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  1. tomtoolman12345

    Very Wierd Electrical Problem

    I am workin in this house in the city of Rochester, I first got called to this customers house because a duplex circuit on the second floor of his house went out. I trouble shooted the circuit to be a bad breaker. I replaced the breaker and everything returned to normal for about 3 months, Last...
  2. tomtoolman12345

    Basement Sink Pump:

    I just put a utility sink in my basement, it required the installation for a pump to force the water out into the sewer. My main question is, do I have to install revent to an outside source of air or can I leave it short into the basement. The instructions never specified what to do with the...
  3. tomtoolman12345

    Half Post Question:

    I am putting a new railing in a house back in my town, it is going to require the installation of a half post against a wall. My only question is, what type of fastener would you use to attach the half post to the wall. As well I really do not want to see the fastener so the railing must cover...
  4. tomtoolman12345

    Lightning Rods

    I am doing a roof over on a camp up in the Adirondaks. The roof is about 13 square. Not that large. My only question that I have is, I want to put lightning rods on the roof because a few years ago the camp got hit by lightning and fryed everything that was plugged in including the panel box and...
  5. tomtoolman12345

    Service Entrance

    I am doing over a small roof at my camp, about 15 square. The service entrance enters the house on the roof with a 2 and a half inch pipe. The only problem I am running into is, I cannot place a roof boot around this because there is no way I could put it over the wires and down onto the pipe...
  6. tomtoolman12345

    Kobalt Tool Box Line:

    I was looking at Lowes the other day for tool boxes for my house. I was wondering are they a good and worthwhile investment that would last for a while under some hard use? And if not what brand would suit the average contractor?
  7. tomtoolman12345

    Framing For a Drywall Ceiling:

    I am working at a house back in my town. The house is about 120 years old. They have a louvered ceiling right now and want to take it down to put sheetrock up. The only problem that exists is the ceiling joists that run 24 inches on center are at all different heights. So basically if you were...
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