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My TS4000 has recently developed an odd flame pattern. It is generally clean of debris and anything that would seem to be the matter. I spent a significant amount of time trying to set a warranty claim through but headway is tedious and questionable at this point. Any ideas on what might be the...

Looking for extractor pumps with reservoir for occasional home use on vehicle and lawn equipment fluids that would be dependable but not break the bank. I'm thinking of things like power steering fluid, lawn equipment motors and differentials without bottom oil drains, equipment small gas tanks...

Not sure if this fits the forum, but I have a antique gas powered garden tiller that has control cables that are a steel wire inside metal spiral wound sheathing (no vinyl exterior sheathing). Since the cables are long out of production, would either lubricating the exterior of the sheathing...

I have a Precision Instruments 1/2" Split Beam torque wrench with swivel ratcheting head that I like for heavy duty work on personal vehicles, but it's overkill for lesser load values and tight spaces so I am looking for a reasonably priced 3/8" wrench. The PI is a bit pricey for my very...

Looking or recommendations on premium paint brushes for oil based Alkyd Enamel. One manufacturer notes White (softer than black) China Bristle and another noted Black (stiffer than white) China Bristle. The big brain in the sky is saying Black. Any thoughts?

Wanting to repaint our garden tiller Briggs steel gas tank and I am hoping to get some degree of accidental fuel spillage protection in the new paint. Would adding a hardener to the paint (brush on) give it some degree of resistance to gas? I don't know what they originally painted the tank...

Trying to get an education on what to use for protection using spray can paints (generally oil enamels), and spray can solvents like brake and carb cleaners. On another road, there is grinding dust and soil dust in the arid months working the yard. The 3M filter information is a bit...

Can an NM-B (AWG 6 cu 3 w.AWG 10 ground) wire be installed on the bottoms of floor joists above the unfinished basement traversing the joist spaces? Can the routing be at an angle (not perpendicular) to the joists so the contact points are greater than 16". What is the fastening spacing...

Looking for information on replacement circulatory for boiler. The particular 3/4" pipe second floor loop doesn't have have a large amount of baseboard, maybe 30 feet, but the overall piping is fairly long and has several ups and downs accessing various second floor areas. The house has two...

Any opinions on basement heating oil tank type based on experiences? Referring to the old type 12 gage steel horizontal tanks vs the newer poly tanks encased in lightweight galvanized steel shell (a typical name begins with "R", but it appears that there is a "G" version too). Edit: Also, are...

Bought new, minimally used Precision Instruments 3/8" fixed drive dial type torque wrench with memory needle indicator. Maximum range is 25 foot pounds and 30 newton meters, both scales are shown on the dial and works in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Body is beautiful, all...

There seem to be so many models, if focusing on one, what would be a favorite for general use?

Picked one up last week. What a great pump. It has a digital display to set the cut out pressure that worked without issue. The box notes it's intended for bike and vehicle tires, sports balls and the likes and it;s standard connection is for schrader valves but it comes with adapters for presta...

Our inside heating oil tank has some sort of exterior coating that appears like undercoating. Anyone know what that material might be?

I'm looking for a general guide for protective masks. Intended use is for dust, grinding concrete, and occasional painting with oil based enamel. I started to look at 3M products but there are so many it is far from understood. One mask that could have filters swapped would seem to be nice. A...

In the 40 year life of our house we have had to have the copper oil line blown out twice when the boiler wouldn't fire for that reason. It is less than convenient because it happens in the dead of winter. My question is can the line be replaced with a larger diameter or do the boiler pumps have...

Trying to figure out how much it's costing to recharge a tool's rechargeable batteries but not sure it can be done from the information known. I have a 4Ahr battery and an ac charger that has 60 watt output for 18 volts. what would be the math to figure out how many ac watts the charger is using...

Anyone know of waterproof AC work or drop light? I am looking for something that can be left outdoors and on the ground on occasion. (Critter control)

First try at drilling concrete with a Milwaukee M12 Driver/Drill/Hammer and full carbide head (4 blade) concrete bit and it's going no where. There doesn't seem to be a big "hammer" feeling so has anyone used that tool successfully in hammer mode?

Home Depot got me. I have a Purdy mini 3/4" diameter roller frame and a few of their rollers and they fit together very nicely. Needing a quick replacement roller I picked up what appeared the same except for the Wooster name at HD today. They are not interchangeable and the best I can figure...