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Should metal chimney liners be grounded against lightning strikes?
I was at a home today which a while back had a lightning strike the chimney and explode the top of the chimney off. On the drive home I got to thinking, I have two metal chimney liners, one for a...
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"Grass USA" Drawer Slides??
Hi all, Hoping that someone can help, and tell me the part number for a "Grass USA" drawer slide, that I need a replacement for. The front wheel on mine broke off last night, and I am having a hard...
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Simple plumbing fixture question
Out of curiosity (not related to actually doing any plumbing): I came across a 1.5" diameter, 6" long metal "extension tube" in the plumbing section today, next to the brass sink tailpieces/couplers/...
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Portable Generator - Electrical Hazard Protection
My daughter is a horse person and is very successful in endurance racing. She uses an excellent 3-stall horse trailer that has some sleeping space to transport to races. She has a shower in one of the...
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Crooked ATT Celular
I noticed since changing to ATT celular family plan my units were disapearing faster than I used them. My call pack is 500 units so I have to be carefull. I checked my online actual call times at ATT...
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OT: Stiglitz on nukes.
Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz, who -- with Paul Krugman -- is among the few voices of sanity in this corporate-owned brothel called the U.S. economy, has published a trenchant article on this...
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Raised well pump cutoff from 45 to 50 PSI, pump dead in 24 hr.
Yesterday morning I was fixing a leak in a shower drain in a rental home. The tenants complained of low water pressure at the shower heads. A check of the well system determined that the cut-in...
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Roof tile glue to repair recently cracked clay re-roof tiles (does it exist?)
I was up on my roof today and despite crawling and trying to be gingerly with my 250 pound frame, I cracked a few roof tiles. Actually, they're 're-roof' clay tiles, which, apparently, are thinner...
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Is a 3-foot tall sheet steel chimney cap 'functional' or 'aesthetic' ?
The three-foot tall, four-feet long sheet steel fabricated around my chimney is falling apart so I took it down. All that is sticking up out of the chimney itself are the elaborate spark arrestors...
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How to unshrink all-leather work gloves (deerskin, goatskin, no cowhide)?
I buy deerskin and goatskin leather gloves from the arc-welding shops to pull poison oak vines so I'm forced to wash the gloves after use. Even though I buy XL (the largest size they have in the...
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new bathroom - tile question of staggered for floor, wall??
Hi I have just remodeled the main bathroom in my house... I am using marble for walls and floor.. The pattern for floor is staggered... For the wall, I was thinking of just going regular -meaning not...
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Security System Question: Creating a Wireless Link to Old Panel
I have an old Ademco panel with dry closure contacts that is part of a hardwired system. I would like to be able to add a couple of wireless devices to this panel. What I am looking for is a wireless...
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Fernco coupling okay for underground sewer pipe?
I am going to be replacing a small section of underground sewer pipe that runs from the front of my house toward the street. The existing underground sewer pipe is 4-inch cast iron. I will be using...
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Bathroom fan vents to attic?
Was it ever acceptable by code to vent a bathroom fan to an attic? I was helping my cousin over the weekend with some minor renovations to her condo - she wanted to replace the fan in one of the...
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Installing bathroom vent fan in condo with common vent (pics)
Doing a reno job in a condo, we gutted the bathroom that had a common duct riser for the condos above. I don't know if there is a fan on the roof or not. But Is there any reason I can't put in a vent...
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