Discussion Forum
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Plumbing Flux
Can flux for sweating copper go bad? I had a little job the other day and just could not get a good sweat. I know everything was cleaned and fluxed properly…
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Electrical Circuit Capacity
So I have done a thorough search of the site and found no definitive answer on the capacity of electical circuits. There is some general stuff and I realize a…
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Waste line relining
Does anyone out there have experience with the relining of their sewer line. I have a 1920's house with the original clay pipe that runs about 60 feet to the…
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Weight of Plywood
Could someone tell me the average weight of a 4 x 8 sheet of 3/4" birch ply?
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BX Cable-Plastic boxes
Whenever I've used armored cable I always used metal boxes with cable clamps. However I have a situation where I want to run BX but need to use a plastic…
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Fire box opening size
I seem to remember there being specifications for the size of the opening of a fire box relative to the size of the flue in the chimney for the fire box. …
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Porch Deck
I'm designing a front porch addition on my home and am looking for advice on the constuction of the deck due to several issues I have. This will be a…
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FHB 188 Custom Deck Methods
I'm curious how many of you out there would agree with the method of beam attachment in the freestanding deck article. Why would you go to all the trouble of…
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Banging Ducts
I've noticed lately that when my AC unit shuts off and the blower shuts down that I hear a loud bang from the ductwork. I havn't investigated fully but it…
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Vent Duct Help
I put this here since it involves ducting. I have one of those over the stove combo microwave vent hoods that vents to the outside which I had to remove…