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I have what is probably an extremely dumb and basic question. We have a solid plate cover in an area above the molding in our foyer being useless. I was considering adding an electrical outlet there. I took off the plate but the wires look way small and I thought most electrical outlets only had 3 wires to deal with. Is this box intended for something different? Location of box above molding:  Inside of box showing Red/Black/And Wrapped together White/Green:  Thanks!
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May 31, 2019 16:53
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Abisteen posted:I have what is probably an extremely dumb and basic question. We have a solid plate cover in an area above the molding in our foyer being useless. I was considering adding an electrical outlet there. I took off the plate but the wires look way small and I thought most electrical outlets only had 3 wires to deal with. Is this box intended for something different? Old doorbell chime?
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May 31, 2019 16:56
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Huh, that seems like a definite possibility. Our chime is in a more central location in the house. That would certainly explain why the wires are so tiny I guess. \/ Thanks! Idea trashed. \/ Abisteen fucked around with this message at 17:01 on May 31, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019 16:58
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Abisteen posted:I have what is probably an extremely dumb and basic question. We have a solid plate cover in an area above the molding in our foyer being useless. I was considering adding an electrical outlet there. I took off the plate but the wires look way small and I thought most electrical outlets only had 3 wires to deal with. Is this box intended for something different? That says 22AWG so it's not for a standard electrical outlet. Your smallest wire would be 14AWG for a 120V outlet.
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May 31, 2019 16:59
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Could it be for something like an older wired sensor/alarm system? The foyer is a place you might mount one.
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May 31, 2019 17:28
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Older ethernet standards only used 4 conductors, but I think that all predates PoE so it couldn't be a camera. Phone jacks use 2 or 4 conductors, but I'm not sure why you'd want one in that spot.
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May 31, 2019 21:50
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My front door handle doesn't quite move the latch all the way inside the door when it turns. It sticks out maybe a centimeter, and requires some wiggling and yelling to get it to open. Any idea what could be causing that? Weak spring? In need of lubrication?
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May 31, 2019 22:13
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canyoneer posted:My front door handle doesn't quite move the latch all the way inside the door when it turns. It sticks out maybe a centimeter, and requires some wiggling and yelling to get it to open. That’s a pretty common way for doorknobs to wear out. Just replace it the whole thing. Handle set/deadbolt combo kits are fairly cheap.
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May 31, 2019 22:33
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Nevets posted:Older ethernet standards only used 4 conductors, but I think that all predates PoE so it couldn't be a camera. It's low volt alarm/doorbell wiring. Not ethernet (which makes no sense art all based in positioning never mind the actual cable).
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Jun 1, 2019 03:45
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My guess was low voltage wiring for lighting above the molding.
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Jun 1, 2019 19:40
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Am I the rear end in a top hat? Neighbor is cutting cement pavers with a diamond blade circular saw. It's making huge plumes of super fine dust that's wafting into my yard where my child was playing. I asked him if he could please cut them wet and he looked at me like I was insane. What "should" he be doing?
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Jun 5, 2019 03:09
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He would need a special saw and blade to wet-cut them. That being said, it's probably the better way to go. Edit: Unless you mean he didn't wet it at all before he started cutting, in which case 
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Jun 5, 2019 03:15
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KillHour posted:He would need a special saw and blade to wet-cut them. That being said, it's probably the better way to go. Yeah it's bone dry back there. Not even making the stones damp. When I say a lot of dust I am not exaggerating. What is said special tool and blade? Maybe I will grab a hazard fraught tool and home depot blade for him.
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Jun 5, 2019 03:19
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H110Hawk posted:Am I the rear end in a top hat? If you’re in the US, as of September 2017 that’s a violation of the OSHA crystalline silica regs. But OSHA only protects worker health, not neighbor health, and if he’s the homeowner it doubly doesn’t apply. But yeah you’re not insane. Special tools could be a garden hose.
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Jun 5, 2019 03:20
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H110Hawk posted:Am I the rear end in a top hat? Spraying them down before cutting is only going to wet the surface and not do anything at all for the other 99% of the cross section to be cut. It’s not like having someone stand there in the “line of fire” trying to dribble a hose would really be effective either, and probably wouldn’t be great for the saw. I just cut a bunch of stone veneer panels with a diamond blade in an angle grinder. It made a poo poo ton of dust and got everywhere. My pod mask was super sweaty and my hands got so cracked and dry. I apologized to my neighbors and gave them a heads up to close the windows, but there wasn’t much else I could do with what I had. The thing sucked for everyone but that’s that. The guy who did my brick stoop cut everything with a big rear end gas-powered saw loud enough to wake the dead that not only spewed red brick dust, but also thick black smoke. You could’ve had it worse?
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Jun 5, 2019 03:23
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H110Hawk posted:Yeah it's bone dry back there. Not even making the stones damp. When I say a lot of dust I am not exaggerating. Depends on how thick the pavers are. Tile saws are relatively cheap, but don't cut anything very thick. You'd either want a wet concrete saw or masonry saw (depending on if it's small enough to cut it on a table or if it's on the ground with you following behind it), which could easily be 4 figures. BigFactory posted:Special tools could be a garden hose. I mean, sure, if you want to win a Darwin award via electrocution.
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Jun 5, 2019 03:30
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KillHour posted:Depends on how thick the pavers are. Tile saws are relatively cheap, but don't cut anything very thick. You'd either want a wet concrete saw or masonry saw (depending on if it's small enough to cut it on a table or if it's on the ground with you following behind it), which could easily be 4 figures. They couldn't be more than 2" thick from an eyeball through the fence (wearing a 3m respirator, near as I could tell he had on nothing.) Is this an upgraded tile saw or? It's around his garden. KillHour posted:I mean, sure, if you want to win a Darwin award via electrocution. Solves my immediate problem.
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Jun 5, 2019 03:38
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KillHour posted:I mean, sure, if you want to win a Darwin award via electrocution. It’s that or silicosis, right? The right tool for the job is a wet saw or a saw with dust extraction. There’s a billion on the market now because osha made every contractor have to go buy them.
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Jun 5, 2019 03:38
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H110Hawk posted:They couldn't be more than 2" thick from an eyeball through the fence (wearing a 3m respirator, near as I could tell he had on nothing.) Is this an upgraded tile saw or? It's around his garden. https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-25-hp-tilebrick-saw-69275.html https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-Continuous-Rim-Wet-Cut-Tile-Saw-and-Masonry-Diamond-Blade-68880.html Only has to work once, right?
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Jun 5, 2019 03:43
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KillHour posted:https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-25-hp-tilebrick-saw-69275.html You only want to cut one tile?
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Jun 5, 2019 11:39
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H110Hawk posted:Am I the rear end in a top hat? Is he doing it everyday? or is this for a single project? Take your kid indoors and close your windows for a while if you're that worried.
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Jun 5, 2019 19:21
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JEEVES420 posted:Is he doing it everyday? or is this for a single project? That's what we did, but only after we realized there was a plume of cement dust wafting over the fence for the third day in a row. It's upsetting to my 3 year old that he can't play outside, it's upsetting to us because he's huffing cement dust. Day 1 it was sorta just "crazy neighbor is doing something over there let's go inside it's nearly bath time anyways." The next day it was "I should really figure out what the hell he's doing to make sure that isn't like lead paint he's grinding or something." There's doing a quick project, and there is being inconsiderate to the kid you can hear chattering away and running around next door.
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Jun 5, 2019 19:38
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H110Hawk posted:That's what we did, but only after we realized there was a plume of cement dust wafting over the fence for the third day in a row. It's upsetting to my 3 year old that he can't play outside, it's upsetting to us because he's huffing cement dust. Day 1 it was sorta just "crazy neighbor is doing something over there let's go inside it's nearly bath time anyways." The next day it was "I should really figure out what the hell he's doing to make sure that isn't like lead paint he's grinding or something." There's doing a quick project, and there is being inconsiderate to the kid you can hear chattering away and running around next door.
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Jun 5, 2019 19:47
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Is there a dedicated plumbing thread that I'm overlooking? We discovered a leak in the supply line to our upstairs bathroom, noticed a small stain on the kitchen ceiling so I cut a small hole to take a look and saw the typical copper pipe with green shizzle on it. I'm mostly curious about a basic repair for now until we renovate the kitchen in the spring when I plan to replace all the accessable lines with pex.
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Jun 5, 2019 20:40
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Rhyno posted:Is there a dedicated plumbing thread that I'm overlooking? We discovered a leak in the supply line to our upstairs bathroom, noticed a small stain on the kitchen ceiling so I cut a small hole to take a look and saw the typical copper pipe with green shizzle on it. I'm mostly curious about a basic repair for now until we renovate the kitchen in the spring when I plan to replace all the accessable lines with pex. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3131944
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Jun 5, 2019 20:54
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I mean cement dust definitely isn’t great for you, especially for long term exposure, but I don’t think your kid playing outside 30 feet away for a few hours a day for a couple days is going to really hurt them unless they have crazy asthma or something. If you’re super worried, get him a dust mask to color like a superhero mask and all the sudden it will be fun. Huff markers not cement 
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Jun 5, 2019 20:59
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Thanks!
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Jun 5, 2019 21:07
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I mean cement dust definitely isn’t great for you, especially for long term exposure, but I don’t think your kid playing outside 30 feet away for a few hours a day for a couple days is going to really hurt them unless they have crazy asthma or something. If you’re super worried, get him a dust mask to color like a superhero mask and all the sudden it will be fun. The E/N dramatic conclusion - yesterday we ran into him on the sidewalk and chatted. He tried his wetsaw but it wasn't big enough, no real surprise. He apologized for the dust, I said no big deal if we could just work out a time. We did, and I can hear him sawing away with his skillsaw right now while my kid is at preschool.
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Jun 6, 2019 19:51
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H110Hawk posted:The E/N dramatic conclusion - yesterday we ran into him on the sidewalk and chatted. He tried his wetsaw but it wasn't big enough, no real surprise. He apologized for the dust, I said no big deal if we could just work out a time. We did, and I can hear him sawing away with his skillsaw right now while my kid is at preschool. You... *talked* to him to resolve it? Please turn in your Goon card immediately...
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Jun 6, 2019 21:54
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JEEVES420 posted:Huff markers not cement Also don't huff markers. 
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Jun 7, 2019 01:33
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I am both terrible at DIY and I really really hate putting holes in my walls/doorframes/ceilings. But my wife bought a baby swing for my very young baby (7 months). I'm wondering if there's some way to mount this that will be safe enough to use without drilling holes in things. I thought of those pull-up bars that you can put in doorframes (eg, something like this https://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products...AQ&gclsrc=aw.ds) since it can support the weight of a grown adult and is easily removable, but that's obviously not its intended purpose. The Jolly Jumper also comes with a doorway clamp thing (https://jolly-jumper.myshopify.com/products/104) but I have serious doubts that would work for a swing. Obviously I'm not planning to push the baby on the swing until he's horizontal but whatever I get does still have to allow for at least some swinging. Does anyone have any advice for what I could do?
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Jun 7, 2019 04:01
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Soul Reaver posted:I am both terrible at DIY and I really really hate putting holes in my walls/doorframes/ceilings. Link the swing. Read the instructions and follow them. Decades of litigation wrote them unless it's some hip etsykickstarterpintetest thing in which case return it. (And even then sometimes decades of litigation little tikes still killed a bunch of kids and recalled the most popular rock n play thing. Partially because people didn't follow the directions.)
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Jun 7, 2019 04:14
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H110Hawk posted:Link the swing. This is it: https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product...der%3A2913794.3 The instructions are to screw in a couple of (included) screw eyes and hook it up to that. They don't look particularly heavy duty.
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Jun 7, 2019 06:02
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This may be of interest to the folks out there asking what the best way to hang things. Highly suggest if you think you know the answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHb-Tcvkn7M
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Jun 7, 2019 10:37
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Wasabi the J posted:Drywall video This is a good video but doesn't help me much as I'm trying to avoid having to drill any holes into my walls/ceilings in the first place. That is, if that's even possible. 
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Jun 7, 2019 11:10
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Is there a "home cleaning" thread of some kind? I'm not looking for "Goons, do your laundry at least once a week and don't leave those dirty dishes piled in the sink if you want to not scare people away from your squalor pit". More like "My stainless steel (appliance) had all these streaks, so I used (product X) and with a bit of Elbow grease and time its now streak free". Or I used (other products) and turns out the grout between my tiles is white and not brown". Or "this is how I deep cleaned my kitchen" etc....
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Jun 7, 2019 11:23
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Soul Reaver posted:This is a good video but doesn't help me much as I'm trying to avoid having to drill any holes into my walls/ceilings in the first place. You really just need to get over this phobia because drill holes are very small and if you don’t own the place are really easy to fill.
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Jun 7, 2019 11:50
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wesleywillis posted:Is there a "home cleaning" thread of some kind? Don't think so, but DIY sounds like the best place to start one
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Jun 7, 2019 11:56
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Soul Reaver posted:This is a good video but doesn't help me much as I'm trying to avoid having to drill any holes into my walls/ceilings in the first place. If your scared of repairing holes, most handymen do it pretty cheap. A pedestrian outside a hardware store could do it for dirt cheap. But there's YouTube on doing that too! This is an overview of more advanced technique to repair paint damage and avoid obvious patches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHCYGbnkRo
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Soul Reaver posted:I am both terrible at DIY and I really really hate putting holes in my walls/doorframes/ceilings. I would personally go for the screw option but "friction fit" or "tension bar" might be useful keywords if you're looking for a no-screw option. I'm not sure I'd trust that sort of thing to support a baby, though. wesleywillis posted:Is there a "home cleaning" thread of some kind? Not that I know of. Feel free to start one, or drop it into this thread which has become something of a catch-all for quick home improvement things.
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