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  1. Marc
    The air filter is typically situated within the return air grille, which is usually near the thermostat.
  2. Marc
    Depending of how much basement wall and floor is concealed, this can go all the way to impossible to sleuth without opening up some walls. I've never quite understood why some folks dig a deep hole in the earth, build a house over it, then expect that hole to stay dry.
  3. Marc
    You might not want to change the width of the door if you want to keep a transom window over it that has the same width as the existing door.
  4. Marc
    Remove the indoor casing from both sides of the door to see how much framing width you have to work with. Also, check if there are any 'trimmers' added in these two spaces that would allow you to install a wider door by removing the 'trimmer'. You've got to leave some gap once the new door is installed. Don't allow the new door to touch the framing anywhere. 1/4 inch is enough if the wall opening is framed well.
  5. Marc
    How wide is the existing door? Exterior doors are typically 36 inches wide.
  6. Marc
    Sure, it may be common knowledge but that doesn't make it relevant since it applies only to that segment that wants to be bombarded by service offers. Keep trying Aubri. I promise you, you'll find a nice place to sit here. You just need to get through the gauntlet, learn what flies here and what doesn't.
  7. Marc
    That statistic likely excludes those consumers who don't want to be bothered by companies offering a service. Like me, when they need someone, they find someone. Until then, they want to be left alone. The article flies in the face of the Stay at Home directive.
  8. Marc
    Yeah, that's likely mold on your AC cooling coil. They all do that, mine included, on account of all the condensed water there is around there. Just clean it often enough to calm yourself down. I do it when I'm looking for something to do around the house, every couple years, I estimate. I've serviced ACs since the middle 80's and inspected houses for 17 years. Relax, relax, relax.
  9. Marc
    I've gotten to 65 without ever suffering any consequences from hot water not above 120 degrees and since only the spouse and I live in our house, equipped with a 30 gallon heater, this mixer thing is just something else that can go wrong.
  10. Marc
    Maybe, or perhaps you mildly insulted him with a comment that suggests that there exist a wood or engineered-wood product that never rots.
  11. Marc
    The Louisiana governor's proclamation has a section that defines what is distinctly essential. Another section sets forth what is not essential. Home inspections fall in the ether, in-between these two sections. A third section details what the in-between service providers must do. It does not say they must stay home. As far as I can tell, each individual practitioner is to use his own common sense. I've gotten calls for AC service...and I've serviced those calls, but I've gotten no calls for inspections. The pain in my throat I experienced two days ago ended the day it started.
  12. Marc
    I got this one yesterday: 38 inches from inside edge of tub, no GFCI.
  13. Marc
    Unplug the toaster, turn it upside down over the sink, then shake it. Shake it like you grew up in the 60's. Then see if it still trips the GFCI.
  14. Marc
    As far as I know, it's fine if all lugs are used within their listing. All conductors need to be in the same wireway so that the inductive forces cancel out, otherwise inductive heating could result. Conductor pairs need to be the same length so that currents are equally divided between them. Two #3s would work for a 200 amp service, not that I would do it. I never have and I'd try very hard not to ever do it that way. I would not write it just because the conductors are in pairs.
  15. Marc
    Heck, if it's that hard to pry off, I'd bolt it back. At the most, I'd install another pier to support the longer end but probably wouldn't even do that, if it's holding alright.
  16. Marc
    I doubt the crack is a result of direct impact on the chimney by the wind, since a large portion of the chimney is indoors. As others have said, the house can tolerate some movement but the brick is unforgiving and will crack should the house move and generate enough force against the chimney at the roof level. I think the most important question here is whether the flue liner is also cracked. Just my two-bits.
  17. Marc
    You say 'gray powder' but the lab identified hair in it and hair isn't a powder. Vacuum your house more often and install a micron filter in your AC return air grille. In between vacuuming, enjoy your house, it's a lot cleaner than mine. I'm an AC guy too and I'm not sick.
  18. Marc
    I'm in coastal Louisiana where basements are rare, so I've no background to advise you. I'm just trying to figure out why some folks, when they build a house, they start by digging a deep hole in the earth to get under the frost line but then expect that hole to stay dry. Did the fellas who built this house of yours over 100 years ago expect the basement to stay dry?
  19. Marc
    I almost did. The avatar and the text are two different people, yes? Another deception.
  20. Marc
    Wow.
  21. Marc
    What about mating the new cover to the old box? The screws have to line up. What are the chances?
  22. Marc
    Ask the insurance, since they seem to be holding the reins on this one.
  23. Marc
    Those wires aren't supposed to be in there in the first place. Punt this problem to the HOA, let them hire an electrician to remove those wires.
  24. Marc
    Yeah, they're just meant to deny termites a concealed route to dinner. Forcing them to build a tube around it makes it possible for us who look to find it.
  25. Marc
    The stump, the second one that I pulled out, was a test of my resolve. I felt I had to show myself I could do it. Took me months. Shovel and ax. Once it was out, it left a circular hole 9 feet in diameter and 28 inches deep. A fire pit still sits where the tree once was. Took me years to burn all the firewood that came from that tree....alright now...I'm done bragging.
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