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What happened to the thread that was titled something like "Whole house surge protectors - and why you might want one"?? It disappeared.

100 year old house wired with AC/BX. Seems to be BX wired all the way back to the (current) breaker box. At the electric box, if the circuit is energized, the metal box is hot, but the armored cable at the breaker box is at ground. Almost has to be a break in the BX shielding, right? The...

What can I wrap my refrigerant tubes on a mini-split with to make them look better? They are, already, of course, insulated, but 10' on the outside wall doesn't look good. Impossible to fit the existing corners with pre-formed plastic/vinyl covers.

Not sure where to post this, but have received great advice on other topics here, so here goes: I'd like to install a local (no connection to the police/fire) alarm system in my house. One that would detect movement inside the house and sound an alarm. Any advice on a good system; one that's...

I just found out that my house is the lowest one on our particular sewer line going to the main line. That means if the line gets plugged (like it did last Friday) between here and the main, sewage backs up into my basement first! Is there a reliable valve I could install in my 3" PVC...

The plumber who plumbed my house left about 16" of exposed copper pipe visible to the side and behind the pedestal sink in the bathroom (visible from almost anywhere in the bathroom). Does someone make some type of cover for the pipe so I don't have to have the sink re-plumbed, but make it look...

Does someone make a retrofit kit for existing outdoor light fixtures? I'm looking to make two of my six outdoor lights (matching design) into motion detecting mode (dusk to dawn). Tried a search on this site and a search for products without much success (Did find one for $65 - could easily...

I'd appreciate some thoughts: My son lives year-round in a small (660 sq ft) cottage (Southern WI). No crawl space, no attic access, poorly insulated, no natural gas available, no chimney. He has been heating with a pellet stove, but works 10 hour days and has had problems with the unit...

So, I'm about to purchase a replacement sump pump. I've posted before about my 18" sump and having a back up pump. Anyway, I plan on buying a replacement for the primary pump which is a Pro Flo. With the limited space in the sump, it would be nice to get the same physical layout of pump so I...

I have a Pro Flo submersible pump in an 18" diameter sump (not my design), backed up by an Aquanot II battery system (Thanks to suggestions here) The main pump has an unadjustable switch and cycles in about a 7" range. In the worst weather we've had in 5 years in the house, the pump cycled 14...