Heating Systems
Replace the nozzle beckett oil burner is a little hard. But watch and learn just easy it is. Almost everyone I come across never knew that they have a screen / filter in the pump. As you can see in the video just how bad the one we replace was. In fact it was so [...]
OK, I understand that this seems like a very intimidating process to most but it’s actually very easy. First thing you need to do is find that switch, the one with the red switch plate. Yup, you know which one I’m talking about. OK, turn it off. Now, look for the canister, this is where [...]
The very first thing you need to do is shut off the boiler and let it cool down. Oh yeah, it’s about 190 degrees on the inside! After you let it cool down it’s time to remove the chimney / flew pipe. This is what you don’t want to see. But [...]
Now not two system will look the same. Only the boiler is factory made, the rest is done by the installer him self. However for the most part you will have the parts. One very important thing that I missed in the video. When adding water it’s a good idea not to add to much [...]
OK, now before we start the most important thing to do here is turn the power off to the unit. Remove the two little taps / screws that are holding down the transformer and flip it out of the way. At this point you really want to make sure the power is off. Those [...]
A thermal camera can detect your heat loss in two seconds. The red areas is where the most heat is excaping. and yellowish to orange are less, but still a big lost of heat. Yea you cant just go buy one of these camera, they are like 6k. Most fire departments now use them [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
How to install a 220 volt outlet
Installing a new 220 outlet isn’t much different then a 120 volt outlet. However you can only put one 220 outlet per breaker / circuit. And you will installing two hot leads to the outlet and not using a neutral for this type of outlet in the video. In the below diagram you will [...]
How Many Lights on one Breaker ?
Always the big question, how many lights on one breaker I’m ask so many times how many outlets and or lights can I put on a 15 amp or 20 amp breaker. Well NEC code does not have it listed that way. By rule of thumb you would stick with 8 to 10 outlets and [...]
How to Make a Shower Pan A mortar shower pan is so much nicer then a store bought fiberglass unit. Once you established your drain setup you’ll want to buy a shower pan drain as shown in the video. 1) I like to lay down a layer of felt paper on the sub floor [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
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