The Home Improvement Thread

[Silverback]

Shooting range?

 

[PSU Taco85]

Shooting range?

That’s the plan. We’ll see how it turns out

 

[Anathollo]

Maybe not home improvement but possibly, had some ties delivered today to build a backstop in the yard
View attachment 60555
View attachment 60554
View attachment 60556

Hell yeah!

 

[Taco Loco]

Well today was the last mow for the house in town.

 

[tex]

Pretty strong storm rolled through last night. Wind, lightening, and heavy rain. This morning the garage door would not open, and discovered the GFI plug in the garage was tripped. I hit the reset button and it tripped again. Unplug everything on the circuit, check the outside plug and its dry as a bone, reset again, and trips in 10-20 seconds.

Do I need to start with replacing the plug? Or should I be looking at something else first?

 

[AlienXtx]

You more then likely have a water related short somewhere. The chances of that plug randomly taking a shit at that exact moment are pretty slim

 

[tex]

So you are saying something is wet that should not be?

 

[tx_shooter]

Check your attic for leaks.

 

[tex]

Check your attic for leaks.

Ugh, dont want to climb up there, but will do that in a minute or 2.

 

[Silverback]

I have a GFCI plug in the garage that is for outlets on my patio. I've had extension cords plugged in out there and they got wet and tripped it. Builders like to put randomness into the location of the GFCI plugs and what they control.

 

[tex]

Forgot about the plug on the front porch. It had a little bit of water inside the box, and its on the same circuit. Do I need to dry that out and try to reset the plug?

 

[Silverback]

yes

 

[tex]

Ran an extension cord from inside to a box fan pointed at it. Will go check it out after I get some work done and drink my coffee.

 

[AlienXtx]

Yeah that's probably the issue

 

[tx_shooter]

Yeah that's probably the issue

Hey, let him check the attic first.

 

[Silverback]

He should call a plumber.

 

[tex]

The videos I have seen of plumbers doing work, I dont think I have the parts to be able to pay the plumber for services.

 

[tex]

 

[tex]

Plug is still tripping after the fan has been running on it for a few hours. I am going to replace the plug so I can rule that out and is an easy fix.

 

[Silverback]

Point a hair drier at that plug