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Is anyone on the forum familiar with Lennox defrost circuits on heat pump? My house has a HPXA12 heatpump. Recently it seemed like after a defrost cycle the outdoor fan no longer works when I request heat or AC. This started on a below freezing day when defrosting would have been needed. I...

I thought I might ask for some of the groups collective knowledge. My parents have a gas fireplace that seems to light easily enough but after perhaps 10-15 min it peters out. The perhaps 5 min later it restarts on its own. I've verified the pilot light stays on the whole time. In watching...

I recently picked up a curb find lawn mower. Given my unacceptably small yard I don't need anything more than my existing 20 year old Briggs powered push mower. However, sometimes I'm just that sort of guy and if nothing else, the kids and I can take it apart. The mower is similar (not the...

I have a 24 year old car on it's original AC charge. I'm impressed but I was actually wondering about people's experience with home/garage systems. I recently was servicing the AC system on our house. This is a scabbed together system. The duct work is basically original to the 1935 house...

Sigh... once again my wife wants to live in a vintage house but is frustrated because modern hardware seems to forgotten to work with 1930s wiring. So my wife wants to change the dining room light fixture (again). The one she likes only works with a 3.5" screw spacing. Our vintage ceiling...

We are installing a new dishwasher and I was thinking about dealing with possible leaks under the machine. In the short term I expect no leaks but I'm worried about years down the road. Ideally I would install a pan with a drain but that's not an easy option. I was thinking about a 3 sided...

I'm hoping for some insight here. The house my wife selected for us has "leaded glass windows". These are from the 1930s and I suspect are actually zinc, not lead. They are the exterior windows for the house (though I have period storm windows over them). Basically they are built kind of...

I told my wife I can figure this out. I didn't tell her I would be asking others :D OK, the previous owners of my house installed several Sloan Flushmate toilets, all the same type. On two of the three all you have to do is start the flush and it goes on it's own, ie typical toilet behavior...

Yay old houses... So this morning I heard a buzzing noise and the lights seemed to dim. I'm not sure what triggered this but I've verified that one of my old push button breakers (Pushmatic?) has tripped. Resetting it results in a buzz from the breaker itself. Note that I was on the second...

This is quite an interesting home built RV. Very cool if it works for you. https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/cleveland-off-grid-skoolie-thomas-built/7370521927.html

I'm hoping some smart people here can help me with an LG refrigerator problem. My house came with an LG lfc20760st. You know, the old lfc20760st. It's an undersized (20ft^3) model with a freezer on the bottom and double doors on top. It's way to small for my needs and generally I don't like...

I've got a question about linking. Sometimes it's nice to post a link with some info like: This air compressor is a 5hp model you should look at https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-80-Gal-Stationary-Electric-Air-Compressor-DXCMV5048055/204068487 Sometimes a simple link without the picture is...

A recent thread about DIY installs got me thinking, why are package HVAC units common in some areas but not others? Most homes I've lived in have had what to me is a traditional home AC unit, the force air, split system. When I lived in Tennessee my house had a package HVAC unit. Prior to...

Somewhat recently I installed a GE water softener similar/same as this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5YRZLU/?tag=atomicindus08-20 After waiting 3 weeks for a replacement part and fighting with some initial plumping leaks I have it up and running... I guess. But my water isn't soft and the...

Once again tapping into the collective knowledge here. I recently installed a water softener in my house. It did already have one so this is a new install vs a replacement. The water softener has a valve body similar to/same as this one...

I'm hoping the forum wisdom can help with a basement leak. My house is pre-WW2 construction and has a block wall basement. Overall the place has been impressively dry. This is good since most of the basement has been finished. After 4 years of ownership I've found my first signs of any water...

This is a question I've thought about a few times and always assumed the answer was no. Still, I figured I would ask. My basement bathroom has a combo vent fan/light. It was wired so the light and vent came on together. I wanted the light to come on with the rest of the lights. So I...

This isn't a question about any wiring I'm doing or planning on doing, just a question that I started to wounder about after reading this very old thread https://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/detached-garage-7744/ Short version, an electrician is asking about installing a MWBC to a small shed...

I'm having a new rubber roof installed on our porch. Some previous owner thought that shingles were a good answer for a 12:1 pitch roof. They were wrong. Anyway, the roofing contract says 3/4" fiberboard. When comparing contracts I asked about this vs 1/2" (what the lower cost contractor...

In order to reclaim some space in the basement we are going to replace out concrete double basin laundry/utility room sink with a single basin. The sink currently has a clamp on faucet attached via PEX with some slack for movement. It's similar to this The basin is a lot like this one It...