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I have a basic 15A circuit in the main service panel to the attached garage for lights and the code-minimum plugs. The original owner also had a 40A 240 line run to a range plug for some reason. I have no use for that and would like to convert the circuit to feed an 8 or 10 circuit pony panel...

We have a 2-storey 2600' house with an unfinished 1500' basement. There are two furnaces: one for top floor (70,000BTU with 3ton AC) for ~1100'. The other for main floor/basement (120,000BTU, no AC), ~3000' combined. All supply lines 5". I'll explain the ducting layout and issues by floor and...

My basement renovation is finally underway. Yay! I want to re-route two 5" heat runs through engineered joists to eliminate the need for an ugly bulkhead in the main room. I've done a little research and have found that cutting holes is permissable but no closer than 4' from the point...

I'm looking at hiding all the cables to my flat panel TV in the wall. I found a wiring solution from Sanus that lets you run the AC in the wall without need of an electrician, but have heard that it shouldn't be run in the same stud cavity as the power wires that are already there. Is this code...

I have a 2002/3 vintage Tempstar NTG3100GFG1 for the main furnace and a smaller Tempstar in my house. Aside from having noisy blowers, they work just fine. There's an AC unit on the smaller furnace which only serves the top floor. Strange problem: when it's really windy/blustery outside, the...

I did a quick search but came up empty, so: How tight is right for the two bolts holding the toilet to the flange? The fear of cracking the bottom of the porcelain is pretty high, especially when re-seating with a new wax ring or two. An approximate torque figure? I recall a GM car service...

My office has an bronze acrylic dome window (late '70s installation - ugh!) and the silicone caulking has failed. What caulk sticks best to acrylic? It's west facing if that matters. Cheers, AD

Any comments about using a device like this to give quick hot water at distant taps without the water waste of letting the tap run? I have a 3 storey house with the master bath about as far from the basement water heater as you could get. Thanks, AD

Hi gang, First post on a plumbing forum - usually cars and hifi postings. I'm in the middle of a kitchen renovation at my brother's place. The problem: I need to re-do the DWV connection for the double sink (all ABS) but the original installation is very tight and is in the wrong place for...