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How to Replace a Broken Air Conditioner Condensate Pump

Sunday night the house was a bit warm and I set the temperature a couple of degrees lower on the thermostat. A short while later, I noticed that no air was coming from the registers and the outside compressor unit wasn’t running. I performed a couple of quick diagnostic checks:

The thermostat relay was making an [...]

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How to Finish a Basement Bathroom – The Complete Series

This is the final update and compendium of the “How to finish a Basement Bathroom” project series for the Do-It-Yourself handyman or homeowner. Links to each construction phase of the project are summarized below, starting from the bare walls to the finished bathroom.

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 18

This installment discusses closing the sewage basin, testing the plumbing and a review of the various plumbing connections. You can read about the sewage pump installation in Part 9 of this project. The prior installment – Part 17 – is here.
The sewage basin consists of a two-part metal lid that is attached by six (6) [...]

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 17

This update describes the heat, cooling and ventilation system for the basement bathroom. Click here if you missed Part 16.
The basement bathroom is connected to the central HVAC system by a ceiling vent that was installed by the builder. The HVAC vent takes care of heating and cooling, the bathroom did not have a ventilation [...]

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 16

This is a continuation of the wiring for the vanity light and switch began in Part 15 of this project. In this installment, I wire the junction box and mount the vanity light.
I bought this 4-light vanity from Lowes for about $100.00 because it matched the towel racks.
The vanity mounts to the wall as follows:

The [...]

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 15

This is a continuation of the wiring for the vanity light began in Part 14. The job starts with new wire for the light switch is hanging out of the wall.

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