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What parts of a pool motor need replacement?
My pool motor is making noise. Googling, I find the following parts "seem" to be in need of replacing: - Shaft seal - Bearings (two) for the motor - O-ring (for the pump) Anything else normally...
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Repairing hundreds of yards of black thin-walled half-inch irrigation tubing
I have a very long line of rhododendron bushes which are hardy but are starting to wilt. I noticed the animals chewed right through the thin plastic in just a couple of spots. I can't for the life of...
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Mattress frames
After 30 years of being a waterbed user I feel the time has come to make a change. Number one on the list is a memory foam bed likely from Costco. The basic support for these mattresses calls for...
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How to charge Lithium Batteries
I was always told that the NiCad batteries always needed to be discharged almost completely or they would develop a charging memory and not charge properly, and this would shorten their life. I know...
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Hiring a contractor - no insurance?
Okay, I need a new roof (tear off and re-shingle) and am getting three bids. Two contractors were recommended by a lumber yard (not a big box store) and the third was mentioned but not recommended so...
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patch plumbing vent with foil?
OK, so some rodent nibbled the lead flashing around the top of one of my my PVC plumbing vent pipes. I now have a small gap between the lead flashing and the PVC, allowing a bit of rain to get in. I...
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A/C problem
Outside unit just hums, dunno what tune. Put a call in, service tech says it's the capacitor. I seen Back to the Future, and not about to fall for a scam. Could it be the thermostat or low on...
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Honey! Where's the mail?
It's easy for me. If "honey" is here, the mail man ain't coming.
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Cutting a 4x4
The plans for a garden bench at ( call for 15 degree cuts, 30 degree cuts of 4x4's, and 1.75" cuts to join the 4x4 legs. My skill saw only cuts to a depth of 1.5 inches. I do not have a table saw and...
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Saving a Vinyl Window?
I have a problem with a vinyl horizontal slider window set in a basement wall. Neither sash will slide more than an inch or two. There is a definite hump in the lower frame rail that binds the sashes....
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60 year old house- painting exterior.. lead paint
Ive got a 60 year old house.. Needs repainting on ext badly.. I did a lead test and it is positive. I have scraped only.. However there are areas where the scraping looks terrible, you can see layers...
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gloves for lacquer thinner
I bought a gallon copper pitcher on eBay. It had been lacquered, and it was tarnishing under the lacquer. The item is a bit big to boil off the lacquer, plus I don't know what the baking soda will do...
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Mercury vapor pole light
My mercury vapor light has taken to going on and off, on and off. I'm a wondering if this could just be the bulb, or is the problem more than likely something deeper, like a ballast? I'm not familiar...
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leaky foot valve in well?
Hi. I think the foot valve at the bottom of my well is leaking. I slowly lose pressure even when I shut down the main on the house side of the pressure tank. I've read that installing a check valve on...
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Anyone make a grill cover that will last more than 1 season?
Subject says it all. I've tried several brands of "premium" covers for my weber gas grill. Include Weber brand and whatever brookstone sells, plus some others. The best so far is some type of cloth...
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