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Safeguarding your boat against ethanol issues could save you thousands of dollars.
A 6 minute piece on ethanol engine damage by Oregon Public Broadcasting http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1738
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Mixing different setting times of setting type joint compound
Can I get an intermediate setting time by mixing say 20-minute and 90-minute setting joint compound? i.e. will I get a uniform intermediate setting time (assuming I mix it well) or will some set fast...
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Yellowing plastic skylights
We have a couple of non-standard sized skylights that are yellowing with age. They are probably 20+ years old. I'm not sure if they are acrylic or some other plastic. However, they have turned...
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ROOTS IN SEWER PIPE
WILL ROOTS GROW THROUGH PLASTIC SEWER PIPE? E-MAIL WELCOME
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tub spout replacement
I want to replace the original Moen bathtub spout (with diverter; age= 13 yrs) and got the identical Moen replacement now. The model is called Monticello if that helps any and it's a slip on type. I...
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12 years ago
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HF 3ph generator
wonder what they actually ship-- the blue picture or the bronze picture?? LOL $4,999, 20 kW, diesel, but "without control panel".... I wonder if they mean circuit panel. And 2,250 lbs.... holy...
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connect under sink filter housing to a 3/8" comp flex connector
Hi, we like to install a small filter housing like under our office bathroom sink. Our flex connector is a 3/'8" compression type. Should I get a filter housing that is 3/8" NPT or FPT? Thanks
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12 years ago
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Black light flashlights
I bought one of these the other day. It says scorpion finder on it. I know scorpions fluoresce, and when the weather gets warmer, this place is full of them. Other uses are listed, one of them antique...
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Severed buffalo head found in Boulder (Colorado) front yard
Severed buffalo head found in Boulder yard of a house in the 900 block of 18th Street found a severed buffalo head in their front yard early Sunday morning -- but it wasn't Ralphie's. Police said they...
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12 years ago
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CFL for unheated areas?
I didn't think to try the experiment last winter to see how successful (or not) would be during the deep cold. I know the one in the garage will barely come on in really cold weather and while it's...
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Light bulb, thy doom is near!
Opinion piece on the demise of the 100-watt bulb. "Because the end of days is drawing nigh. Not in the Biblical sense, but in the Environmental Protection Agency sense: there were only a scant eight...
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X10 Question - Why do these lights work?
Here's my set up: 1 outside light connected to a WS4777 Three-Way Master and Slave Switch Set 1 outside light connected to a WS467 single switch 1 MS16A motion detector, set to turn the lights off...
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Identify this shrub?
Can anyone identify what type of shrub this is and what it is called? Here are two photos: I have several of these at a property in Eastern Pennsylvania (in Lower Bucks County). They are way too big...
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More Black Friday sales
Sears * Hand and electrical tools * Bras, kitchen tools, etc. Comprehensive coverage of Black Friday 2020. View all Black Friday 2020 Ads, Black Friday 2020 Deals and Sales Online.
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Lowes Black Friday sale
Things that caught my eye: * Skil 10" table saw - $69 * 2-gallon air compressor combo - $59 * 30 AA alkaline batteries - $4 * 6' fiberglass stepladder - $19 * 1500 psi pressure washer - $69 * Bedroom...
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