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Beckett burner on oil boiler not firing
I have a Burnham oil boiler with a Beckett burner on it. The burner does not fire up. It just kind of buzzes or hums a bit for about 30 seconds then shuts off. I am hoping I can get one more week out...
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What gauge wire?
I am off grid. Last year I built a shop powered by generator through an Inverter. The inverter supplys power through a 200 amp power panel to circuits in the shop. I am now building a house about 40...
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Using Fiberglass Resin as Primer and Sealer
I have an old plywood rowboat which periodically is repaired with fiberglass cloth. This has worked very welll- the boat is now about 70 years old! I just did some minor repair work including bottom...
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Insulating a flat roof
Hi all: I'm insulating a flat roof from inside the house, using faced fiberglass batts. There's 3 or 4 places in the roof where insulated electrical wiring (14/2 w/ground) is run across the...
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Wiring in a DSL filter
I need to wire a DSL filter with a modular jack and plug into a phone line without a modular jack/plug. I figured I'd cut the plug off the DSL filter and wire those into the phone line. However,...
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Light Fixture ?
Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw...
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Framing basement: metal headers and plate, with wood studs?
I am framing my basement, and love the idea of building a metal-stud wall in place. It seems very convenient to just attach metal top (header) and bottom (plate) studs and then cut the vertical studs...
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Basic electrical question
Wiring my basement. I've got 20 amp circuits using 12/2 wire. The rough wiring passed the town's inspection. I need to wire two troffer lights. Due to their location, I need to use the armor...
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Very slippery marble floor
I have a very slippery marble floor which is dangerous to walk on. I nearly slipped several times and my wife actually did slip and fall. Is there any easy method to make this surface have more...
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Contractor Didn't Finish Work
I had a one-man company do repair work on my house. We have a contract saying what he will do and for how much. When his workers said they finished, he and I looked and agreed orally that they...
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Water pump, running correctly??
Few weeks ago I had to replace the pressure switch on our water pump because it would run around 120PSI non-stop. So I installed the new pressure switch (40/60). I set it to turn on at 40PSI and shut...
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I want to build my own on-wall radiator
Hi, How hard can it be to build something like this: a DIY project!? (I'm not talking about achieving the look and feel.) My plan is take 1/2 copper tubing (the smaller the diameter the better, I...
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Tripping the equivalent of a circuit breaker incorporated GFCI
In a Middle eastern location my relative was checking out a potential fault that occasioanlly tripped the 'whole house' GFCI/circuit breaker of his living accomodation. Poorly built...
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chainsaw technique
hey all, I was cutting wood for about 3 hrs on sat, and ran into an issue that I think can be solved with better technique... I find that most of my cuts always end "curving" to the right as I...
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Timber Frame Kit
Hi, A few weeks ago I found a timber frame kit from a link in this newsgroup. The kit was for structure of about 14' x 16' for around $4700. Unfortunately, I didn't save the link and I...
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