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AC evaporator ices up in Dallas area.
De-iced three times so far today but it keeps freezing up after running a while. Filter and fins are clean. I can see the water running. The fan motor sounds good when running and cold air blows...
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Why a newsreader?
Straight question. What is the purpose of paying for a newsreader? Is it to access news groups? For that purpose, is Google really so awful? Esp, for people who visit only a few NGs? (Note: I had one...
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Power mechanism for porch rocker
Has anyone ever seen a mechanism that can be attached to a porch rocker so it will rock me to sleep? I am thinking of the rockers made for babies that automatically rock the kid till they fall asleep....
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Duplex Tank Bushing
Ok on the three way and the 4 way bushings, Why would one be used over the other? R
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Stripping a wood deck
Spent much of the day stripping my wood deck. If it matters, it had several layers of Thompson's WaterSeal Honey Gold Deck and House Waterproofing Stain. Time to strip off the old stain was long...
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New sod question
Should I keep my new sod wet by long soakings (45 min), or several shorter more frequent ones (15 min)? Steve
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Extra sod
I have a bit of extra sod, and it will be a few days until I can find a place for it. I have some moving blankets on it, and have the sprinklers running, getting it wet several times a day. Is this...
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New (house) heating system... is this a good/great deal?
I get an unsolicited call around a month ago and it's a woman who says they are with a program that might install a heater in my house (Berkeley, CA). She didn't say that exactly, but that's where the...
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Inventor of Weed-Eater dies
"While driving through an automatic carwash in 1971, George Ballas watched the whirling nylon bristles glide around the contour of his vehicle and wondered if he could adapt the technology to remove...
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Search warrants for code violations?
"[VIRGINIA] The City of Lynchburg is trying to give the planning commission (building permits, code enforcement, etc.) the ability to issue search warrants if they suspect ?code? violations." Huh?
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CFL bulbs
I'm pretty sure I've replaced the CFL in my kitchen twice in the last year. Nothing funny about the application that I can see: single light fixture in center of ceiling, with a globe. Gets used about...
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Small Briggs and Stratton motors
There's a number of folks, some on this forum, that say that B&S make good motors. I don't doubt it, but ... In my garage for maybe 15 years is an MTD 21" push mower with a B&S 4hp ("Quatro", I think)...
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George Ballas was 85
He invented the Weed Eater. George Ballas built the Weed Eater into a $40-million-a-year business. He also opened a dance hall in Houston, and his son Corky and grandson Mark Ballas became...
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Getting rid of moles in a lawn? (2023 Update)
Anyone have any actual success in any solutions that work to get rid of moles? Would appreciate real results as opposed to what is supposed to work.
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Sod redux
The greatest portion of the sod was laid today, leaving about a pallet left. The sod was as thick as I have seen it, but a little thinner than the thickest. It does NOT have a woven plastic mat, but...
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