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He has numerous trucks. That particular Rotator has the boom mounted in a swivel plate to et straight pull angles. Its a real learning experience watching his videos.

PHM, Those rigging angles fascinate me too. O had no idea you could get that much purchase off of a stationary truck with a boom.

This one I just posted is short. He was training his son in the...

PHC, if you want to see rigging angles, its worth the time watching. What really interested me was all of the turning points they have for that "Tator" (Rotator)

PHM, if you want to see neat and organized, there is a guy on YouTube, "Ron Pratt" that had a heavy truck rescue company in Missouri. He has posted a lot of his rescues on YouTube. They are of really...

I believe that you asked me once when I lived in Massachusetts. I had two of them. One I bought that needed a lot of work and TLC. The other one I built from scratch. I gave them both to my son who...

"A Clean Job is a Happy Job. Same as with a service truck.

Years ago, I had an apprentice that used to bring a Microwave Oven to work with him. So he could always have a hot lunch and coffee/tea.

I could always tell when my old Late boss needed to order stock and money was tight. He's spend a weekend in the shop. re-arranging the stock in the trucks. From guys not putting stock away after a...

That 150# Well Extrol could be part of the failed equation.

Once you retire, you never have to deal with smarter people than yourself with these kinds of problems.

But if someone else cleans your truck for you, you have many more Multi Stops.

Bet that that tech knows everything in that van. Someone cleans it out for him and he's useless for a month. Especially if someone rearranges his tools. <SNORT>

For what it is worth and not much, Massachusetts and Canada lead the way in direct venting gas appliances. Duravent may be being sold. but if it isn't being u=sold and used in Massachusetts, you...

But hey love all those profits that keep rolling on in. Remember in the 1960's and 1970's when they had consumer protection? Now the only "protection " is Corporate Protection from the screwed over...

Understand that there is NO schedule 40 PVC that is approved by the appliance manufacturers. Some may allow Sch. 80 CPVC but NOT sch. PVC. If you have a white PVC exhaust that has turned tan or off...

Ii just watched a YouTube video just like that. One contractor gave them a price to replace over 14 RTU's. The owner is always shopping for quotes to beat someone down. There must be some place that...

Also, if what you say is true, I would notify your liability insurance carrier of the situation and ask them for advice. If you just "Look" at it, you might own it. CYA. Seriously.

Those are the worst and most dangerous neighborhoods to work in. They're all freaked out because they believe that the Illuminati are going to take their rights (to kill themselves) away.


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That's why everyone that goes into a home with a gas furnace needs to carry a personal CO detector like a UEI CO71E. If you walk into a home and it smells like puke, and the dog and cat have just...

I'm a licensed Master Plumber. I promise you that I never did anything as dangerous as that. It looks like what might have happened in that Condo in Cancun where that family of four from Iowa died...

Should a smoked those leaves before buttoning it up. That's what be wrong with it.

IMO, if you pressurize the crawl space air, you have to use outside air to provide the air to pressurize the crawl space. Outside Air with Humidity. Thereby making the problem worse. Just normal air...

You're not a handyman. Don't sell yourself short.

There IS a difference.

You can't fix stupid. And Handymen are usually dangerous and stupid.

That small cage looks like an animal trap. Must have gotten away.

I'm not an electrician. But one told me that the Electrical Code says that the Ground Prong goes on the top. Like an upside down face. The reason given was that if some child dropped a piece of sheet...

If you're speaking to me, you are absolutely correct. But I didn't do the install. Actual Traps usually have about two pipe diameters between the inlet and the outlet of the "Ewe". An indirect waste...

They make special dock accessories just for that application. All UL listed and approved where all that is taken care of.

Probably cost too much money.

I just read about a situation where a...

The issue is, is it double trapped. If it is double trapped, you need a lot of head pressure to push the trapped air between the two traps. That's where you need the pump.

If you have ever seen...

This is an old string, but the gas condensate drip belongs between the shut off and the appliance. Not before the appliance shutoff valve and the gas source.

You're not supposed to need to drain...

My Greenlee Tick Tracer is the best helper I ever had. When s/he speaks, I always take notice. With a rats nest like that, I always assume that it is ALL hot. Especially if it is three phase. If...

Oh, not to worry. Plastic pipe doesn't conduct electricity, and those Mud Wasps making those nests will keep any strangers from looking around.

GFIC breakers aren't required around water in that...

If it had a P=Trap buried in the ground, it is a good possibility that the drain is "Double trapped". If that is your case, you are better off without the P-Trap and to use a condensate pump to...

Remember folks. If the drain runs under a slab and comes up, the length of pipe under the slab becomes the trap. If you add another Trap to the outlet and the drain becomes "Double Trapped". Which...

It really takes a lot of smarts to be that stupid.

And when they finally need it replaced, the next sucker will tell them that if it had been properly serviced, this wouldn't have happened. To...

Works really well when mounted that way. <SNARK>

Use a skyhook to remove it.

Don't give the DIY'ers any good ideas.

They do make Gorilla Duct Tape now though.

Enjoy, I was there this day, You wouldn't believe how fast these things go. A real representation of ice sailing.

Remember, you can't buy these things from some dealer, They are all made by...

Also, sailing a Hobie 16 type Catamaran on a windy day is similar. Just not as exciting.

I had two DN Iceboats. One older one that I bought as a beater boat and rebuilt to like new. The other is a new DN which I built new. When I retired in 2013 and moved to Florida, I sold everything to...

In my 50+ career in the industry, I have never once seen a properly soldered fitting ever leak. Most leaks occur in what appears to be properly soldered fittings,, but were improperly heated by flame...

Ever use A.Y. McDonald underground couplings? They are a thing od wonderous beauty. They may be expensive but with a small split, you cut through the split and install the coupling over the split....

The end of the copper tube is often expanded from the ice and you can't get another copper or Pro-Press fitting on it. PEX is even worse.

Don't get me wrong. I kike and used Pro-Press. Its OK...

You should see what happens to Pro-Press fittings when they freeze from the cold. They blow apart and can't be used over.

Don't need no hangers to keep them pro-press fittings straight and true.

Years ago, where I used to live, some slug rented a house that was way off the road. He spent so much time futzing with the electric meter that it drove the power company nuts. He used to pull the...

He probably thinks its fine. Low bid contractor. If the owner saved a lot of money, that makes everything good.

It would be interesting to know what the Inside Air Temperature is in the AM in The Mall of the America's. when it is below zero and blowing the @$$hole out of a cow is when they open the doors on a...

I was unaware that counting the heat output of appliances in a commercial establishment was an accepted method of calculating heating or cooling load in a building. My bad.

In all my years as a...