Hot Links for WebTogether Broadcast September 21, 2016

Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on the September 21, 2016 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast.  For details on upcoming broadcasts click here.

 

Taping Drywall Joints -- Lights, Shadows and Paint : 

http://joneakes.com/learning-curve/41-drywall-light-shadows-and-paint

Applying Compound:

http://www.joneakes.com/learning-curve/40-drywall-applying-compound#

Is your oil tank safe:

http://www.joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/1908-How-to-check-if-your-furnace-oil-tank-is-safe

Building wheelchair ramps:

http://www.joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/keyword-filter?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords%5B%5D=Ramp

Tile step profiles:

http://www.schluter.ca/schluter-ca/en_CA/Profiles/For-Countertops/Schluter%C2%AE-RONDEC-STEP/p/RONDEC_STEP

Aluminum Wiring:

http://www.joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/1183-Aluminum-to-Copper-electrical-connectors

and for the chat question about using an old aluminum circuit pannel with new copper wiring, I had speculated that it should work -- but when I talked to my electrical expert he said that anything that old should be replaced:  see the bottom of this article for his full and wise comments:

http://joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/1263-Still-worried-about-Aluminum-wiring

Fresh air in a closed bedroom:

http://www.joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/887-WHAT-IS-AN-AIR-TO-AIR-HEAT-EXCHANGER-HRV-and-ERV