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GE Panel Tandem In Wrong Place
A relative just moved into an apartment. Much of it was recently renovated (new carpeting, new appliances, etc.) and in general the electrical seems to be in good shape, except for one receptacle with ...
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Can I connect my new French drain to an existing rodding eye in my garden?
I want to put a French drain at my patio and I am wondering how to connect the French drain in order for the water flow to go away.
Where and how should I finish the French drain?
At the moment my ...
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Is this basement footer going to cause issues?
I'm having an addition put on my house with a full basement. The contractor poured the footer and is getting ready to do the foundation walls. He marked the lines for the walls, and I couldn't help ...
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What is this metal bar going into the back of an old metal receptacle?
What this metal bar thing that attaches to the inside back of this old receptacle? It comes out of the side of the box then goes down the wall to where I cannot see. It looks like copper but a magnet ...
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What are appropriate ways to insert a new electrical outlet on a bedroom concrete wall?
I live in a home built in the 40s with exterior walls that seem to be cinderblocks filled with concrete, with a brick outer exterior.
In one bedroom, I have to run an extension cord across the room to ...
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Floating shelf: Rounded vs. Rectangular brackets?
What are the pros and cons of each option?
I guess the rounded one means the diameter of the hole in the wall should be very big, while no difficult affixing is required on the shelf, you just drill a ...
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HVAC Suction line freezing
I woke one morning to find the suction line on my York YCJF48S41S2A (with blower assembly AHR48D3XH21A) frozen and realized I hadn't cleaned my coils in two years. I cleaned both the evaporator coil ...
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Shore up stone foundation cap at house sill
I need to shore up the crown of a quarry/limestone foundation where the foundation meets the sill. This sill runs parallel to the floor joists and most of the damage is located between two windows.
I ...
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Two by fours embedded in basement concrete slab used for framing... including a load bearing wall. Should I be concerned?
So there's some long ass backstory - sorry for the wall of text! I figured better too much detail than too little tho.
We recently bought a house in Vancouver, WA (climate zone 8b), a custom job ...
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How to clean a toilet water flush "limitator" (bump?)?
Apologies for the non-technical expressions, I am not a native English speaker.
I have the following embedded water flush:
The problems with that water flush are the following:
it usually flushes ...
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blum 170 degree face frame hinge
My parents have some cabinets in their kitchen and the door suddenly stopped closing. It seems the bottom hinge is the issue. I tried adjusting it followingthis PDF but it still just won’t close. I’ve ...
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Is it possible to replace Mortise Door Lock With Sash Lock with a thumbturn deadbolt?
As a novice, I was wondering how I should find the correct replacement for a mortise lock. I wish to change it to one with a thumbturn deadbolt. This is what it currently looks like and measures:
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Radiant heated floor makes noise after adding additional 1/2" of plywood
I have installed hydronic radiant heat pipes under the subfloor; used aluminum plates for spreading the heat from pex pipes.
The house is old, I think the original subfloor is 5/8 Douglas fir.
Up to ...
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How should I connect my new wifi smart switch to this wiring?
My switch controls a ceiling fan/light (with pull chain) combo. I am trying to replace the switch with a Kasa HS200. I pulled the switch out and saw a cluster of wires that don't make sense to me, ...
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Is it possible to replace an ISDN telephone system with recent/modern hardware?
I've often seen houses where there is the following setup:
when somebody rings the bell at the door the telephones inside will ring
when you pick up the phone you can talk to the person at the door
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Required Circuits for Waterfurnace Geothermal Unit and Aux Heater
I am pulling the permit and installing the electrical wiring for my Waterfurnace 7 Series 4-ton Ground Source Heat Pump / Furnace. These are the components:
7 SERIES 700A11 Model 048 (Reference ...
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How to protect Romex entering a sub panel
I have this sub panel I'm considering replacing. What do I do with the exposed Romex to pass inspection? Some kind of cable trough maybe?
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How many wires can I put in this recessed light junction box?
I’m installing some recessed lights (halo) in my basement, and I’m wondering how many conductors I can put in the attached box (pictured), since this light will be at a 3-way junction. I calculated ...
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Is it a violation of the Canadian Electrical Code to re-label circuits in my electrical panel?
I have an old house, and some of the labels for the circuit breakers are incorrect or extremely vague.
I have mapped out where the breakers actually go. I would like to use a label maker to print ...
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How can I implement an NRV in brickwork or masonry?
Location: Nagpur, India
Glossary:
NRV = Non-return valve / One-way valve
PVC = Poly Vinyl Chloride
SWR = Soil, Waste, Rain
Over the years repair/renovation of the street in front of the house has ...
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Problems with Honeywell T5 Thermostat Short-Cycling in Heat Mode
I have a Honeywell T5 WiFi Thermostat. I am running a gas furnace and an AC system that uses the furnace air handler. There are H, R, G and Y wires coming from the furnace. There was an unused 5th ...
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Will my shelf be strong enough despite one of the brackets being in drywall anchors?
I just put up some shelves using brackets from Home Depot and Canadian Tire. You can see them in the image below. The brackets themselves are rated for much more weight than I'm putting on them (like ...
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how to move Vanity drain from side wall to the back
I am renovating a bathroom and the drain is coming from the side. This was done because the vent stack is on that side wall. The wall directly behind the vanity would be an outer wall.
I am planning ...
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Help me Understand Hydronic System Boiler Circulator RPM / HP / Head / Flow / System Pressure
Help me understand the correlation between boiler circulator RPM / HP / Head / Flow / System Pressure - see the particulars at the bottom.
CASE: My 1986 boiler came with Armstrong S25 circ (same as B&...
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External furnace fan switch energizes AC
2010 house and thermostat. White Rogers 1F80-361 controlling a lennox furnace. We have a fan switch located above our Tstat that will turn the furnace blower on and will also energize a make up air ...
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Burner with weak spark, already replaced electrode and cleaned burner
I've spent the afternoon troubleshooting this. It has me stumped, unless its simply that the sparker module is weak. I always assumed the sparker was in parallel, but now that I think of it, each lead ...
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Skirting boards over vinyl - seal with silicone?
Thinking of sealing under the skirting boards, as the flooring is waterproof.
I have laid 22 square metres of vinyl planks in an apartment; the sort that lock together as in the photo. Now I am ready ...
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Plumbing Piece(?) Identification From Stop Valve Removal
Posted a question here to help me debug low water pressure to my kitchen faucet. Link to post here:
kitchen-faucet-low-water-pressure-cold-only
Basically, there was low water pressure only on the ...
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Help deciphering rafter span table from International Residential Code
I'm wanting to have a better understanding of how to read the IRC rafter span table - Here's an article which shows a couple of tables which I am including here.
Now let's say I have a 12:12 roof - ...
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What kind of wiring is this?
Single conductor in a very rigid rubbery or tar like jacket. Almost like a knob and tube with an outer jacket that is like a continuous tube. This stuff is long-ago decommissioned but I'm just ...
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LED Can Lights Click When Turned on/off
I have these LED can lights all across the house. On a few of them I occasionally hear a single click sound and I'm so curious to find out why it happens and if it's a safety issue. I caught it on ...
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Can I use a recessed subpanel in the wall between house and attached garage?
I am planning to install a subpanel in my attached garage, with most likely a 70A feed from the main panel. Can the subpanel be the recessed type that fits in the wall cavity between 2 studs, in the ...
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Viconics E117 / P117 replacement by Honeywell Lyric T5
I just moved into my old neighbourhood after being away for 15 years. We bought this old house (1957) and it seems that the heating/cooling system got changed through times (Oil to electric in 2001 ...
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What should I know before upgrading this electrical switchboard?
I have this very old switchboard, I want to upgrade it to prepare for the following changes:
Install of a home battery system
Ensure that I can install an induction cooktop in the kitchen
As you ...
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Drilling holes in crawl space block foundation
I did a crawl space encapsulation myself. I used foundation pins to secure the vapor barrier to the walls every 16". Unfortunately, my walls were so wet I couldn't use a butyl tape like the ...
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Gas pipe behind gutter, causing water damage on facia
During a room addition long ago, gas line was rerouted to travel through addition, then along facia toward furnace. Because it travels behind gutter, water rides behind the gutter in some spots along ...
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Replacing my Honeywell thermostat with a Nest heatlink in the UK
Can someone help with this.
Trying to pick the C wire and the NO wire from here.
Please note I am in the UK
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How to fix a French drain
We have an interior French drain around the complete perimeter of our basement and has been working fine for 18 years until December 2020. I should note the company that put it in is no longer in ...
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What's the difference between Henry 547 UniPro and 549 Feather Finish?
I'm preparing to smooth out my 3/4 tongue-and-groove plywood subfloors for an LVP installation, using Henry products per the flooring's installation instructions and local availability.
I had settled ...
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How to add a washing machine drain to an existing cleanout in basement
I have the current setup in the basement, as shown in the photos below. I would like to see if any wisdom can be shared here to add a proper drain for the washer, i.e., a 18" standpipe with a p-...
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Identifying Vent in Unfinished Basement & General Bathroom Layout
I am looking to finish my basement and wanted to get validation on my vent tie-in locations.
I believe I have correctly identified it in the photo (top right of photo).
I believe the builders have it ...
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I'm having trouble fixing a mysterious toilet leak
I have a Caroma (Australia) eco-style toilet. There is a recurring leak around the base but ONLY when the water supply main valve is turned on.
The toilet can have water in the bowl, and water in the ...
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Does my new bathroom plumbing need a cleanout?
I am working on new plumbing for an addition we just built. Does anyone see any issues? Do I need a clean-out at the end of the run?
I plan on using a 3" elbow in lieu of a combo to keep ...
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Generator Connection
I picked up a used 10kva (45a) Generac unit and want to get it connected thru the transfer switch. Just looking for some feedback on how to get it connected. I was going to use 1" schedule 40 ...
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Cannot remove ceiling recessed canned light trim/can
I'm trying to replace my kitchen ceiling recessed canned light/trim. I turned the breaker off.
I cannot see or feel any springs on the exterior or interior of the can. I've tried twisting the trim ...
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Basement bathtub drain is roughed in close to the wall
I am the second owner of my home. The original owner had the contractors rough in a bathroom (no copper or anything) in the basement but it was never completed. I am in the process of finishing the ...
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How is an air handler's fan controlled if its control board doesn't have a G terminal?
Background
I have a 2-stage cooling heat pump unit from Bryant, installed ~2006 (central Florida):
Condenser model 698BNX048-B
Handler model FE4ANB006
Shortly after moving in ~5 years ago, our evap ...
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3 Wire SE Feeder 4 Wire Appliance
I have a 50 amp circuit wired with 6 Gauge AA-8000 Aluminum SE wire from the panel that goes to my oven/microwave combo, and then continues on to my cooktop. Both the oven/microwave combo as well as ...
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USA: What is a code compliant method of running 12/2 through wood ledger board and into outside junction box?
I need to run one circuit of 12/2 from the basement (ranch house) up to the attic and then outside via the ledger board of the roof over my deck. Should I screw a short nipple into the back of the ...
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Order of operations for getting electrical service turned on in Philadelphia
Let me start by saying I appreciate any information. Hopefully, Philly is not all that different from anywhere else, but Ideally Philadelphia specific info would be preferred.
I'm remodeling a ...
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