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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

Thanks for the info on security and sorry for my tardy response.
From the above my take away seems to be that live monitoring is key. In order to do that someone needs to install a "system".
@crankcall ADT installed your system, was that because at one time they did the monitoring as well?
Looks like maybe 30-40$ a month after buying the "system". Rough estimate for a system? or is that quite varible depending on house size etc.
Time to start making some calls.
 
Table saw motor seems to be giving out. Thankfully close to the end of the job. I can smell burning and most likely culprit is the concrete siding dust and humidity getting into the motor and moving parts.

Recommendations? It’s a sweet hitachi 10” that has served its life…but I’m ok extending the life of this thing.
 
mimico_polak said:
Table saw motor seems to be giving out. Thankfully close to the end of the job. I can smell burning and most likely culprit is the concrete siding dust and humidity getting into the motor and moving parts.

Recommendations? It’s a sweet hitachi 10” that has served its life…but I’m ok extending the life of this thing.
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Is it loud as hell? Most are just universal motors. If it's quiet, it is probably a synchronous motor. Not sure if you can easily upgrade to synchronous.
 
mimico_polak said:
Table saw motor seems to be giving out. Thankfully close to the end of the job. I can smell burning and most likely culprit is the concrete siding dust and humidity getting into the motor and moving parts.

Recommendations? It’s a sweet hitachi 10” that has served its life…but I’m ok extending the life of this thing.
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@mimico , if you ripped siding on that table saw and did not have dust extraction, the bearings in the motor ate the dust . It’s a direct drive motor on that unit I believe , can get a replacement motor.

@timtune , ADT did the install and monitored for a few years till Telus took them over . It was a deal where you ended up owning the system. I have live monitoring because ins requires it . If I didn’t need the additional coverage I would just go notification to cell phone . My garage door goes to my cell, I can tell when it goes up or down. We have additional cameras (6) which using an app called homeview I can watch live what’s going on around / in the house. It’s really overkill , but it keeps people happy


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crankcall said:
@mimico , if you ripped siding on that table saw and did not have dust extraction, the bearings in the motor ate the dust . It’s a direct drive motor on that unit I believe , can get a replacement motor.

@timtune , ADT did the install and monitored for a few years till Telus took them over . It was a deal where you ended up owning the system. I have live monitoring because ins requires it . If I didn’t need the additional coverage I would just go notification to cell phone . My garage door goes to my cell, I can tell when it goes up or down. We have additional cameras (6) which using an app called homeview I can watch live what’s going on around / in the house. It’s really overkill , but it keeps people happy


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Thanks. We did have dust extraction for the most part. Where to find replacement motor? It’s an old machine and I’m struggling to find it.
 
mimico_polak said:
Thanks. We did have dust extraction for the most part. Where to find replacement motor? It’s an old machine and I’m struggling to find it.
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IHL used to have a tool repair guy working beside their old shop. Not sure if they still have a connection to him. If you can find him or someone similar, motor should be easy. I suspect the vast majority of portable saws use motors that are almost interchangeable. Cheaper that way and they don't need to juice the repair side by using proprietary motors as almost nobody repairs them, they just buy another saw.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
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I have a few of these corner pieces with mortar already disappearing. What’s the repair method?
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Like others noted, carefully dig out the loose mortar. I would use hand tools (small chisel, old screw driver...) not power tools as there is less chance of damaging the stone. Replace with Type S mortar and use the adhesion promoter as directed. You can also make a bit of a form for the bottom to make sure the new mortar does not fall out as you are doing the work.

It is an easy job but can seem daunting for some if they have never done it before.
 
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Would this stuff work? Not type S but would have much less leftover waste compared to the 30kg bags of the S stuff that I can find. The bricks aren't load-bearing, just toppers for the brick then siding above them.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:

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Would this stuff work? Not type S but would have much less leftover waste compared to the 30kg bags of the S stuff that I can find. The bricks aren't load-bearing, just toppers for the brick then siding above them.
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I'll have to do a bit repointing on a small area by the garage on the new place. Like you, these bricks are not load bearing, basically just want to ensure water does not get in and expand the joint further. This looks like the type of product I would seek out.
 
crankcall said:
I've seen quite a few corners fixed lately with butyl base grey caulking , it fills the gap , never falls out. But you have to buy the right caulking. May not be as pretty , but its there for decades .
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I've used this the last 2 years, in a couple spots.
It's perfect, so far.
Dries a bit darker than most concrete.
I used Lepage.
 
Gary said:
I've used this the last 2 years, in a couple spots.
It's perfect, so far.
Dries a bit darker than most concrete.
I used Lepage.
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Could you use this then used a bit of concrete dust on the surface to match the colour?
My spot will be very visible so having it match as closely as possible will be important.
 
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