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Hey everyone. I'm trying to see if a lower cost option exists for offset flexhead, box end ratcheting wrenches. There is an Icon set at Harbor Freight for $230 and two VIM Tools sets that come out to about $240 combined (2 sets in order to cover the size range), but both of these are way over my...

Hey everyone. I'm not sure if this particular forum is okay for this question, but I did not find a more suitable one. I have a small, fully finished, wood framed "shed" type of building that is used as a guest house. It has a plywood subfloor and thin faux wood flooring. I discovered that the...

Hey everyone, I've got a drawer slide issue that I thought the woodworkers in the forum would know the most about. I replaced all the 30 year old metal slides in my kitchen will all new soft close/self close slides, and all of them are working fine EXCEPT for one bank of 3 drawers. There is one...

Hey everyone, I wanted to see if you could take a look at the 2 pictures I have attached (one of each end) and tell me how I would go about increasing the tension. The roll-up door takes a lot of force to push up, and will come back down if you don't push it up far enough. How do I increase the...

Hey everyone, I've got a weird situation where a light bulb in a ceiling fan was suddenly 1/2 as bright as normal. There is no dimmer function on this ceiling fan, so I can't change the dim level. I put in a new bulb, but the bulb does not light at all. Fits in the socket that normal (standard...

Getting my saw tuned up and prepped to cut wood for fall, and I'm having an issue with the chain brake. When the chain brake is applied, the pull cord is taut and will not pull, so the saw has to be started with the brake off. It starts and runs well now (after tuneup), but if I apply the chain...

Hey everyone, I've got an electrical mess inside my aerobic septic system that I need to re-wire. I wanted to get any tips that you may have to offer. The wiring inside the 3rd tank of my septic system (where the water pump is located) has a short somewhere, and the wiring is getting hot and...

Hey everyone, I replaced a light fixture on a small/finished out-building's porch light that never worked since we bought our property. I assumed the fixture was bad, and we wanted a nicer-looking fixture anyway, but after replacing the light fixture and putting a new bulb in it, the new fixture...

Hey everyone, I have a wood-burning fireplace "insert" that has never been installed or used, but it is a somewhat "older" unit, and 2 different fireplace companies have told me that they cannot get piping for it. They also want to charge me $6,500 to install a new fireplace and piping, which I...

Hello, I have an aerobic septic system and the breaker for the water pump keeps tripping. The strange thing is that when I flip the breaker back on, if the tank is full enough, the pump will engage and the sprinklers will spray for at least 30 minutes and it will function like normal, but after...

Hey folks, I wanted to see if anyone has advice for how to seal off metal chimney piping where it exits through the roof. I'll attach a photo below to show you what it looks like now. The previous owner or installers seemed to have used expanding foam, which is now leaking when there is heavy...

Hello, I wanted to see if I could get some ideas to stop my sprinkler from draining water out of the line and flooding the yard after the water pump has shut off every time. I have an aerobic septic system, which is operating fine overall, but an ongoing issue has been that the 2nd sprinkler...

Hello, I wanted to get some input about using Finishing Paste Wax as the sole finish on a dining room table. My wife and I just finished building a new dining room table, and for the table top we wanted a natural-looking finish that kept the wood color as light as possible, so we settled on a...

What kind of pliers do you like to use for un-clicking auto electrical connectors? Do you have any specialty pliers or dedicated pliers that you have found to be the perfect solution for releasing the tabs on electrical connectors? I seem to struggle with getting harness connectors off more...

Hey folks, I wanted to see if anyone could offer any insight regarding my Mighty Mule 362 double gate system. It uses a 12v gate battery and a power transformer to keep the battery charged (no solar panel). The last month or so the battery is only lasting 1 or 2 weeks before it quits working...

I'm having a recurring power issue on one leg of my 240 circuit that goes directly into my attic furnace. About a week ago my HVAC suddenly quit working, and I realized I was getting 120v on one leg of the furnace's incoming power and only 15v on the other. I loosened both legs of the 240v at...

I have a 18V Porter Cable drill that has worked great for quite a few years, but suddenly stopped working. I have a 2nd PC drill and an impact that also use the same 18V batteries and they work fine, so I know the battery is not the issue. I know the drill is getting power because the LED work...

I have a 30 gallon oiless, 120v Husky air compressor that has a couple issues to be fixed. #1 is that the on/off switch does not work consistently #2 is that once the tank reaches 150 psi, it shuts off, as it should, but then when in use and it goes below 100 psi, it does not turn itself back...

I would like to see what specific brands/types some of you might recommend for a protective/durable finish for solid oak hardwood floors. Fast-drying is a must, but so is durability (3 young kids in the house). This will be new/unfinished flooring going down, it is not a re-finish, so any...

I had quite a bit of dirty engine oil spill out of the top of my catch pan. I guess the cap on top wasn't pulled up all the way. Anyway, there is a 4ft x 1ft stain on the driveway now that I would like to get out. This is on rough/pourous, white concrete. What are some methods that you have...