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Or they could be attempting to keep a loved one from making a series of really poor financial decisions to include spending $750k from 401k's in 5 years and getting a reverse mortgage on a $1 million property all while drawing an $80k/year pension. The bulk of the money went to QVC/HSN. Taxes...

Circle in taxicab geometry.

Looks like a flat on the brass shaft. Put a crescent wrench on it.

Is the insulation still flexible? If so, and you just have discoloration, I wouldn't bother with anything. Maybe mark the wire with white tape. If you suspect the insulation is damaged, the right fix is to replace the last couple feet. Yes, on a finished ceiling it's tedious. 200W isn't that...

I weld with flux core and a cheapie HF box. I would turn up the wire feed. You need to maintain a pool of molten metal (weld pool). Keep the tip close -- very close. Also, clean the work. The flux core shields but doesn't really clean anything.

Originally Posted By: 69GTX M1V1 = M2M2 That worked for me in labs over 40 yrs ago...and still works today. That's science. Same for V=IR (DC) and Power = V Line x I Line x Power Factor for real power. It's fact. [I haven't posted in a while. I generally just lurk. But threads like this...

i learned to drive with a manual transmission. this was in a very rural area. here in the city, with the stop and go and stop and go and stop and go, it would get annoying pretty quick: stop-1-2, stop-1-2, stop-1-2. do i prefer a manual? dont know. i can pretty much make the auto shift the way i...

the biggest danger probably isnt sparking from the engine igniting gas vapors but rather improperly parked idling vehicles. "gee, i thought it was in park".

you know that if you didnt build the wall they would have been able to safely get back onto the street and wreck into something else.

well i guess it is good to live in a free country with freedom of speech, but i really dont want to pay for the therapy those kids are going to need later. the store, being a private company, can refuse the right to serve customers as long as it is not denying based on religion, race or sex. i...

i have behr and benjamin moore in my bathroom. this is a rather difficult surface for interior paints apparently. both seem to have held up fine. i repainted one of the bathrooms with restoration hardware's paint (the wife liked the color) and it did not get good adhesion to the underlying...

you might take a look at por15. they have a fuel tank sealing product (or just plain old por15 would probably work fine). instead of dissolving the rust, you would just seal it.

coldest when i was growing up in pa was the negative teens F somewhere. really, it is hard to breathe in anything below 0F. deep breathing is to be strongly avoided. as regards siberian temps, a little bit colder and dry ice wouldnt 'melt'. that would be pretty [censored] strange.

here is a nice little page with the info you need. http://www.cerrowire.com/default.aspx?id=8 under technical info you can use the voltage drop table to figure out what you need as far as gauge for the 110'. you will need a minimum of #6 at 230v for 100' for the 3% voltage drop. since you are...

btw, what makes you think you need 60-80A for an electric tankless unit? for the size you need, you would probably need a 20A circuit max.