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Have a 50k btu Big Maxx and it works as designed. However, my thermostat is a battery powered unit that drains the AAAs really fast and I have had the garage freeze while not keeping a vigilant eye on it. I decided to upgrade to a WiFi thermostat and after looking at the Big Maxx I saw +24v on...

I bought at Delta Shopmaster Table Saw 2 years ago at Menards. It's about as basic as it gets and I've only used it half-a-dozen times on simple home remodeling projects. It did what I needed it to do.... until recently. Now if I try to cut through anything thicker than cardboard the circuit...

I'm looking for a solution to control my outdoor lights from inside of my house. Not practical or possible to run a wire for a switch. I currently have all of the lights on a single switch inside of the garage. Is there a remote control type of product that would be easy to install? A quick...

I have a relatively large garage that was built (I believe) in the late 1940s. It had waaaay too many windows and doors so I recently removed all of those and framed in smaller windows and eliminated 2 service doors. This gets me much more interior wall space to use for storage and tool space...

Hello, All -- I have a 2-3 year old Tekton Air Hose reel. It only sees light use but the spring became unhooked on the inside of it and I haven't been able to figure out how it works. Any advice/help? Here's the unit: I removed the air hose fitting and the 4 locknuts that hold the circular...

My garage (and house) are sided with cedar shakes that were stained a deep brown "Russet" color about 10 years ago. I'm updating a lot of things and part of that involves patching in new siding in places. I much prefer the look of the natural cedar to my current "Russet" colored cedar. I...

My electrical service comes out of the ground, into the meter and then into the master disconnect before it heads into the house for the main breaker. Currently I have a single overhead 25amp circuit that runs to the detached garage from the master breaker. I'm looking to upgrade this to a...

Picked up this old compressor from craigslist. The price dropped dramatically when the motor wouldn't spin without tripping the breaker. I only have 110v in my garage so I know a big pump won't work -- I had questions on this one when I saw the motor was only 1/2HP but it certainly appears to...

I've had some issues with my hitachi cordless batteries. The first batch I went through, I left in the unheated shop over the winter and they didn't charge again come spring (my fault.) This year, I decided I'd leave them on the charger, in the house, and plugged in. Imagine my surprise when...

I bought a combo kit in November 2012 of a Hitachi 18v Lithium Ion drill and impact driver. Bought it refurbed (This kit: http://bigskytool.com/Hitachi_KC18DHL_18V_1.5Ah_Lithium_Ion_Slide_Battery_3-Tool_Combo_Kit_%28Reconditioned%29___i1585.aspx) My understanding was that it was a factory...

I've got a HF polisher -- this model. It works great for its purpose and I've used it to buff and polish boats, jet skis and exhaust parts. But -- I want to be able to use it more like a die grinder and use cut-off disks, buffing wheels and grinding wheels. It's got a 5/8" shaft just like a...