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September 11, 2002

I'm planning to put an oil tank in my basement to replace the outside tank. How far away does the tank need to be from the furnace/oil burner?

September 11, 2002

Hi All, I have an old house with some original armored cable circuits and some newer romex ones. One of the old circuits runs much of my kitchen lighting, one…

September 10, 2002

Hi Just got into a rental house and one outlet didn't work, so I used my handy dandy circuit tester and none of the lights came on (supposedly that means…

September 10, 2002

I WILL be hireing an electrician for this. ;-) But I'd like to get some comments and creative ideas from you all so I know the general direction to ask…

September 8, 2002

   I'd like to try heating a bath floor with in-floor poly tubing in the tile mud bed, drawing hot water off the conventional water heater. The house primary heating…

September 6, 2002

Anyone care to weigh in on preferred detailing for under sub-floor hydronic radiant ystems? I've done numerous systems but all in slabs to date. I generally use cross-linked poly tubing…

September 5, 2002

Hello all, I could use some advice as I am about to purchase some plumbing fixtures What's the difference (what's better) between the following: Toto vs Kohler Hans Grohe and…

September 5, 2002

Can any one out there tell me the proper way in the hot humid south to the venting of a unheated crawl space with A/C and heating ducts  in the…

September 5, 2002

Here`s the situation. I purchased my house eight years ago. It was a handy man special to say the least. I replaced virtually everything including the boiler, although at the…

September 4, 2002

Hi All, Am considering purchasing one of those units but am unsure what to expect from it. Can one simply clamp the jaws around any wire and get a reading…