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Draft in duct

I'm an electrician and I replaced a bathroom vent fan in a small commercial space. The fan pulls air up from the room now, but when I was changing it, I noticed a draft coming in from the damper. Not enough to open the damper, but I felt it when I opened the damper and put my hand in. I looked above the bathroom (but didn't actually touch the duct) and it appears to be connected and going up to the roof. Is this normal to have a slight draft through the duct or should I tell them to contact maintenance?

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u/False_Tap_8138 — 4 hours ago

My business closed 5 years ago

Homebase sent a local workplace award to my business that I closed 5 years ago. "Congrats! Your business is a top local workplace of 2026." Mostly annoying because I hate junk mail.

u/False_Tap_8138 — 4 days ago
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Bathroom fan motor

I'm replacing, but also trying to repair the old one for fun. I think this is the wheel bearings? It is filled with this brown dirt. Motor was making screeching noise. I was wondering if it could just be cleaned out and oiled. I'm not sure what I am looking at though.

u/False_Tap_8138 — 8 days ago

Guts swap bathroom fan

(I am an electrician, not a DIYer) I have only ever replaced the whole bathroom fan unit. Client has a housing already in that measures 8.5 x 8.5 and new guts (different brand) that measure 8 x 8.25. old fan was 100cfm, new is 80cfm. What considerations do I need to make if I go with just replacing the guts? Should I just replace the whole thing? Normally I would, but there is no ceiling access. I could get a roomside fan if needed, but wanted to try to level up my skills by trying something different and this seems like a good opportunity.

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u/False_Tap_8138 — 8 days ago
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Fitness classes at night

Where are regular weekday group fitness classes that start at or after 7pm. Yoga, cardio, dance...anything? Everything I see is usually earlier, which doesn't work for my schedule.

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u/False_Tap_8138 — 11 days ago

Headlamp settings.

I just want a simple ON-OFF headlamp that is at least 800 lumens. I don't want to select through a red light setting, a strobe setting, a motion sensor setting, etc. Who is actually using these extra settings and why?

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u/False_Tap_8138 — 11 days ago

I'm trying to upload my husband's extensive movie collection to a home server. I got this at the thrift store for 2 dollars. It says Seagate one touch 5tb on the back. Also has a p/n number and a s/n number. How do I find out if this is real or usable? Surprisingly had the cable with it too.

u/False_Tap_8138 — 22 days ago