer grade tracks only the typical Home Depot bolt in sections or pay over $500 for track and installation. I really don’t feel like putting off the...
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    Insulating door, window, and garage headers

    OK, probably been answered a bajillion times. I had my garage built as a shell and siding and now I'm doing the wiring, insulation and interior walls. Construction is 2x6 walls, headers appear to be 2x10's doubled with no insulation or plywood sandwich, open spaces of the header to the...
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    Vinyl J block for outside lights confusion

    The guys that put on my siding used the corresponding Georgia Pacific J blocks, the outdoor outlet ones are a no brainer that I have figured out. The generic mounting blocks for outside wall mounted lights have me confused. The GP site isn't helpful, the contractor's guys said mount the...
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    Electrical Plan for new garage

    Hi gang. I'm no electrical expert and wanted to run some stuff by you to get a better idea of options to educate myself. I am in the process of contracting a garage. My contractor is doing the concrete work, framing, siding, roofing, doors and windows. Basically the shell. My layout...
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