All Forum Posts by: Philip Unger
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Post: Plumbing cost estimates
- Grant, AL
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What is an average cost for a pipe repair under a house? The plumbing in this house is copper and galvanized mixed, but mostly galvanized. The house was built in the late 1920's. The galvanized pipes, for the most part, are decent, except where they run down into the ground. The galvanized pipe has to be replaced due to a rust spot that broke through. Also, a tee also has to be replaced.
Post: Getting rid of ants without harsh chemicals
- Grant, AL
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Originally posted by Just Don:
Also known as silica sand. It is very lite and fluffy,,harmless to pets and humans,even rated as food grade edible.
It is abrasive to insects only, scratchs there endoskin and causes them to dehydrate. Great stuff for spreading around a home for insect control. Inside and out. It feels like talc powder.
I use DE for killing ants in my mailbox. Yes, I said mailbox. This summer, I had an infestation of black ants in the mailbox, and after a couple days of sprinkling some DE, they were gone. Works well for ants and fleas (for those with pets).
Post: 3 hole outlet on ungrounded line
- Grant, AL
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Originally posted by Uwe K.:
Agree with Bartstop, and the GFCI thing we had done in one unit and it passed inspection with no issues. Labeling is key, though (Ungrounded outlet, GFCI protected).
Here they also allow to fill the ground hole in a 3-prong outlet with epoxy instead of tracking down an expensive two-prong outlet. Not in the NEC, though.
Steve: in order to ground to neutral, at the outlet you would connect the ground to the neutral. So just a short length of wire, screw on ground, screw the other end on the second neutral screw. Or create a pigtail if that is already being used (so taking all the neutral wires plus the "ground" and connect them with a wire nut).
Put the cover on and pray that no inspector looks behind it, as they will surely not like it.
Agree with both of you. My house was built in 1929, and the panel box was updated 2 years ago. The panel box has the neutral/ground bar as the same bar. However, the electrician that did the job used new wire coming out of the box, but spliced it into the 2-conductor wiring in the attic, instead of rewiring the whole house. Some of the wiring is the armored wiring, and some of is 12-2 romex. However, the 12-3 is connected to the 12-2, with 3-pronged plugs. The plugs with armored are grounded, but the ones without are not. Therefore creating a jumper between the ground and neutral screw terminals on the outlet is fine. Not preferred, but works. And, as for the washer plug, I just ran a ground wire from the plug to the galvanized water pipe.
Originally posted by George P.:
I figure it shouldn't be hard, I even found a kit for $26 (http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/).
Looking for tips to DIY dryer vent cleaning.
Thanks in advance!
This is a fine tool for cleaning out dryer vents. I use this tool in my business when I have to clean out vents. Also, for longer ducts, you can purchase extensions at Lowe's or other places as well. It also has the auger tool which is great for grabbing bird nests on rooftop vents. The auger can also be used for clearing downspouts as well.
Originally posted by Rob K:
Also, another note about the duct taping. Use the aluminum tape when taping the seams. Do not use duct tape, as it will melt or not stick over time.