That’s the Keith Specialty Store difference This past Saturday, I came into work shortly before closing time. Jim, one of our guys, said “Business was pretty good today, but I talked one guy out of buying a pump and another guy from buying a furnace motor.” This would be about $500 in sales. Maybe in…
It’s not always about the sale or money. In this post you will get some insight into the character of the owner.
And why does it shut off my furnace? Written April 25, 2011, updated March 9, 2015, moved to WordPress Nov 21, 2019 What is a limit switch and why does it shut off my furnace? Trane SWT 01635 thermal limit switch, The limit switch is a small, silver bi-metal disc about the size of a dime or quarter…
Today’s world of text messaging, Face Book posts, Twitter tweets, and smart phones applications have many people using only lower case letters in their communications. This blog entry is to point out a problem that may convince you to use appropriate upper case when you fill in an order form. Consider the example: “apt l06”….
Here is an answer to an often asked question. Oil Burner Electrodes can vary from furnace to furnace and are not always obvious with the furnace burner and serial number as burners are sometimes exchanged by service professionals from the original. Therefore the electrodes might have been changed and need to be matched with…
Please be advised that our shopping cart estimates some products. These are mostly large items that require either freight delivery or can not be sized correctly shipping via UPS. We try to set estimates to be close to what actual shipping costs are, but there are times where we just have to guess. When we…
What is the Difference? Submersible pumps, the kind of pump that goes in your well or cistern, are available with two wire motors or three wire motors. There is also another ground wire which is not counted, so if you look at the pump the actual number of wires will be three or four. …
Which size wire and breaker do I need for an electric water heater? The wire and breaker size depend on which heating elements are in your water heater. Find the watt rating for the elements. This rating is usually on a tag on the side of the water heater. It is also printed on the…
-what is the difference? Duct tape, ductboard tape, flex duct tape-what is the difference? You might have heard the joke that all a DIY person needs is duct tape and WD40. If something is supposed to move and doesn’t, use the WD40. If it moves and isn’t supposed to, use the duct tape! Before the…
Often we are asked how many BTU’s are in a foot of baseboard heating. To answer this, the following must be considered: is the baseboard heating system electric, steam or water? For this post we limit it to hot water baseboard. Finding (1) the temperature and rate of the water passing through the baseboard, (2) the size of the copper tube…
