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Nothing to do with the garage, sorry. I have central heat and air using a heat pump. 2000 sq ft ranch. I have a 8'x8' mechanical room with water heater, heat pump, and server rack. The server rack is a newer addition - nothing crazy - UDM SE, 24 port switch and a couple home automation hubs...

I plan to control my 1HP pool pump with a Shelly Pro 2 and am having difficulty figuring out a good contactor to use. I would like a quality din rail mounted contactor. The pump is 120v, plan to control the shelly and the contactor both with that same 120v. Is this a good one to use...

Hello all. I am not a woodworker, but I find myself working wood. I am in process of installing a built in cabinet in the living room. I am at the point I need to face frame it. I have seen it is common practice to pocket hole the 1x2's together and then brad nail the whole thing up. Problem...

I plan to put a flood light on the side of the house, up by the peak on the gable end. It is a 1.5 story house, so there is a small attic space that the fixture will be adjacent to. I have Lutron Caseta switches throughout the house. My thought is to install a Lutron Caseta switch on the...

I have a 30x40x12 stick built garage I built about 5 years ago. It is 10' from the side of the house. The main power panel is conveniently located on the corner of the house. I installed a 90 amp sub panel in the garage with 2-2-2-4 MHF in 1 1/2" conduit to the main panel on the side of the...

Cable Pass Through Wall Grommet I would like to install one of these through the wall between my master bedroom and a closet. I want to put a projector on the wall of the master bedroom and locate the power outlet and Apple TV in the closet. The power cable to the projector and the HDMI from...

I have owned this Quincy 325 ROC 7 for about two years now. Use it in my home garage infrequently. I last used it about two months ago, have been out of town for work. I fired it up this morning and it will not exceed 30PSI. It spools up slowly because I have it on a VFD that ramps the...

I am putting some mini led Christmas light strings outside. I would like to cut the strings to custom lengths to get rid of that remainder that hangs down. These are the typical multi-color mini led light strings you get from Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc. For instance, I have a string...

I am bringing home a Porter No. 350 6” jointer tomorrow. It has a three horse electric motor on it, set up for 240v. I am unsure the amp draw on the machine, data plate is AWOL on the motor. Motor has drip ports for oiling the bearings, definitely older. I plan to run a dedicated circuit for...

I have been looking to add a jointer to my tool collection and ran across a Porter No. 350 6" jointer. It appears to be in good condition, fairly original. No idea year of manufacture. Owner of the jointer says he still uses it regularly and recently had the blades sharpened. The price is...

Been holding it for about 7 years now. Will be nice to wash up before I go in the house. The room is 7'x10'. My Quincy 325 is in one corner. Putting in a deep sink and toilet, no shower. Installing a 1500w in-wall heater, no AC. Installing a book shelf and dewalt battery charging station...

I plan to buy a Liftmaster LJ8500W shortly for use in my detached garage. Watched a couple videos on installing it and see that you have to program the upper and lower limits along with the forces, etc. I like to have my garage door opener outlet on a wall switch to prevent any possibility of...

Please see picture below of the details for the garage door I have, it is a 9x9 insulated door. After a couple years I had to tension the spring more because it wouldn't stay up. It is now not staying up and I can not tension the spring anymore. The springs have worn out after seven years...

I have a 9x9 insulated Clopay door (has sheetmetal panel on the inside too). The tracks have a long radius 90 and the horizontal track is angled to follow the scissor trusses. I am tired of opening the door manually, would like to install a jack shaft opener. It seems every opener has Wifi...

My dad just picked up a Millermatic 250 off of a guy he knows. Dad is mostly going to weld auto body with it. For the rare occasion that he needs to stick weld something, is there a way to hook a stinger to this machine? I see an extra hole in the front of the machine above the ground clamp...

I installed an exhaust hood over the stove in the kitchen. I used 6" rigid duct routed through the attic to a roof vent cap. The attic is non-conditioned. Should I insulate that rigid duct? Thanks.

I am looking for a laser level for home use. Something I can use in the shop or in the house. What do you all recommend?

Hello all. I have a Quincy 325 with the pressure switch set to 175 PSI. I would like to install a water separator and regulator to drop the pressure down to 90 PSI. My largest draw is going to be a pressure pot sand blaster. I have a filter at the sandblaster to further dry the air (one of...

I have an above ground pool in the backyard. There is a shed ~10' away that I am moving the pump and filter into. The pump is a 1.5 hp 120v pump, that draws 11 amps on high speed. I want to control the pump with Apple HomeKit. I have not found a HomeKit compatible pump controller. BUT, I...

I am in process of building out the mechanical room in my home. I absorbed a chunk of the master closet into the mechanical room to add space for a server rack (geeking out with the home network / automation stuff). The room is now 6'x7' and houses the air handler, water heater, water...