Recent content by mikeo56

Thanks Guys I appreciate the information. I used 220 to remove the scrathes, then 320, then 400, all by hand. The original finish did look as if was not made by long brushing method but more like the short grain line. The lines also, seemed to criss-cross, creating diamond shapes. Mike

Hello Is there any method available to refinish the type of stainless sheet used on fridges, stove and oven hoods? Seems like 400 grit paper is close or even finer than the original. However, the original finish has some diffaction of light(if I look closely I can see greens and reds)and runs...

I am looking for an adhesive that is suitable for attaching 3/8" thick granite to the face of a stainless fireplace.

I have a microsoft trackball optical mouse and Auto CAD LT 2004. The scrollbar is supposed to zoom. Often this trackball will only pan up and down. Any way to readjust so that the scroll bar only zooms?

Anyone aware of a website offering CAD smybols to download for stainless steel posts, rails etc for stainless steel balusters? Mike

“…if, on a multiwire circuit, the two phases are wired to the same electrical receptacle (upper portion to one phase, lower to another phase, by breaking the tie on the receptacle sides) then a common-trip breaker should be used on that circuit. If breakers were wired in parallel, rather than in...

I'm in SW Florida, and just created a hairline fracture in a cast aluminum block in a Briggs and Stratton engine for a Troy Built generator. I turned the oil chnge screw past its bedding point. The screw was steel and the block cast Al....crack! Anyway to weld or repair this? There is a second...

Humidity stays so high here in SW Florida, I think the humidistats are used mostly when owners leave their homes, turn the thermostat up to 80 degrees and the humidistat to 20(the range on the humidistat being about 20-80). No way this raises room temp to reduce relative humidity. The humidistat...

I don't belive this trane has a humidifier or a reheat coil. I am not adept at HVAC (wish I was). I have looked into the air handler and there is one set of heating coils and no humidifier. I have seen this combination of thermostat/humidistat controls on many walls in many homes here in S.W...

Thermostat for temp. Humidistat for humidity. If youv'e done this before offer a suggestion please! Or please explain what more info you may need. Thanks, Mike.

Ranco J10 Humidistat, White-Rodgers 1F86-244 Non-Programmable Electronic Digital Thermostat, Trane 2TFE3025A1D08AA Air Handler, Trane XR-12 Model 2TTR2030A1000AA Condenser, Thermostat low voltage off air handler and humidistat off thermostat. Thanks, Mike.

Any suggestions on connecting a humidistat to a thermostat? Ranco J10 Humidistat to a White Rodgers Thermostat. Thanks, Mike.

Thanks, For the help, Mike.

I am running new duct work in the attic of my Collier county, Florida home. The air handler is 2.5 tons and the home is 50' X 25'. There is a new plenum attached to the air handler with no perforations yet. Can I use flex throughout? I am concerned with if I need to vary the duct size to get an...

Florida Several Questions All Relating to the Same Issue: 1) Is there a restriction on how low an electrical panel can be installed in relation to the floor? It is an interior panel in a utility room in a 2nd floor apartment. 2) I must install a new panel for an additional circuit. The only...