Recent content by ajaynejr

"" A bicycle got caught in the inner ring ... thought he could get out and caused a three car accident "" Roundabouts really need to have lane lines between the rings (if more than one ring). Also most roundabouts require that someone in the outer ring exit at some points. So most likely one...

I find it hard to believe that the power company could use ten gauge overhead power lines. There is wind and snow load that puts physical stress on the wires.

Assume that your service will supply amperage or watts up to the rating of your main (first whole house) breaker set. No need to ask. If you are increasing your houehold amperage, when you pull the permit for the new panel with the greater amperage main breaker, include the power company among...

Turn off the water heater heat before draining. Vacation setting is not low enough. For gas heaters turn the little knob to "pilot" (or "off" if you are going to spend a lot of time working on the heater). For electric heaters flip the panel breaker off. Also turn off the water heater's own...

Most likely reason for the end of the cord being unusually warm is that the receptacle contacts or the plug prongs (or the cord wires deep inside that connect to those metal parts) are worn and not making a good connection. This can sometimes cause tremendous heat or a fire even though far fewer...

Does the heater make a distinct although not necessarily loud click when it kicks on or kicks off as you slowly turn the termperature knob back and forth (manually) with or without the heater plugged in? If not then the heater may be one of the few models that does not have a snap action...

I have had a land line installed in an unoccupied building so I could have a device I dial into and get a temperature report as a safeguard against heating failure and freeze up in winter. Didn't want to use wifi which would require a running PC that might crash plus an internet ISP which costs...

Someone whom I will not name said the end of our world will occur in 2033 (ca. 10 years). And I have reason to believe that if our world did not end at that time they had access to the means (such as flash mobs and hyper missiles) to make our world end then.

I would say that the best thing is to keep the pit, but it might be necessary to partially fill in the pit (,make it less deep) to ensure its walls cannot collapse. There are a few uses for a basement pit that could be handy in the future. For example it could become added storage space if it...

You might still need to redo some shingles, especially if the new double wall roof stack and flashing is bigger than the existing stack (plumbing drain vent pipe?).

So long as myriads of different and accepted wiring methods exist in actual circuits in buildings, etc. there will be the desire to mention them in wiring handbooks and other literature. Alternatively someone might simplify his/her response to a question by citing just one method or solution...

How old is the water heater? Maybe the thermocouple is wearing out, which can lead to random widely spaced in time loss of the pilot flame as you are experiencing.

Partially cover up the radiators with blankets in the warmer rooms (here, downstairs). Then the single zone will actually deliver more heat upstairs because the circulating water won't drop off so much heat in the downstairs radiators during the extended run time of the boiler after you set...

Thanks. Ultimately I got a replacement thermopile with a straight 750 my rating. The new thermopile showed under-load voltages greater than the old one did, so I am assuming for now that the problem (random loss of the standing pilot) has been cured.

I am looking at a thermopile (a cigarette shaped/sized item similar to a thermocouple) rated at "250-750 millivolts" output. Could someone explain the meaning of 250-750 mv versus 250 mv output by itself or 750 mv output by itself? The heater I want to install it in does not work with its old...