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How do I adjust a Blum 170° face frame hinge?
My parents have some cabinets in their kitchen and the door suddenly stopped closing. It seems the bottom hinge is the issue. I tried adjusting it following this PDF but it still just won’t close. I’...
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Required Circuits for Waterfurnace Geothermal Unit and Aux Heater
I am pulling the permit and installing the electrical wiring for my Waterfurnace 7 Series 4-ton Ground Source Heat Pump / Furnace. These are the components:
7 SERIES 700A11 Model 048 (Reference ...
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Can water percolation pit affect RCC column and footer
We have water percolation pits installed around the house to handle waste water from kitchen , washing machine and bathroom.
I worry whether this water percolation pit can affect the RCC column and ...
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Bending radius for NM cable through stud
From what I understand from the NEC, bending radius for an NM cable must be at least 5x the diameter of the cable bundle (“romex”).
But how do you calculate this in a real life scenario. Is the ...
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OK to drain 2nd vanity sink like drawing? Will this meet code?
Hope you can take a look at the drawing and let me know if its ok to hook up the waste like this. The plan is to remove a section of gal at both locations in red and install a pvc sanitary tee and ...
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Does efflorescence indicate a faulty French drain setup?
We bought a house that needed new French drain and had no foundation waterproofing. We invested $50k to dig out the entire house down to the footer. There a foundation company repaired our block ...
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New baseboard heaters with central AC - thermostat wiring help
Apologies for the long post, I’m very new at this and wanted to provide as much detail as possible.
After renovations, I’m having an issue getting the baseboard heaters in the living room to work. ...
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electrical conduit to panel connection question
I am in process of designing my solar system, but my questions are pure (IMO) electrical ones:
My PV panels are connected to microinverters which are connected to J-box. I am planning to connect the ...
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How did house cleaner invert this shower handle?
After having a house cleaner clean my shower, I noticed the handle was inverted. When I asked her about it, she only said that she struggled a bit to turn it off, and that was the position she ...
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How to repair and prevent further erosion of sandstone doorsill?
The sandstone doorsill below the wooden threshold is eroding at the side door of my 1890 wood frame Victorian home. The stone face has begun to spall. I want to fill the gap to keep out water and ...
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Under Sink Plumbing WTF
Recently bought a house that has this setup under the kitchen sink. The garbage disposal flows into other side of the sink, which seems obvious when looking at the tee connecting the two sides. ...
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How can I demonstrate to contractors that a gas pipeline is unused?
We are trying to build a home on an empty lot. There is an abandoned 6" gas pipeline running through where we are able to build it. We've done a lot of work to understand the history of this ...
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Does NEC 2023 require conduit mounting hardware to be listed?
I only have the NEC 2020 edition on hand, but from what I'm reading on 358.6 for EMT listing requirements:
EMT, factory elbows, and associated fittings shall be listed
I think it's safe to assume ...
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How can I resolve this plumbing venting issue?
Twice in the last 5 years ALL of my drains have stopped draining at once. Plunging, snaking, etc do nothing. Water bubbles with the pressure of a plunger then painfully slowly drains. I'm 99% sure ...
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Does an original service disconnect without neutral bonding violate code?
Single family home built in 1987. Question is regarding the as-built: Is it grandfathered and does not be updated?
There is no neutral-ground bond in the 100A breaker equipped main service disconnect ...
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