Recent content by Nelsonba

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Hello. I’m buying a 2nd home in northern Minnesota that will be used only occasionally throughout the year. The current owner had issues in the past with water from the high efficiency furnace freezing between the house and the septic tank. His solution was to run the drain to a 100 gallon...

I’m more concerned about the tile supporting the weight of the light. Is the other option to get standard recessed housing and support it on the grid with bar hangers and wire?

Hello. I was wondering if it is acceptable to install this type of light in a drop ceiling? https://www.torchstar.us/torchstar-13-5w-6-inch-ultra-thin-led-recessed-light-with-j-box-3000k-dimmable-slim-panel-wafer-downlight-950lm-etl-energy-star-5-years-warranty-white.html

OK. Looks like the circuit I'm dealing with runs to the entire 2nd floor as well as two bedrooms on the main floor. I'm thinking it's probably easier to just replace the breaker. I've done a little bit of work with that old wiring and I'd rather leave it undisturbed if possible. Assuming...

Thought so. A few more questions then. 1) Best way to find the first outlet? Identify everything on the circuit and start unhooking stuff until only one is left and still on? 2) What if the first thing is a light switch? 3) Should I unhook any existing ground wires on the...

Hello. I’d like to add a couple more outlets to a bedroom. The existing outlets are wired with old BX cable from the 1930s and test ok for ground. The outlets were grounded to the metal boxes. 1) Am I correct that the bx cable armor should not have been used as a ground with this type...

Hello. Replacing a light fixture and I'm wondering if it makes sense for there to be no neutral wire. There was a short piece of white wire that just kind of fell out, but I can't find a bare wire where it would have been attached. Any ideas what might be going on? You can't see it in the...

I'm not sure that's going to do it. The drain opening for the dishwasher would need to be significantly higher on the pipe for it to work. Here is a picture with the existing parts I have. The problem is the dishwasher inlet hits the trap and I can't get it any higher. Pic for reference.

That might work, but if I'm still stuck for room do I get the other strainer? I have a similar piece, but I think it's an extension rather than a direct connect.

I'm running into some space issues (see photo). Do I need to try to find a shorter strainer basket? Some thing like this? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Glacier-Bay-4-5-in-Stainless-Steel-Standard-Post-Strainer-02561/100634297

45 from the wall pipe to the trap and then tailpipe with dishwasher drain straight out of sink drain into the trap?

Going from a double sink to a single and need to reconfigure a few things. I need to reach the trap. The drain will be a couple inches to the left of where the trap entrance is in these photos. Should I just drop a 90 out of the drain and run the pipe the dishwasher drain is connected to...

Planning to do under cabinet lighting as well. I've also considering some type of track lighting instead of recessed.

I've updated the floor plan with doors, windows, and cabinets. Cabinets are in green. The existing light is above the sink and it's 6 inch. The other existing light in the center of the room is on a separate switch, which I'd like to use to control the new cans. Right now that fixture has...