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26.5A on a 20A circuit?

I just finished wiring in two 220V circuits to the shop -- 1 for the dust collector (5.5A), and the other for the table...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOSPAM_bluesky
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOSPAM_bluesky

Copper epoxy

A coworker was telling me about doing some DIY plumbing work and since he had no experience with soldering copper fitti...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kohemp
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by kohemp

Copper to galvanized pipe question

Question: Have a 3/4" copper to galvanized pipe junction, has a 6" brass nipple between them. Is this the proper way to...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NoSpam
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by NoSpam

plastic melted on dish water heating element

A plastic spatula fell out of the rack and melted on dish water heating element. Now when it dries the dishes it makes a...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by youknowwhat.mccranie
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by youknowwhat.mccranie

Ask this old house last night

Did you see that? How to replace a deep well water pump. I feel I could do it myself now.
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by boobooililililil
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by boobooililililil

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to a very informative and very educational group of people ! Smarty
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

T-stat repair

White-Rodgers 1F90-51/-60 thermostat from 1985. Mea Culpa: I left 3 Duracell AA batteries in the unit for years and yea...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by puddingDOTman

water line to refrigerator

Two of my tennants are receiving new refrigerators for Christmas. I'm struggling with what kind of line to run on o...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by railphotonut
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by railphotonut

Wiring Simplified

I guess it's not simplified enough for me. Would someone please read "Testing for Continuity" on page 127 of the 42...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dontbother
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by dontbother

Arc welding question

Hello, I'm wondering how thick of steel, oh say 1ft x 1ft, sheet metal a 110Amp arc welder can weld? As example, le...
34 comments posted 17yrs
posted by curiousjohn4
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by curiousjohn4

uneven garage floor

So, I've seen this problem posted a few places but have yet to find an easy and inexpensive stop-gap solution. I ha...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jj21
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jj21

Home Decorators Collection

I was looking at some bathroom vanities from this catalog. The prices seem very reasonable - too reasonable, I guess. I...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brooklynsual[at]yahoo[dot]in
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by brooklynsual[at]yahoo[dot]in

Water pressure advice needed

Here is my situation: Upstairs in my two story house early this morning, I opened a sink faucet tap. There was no water...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aribner1
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by aribner1