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Broan bath fan damper installation
Attached is a picture of the damper of a QTR140 Broan bath exhaust fan. The view is from inside the housing with the fan motor and squirrel cage removed. With…
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Random Orbit Sander
With a supply of 3X and 7X 60 grit sandpapers from Norton and 3M, I sliced up several sheets and attacked the project with my only sander, a thirty year old…
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Makita Angle Grinder Question
The Makita 9564CV angle grinder instructon manual warns us to use only the special (optional) wheel guard when using an abrasive cut-off wheel. I contacted Makita's customer service department for…
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Toto Toilet
Our Toto toilet is just over a year old. It uses a blue plastic GMAX valve to fill the tank. Occasionally we can hear a faint sound of water hissing…
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PEX Connections
Must PEX connectors be the same brand as the PEX tubing? For instance, if the tubing is made by Uponer, is it ok to use Zurn crimps, or must the…
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Protecting PEX from UV
Our contractor ran 3/8 PEX up through the floor to several radiators. Exposed to daylight from the windows, the PEX needed protection from the ultra violet. I found a solution…
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PEX Tools
Planning to add a couple of radiators to our hot water heating system, we need to extend the run of 3/8 PEX tubing. What brand of crimping tool would you…
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Pex in Crawler
Our home was remodeled before we moved in; this is our first heating season. Pex tubing in the crawlspace supplies heated water from a Buderus boiler to baseboards and radiators.…
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Ground Source vs Gas Boiler
Hoping to install an under-the-floor hydronic heating system in a 1700 square foot house in a Denver suburb, we need to decide between a ground source neat pump and a…
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Liquid to Air Heat Exchanger
Adding solar hot water to a house remodel, we wonder how practical it would be to install a heat exchanger in the gas forced air system ducts to circulate solar…