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That's a great idea, thanks, should have checked back on thread before I went to HF this past Sunday!

Both these products look like good upgrades for a QuickJack. Does anyone have experience with either (or both)? https://www.etsy.com/listing/1451751100/quickjack-glideride-caster-system-smooth https://www.etsy.com/listing/1707405523/ez-slide-quickjack-caster-wheel-kit

I have "DIY-installed" about a dozen mini-splits and agree with all the advice above, especially using Nylog on the connections. Make sure you are using a 45-degree flare tool, and not a 30 or 37.5. I've discovered most "pros" are idiots when it comes to mini-split installs. I bought all the...

I recently scored a deal on 2 Lista cabinets, but they are green and really could use a paint job. I already have 2 identical cabinets still in the factory Lista "classic blue" finish (in great shape), which I'd like to match. I have a 5-stage Fuji HVLP, which I have used primarily for...

Our warehouse that has dock levelers made of diamond plate steel. Whatever paint that was once on them has long since worn/rusted off. I'd like to paint/coat them a nice grey to spiff up the loading dock area, and to prevent rust stains down the concrete on the outside of the building. Any...

I (DIY) installed an Aprilaire 800 Steam Humidifier when we had a very leaky 125 yr old 1500 sf house. It worked amazingly well for the 4 years we had the house, and with none of the "grunge" issues you can get with the bypass/ultrasonic humidifiers. I never had to change the canister on it...

We recently moved into our "forever" home, and I'm starting to work on outfitting the garage. In the past 3 houses I've spent a lot of time building my own cabinets and workbenches and doing the floors and wiring it up for every conceivable tool...and then we move before I ever get to enjoy the...

Thanks for the responses. I've pretty well settled on this lift as it would be the best fit for my garage space, will update once I receive and install.

Wanted to bump this thread...any updates from those who purchased the MDS-6KF?

I'm putting three 24k mini split heat pumps in my build rooms at my company. I have a buddy who has an a/c company and he lets me buy on his account (with his discount) at the supply houses. Both the major supply house chains in town are pushing Friedrich mini splits, and say Friedrich's...

I have been planning my mini-split install and was about to order a Pioneer 24k unit from highseer.com ("Parker Davis HVAC")...but when I went to the site this weekend it was down, and it still is down as of today. I tried calling, but got a "hold please", with no answer after 10 min, and the...

I bought a property a few years ago that had a new 24 slot panel installed, with about 12 breakers installed, including a 30A for the AC and a mysterious 60A. In the attic nearly all of the wires in the house (mostly knob-n-tube) went into a single 8x8x8 junction box, where they were tied in...

The number I called said press 1 for consumer or 2 if you are a dealer or facilities maintenance staff. Technically I am a facilities manager so I pressed 2, and no one asked for any credentials.

FWIW - I called Mitsubishi HVAC a few weeks back to ask them this same question (their install manual just states "up to 25 ft - no additional refrigerant needed"), and the person I spoke with said there was no minimum length requirement for the pre-charged refrigerant. That said, I was looking...

Is there much difference between pricing on "name-brand" mini split equipment pricing (Mitsubishi, Fujitsu) between wholesale supply houses and internet retailers? I know the internet retailers apply stiff markups to some accessories, but don't know what they do with the major pieces of...

A question on mini split installation: If I first pressure test a mini-split install with nitrogen, do I really need to use a micron gauge when evacuating the lines with a vacuum pump, or would simply running the vacuum pump for a few hours (and then verifying it holds -30" on a set of...

I'll add in my experience...I have two garages with epoxy floors I DIY'd. In the first, 3.5 yrs ago, I put down the full Wolverine/Alpha Garage system in a new 650 sq ft garage (Bond-tite primer, epoxy, Endurashield top coat with Supergrip). In the second, 1.5 years ago I put down a single...

I'll FAIL the snap ring pliers also. I had to use mine this weekend when replacing a bearing on a jointer, and I forgot how pathetic their snap ring pliers are. A 15 second job took 15 minutes. On a more positive note, I'll give a solid PASS to the HF SDS Rotary Hammer Drill...with Bosch bits...

While the MaxJax is a great product, and Danamar a very responsive company, someone at Danmar just doesn't understand electricity and electrical wiring codes. For a couple years, they maintained that by wiring the motor for 240V, the unit would draw double the current that the 120V unit would...

Sherwin-Williams makes a paint, called Resilience I believe, that is engineered for painting in wet weather conditions. Never used it, but folks on the painting forums seem to like it. It's easy to say you'll come back in a few months and repaint, but those months tend to turn into years...