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I ran service calls for several HVAC companies. If you can get your furnace inside conditioned space, you will have less problems. For instance, a 90% furnace always has water in its drain because it makes water during combustion. Sometimes they freeze. Not having good access often means...

For your contractor, I would try to know where I want the cuts to be made. Make the slab thicker where you might want to install a lift. Make sure they put the amount of rebar specified and that they either support it with cradles or pull it up during the pour. Often, slabs are poured on top...

I have an Amish friend who has a small sawmill. It is great to have a friend like him. He does good work and is not unreasonable at all. You have to take your worst trailer there, though. Mr Yoder and his sons are strong enough to get the logs off of the trailer, but they roll them over the...

Just so you know, you can do your own manual J calculation for how much a/c to install. If your building is finished, it can be calculated. It would be neat if you posted online where we could all help you together. It is somewhat quirky to pick the U values for the different materials. At...

I will tend advice on using Kraft facing on insulation. If you can avoid it, don't use it. It is not just flammable. It's like storing gasoline near a fire. I was soldering on a system at a gas station's walk-in coolers. One small spark, and the flames started. In about 3 seconds, the fire...

I worked in HVAC for a couple decades. I couldn't even recommend a brand anymore since they have all changed so much. I don't like mini-splits because they leak, are hard to work on and they end up producing unpaid bills. If you really like diy, Mr. Cool makes an air handler system that you...

I am also a "fix anything" kinda guy. So, me saying get rid of it is rare. I wanted to comment on the lower threads. Yes, the lower threads get worn more. This is why eventually the jam nut doesn't work any more. The jam nut is to take up the slack to the threads. By mis-aligning the nuts...

Why was my post above in bold? I didn't make it that way.

Before you grind it up, raise the temperature as high as you can get in the garage for a couple weeks. Try to use electric space heaters to get it above 100 degrees. On million dollar homes, they have a lot of coated floors. The builders always had us (HVAC contractors) use heat to dry...

My dad and I used to make flooring for his house. A couple years ago, he made the hickory into flooring. In the bedrooms he used red cedar, which is too soft, but he did it. It is a lot of work, but he was a carpenter who never took no for an answer even after he lost the use of his legs.

I haven't seen a screw lift still working and I don't think I would keep one. If it wasn't used outside, and wasn't used in a gritty environment it could be good. The one you have doesn't look it has much life left. If the acme threads get worn, they will jam more. Once you get 2 or more...

I've seen a few ramps out there that are long and heavy. It does seem that wood would be the easiest, lightest, best and certainly the cheapest way. You don't need much. I wouldn't want big heavy ramps to move and store after I drop them on a foot.

Yes. Especially in floor joist pockets where the moisture goes right through the fiberglass. I would rather put up a full 1" of vapor impermeable board like extruded polystyrene. Bead board will usually have a vapor barrier layer on the surface. Remember, that the seams and edges should be...

15 years ago, I used to put a freq. drive on anything. Using them to make 3 phase for a lift pump would be one of those applications. If you program them with wide ranges, they will work quite well with a lift pump that only has a 8 percent duty cycle. Don't program overloads or soft start...

Looks like a great idea. I would have to get a plastic one-I break things.

Anything 50 amps or higher, I apply grease anyway. Commercial HVAC gotta use it.

For instance GE and Bauer sold at Lowes. Many others

No way. The top bin is not to be seen by anyone. All the other drawers are fine- just not the top bin. Who keeps it clean?

That's one of the things one might have to do when a jackshaft opener is used. On a regular door, there is always the same tension on the cables. The jackshaft doesn't move the door. It pulls up on the cables. When it gets to the top it will come off the drum if things aren't right. I tends...

I picked one up at Menards for the same.