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  • in reply to: electrical problem #252221
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    Adios… Jasper

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    in reply to: electrical problem #252220
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    The white wire starts at the common ground in the power panel. It could be loose there. It then goes to the first outlet J-box. The white wire is wrapped around a terminal screw on the outlet or it could be insetted into a hole in the outlet which grabs the wire end. A white wire then jumpers out to the next outlet. Some where in this process there is a loose white wire. Since you do get a reading of 120 Volts on the outlets on both sides is what points to the white wire. If you were to disconnect all appliances from the outlets, you wouldn’t get the 120 on the neutral side. The 120 volts is a feedback circuit through an appliance or a transformer for the doorbell.
    Adios… Jasper.

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: I need plans for a chicken house #252208
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    Go to this website:
    http://www.geocities.com/chickenfarmerjoyce/page5plans.html

    Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: Deck stair railing problem – post to concrete #252179
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    http://building-materials.aubuchonhardware.com/do_it_yourself_projects/a_guide_to_building_outdoor_stairs.asp

    Note that the stair posts are not set into the ground. They sit on the ground. I would certainly install rails on both sides.
    Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: Backyard Fountain #252178
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    Lowes or Home Depot have kits that include a pump to pump water through the statue, have the water drip back down into the bird bath reservoir then do it again. The pump power cord plugs into an outlet that hopefully is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI).
    Adios… Jasper.

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: Problems With My Toilet #252177
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    Turn the rascals in. Adios… Jasper.

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    in reply to: OSB vs. Plywood #252169
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    Check out this web site. I would go with OSB, it’s a good investment. http://www.foardpanel.com/faq/osb_plywood.htm
    adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: Garge Side Door Water Leak #252167
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    1. Is the water comming in from under the door? On a dry day, close the door, get a hose and spray the water onto the door area. Hole the hose up in the air and come down on the door with the water. Water will get in if you spray it directly into the gap under the door.
    2. Perhaps the water comes from the slab and drains into the door. Does the water pool up near or against the door?
    3. Is the treshold sealed onto the condrete slab? It could be comming in under the treshold..
    Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: linear feet #252157
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    Linear feet is the distance in feet from point A to point B. In your case the trailer is 28 linear feet long ‘OR” 28 feet long. Width does not enter into the neasurement. ALSO, it is 8 linear feet wide. Perhaps you’re asking of the area in which case the square footage is 28ft times 8ft equals 224sqft.
    Adios.. Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: kerosene smell #252087
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    1. Put and work into the carpet some baking soda. Heap it on! Leave the open box of baking soda and the soda on the carpet for a few days.
    2. Borrow or rent a carpet cleaner and clean the carpet.
    Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: craftsman pull start won’t start #252050
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    1. If it’s still in warrenty, take it back to the dealer or the manufacturer’s rep
    2. Make sure the sparkplug wire in making a good contact with the sparkplug.
    3. Remove the plug. Look at it and make sure that there is no carbon buildup or anything else across the two metal points of the sparkplug.
    4. remove the wire from the the sparkplug. Hold it as close as you can to the sparkplug without touching. DON’T TOUCH THE METAL part of the wire or you’ll have a shocking experience. If you see an arc from the wire to the sparkplug, forget it being an electrical problem. If no arc, then the magneto that creates the spark is defective or the wire is broken.
    5. Dump the gasoline out, may be contaminated. Put new gas in.
    6. There’s a gas line that goes to the carburator. Usually rubber. Pull this hose off and see if gasoline flows out, it should. if not it’s stopped up.
    7. There’s an airfilter on the carburator. Make sure that it is not clogged up.

    Do what janderscu said. We need more info… Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: circular saw, lattice, no work bench #252046
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    Clamp/Screw a 1×4 board onto the lattice. Adjust it so that your saw cuts the lattice at the exact width that you want. As you’re cutting keep pressure on the saw to make it ride against the guide. This will make a straight line and keep the saw from wandering. If you have two saw horses put the lattice on top. If you don’t use a couple of 2×4’s to keep the lattice off the ground. Adjust the saw depth so that it doesn’t hit the ground.. Adios… Jasper.

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: bathrooms #251985
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    1. On every outlet: Install a lamp. Flip circuit breakers until the light goes out. Viola, you’ve located the CB for that outlet.
    Make a list. Number your CB’s. I listed mine L1 for the top left CB and R1 for the top right CB. Go down the left then the right in numbering. When you come accross a double CB Assign it two consecutive numbers. It’s really two CB’s ganged together. Double CB’s are used for your hot water heater, Range, Air Conditioning and any other 220 volt appliance. Once you’ve gone through this procedure, you will have identified all of your CB circuits. Now, This is typical of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter doing it’s job. Look in all your bathrooms for an outlet that has a “reset” button on it. It’s typical for many outlets to be connected to the GFCI. Once it detects a ground fault, it will disconnect the electricity from going to the other outlets. If you find the GFCI and reset does not restore electricity to the outlets, unplug everything that is plugged into the failing outlets. One of those appliances has a short to ground. The GFCI samples the current going out on the black wire and compares it to the current conning back on the white wire. If they match, all is ok. If they don’t match the GFCI disconnects the current to the black wire (hot), something is shorted to earth ground. This may be too much info???
    Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: More Than One Breaker…. #251983
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    There could certainly be more than one breaker feeding the bathroom. Checkout the Light switch junction box first with the previous procedures. If the loose connection is in that box, your in good shape, problem solved. IF NOT!! call an electrician. If you’ve not worked with electricity before, then don’t! It’s too dangerous! Another word of warning.. A loose connection will cause the connection to arc thereby creating heat and a possible fire. I had one outlet like that and when I found it, the inside was scorched! Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

    in reply to: bathroom power outlets #251950
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    (1) if the light lights still work when the outlets don’t then turn off the cb that feeds the bathroom. Turn on the lights and start flipping CB’s until the light goes out. At this point you’ve located the CB. (2) “LEAVE THE CB OFF” At the Light switch, remove the cover. Either The white wires are not tightly connected or the black wires are not tightly connected. The white wires are all tied together with a wire nut. The black wires may be tied together and one black wire goes to the light switch or you will see two black wires on one side of the switch. Check the screws for tightness. One black one may be loose. Tighten the screws on both sides of the switch while you’re there… Adios… Jasper

    Jasper Castillo

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