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Depends on how big you need. I was able to install a Rinnai 6.5 gallon tankless when our downstairs 40 gallon tank went out just a few weeks ago and it runs on 1/2 gas. Got lucky on the venting since I was able to mount it on the outside wall of the house and run the water lines in. Had gas right there. This one only serves 1.5 baths, our bar, and the kitchen so 6.5 is fine.Hot water heater went tonight. I only have 1/2" gas line, so I'm assuming tankless would cost
How long between turning on hot water in the shower and receiving hot water for you?Hot water heater went tonight. I only have 1/2" gas line, so I'm assuming tankless would cost
A couple of minutes. HW tank is in the garage, on the other side of the house. Old one is 15 years old, though. It's possible a new one helps bridge that gap on its own.
It's not very hard, just time consuming. And honestly, you might be able to install it right over the tile.
pretty straightforward, assuming no water damage behind itadonis said:
Good points, thanks. Hadn't even considered towel warmers.
My guess is the creature is running around your house when it’s not in your ceiling.
not in the attic. Half my family room has the secondfloor over it the other half is the roof of the 1st story.
This is like a wall wart/phone charger except it outputs 12VDC. It converts the 120VAC of your home wiring to 12VDC. The lights need 6-7 amps of DC power, so buying one somewhat larger is a good idea. Think of it this way, these work just like outdoor low voltage landscape lighting. Something like this would work if you cut the barrel end off and strip the two conductors inside.
That’s helpful, thanks. I was hoping to avoid the big plug and converter box but it sounds like that’s just what is needed to get correct voltage. The built ins have cabinets below the shelves, so the more I think about it I could probably just plug something like what you linked into outlet and drill hole in back of cabinet to the mount and hide the converter box inside the cabinet. Then can drill another small hole coming up to where I want the led strip lights to start (so cord partially hidden anyways)
Reading my mind...just posted a reply above to Ron that matches what you’re suggesting I believe.
Yep, exactly. Might need to add an outlet below if you don’t already have one but that is easy.
Thx. I edited my post above to include a pic if helpful at all.
offdee, your post is a little confusing.
https://www.do-it-yourself-help.com/images/switched-receptacle-wiring-diagram.gif
Yep, you're exactly correct.
The only trick with 5 feet away is that means there are at least 2 studs in the way, likely 3. It is not simple to fish horizontally in finished walls.
For some reason I have never needed 3-prong outlets in my master bedroom until the past month, where I've run into multiple instances where I do need it. Every outlet in the room is 2-prong. Need to add this to my list of #### to do ASAP.
It's honestly not so bad if you get one of these. Just cut a bunch of rectangular holes in the wall that allow enough room to drill through the studs and then replace and patch. The cuts are so clean that a little joint compound and matching paint make the patchwork disappear. I did this in my kitchen remodel because I needed to add outlets to pass inspection and it's extremely difficult to tell where the patches are. I'm not convinced my wife could point them out.
For me, I had the guy come out once, and had him show me exactly what he does for maintenance. Then I just did that myself on the same frequency.
Thanks, yeah I wanted to get it for this year because just bought the house in May. Once contract is up I wasn't planning on renewing.
That’s an excellent point about above and below....our basement is mostly finished but right below this spot is the unfinished storage portion of the basement where water heater and furnace is. Could probably easily fish wire down to the basement.
There's basically two tasks here:
will link this pic again for visual...
You want to remove power to those fans. I am guessing they have their own circuit? I would hire an electrician to fully remove the power
Yeah, when turn the fans on (inside the grates) it’s feels just like turning a desk fan on out of these open slots below art if put hand up to it.
If you EVER anticipate selling the house, I would suggest you leave the knobs for the fan blowers.
Finished it up earlier today...man, grouting is worse than laying tile.Wingnut said:
I just did a repair job, matching unfinished wood to my finished floors, but haven’t dealt with sanding off the old finish, which I’ve heard is a #####. I couldn’t find a bid of less than $1500 for my small repair job, so $1800 to refinish an entire floor seems reasonable to me. I had a friend who tried refinishing his floors and it looked like ####. It’s not rocket science, but if this is your first time doing it, you’ll make some mistakes which I’m sure you’d learn from if you did it 2-3 times more. If you can live with the mistakes, give it a go, otherwise let the pros do it.
