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Removing stickers from the floor
When my brother removes stickers from tomatoes, apples or other food items, he drops them on the floor where they stick. These stickers are VERY difficult to remove. Our floor is a sheet goods floor...
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12 years ago
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Plumbing question
Just when I thought our dream bathroom was looking so good I noticed a problem with the height of the shower head. The shower head is 3 inches shorter than it is supposed to be. The contractor...
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12 years ago
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OT Britain's Prince Philip taken to hospital
is best known for............. He's notorious for his ability to put his foot in his mouth at the drop of a brick. And now another tale of Prince Philip's astonishing gaffability has emerged. Meeting...
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12 years ago
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OT, frog and some electronic device
OT, frog and some electronic device. Short.
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12 years ago
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How to orient hall ceiling lights?
I bought a pair of antique circa 1890 ceiling lighting fixtures for a hall. I have not yet installed them. Today I find this picture with a pair just like mine: they are oriented 90 degrees...
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12 years ago
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How many 100W Incandescent light bulbs do you have stocked up?
You must be a mad bugger. When the latest generation CFLs first came out, they were selling them for $0.15 to promote them. So I bought about twenty. So I have a stock of latest technology lamps and...
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12 years ago
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Does the Zircon Studsensor SL actually find a stud?
The only stud sensor I've used is the "Zircon Studsensor SL" (black package) and it rarely finds the stud, even when I know where they are. It's so frustrating, that, for the past few years, I just...
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12 years ago
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Police, gas utility workers entering RI homes to shut off gas (why?)
Ok, here's what I don't get: 1) It's not clear from this story why the gas company thinks there's a problem somewhere. 2) I don't know how they do things in RI, but around here our gas meters are...
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12 years ago
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New tub install question
I am re-doing a bathroom and I am about to install a new steel tub (someone else is doing the actual work, but it is easier to just write "I"). The walls are ripped out down to the studs, and I will...
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12 years ago
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lawn tractors - hydro drive vs not
Does hydraulic drive on a lawn tractor typically sap more of the engine's power to operate than good a old-fashioned setup (belt-driven conical clutch and reversing gear in the diff)? Or are they...
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12 years ago
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More on my Tappan Convection Oven
Thanks to the folks that answered. I ended up getting a guy in and the problem was not the igniter but was some other issue causing a lack of power at the igniter. It is a pretty complex bunch of...
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12 years ago
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Silicone caulk
Will new silicone stick to old silicone? I think not but thought I'd ask. My ex-father in law put a glass block window in one of the showers in the house my wife inherited recently. They aren't...
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12 years ago
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Fridge compressor failing?
Frigidaire about ten years old. Compressor sounds fine once it is running but increasingly it fails to start and has to timeout and retry. Is there any chance it could it be the starter capacitor or...
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12 years ago
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Temporary Natural Gas line.
I can convert my RV heater to NG very easily, probably take about 30 minutes and I have the parts. I am going to need it to house guest of the holidays. I was wondering if there is a gas line that...
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12 years ago
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Hot Roof
>The second link was inneresting, an inneresting take on the shingle issue. I think there are quite a variety of spray-type foams used. Ultimately, the issue is circulating air. Trapped air, otoh, is...
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12 years ago
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