Burying power & gas lines together
donseco
14 years ago
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Comments (24)I've had a gas 2 stroke Mantis (older model) for years. Some days it starts and runs great; some days not. I aerated half my lawn one day. Went out to finish the next and the 2 stroke engine started to cough sputter and die. Tried of buying new spark plugs and fiddling with the carb. Went out and bought an electric. Marvelous! We have a large property and I'll need the gas in spots but having a Mantis now that I know will just work is great. The lack of noise is also a big benefit. Some of my jobs are more than 2 hours. I probably should buy a bigger machine but I don't wan to be taking up space storing large machines that only get used once or twice a year. Renting is a hassle because of having to load and unload. Plus, it never seems to fail that the day you want to do something everybody else does too and you miss your window. I have the dethacher and the aerator. The dethacher works great. MUCH better than the type you put on a rotary mower. It doesn't destroy the lawn an gets out more of the thatch. The aerator also works as a dethatcher. the problem is if you have a lot of thatch in the lawn it quickly gets clogged with the thatch. Another reason I like the electric. No problem at all just stopping it (engine off), clearing the thatch and then just squeeze and you're off again. Managing the cord was no problem. You're working backwards so your legs/waist keep the cord away from the tines. If I was buying new and could only have one I'd get the Honda hands down. Mixing 2 stroke fuel is for the birds. What's worse is my McCulloch gas weed whacker takes a different fuel mix; isn't that always the way? Even with the small Mantis bottles of oil it seems I'm always dealing with how to get rid of fuel that's gone bad. If it's straight gas, like the Honda you just dump it into you cars gas tank....See Morenew gas line not taking gas
Comments (31)Success!!!!! Rustyj14, I was all set to get on line here and post no way to getting that bolt up high enough. I did not think it could be done but was able to get it up enough to pull the starter out enough to get the gear on. Thanks for telling me not to take that fly wheel off. Mownie, I ended up using a socket, 10MM which fit perfectly over the top of that part to get that little C piece to snap into place. Put the socket over it and gave it a few taps and it fell right into place. Started right up. Now the next issue, ran it for a while and got a cut in but by the time I was done it was starting to miss and chugging along. I do have an oil leak somewhere that I have to find and I am also going to change both belts. Bought a Carb repair kit also. Where would you check first for an oil leak? Also put the new plugs in but did not replace the spark plug covers. Was going to clean them out with Brake cleaner. Any thoughts appreciated. Mike...See MoreGas Line to NG Range Question
Comments (24)Correct, WC is water column. With natural gas 1 PSI = 27 WC. Most residential houses (as I understand it) are about 20 PSI coming in stepped down to 2 PSI for the meter. It's still 2 PSI coming out of the meter which is then regulated down to 1/4 pound. That equals roughly 6.75 WC. The regulators are supposed to keep a constant pressure on the output side so 2PSI (aka 54 WC) is plenty. Since the pressure is mostly constant the only thing that can effect the flow is the size of the pipe. Technically you could achieve a similar BTU output by jacking up the pressure to about 1/3 of a pound (10WC or so) but plumbers are loathe to do that because it's non standard. With natural gas it's hard to argue with that logic. Curiously my old cooktop was the same way as cooks1818 just described. 1/2" pipe was all I could see but once we ripped up the floor, sure as shootin, it was all 3/4" that was stepped down for the last 18" or so. -Stooxie...See Morepower line
Comments (14)My husband and I began construction on a swimming pool on May 1st. Utility locators came to our home nor once but TWICE and did not locate the electrical line. Needless to say, the line was unearthed. Thankfully, no one was injured. We contacted Center Point IMMEDIATELY and were informed that we own the line and it was not their responsibility to come out and mark the line. Utility locator advised they do not have a locate contract with Center Point therefore, they are not responsible either. Our home will be two years old in August. This main line runs diagonally from one corner of our home to the other corner, straight through the middle of the back yard, which is approximately 1000 feet. The utility easement runs down the fenceline on the side then turns left along the fenceline in the back edge of the yard. No one wants to take responsibility. During the reroute process we also discovered our line is aluminum which the builder failed to fisclose to us as well as failing to advise us that our line did not follow the easement as indicated on our survey....they took the cheapest route....running through the yard AND using aluminum. do we have ANY recourse? I am exhausted from listening to all these folks pass blame on each other. when a potentially dangerous and life threatening condition exists, who has a duty to disclose? THANKS FOR ANY HELP/INFO!!!...See Moredonseco
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