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  1. RenoF250

    Waiting........................................... ...

    I had the same thing happen except they said they could not find my house (even though they had delivered here before). Waiting for the truck can be frustrating. It really sucks when it stops and you open it up and find they sent the wrong thing or backordered a critical part.
  2. RenoF250

    Porch light height

    I centered the lights at 74" and it looks good. I put the top of the box 48" from the ceiling so I only have to cut the bottom sheet of sheetrock. The guy that wired the house before was switching the neutral, what was he thinking? I cannot think of a good reason for that. If anyone ever...
  3. RenoF250

    Sheetrock $8/sheet?????

    Hmmm, this is GP ToughRock but it is not so tough. There was not lower-cost low-strength option either. I will have to look around a bit here.
  4. RenoF250

    Advertisement on the radio

    It is not just radio, look at TV. I remeber a half hour show used to have about four commerials between shows, 2 in the middle, and then another 4 before the next show, now it is half commercials. What really aggrevates me is that cable was started so that you could pay for TV and not have...
  5. RenoF250

    Porch light height

    Inspector?? Why would I allow an inspector near my house? I will just stay above the height of the exsisting fixtures. This house was inspected when I bought it 3 years ago and there was no comment on the lights.
  6. RenoF250

    brick work

    You need to have the rebar firmly in the concrete and just putting it in holes wouldn't be that great unless you used special cement epoxy to hold them in. It would probably be easier to bolt the rebar to the cement.
  7. RenoF250

    brick work

    So you are planning to use the small red bricks? I would use the small 6" block and put some rebar in bolted to the concrete. You could ben the rebar into a U under each block and then bolt it in the middle. If you do not fasten them to the exsisting concrete they will be easy to knock over...
  8. RenoF250

    Porch light height

    I need to put a porch light by my new french door and I am wondering what the height should be. I wsa also going to add a loght on each side inside the house, I was planning on putting them at the same height. So is there a standard height for this? What about light switches? I have been...
  9. RenoF250

    Sheetrock $8/sheet?????

    I just bought some 4x8 1/2" sheetrock at Lowes yesterday and it was $8/sheet, is that the going rate? When did it get so expensive? I thought it was right around $4 not long ago. Soon it will be cheaper to use hardwood veneer plywood.
  10. RenoF250

    Truck Security.............

    I just leave a body in the bed, it seems to send a message.
  11. RenoF250

    ESP Warranty Refund Problems

    Yeah what Max said. It is actually a seperate insurance that pays if you do not use it. I got ahold of someone just before 5:00 and it sounds like it should be okay. She said she would be shipping me an application and that the 1,000 miles did not apply to me because it was not part of my...
  12. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    Now I have moved it to the other side of the back of the house (The Dish guy said if it was going to work on that back it would be over there) and it seems to be working good. I know they were looking up much higher than it appear but it seems they are also looking to the left quite a bit.
  13. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    I wish that had been my problem. The Dish guy came and said that it was due to the location and that a tree on the left was blocking it. I could not believe it since that tree was way to the left of where the Dish was pointing but he insisted that that was where 110 was. I moved it back to...
  14. RenoF250

    ESP Warranty Refund Problems

    When I bought my truck I made the mistake of buying the Ford ESP warranty for 5 years or 100,000 miles. The only reason I bought it was they said if I did not use it I could get my full purchase price back. Well now I am at 102k and I have not used it but when I call in the message says it...
  15. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    The Dish guy is going to be here tomorrow. He said it did not sound like a alignment problem to him and said he would not even tell them I moved it so it would be a free service call. We will see how it turns out.
  16. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    I am getting 86 for 119 and nothing for 110. I am really thinking the switch in the head is bad. It was giving me EXACTLY the same value for 119 and 110 but on 110 it said wrong satellite, that tells me it was still getting the signal from the 119 head otherwise the value should have been much...
  17. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    So it is normal for it to pick up 119 when set for 110 if it is not recieving 110 well? I would have thought it would just say No Signal. We messed with the skew today (wife had to go on the roof because I sprained my ankle yesterday and can't walk) and did not get anywhere. All I have left...
  18. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    I have a DVR522 reciever and a DP Plus head P/N 151300 so all switches are supposedly built-in. I have aligned it 16 ways from Sunday. I am getting 86 on 119 but when I switch to 110 it says wrong satellite - Echostar 119. So it is acting like it is trying to recieve both satellites from the...
  19. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    The only thing I can think of is the I messed up the skew. I adjusted it with the reciever on 119 and that may not have been a good idea. Tomorrow I plan on setting the skew to the value recommended for my area and making sure the mount is completely level. I think it moved a bit when I...
  20. RenoF250

    Dish Network Problem

    I just got Dish less than a month ago. The installer put the Dish on the front of the house and I moved it to the back today. Everything seemed fine until I tried a couple of channels like the Military channel and the locals. It says it is not getting a signal from satellite 110 and when I...
  21. RenoF250

    Time for new Batteries???

    Yeah, I would say you got your moneys worth out of them. If you are not concerned about being stuck somewhere with dead ones you could run them until they are gone but I find as they are getting older they start getting nasty and get acid all over. I figure the extra couple of month I get is...
  22. RenoF250

    Cracking Bathtub

    I checked that out but this link makes me nervous: HGTV $200-$500 is alot of cheese (the tub was only $100) and it says it only lasts 10 years with care. I figure since the factory finish only lasted 2.5 years the tub is flexing and that will cause the life of the new finish to be shorter...
  23. RenoF250

    Dieselsite 6-Position

    Yes, I have thought of that but I like the idea of being able to change the power setting on the fly. Also, I have a friend with a Hypermax programmer and he is not all that happy with it so that has soured my opinion a bit. I had thought the chip gave more power but it appears the Predator is...
  24. RenoF250

    Cracking Bathtub

    I have a Eljer cermaic lined steel bathtub I installed about 2.5 years ago and now it appears the ceramic coating is getting little cracks in it and rust is coming through it. I installed a marble surround so changing it is a last resort. I was thinking of neutralizing the rust with naval...
  25. RenoF250

    Dieselsite 6-Position

    Anyone tried the Dieselsite 6-position chip? I was thinking of ordering it and some gauges. Any other chips recommended? I am looking for a bit of a performance/mileage increase but nothing crazy. Engine logevity is more important to me.
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