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Any Oil Burner Experts out there?
I'm having problems with an oil fired forced hot air furnace. It had been working fine, but since it had been several years since it had been serviced, I decided…
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Can someone help be determine btu heat loss?
My oil burner forced hot air furnace can provide 3 levels of btu heat output based on which nozzle is used int he oil burner. It's currently sized at the…
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Need help planning a fuel tank installation
I'm planning for the installaiton of a fuel tak for home heating oil. I have a location picked out near an exterior wall. Because the tank is basically tight to…
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Gluing brass anchors into concrete
I need to re-install brass anchors into a pool deck. The original brass anchors were held in by friction, but years of turning the anchor back and forth have made…
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Just Curious – Pipe for heating fuel oil tank fill
I'm assuming that copper is not permitted for use for a fuel oil tank fill. Is that true? I'd assume that's the case because it makes sense not to be…
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Preventing snow from sticking to snow shovel
What do you guys do to keep snow from sticking to your snow shovels? I have two shovels with the non-stick coating. I guess if I were cooking eggs or…
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How to fire my termite coltrol company
OK, so this ain't exactly fine homebuilding, but there's a lot of knowledge here, so I thought it'd be worth a shot. 10 years ago, shortly after I moved in…
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Chain fall setup on truss roof/ceiling
I need to set up a chain fall to unload a lathe from a pickup truck. The lathe weighs about 600 pounds. The roof in my garage is built with common…
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Source for long Stainless Deck screws
I need 60 5" long stainless steel screws. Square drive deck screws would be ideal. I know they exist, I see them on Swan's web site. I even see them…
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Estimating labor & profit for deck build
I've put a deck build out to bid and the few responses I've gotten are much higher than expected. The deck is 14' wide and 12' deep. It's about 7-1/2'…