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    New to me waste oil burner, looking for info

    I just picked up a older waste oil burner, it needs a good cleaning but it appears that the pump and combustion fan work. The blower fan didn't engage, I'm assuming it is thermostatically controlled. Anyway I haven't been able to find any information on this one as of yet, was wonder if you...
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    Winter is coming...Heating multiple rooms

    So the new shop has 2 separate rooms, both insulated and and insulated 8x7 garage door and a 2 exterior man doors and 1 going to the barn side. Currently there is two 240v heaters hanging in there. (unfortunately I do not know what they're rated at right now). Approx 755sqft total space. My...
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    Jack stands recommendation- Had a harbor freight failure

    So I've been using Harbor freight jack stands for a while never thought anything of it till I joined here and read the stories. Upgrading has been put off because I only need them for pulling wheels off and work from the outside. Because of the reports here I won't crawl under the vehicle and...
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    A safety reminder, I learned the hard way.

    So yesterday I'm out in the garage getting some things organized not real planning on doing anything with power tools just clean up. Then I decided instead of throwing some galvanized conduit I had I should use it for a paper towel holder. So I figure out the best way and spot to mount it for...
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    The rental disaster

    So we currently rent and the garage is a 26'x26' if I remember correctly from the last time I measured. It is busting at the seems, I seem to have a problem collecting projects and the pile keeps getting bigger... I have reorganized once, it worked well for a while I was able take care of the...
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    No sub panel in garage

    So working on the wife's grandparents garage today I noticed that the electric comes in the garage via 4 cables and goes directly into a outlet and switch box. Didn't get the best pictures but it shows the wiring going in and the 2nd shows where it splits to the rest of the garage. There's no...
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    OSB for eaves?

    Is using OSB for the underside of eaves a common practice? Working on the wife's grandparents garage and they need replaced due to rot and I don't recall ever seeing it used there before. Garage is a nightmare, previous guy did alot of weird ****.
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    Fighting condensation

    Evening, Looking for thoughts and possible solutions to fight the excessive condensation I get when I run my heater. I run a propane torpedo style and have fought excessive condensation every time I run it. Would running a dehumidifier help or is there other options? My floor looks like I...
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    New from ND

    Morning, I have been lurking for a while now, created an account a while back to view some pictures. And finally getting around to posting. Alot of good information here and alot of ideas as I move on. My current garage is a 2 stall and I use just about every inch of it. I do most of my own...
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