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I have a HP laser printer that keeps tripping the breaker in my office. Was just about to toss the printer when I came across a site where it was discussed that things with motors tend to cause these AFCI breakers to trip. Thought I would ask here and get some recommendations on what my options...

Learned my outside faucet froze yesterday when my son tried to wash his car. Water started pouring inside. So today I drilled some holes n stuck my sope inside to see what I'm up against. Well I'm hopeful it's easier that I'm anticipating. Looks like this just screws on to a fitting, but I would...

Is the process of changing out this fixture to a bulb socket straight forward as it looks? Would like to replace it with a bulb socket and use one of those screw in fixtures with the adjustable heads. I know it's pry a dumb question but I figured I'd ask since the only dumb ones are the ones you...

Morning gents, Just finishing up some shelves in the garage this morning and it's time for the "floor" sheets. Was gonna go with some 7/16 osb but then I saw there is 1/8 hardboard available as well. It's a $3 difference in price so that's very minimal. Any reason I shouldn't go with the...

I have a small back yard and only two outlets. One by the refrigerated air unit on the side of the house and one on the back porch. My back wall is about 20-25 feet away and I would like an outlet on that back wall. The outside outlet is recessed into the stucco wall. Would I just find a.box to...

My parents dehydrator went out on them and I took it apart to see if there were any quick fixes. Thermal fuse was good so I checked out the control board and found this guy was burnt out. Any way to get another one of these? It looks like a resistor but I do not think thanks what it is

This is the dash tray of my truck. How would I scribe the inside of this so I can make a piece that will fit in there. Looking to get it as close as I can to exact measurements so I can design some mounts with my 3d printer for this. Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk

Would like to start adding some accessories to the truck now that it's warming up. Before doing any final installs the idea of having a bench power supply to test with strikes my interest. Should I go the diy route or get a small one off Amazon? Don't wanna spend over $100 for what I'm gonna use...

Been 3d printing since November and now that it's warming up I want to start spray painting the objects. Was thinking of getting a small pop up booth to spray in but the small wagner one I'm looking at doesn't have an exhaust. Would it be as easy as making an opening and using a box fan with a...

Well it's Christmas time and ad usual the wife is at a loss on what to get me. I have a bad habit of buying myself everything I need. Well I've always wanted a laser level that will also throw a cross beam with the self leveling feature. Any particular ones I should stay away from? Mostly gonna...

I've been wanting to learn for quite some time and I think I'm going to take the first step in learning. I was gonna pickup the titanium flux 125 from harbor freight since it's not a huge investment and from what I have watched and read about it, it seems to be a good one to start with. Any...

Working on my truck and needing new bolts and some that have been stripped and needing to be tapped. What's a good bolt and thread pitch gauge? Tired of going to the hardware store n trying to match things up. Time to get a gauge so I can make a list and know exactly what I need. Came across a...

Looking to add a video doorbell and the current location is going to hinder the field of view. How much of a pita is it gonna be to move it to the left side of the door? Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk

With the recent development in my neighborhood we are expecting even higher internet speeds. I would like to future proof my home run from the ONT to my office wall jack. What method would you suggest to get the new cat7 to the inside office. Currently the entrance for the cat5e is drilled in...

My home is 3 years old and is wired for fiber. At least I am assuming that's what it is since is has this box in the laundry room. Anyway the only jack in the house to plug my modem into is in the kitchen of all places. What exactly is involved in adding these jacks to say bed room n office room...

Here is my garage lighting situation, not nearly enough to light up the garage. I considered getting one of those deformable led lights and a base to replace the florescent setup. I also have an outlet available where the opener is plugged into. Maybe something that is linkable with a pull cord...

What does everyone do with their extra sockets? Over the years lots of double triples and what not from various cheap sets and some random quality ones. Hate to just toss them but they literally sit in an ammo can and never get touched

Gonna put my kobalt workbench for sale locally for $200 obo and I guess you could say "upgrade" to one of the yukon 46" ones from HF. Can't decide on the 9 drawer or the 3. Any input on either? It just seems my kobalt one has become a catch all with the bottom being open. Please excuse the messy...

Got a Craftsman resin shed for the yard belongings. Craftsman does make accessories that work with this but are a bit pricey for what they are. I attached some pictures of what it looks like inside to see if anyone has or could suggest some diy solutions to utilize this shed to it's full...

Our new home had a tankless water heater and I noticed the hot n cold both had what look like outlets that are capped off. Would I be able to attach a garden hose to the cold side? Figure I would ask here before just trying. I dunno if that is the purpose of this or not so what better place to...