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30 year old house. Last night, we had a couple brownouts, then a blackout for 2 hours. I went to the garage and one of the outlets is dead, but not the others. I'm fairly certain they're all on the same 15AMP breaker. No breakers were tripped I turn the garage breaker off and on just for...

I had another post, where I had my tankless Navien repaired, and the topic of my water softener arose. Though not the reason for reduction of hot water, the Navien's Heat Exchanger Outlet Pipe rotted two tiny holes in 7 years. Both mostly self-clotted with sediment. Anyway, we have a...

It's a Navien 180A, with internal pump. Temp set at 130 has been working fine for years. About 4 months ago, it began to cool off. I descaled it with vinegar and it was fine. That descaling was overdue and our public water is horrible. The temp began to fade again last week. Set at 130...

In the process of tearing down my above ground pool and a 5 foot splash deck. (Anyone in PA want to purchase a 200K Natural Gas Raypak heater?) SQ2 Bits - Anyway, I'm using Milwaukee Shockwave SQ2 impact bits to remove the decking. I've gone through 3 so far which seems like a lot, since...

Already have gas outdoors. Want to add a fireplace. - I’ll look up code, but does it need to be further from my house than my pool heater was? - vent free - why vent free for outdoors, just to save having a chimney/vent? - most seem to be firebox only. Any sites that show ideas or plans for...

I cleared snow earlier, figured I'd just blow off the dust that fell over past hour. Wearing liner gloves, and ski gloves, I could still a shock coming through when I engage the trigger. I thought perhaps the glove liners were creating some issue, so I tried it bare handed. Sure enough, I'm...

I'm a bit of bag and case freak. Right tool for the job, but it results is a lot of trial and error. Thank goodness for Prime is all I can say. DIY, not a pro. I'm closer to retirement than not. I'm almost to the point where I'm going to keep a set a tools on each floor, but prior to that...

I was day 1 fighting a cold, tested negative, but dragging from the fever. then my Hioki pocket meter shows up. Naturally, it must be tested, so I’m quarantined in my bedroom, remove the batteries from the thermometer, test them. Then test various outlets in the bathroom and bedroom. my...

I have one, probably two, of the smaller folding meters (clamshell). Work well enough, but they are clumsy to use. I saw an Innova 3300 meter on Amazon, which actually has a wrist band - doesn't get good reviews, but I like that idea. I could always create a wristband using Velcro and...

I won't get into the debacle that is this house, but when I FIL decided to take a impromptu nap in my flower bed, I decided a 38" handrail might be a good idea. Only have until the 24th, so I ordered a pre-made from Amazon. each mounting plate has 4 holes, and I'm going for the ties, instead...

I think its a Liftmaster, but can confirm when i go down next. Suddenly, none of the remotes will open the door. The other door works fine. the wall switch for the door has two green lights and we noticed, about a year ago, that the lights for this door began blinking. I’ve been too...

My in-laws have their house for sale, but if it doesn’t sell soon, my FIL wants to shut off the water, and wrap pipes in heat tape, in case the heater fails. Heater is fairly new, but he worries. i think he wants to drain the lines and drop some RV anti-freeze in there. We did that when we...

I'm done playing games here. I have 3 heaters and can't heat my 2 car garage. One is a vent-free gas heater that, aside from creating moisture, now decided it doesn't want to ignite. Probably a bad/frozen igniter? My other two options are infrared electric, but with 15A, they won't play...

The floor was installed a few years ago, but a general contractor, not a tile expert. Backerboard was laid down Our water isn’t great, so we can see orange stains off it sits, and there orange in the grout line next to the toilet ring. I’ll pull the toilet this weekend and hopefully just...

I'm in Southeastern, PA. 2 car garage, uninsulated, so nothing fancy. The one time I had a tool rust issue, I believe I can attribute it to a vent-free gas heater, which I'm removing. What's the best way to test for humidity, without risking more rust? The dehumidifier I have in there now...

I can’t resist any longer and am grabbing the Titanium Easy-Flux 125 welder on sale at HF tomorrow. I rarely jump in without a ton of research, but I have a teen who did some welding for fun at a friend's house and it’s something i always wanted to play with. Weld outdoors Gloves Helmet Common...

We cleared out my in-law’s and this vise was on my FIL’s bench, in working order. I removed it myself, and the only thing I recall moving was a cotter pin he had on the end. Is this vise complete? Other than the missing pad, two bolts. What should have been where the cotter pin was? Is the...

NOCO only works 50% of the time, and by that I mean: I have two GB70 units and after one year, one can be recharged, the other simply won't recharge. Time to look at another brand? Only need for vehicle breakdowns, so in frequent use.

This spins off the 1/4” thread and this discussion turned to why companies don’t give space in the case for expansion. Thinking about socket set cases. Adding your own torx bits, security bit, flex head ratchet, small light, hand sanitizer, etc. Or specific task items: Hardware for the...

Just a PSA. There are emails, and youtube videos, showing 9V batteries, stored in a drawer, toolbox, etc. A paperclip, or screwdriver, touches the + and - terminals and bham! You’re having a BBQ. I saw that months ago , thinking what are the odds… last month, we cleaned out my in-laws’...