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How far should the recessed lights be from 24” kitchen cabinets?
I know I'm very late to this discussion, but did this get built the way it was described? No one addressed the idea of the upper cabinets being 24" deep. Upper cabinets are shallower so that ...
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Replacing Tile in the Kitchen without the removal of the cabinet
Hardwood? If you mean nailed down then the tile needs to come up. It maybe should come up anyway if you have height issues where it transitions. Use a Toe-Kick Saw. The one pictured (Harbor Freight) ...
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Gas stove do i need to convert it? Are flames normal
Natural gas and propane are different. The main difference is the pressure of the gas (natural gas is at low pressure because it is sent from the utility to you as a gas, propane is liquid inside your ...
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What do these inserts from a reducing tee do?
Those are to support the inside of poly tubing. The tubing is too soft by its self to provide a proper compression seal. The inserts then are used to support the tubing.
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What is this material on my countertops, and how can I remove it?
Looks like the sort of thing somebody might do to obscure a damaged substrate. In the ideal, then, removing that stuff without damaging anything still causes damage in a sense by exposing the old ...
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Why does the RTA Base Cabinet with Trash Can Pullout cost $669, while the identical Base Cabinet is priced at $261?
Basic economics. The pullout cabinet uses more materials and is less commonly used, so lower demand, both of which lead to higher prices.
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Advice on over range microwave venting duct
No one ever has to use flex duct. You simply need an adjustable elbow (or possibly two) to act as an offset, and a 3x10 boot (or whatever your unit calls for) to terminate.
How you patch the cabinet ...
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GE Oven JB655SKSS won't turn on, but burners work
The neutral wire feeding your appliance is broken somewhere between it and the main panel.
The reason you measure 250v between neutral and one of the hot wires is that the oven controls are connected ...
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GE Oven JB655SKSS won't turn on, but burners work
Your voltmeter readings indicate the the neutral is connected to one of the hot legs instead of to the neutral return.
This could be a wiring error in your service panel, in the outlet, or in the ...
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Is it a problem that my sink disposal has exposed wire nut connections in the cabinet?
Hard wired disposals exist but yours isn't one. You can go from horrendous to excellent with very little work or money.
Turn off power at the breaker.
Where the white cable is sticking out of the ...
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Is it a problem that my sink disposal has exposed wire nut connections in the cabinet?
Yes, a hardwired disposal is OK. But not like this.
A previous owner installed something like this Insinkerator air switch from Home Depot:
but whoever installed it clearly had no idea what they were ...
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How to deal with the mold in kitchen
That stuff is not likely to harm you unless you decide to lick it.
That said what you show need a good cleaning. Use a bleach based product and a scrubbing pad. Rinse well.
To keep the areas from ...
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I am supplementing my home heating by setting my oven on low (170 degrees) with a fan blowing into it. What would be the element cycle time?
Thanks to all for the detailed answers!
I live in the Seattle area and have an oil burning furnace. The price of diesel (fuel oil) is around $6 per gallon here thanks to all our carbon initiatives.
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I am supplementing my home heating by setting my oven on low (170 degrees) with a fan blowing into it. What would be the element cycle time?
Do not use electric space heaters
Or ovens, for that matter.
Electric space heaters cause thousands of fires a year - including, unbelievably, the worst railroad accident in Europe. They are not ...
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I am supplementing my home heating by setting my oven on low (170 degrees) with a fan blowing into it. What would be the element cycle time?
Update based on actual issue: $6 per gallon for heating oil - a direct and immediate/obvious cost - vs. $0.12 per kWh.
One key assumption: 0.12 kWh is the total electricity cost and not just the "...
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I am supplementing my home heating by setting my oven on low (170 degrees) with a fan blowing into it. What would be the element cycle time?
The range likely includes a thermostat that turns the element on if the oven is less than 170 degrees, and off if the temperature rises above it.
If you open the oven door and ventilate the oven ...
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Under sink GFCI outlet wiring - hard-wired dishwasher and switched plug-in disposer_UPDATED
Basically it looks like someone replaced a standard duplex receptacle that had the hot-side tab removed so it could operate half-switched (for disposal) with a GFCI. And had no idea what they were ...
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Where can I find kitchen sinks with walls extending above the counter top?
If you build your counter top correctly you can use almost any sink. Wrap the opening with a framed wall and apply tile or cultured stone, for example. Drop in the sink. Presto.
Think of it like a ...
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Where can I find kitchen sinks with walls extending above the counter top?
Your buzzword is 'farmhouse' for searching. 'Farmhouse ceramic sink' returns thousands of hits like these...
Usually they're built into units to keep the top just below the drainer, but if you're in ...
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How to remove this plug to change the filter on this kitchen faucet?
Aha, yes, straight pin in that hole at the bottom was the answer. It was all full of gunk was why it was stuck.
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How should I connect misaligned round ducts inside a cabinet?
Flex does not meet code so don't. It would not do to have a fire and realize your homeowners insurance wouldn't cover the losses because you didn't install per code.
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Can you convert from a split-wire duplex receptacle?
You have a Multi-Wire Branch Circuit or MWBC.
As noted in comments, this is the last duplex receptacle in the series. Because of that, you can cape one wire (e.g., red) and connect the other two wires ...
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Is it normal for the hood range blower to trap grease?
Metal filters as commonly fitted to extracting hoods allow good airflow but don't catch everything. I know it's time to wash mine when a drip starts to form under the motor housing, or even falls onto ...
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Is it normal for the hood range blower to trap grease?
Home kitchen hood filters are usually not that good, at least comparing them to commercial hood grease filters (of course, the commercial hood may well cost as much as a used car, or perhaps a new car,...
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How to fix cracked cabinet wood fillings?
If the bulk of the surface is flat, and you have smallish poorly filled grooves, a laminate sheet overlay applied with contact cement will get you to flat and bridge the smallish poorly filled grooves....
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GFCI on an induction range?
Assuming you're on NEC2020 or up, yes, a GFCI is now required in a kitchen on a 250V circuit in many or all circumstances. Here's my favorite Eaton chart on the matter.
For NEC 2020, the triggering ...
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