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Will a former driveway support a swimming pool?

Currently, we have a 28' travel trailer parked on a sloped concrete driveway in our backyard. We are selling our travel trailer soon and I was wondering if it is possible to convert that driveway into ...
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What is the two-cup device called for blowing compressed air into a hole in concrete thru one cup and vacuuming out the dust thru the other?

Does the device below have name? Trying to shop for one online. A while ago I saw a video (which I can't find at the moment) showing a two-cup device for extracting dust from a hole drilled in ...
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Is my well pressure correct?

I have a private well system. The water pressure doesn’t seem correct. I’m seeing cut-in and out of 30 - 60. Everything I read says there should be a 20psi difference. Should I attempt to adjust my ...
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How far apart can grounding rods be for a 200 amp panel?

I am having a 200 amp panel upgrade. The panel is on the back of the house. I spoke with the electrician, and he wants to use 2 grounding rods. One will go directly underneath the panel and he wants ...
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Question about kitchen wiring and circuits

I have an old cooktop line. I am moving the cooktop to the other side of my kitchen to a new line that was run to the breaker box. (I dont know if its a 40 amp or 50 amp circuit, i forget). Question ...
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Plumbing - Sagging pipes in basement

Recently we started noticing several issues with drainage in our master bathroom/shower, that resulted in overflow into our downstairs kitchen sink. They look to both be on the same plumbing stack. We ...
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Well Pump Startup Triggers Cut-Off

When the well pump for my sprinkler system turns on, it triggers the low-pressure cut-off on the pressure switch, causing the pump to shut down and leaving the system stuck in a low pressure state. ...
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Need Help With Non-Standard Sized Air Vent Fix

We bought a home recently and the upstairs bathroom has this approximately 8 inch by 2 inch wide vent in the floor. The vent cover had been double-sided taped to the floor and has come loose. I have ...
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I need some subfloor advice, please

I need some subfloor advice, please. 1. What size screws do you use to screw down the 3/4” plywood Subfloor to the floor joists? 2. The kitchen has two layers installed already. 3/4” Subfloor with a 5/...
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Best way to mount stuff on 5/8" thick shiplap board wall?

We have a shiplap accent wall (5/8" thick pine boards) where we need to mount some wall coat hangers and other stuff that will be relatively heavy. Should we just mount items with screws or use ...
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1969 Square D QO Panel Busbar Rating and Information

What the is highest amp breaker I'm able to put on this QO Load center QO20-40m200 series L1? My objective is to add a subpanel for more space, and the 125amp subpanels have a lot more space compared ...
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Porch light has a white wire, but switch has 2 black wires, is it a neutral?

I am trying to install a smart flood light that requires a neutral wire. Edit after initial post -> Using a multimeter, when the switch is turned on, the outside black wire reads 120v and the white ...
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Help replacing two outlets

I have two outlets that I am looking to replace: Pictures indicating how they were wired up previously w/ old outlets: New outlets are just heavy duty Leviton Decora 15v units These outlets are on ...
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Do I really need plinth protection around my building

My two floor building is built on top of clay ground. I asked my engineer , would it be worthwhile to do plinth protection around the building. so we can avoid rain water from seeping in to the ...
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resurfacing driveway

My driveway needs resurfacing- color change It is in good condition, no cracks no chips. It does not collect rain water, good run off. The problem: As you can see the previous owner did some DYI ...
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What's the reason for air pressure in the room?

My bed room has an attached bathroom aka restroom. So whenever I close the bathroom door , my room door shuts because of the pressure or if door is closed and bolted then one of windows get open. So ...
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How to repair this plastic picnic table?

We've had this plastic picnic table for years and the surface is really cracking up. The frame seems solid yet. Is there a cost effective way to repair this table to get a few more years out of it? ...
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I need a ducted vent hood over my gas range and microwave., t would like to leave my over the range microwave. Can the hood work right this way?

30" LG gas oven; 30" Kitchen Aid microwave. Able to vent the hood through the attic to the outside.
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Bathroom ceiling exhaust fan wiring

My bathroom exhaust fan/w light has a 4th cable which runs from the fan box to a switch for a strip of 5 lights above the sink. How do I make that connection? In other words, to which black and ...
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Gap in house or foundation

There is a gap in my house, and it brings up fear that something is wrong. I haven't asked a local foundation expert yet. This is normally behind some siding. Due to some basement flooding, I was ...
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Out of stock breaker required for code compliance

What do people do when a breaker is required to meet code but nobody local stocks it? How do you pass inspection? Do you trust random sellers on Amazon? Context: I re-did my oven wiring when I ...
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Remove and seal up old air vents

I recently bought an apartment and have now realised that there are 4 old air vents in the flat that let cold air and noise in. The flat is right outside a restaurant and a pub and it gets super noisy ...
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What is the purpose of this carved wooden implement found in a pipe space?

(This may not be the right place to ask this, and if not, please let me know where I might go instead.) I discovered this carved wooden cross-like thing in a basement pipe space (see picture below). ...
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Can I return water re-circulation to cold inlet port instead of drain port?

I have an electric resistance water heater installed, where hot water re-circulation returns back into drain port as can be seen in the pictures below: The new water heater I am about to install is ...
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Garage door stuck half opened

When I open my garage door it opens about 2/3 of full opening. The workaround is to push open button again to trigger it to go up again, only then it fully opens. I have no experience with garage ...
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Does a double tapped CH breaker need to share neutral wires?

Have an older CH panel with a double tapped single pole breaker. The neutral wires are separated though. Should or can they as well be put together under one screw on the bar, since both hots go to ...
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Dishwasher and disposal wiring on seperate circuits to one yoke and common neutral

Greetings from unincorporated Texas. Home was built in 2000. We’ve been in it for five years. This little adventure started with a push on RO supply line coming loose one night and soaking everything ...
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What are they downsides of composite body circ pumps?

I'm going to be replacing some potable water recirculating pumps and I noticed that the Taco 006e3 appears to be a completely nonmetallic system. This pump's curves fit my needs but I've never used a ...
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Can this subpanel's feeder continue to be used, any improvements needed beyond what I already plan?

As described in my other question about this barn's flooring, there's an electric feeder supplying an out-of-service subpanel and circuits in a barn that is hardly enclosed anymore. I want to know if ...
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How to pull cable straight?

Yesterday I ran a new 100ft home-run of 12/3 Romex through the crawlspace of my house, and I noticed that my cable is not as neat as other runs that other electricians had installed. In particular, ...
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Can you tell if this is refrigerant or water rusting up my evaporator coil?

I have been trying to track down a wet dog / dirty sock smell coming from the HVAC. This lead to opening up the evaporator coil box and looking inside. I see a lot of rust and some liquid. I do not ...
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How to build basic flooring on dirt of old barn stall?

The home I moved into has an outbuilding, built before the 90s and maybe as old as the main house (1962). It was a horse barn years ago, then storage and other unknown uses. It's concrete block, no ...
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Dishwasher leaking from bottom

I have a Electrolux ESL 4114. In the last couple of months I’ve noticed a weird smell out of it. Yesterday I have had a look at it and when turning it upside down a lot of very dirty water leaked. The ...
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Small LED light pull chain

I have an LED light with a pull chain like this one. https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/ceiling-fans-and-parts/ceiling-fan-accessories/3531092 The chain broke inside of ...
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Pool cloudy no matter what! At our wits end!

We opened our pool 8 days ago and it was full of dark green algae. We shocked it and the pool turned to a milky cloudy color after 48 hours (so 6 days ago). Since then, we have shocked 2 more times, ...
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40A GFCI Breaker keeps tripping when charging EV after about 1.5 hours

I had an electrician come and install a NEMA 14-50 outlet (on a 40A GFCI breaker) for an EV charger. I have the 32A charger that plugs into it, but it is also plugged into a 30 ft 50Amp RV extension ...
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Replacing slip on bathtub spout

What order do I stack the o rings and washers on in order to keep the spout from leaking? It is a slip on spout.
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Cordless bell not working due to stolen switch [closed]

Gate switch of my cordless bell stolen. Replacement not available. How to make it functional ?
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Cement porch removal

We are planning on removing a cement porch from our house, which has a room underneath it. My husband did this to my parents house, using a sledgehammer, but he was 35 years younger. He has some type ...
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Lights flicker and losing power

I have a weird one - electricians with 20+ experience haven't heard of this one so I am hoping you all can help me! I have a small condo which appears to run on at least 2 main circuits. When all of ...
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Wall Framing Question

currently renovating 1st floor bathroom, behind the tub wall was a layer of tile/sheetrock, old wood siding, and underneath the siding is 2 layers of vertical 1x8 lumber. There is no 2x4 framing in ...
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Luxury Vinyl Flooring Crack

I just noticed this crack on our luxury vinyl floors. The only thing I can find online consistent with this crack is if you drop something on the floor such as heavy furniture, but we didn't. I have ...
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How do you water a foundation in summer if there is a french drain?

On one side of my house, I have 2 feet of property. I want to install a french drain there to divert water away from the foundation (alongside of the house). How close can the french drain be near the ...
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Minka aire F749L ceiling fan starts then goes a few degrees and stops repeatedly for about a minute then stops altogether

Minka aire F749L ceiling fan was working yesterday, now starts then goes a few degrees and stops repeatedly for about a minute then stops altogether. https://www.minkagroup.net/f749l-bn.html
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Thickened Slab vs separate pad below slab for interior load bearing post?

I am in East Tennessee, building a new construction home that has a point in the middle of the building that is load bearing. The cause is a beam across the ceiling that rests on solid blocking (...
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Branch vent in cold ventilated attic space

We have added a garage with a bedroom and bathroom above it. The bathroom obviously requires ventilation, so I am planning a branch vent from the main stack. The branch will run through the ventilated ...
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Need to add 40 amp doublePole

Currently needing to install double pole breaker to supply power to AC unit. Not much space on panel but was wondering if there was anything that could be moved around or combined together to provide ...
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4/3 wire amp rating over distance for sub-panel installation

So I have two floors and an attic, the existing connections are pretty terrible, most of the second floor aside from the bathroom is connected on a 12/2 old wire that doesn't even carry ground. The ...
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Is it legal to upgrade to 200 A service yourself?

I live in Markham, Ontario and I am the owner and resident of a house with 100A service. I know it might be a complicated and dangerous job but I would like to know if I can legally perform the ...
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Submersible well hasNew tank andpressure switch all plumbing new on surface. Water great for 6-7 gallons, water stops then back 30 seconds

Submersible well; Has New tank and pressure switch all plumbing new on surface. Submersible pump 150' down. Hose pressure great for 5-8 gallons then no water. Shut off for 30 seconds and water is back ...
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