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11h	comment	Risk from installing a “Nest” thermometer without shutting off home power? Sounds like CYA Lawyerspeak for a high dollar consumer device that they know will be installed by people with absolutely no experience working on electrical and HVAC systems. It's easier and causes the least liability to tell the consumer to throw the master switch for all power than try to tell them how to find the circuit breaker for the HVAC system, and possibly any ancilliary breaker to power secondary devices. All that's needed is to shut down the HVAC and make sure that it is the same circuit the 24v control voltage comes from. Once again, consumers got no VOMs, assume the worst.
12h	comment	Two stroke engine throttle not working Tried to make sense of their manual, man, it's ugly scanning. It is a standard air vane governor, just can't really tell how everything's supposed to tie together.
12h	comment	Two stroke engine throttle not working Soldering a spring ruins it. It takes the temper out of the steel and anneals the wire, leaving you with soft, non-springy iron.
12h	comment	What can I use as an alternative for an underwriter's knot? One of those times where some pictures of the fixture and cable would change a W-A-G into a useful answer. I've seen crimp collars used for this when the cord is sufficiently tough.
21h	comment	Why is my Australian light fixture wired this way? So basically, three terminals are there to allow daisy-chaining the power, neutral and ground and provide a tap for neutral to the device and power to the switch, and the fourth is a terminal block for the switch. I take it that the Australian system tries to eliminate wire nuts or other extraneous connectors by providing terminals instead? Is this split phase hot/neutral?
1d	comment	Is a roof made out of glass viable? Heat gain in the summer will be excessive (we have to take extra measures with greenhouses due to this) and heat loss in winter will also be quite high per the reasons Jay talks about. Go with the solar tubes, I love my illuminated throne. Bathroom used to be a dark hole, in the summer, we rarely have to turn on lights from early morning to late night. The lumen output from a 17" is pretty phenomonal.
2d	revised	Is my well pump serviceable after overheating and starting to leak? impeller inspection and removal
2d	revised	Is my well pump serviceable after overheating and starting to leak? make/model info
2d	answered	Is my well pump serviceable after overheating and starting to leak?
May 16	comment	Should I repair or replace a dryer heating element and housing connector? Converted to an answer as requested. Sounds like you still have an appliance repair shop like Mr. Rhoder had here till he retired. The good part was the sorted used parts that could be used to resurrect just about any appliance that had been relatively popular. Sadly, those days have passed and you end up rebuying really expensive looking and costly appliances that have little longevity, requiring replacement any time you must make more than the most minor repairs.
May 16	answered	Should I repair or replace a dryer heating element and housing connector?
May 14	comment	Should I repair or replace a dryer heating element and housing connector? Do you have a picture of the actual damage? Ceramics are used because nothing else will stand the heat which means that glue or tape will turn to smoke. And yes it is an insulator which means that it keeps bad things from happening, you do not want anything arcing to ground if it fails.
May 14	awarded	Enlightened
May 14	revised	How do I wire this motor with 240V? Point three grammatical.
May 14	awarded	Nice Answer
May 14	revised	How do I wire this motor with 240V? pressure switch amendment
May 14	comment	How do I wire this motor with 240V? Yes, the LINE side of the pressure switch is where the 220V hot/hot wires should be attached. Power from wall goes to pressure switch LINE terminals, switched output MOTOR terminals go to motor and the motor gets the jumpers swapped to change it to run on the higher voltage.
May 14	revised	How do I wire this motor with 240V? ammend point 3
May 14	comment	How do I wire this motor with 240V? I forgot about the switch. It will be between your line input (power cord) and the motor. Where does the power cord attach? That would be where the line connection goes.
May 14	comment	Would a normal ethernet cable survive the conditions in an air conditioning vent? Fluoropolymer fumes as what comes off of non-stick pans left on a stove burner too long at high heat won't kill you. Put some PVC in the pan under the same conditions and your lungs will hurt. Note that Fluoropolymer fumes will kill all the birds in the building. That's what's meant by less noxious.