[tjbnwi]

That's awesome

Crazy cool man

Thanks.

Swinging in is easy, swinging out not so much.

Hope to get them installed this week.

Tom

 

[A&E Exteriors]

Thanks.

Swinging in is easy, swinging out not so much.

Hope to get them installed this week.

Tom

I'll be in touch....the wife wants me to build a hidden room

 

[danrush]

Just installed one myself last week. Can't take credit for building the cabinets, just assemble and install. Cases are about 9' tall. This customer loves hidden rooms. I'm installing 3 in this house, the trim carpenter's another 2, I think.

 

[danrush]

Refrigerator/ freezer run in main kitchen with hidden office. Two openings house the refrigerator and freezer with applied panels. This one was a way easier install, just an inset door with Soss hinges, but a heavy door @ 2.25" thick.

 

[Leo G]

And with the installation of the condensate pump the furnace install is complete. Still have to put the floor down and tidy up upstairs. But now I don't have to empty buckets of condensate every day.

Put the pump below the floor because that's where it would fit. Have the pump plugged into the furnaces duplex outlets.

 

[tjbnwi]

Does that pump have a full sump shut off?

Tom

 

[Leo G]

Not sure what that means. But it has an switch in it that detects to high of a water level in the pump container which is connected to the thermostat. If the water in the pump gets to high indicating that the pump has failed or there is a clog in the line the overflow switch will shut down the furnace so it won't produce anymore condensate.

It'll work great if I connect it, which I haven't yet.

 

[FixItFarmer]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.

 

[tjbnwi]

Not sure what that means. But it has an switch in it that detects to high of a water level in the pump container which is connected to the thermostat. If the water in the pump gets to high indicating that the pump has failed or there is a clog in the line the overflow switch will shut down the furnace so it won't produce anymore condensate.

It'll work great if I connect it, which I haven't yet.

That’s what it means.

Tom

 

[Leo G]

Ya, I got one. It's not hooked in yet. Even if it did leak it's not going to cause much damage. But it will make a water mess on the concrete.

 

[tjbnwi]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.
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The original spring had 9 full winds in it.

Set the cables on the drums, hand tension drums, snug drum to shaft, use a pipe wrench and a rope to keep tension on cables by tying the wrench to the vertical rail. This makes it easier for the first few times you have to tension springs.

Make sure you have the winding bar is socketed well before you let it set to the wall to tighten the cup screws.

Tom

 

[Calidecks]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.
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From my days in the garage door business, a general rule of thumb is 1 full wind for every foot of door height for the typical metal sectional door.


Mike.
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[reggi]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.
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Don't put your pecker in there.

 

[hdavis]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.
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Do something stupid, you'll get more eyeballs....

 

[Kingcarpenter1]

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.

Fwiw, be careful. As I’ve stated here before, saw an experienced service guy get his index & middle finger cut off


Mike

 

[FixItFarmer]

Fwiw, be careful. As I’ve stated here before, saw an experienced service guy get his index & middle finger cut off


Mike

Thanks for the encouragement, I'm trying to be. I've heard a lot of horror stories. As for your story, did he get his fingers smashed in the winding bars?

 

[FixItFarmer]

The original spring had 9 full winds in it.

Set the cables on the drums, hand tension drums, snug drum to shaft, use a pipe wrench and a rope to keep tension on cables by tying the wrench to the vertical rail. This makes it easier for the first few times you have to tension springs.

Make sure you have the winding bar is socketed well before you let it set to the wall to tighten the cup screws.

Tom

From my days in the garage door business, a general rule of thumb is 1 full wind for every foot of door height for the typical metal sectional door.


Mike.
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Thanks for the tips, that lines up with the advice I got from the guy I bought the spring from.

Don't put your pecker in there.

Do something stupid, you'll get more eyeballs....

Yeah, no.

 

[tjbnwi]

Thanks for the tips, that lines up with the advice I got from the guy I bought the spring from.




Yeah, no.

Before you tighten the cup to the drive shaft, tap the winding bar towards the drum, this puts a little space between the coils.

GDL on the spring and all other moving parts when you’re finished with the install.

Tom

 

[Kingcarpenter1]

As for your story, did he get his fingers smashed in the winding bars?

Don’t know. All I remember was 2 fingers on the floor & lots of blood


Mike

 

[rrk]

Looking good Mike. Your camera angle in that second picture was almost good enough to hide that power plane laying on the concrete behind the bucket. Hopefully rrk doesn't see that, he might have another stroke.

I missed it