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Tom's Sharp Shop

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Tom's Sharp Shop

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
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For your lawn care and landscaping equipment needs, Tom's Sharp Shop's knowledgeable staff is ready to assist you. Proudly selling and servicing STIHL equipment, we know how important it is to have the right tools for the job. Your equipment comes fully assembled and ready to use, and our staff will give you in-store safety and operating demonstrations. Tom's Sharp Shop carries a full line of power tools and apparel, including chainsaws, trimmers and brush cutters, edgers, blowers and shredder vacs, sprayers, hedge trimmers, multi-task tools, pole pruners, hand tools, lawn mowers, cut-off machines, concrete cutters, augers and drills, protective and work wear, oils, lubricants and fuels, batteries and more. Visit today!

For your lawn care and landscaping equipment needs, Tom's Sharp Shop's knowledgeable staff is ready to assist you. Proudly selling and servicing STIHL equipment, we know how important it is to have the right tools for the job. Your equipment comes fully assembled and ready to use, and our staff will give you in-store safety and operating demonstrations. Tom's Sharp Shop carries a full line of power tools and apparel, including chainsaws, trimmers and brush cutters, edgers, blowers and shredder vacs, sprayers, hedge trimmers, multi-task tools, pole pruners, hand tools, lawn mowers, cut-off machines, concrete cutters, augers and drills, protective and work wear, oils, lubricants and fuels, batteries and more. Visit today!

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A-1 AUTO SALVAGE

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A-1 AUTO SALVAGE

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43 years of experience

Need a hard-to-find car part? Whether it’s a replacement starter or a completely rebuilt engine, we have it at A-1 Auto Salvage. Our precise satellite locator helps us find any car part, even if it’s rare! Visit us for anything from brakes to alternator sales. Farmington, NM customers know and trust us for all their rebuilt and used car parts! Quality Services & Products We can find parts from the 1970s up—including parts from domestic, European, and other foreign makes. Just ask a friendly staff member for help, and we’ll locate the parts you need. Our products are warrantied for 90 days or more, so you can be confident of their quality. Take a look at some of the items we provide:  Car Exterior (hoods, doors, bumpers, fenders, spoilers, headlights/tail & turn signal lights, auto glass)  Wheels (wheels, rims, hubs, tires, brakes)  Rebuilt Engines & Transmissions  Additional Parts (starters, alternators, switches, a/c compressors, front differentials, window regulators, fuel tanks, oil pans, wiring, springs, suspension arms, speedometers, steering columns, air bags, seats, transfer cases, and more!)  We Also BUY Vehicles (burned, wrecked, or running) Serving the Four Corners with Distinction When you’re looking for reputable used auto parts, engines, and alternator sales, Farmington, NM is the place to visit. For the entire Four Corners area, A-1 Auto Salvage is your resource for reliable used car parts. Call us today at (505) 325-1994 and ask for a free estimate!

Need a hard-to-find car part? Whether it’s a replacement starter or a completely rebuilt engine, we have it at A-1 Auto Salvage. Our precise satellite locator helps us find any car part, even if it’s rare! Visit us for anything from brakes to alternator sales. Farmington, NM customers know and trust us for all their rebuilt and used car parts! Quality Services & Products We can find parts from the 1970s up—including parts from domestic, European, and other foreign makes. Just ask a friendly staff member for help, and we’ll locate the parts you need. Our products are warrantied for 90 days or more, so you can be confident of their quality. Take a look at some of the items we provide:  Car Exterior (hoods, doors, bumpers, fenders, spoilers, headlights/tail & turn signal lights, auto glass)  Wheels (wheels, rims, hubs, tires, brakes)  Rebuilt Engines & Transmissions  Additional Parts (starters, alternators, switches, a/c compressors, front differentials, window regulators, fuel tanks, oil pans, wiring, springs, suspension arms, speedometers, steering columns, air bags, seats, transfer cases, and more!)  We Also BUY Vehicles (burned, wrecked, or running) Serving the Four Corners with Distinction When you’re looking for reputable used auto parts, engines, and alternator sales, Farmington, NM is the place to visit. For the entire Four Corners area, A-1 Auto Salvage is your resource for reliable used car parts. Call us today at (505) 325-1994 and ask for a free estimate!

My Classic Car Trader LLC

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My Classic Car Trader LLC

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53 years of experience

Sales, Service & Rebuilding of Antique and Classic Car Components such as, Carburetors, Starters, Generators, Fuel Pumps, Double & Single Action Fuel Pump Rebuilding, Water Pumps, Hydraulic Top Pumps, Distributors, and DELCO Knee Action Shocks, We also carry a complete line of NOS and NORS parts. We offer FREE Technical advice for any YEAR Classic Car 609-462-7412

"Beware. They charged me double shipping even after I told them I would wait so I wouldn’t have to pay two shipping fees. The last item was a fuel pump that I had a problem with. I have made 4 calls to ask for help with no return call. Poor"

Frank H on July 2020

Sales, Service & Rebuilding of Antique and Classic Car Components such as, Carburetors, Starters, Generators, Fuel Pumps, Double & Single Action Fuel Pump Rebuilding, Water Pumps, Hydraulic Top Pumps, Distributors, and DELCO Knee Action Shocks, We also carry a complete line of NOS and NORS parts. We offer FREE Technical advice for any YEAR Classic Car 609-462-7412

"Beware. They charged me double shipping even after I told them I would wait so I wouldn’t have to pay two shipping fees. The last item was a fuel pump that I had a problem with. I have made 4 calls to ask for help with no return call. Poor"

Frank H on July 2020

Live Wire Electric LLC

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Live Wire Electric LLC

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14 years of experience

My name is Joe Dan Ortiz. I am a licensed electrician and have 15 years of electrical experience. I have been in business since 2011 and now have 3 additional employees.

"Without calling or asking permission, another cabin owner asked Joe Dan to put a large splice-in box beside our cabin, and ran an above ground line across the width of the cabin, rendering the space unusable, and the electric line still on our property and not on the property the septic system is on. He went against what two other electricians and a PNM rep recommended. The cost of trenching would have been avoided, We'd paid for the nine cabins septic electricity for 6 years with less than half of the system's electricity being reimbursed."

Peggy C on October 2020

My name is Joe Dan Ortiz. I am a licensed electrician and have 15 years of electrical experience. I have been in business since 2011 and now have 3 additional employees.

"Without calling or asking permission, another cabin owner asked Joe Dan to put a large splice-in box beside our cabin, and ran an above ground line across the width of the cabin, rendering the space unusable, and the electric line still on our property and not on the property the septic system is on. He went against what two other electricians and a PNM rep recommended. The cost of trenching would have been avoided, We'd paid for the nine cabins septic electricity for 6 years with less than half of the system's electricity being reimbursed."

Peggy C on October 2020

Generator Install questions, answered by experts

If you have a transfer switch properly installed, the generator and main electrical power cannot feed the system at the same time. However, you should still shut off the power at your main circuit breaker panel before activating the generator. If you do that, you’ll simply need to shut off the generator and reset your circuit breaker once the local power comes back on.

When properly maintained, natural gas generators can last a long time, as much as 20 to 40 years. They have relatively few needs compared to generators with other fuel types. However, the generator’s lifespan ultimately depends on how often the generator is used and for how long it’s left running.

Sizing a generator is a careful process that requires calculating the electrical load of your entire house. You have to take into account every device you want to use and their wattage requirements, plus the wattage needed to start them, and look for a generator that can safely run all that at around 80% capacity.

In more practical terms, a small home can run on a 10,000-watt generator (and if you only want to power a few key appliances, much less than that). A mid-sized home may need something between 15,000 and 22,000 watts. Larger homes require 25,000 watts or more. 

You can expect a diesel generator to last for up to 30,000 hours of use, which works out to 20 to 25 years with the proper maintenance, of course. That depends on how much you use it, so a diesel generator used for emergencies a couple of times a year will last a lot longer than a generator that takes over for a faulty electrical grid every month for a day or two. 

No, this is extremely dangerous, often illegal, and you should never attempt it. If you connect your generator to your home without a transfer switch, the generated power can backfeed, essentially flowing back into the utility lines. Backfeeding exposes a significant threat of fatalities or harm to you and utility personnel, in addition to jeopardizing the structural integrity of your home.

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