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Baseboard gaps
Finally got the maple floor down and am now on the baseboards. Trouble is, there are small gaps at various points between the floor and the baseboard, and being maple they really stand out. The floor...
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near mishap/disaster with water heater
Just thought I share an awful experience last night during my basement reno. In the end, everything went well, but it almost didn't. I was glueing some PVC pipe last night and I had to get to an elbow...
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13 years ago
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Squeeky baseboard fix
My HW baseboards were making a woody squeaking and snapping when the heat came on and a less frequent noise when cooling off. I squirted some WD40 around the pipes where they come up through the floor...
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13 years ago
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Kenmore Dryer Will Not Heat AND Will Not Stop Running
Our Kenmore dryer will not heat and will not stop running when the gets to the end. I have cleaned a wad of lint out of the vent. Any suggestions? I do not have a meter and cannot test different parts...
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13 years ago
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Seeking advice for purchasing SDS plus shaft
Hi folks, I have a BORED Hammer Drill, model ZIA 2-20SE. I'm now looking for the SDS-plus shaft for mounting screw drive tool bits. Pls advise where can I get it. TIA B.R. satimis...
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13 years ago
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Do they make 6 inch concrete blocks?
I have a small deck built in stacked 8 inch concrete blocks. I first put in concrete pads in the ground, then stacked three 8 inch concrete blocks on top and built the deck on them. This deck was fine...
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13 years ago
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thread like scratches in my window?
i have big old windows, i was cleaing/removing the edges so i can caulk these edges. now i see scratches in my windows starting from the buttom and go up not not to the middle of the window (lower)....
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13 years ago
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Off N Pop, versus the Jesus Method
That is just an easy way to damage the breaker and possibly cause a fire if it fails to trip. Why not just get a circuit tracer and do it correctly. You can get one from HF for less money than you...
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13 years ago
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Samsung TV repair question.
I have an analog Samsung TV which I bought in 2000. It is around 32 inches. The problem is the image keeps getting 'squeezed'--the sides cave in and the image takes on the shape of an hourglass. In...
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13 years ago
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Clothes dryer taking too long
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the "normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. Then we had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. Now an...
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13 years ago
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putting a fabric on existing sump basin in ground.
Ok, someone screwed up. I put my sump basin in the basement floor, and used about 7 bags of 3/4 gravel in the pit (350 lbs worth). everything looks good. Then I realized I forgot to wrap the basin...
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13 years ago
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The best laid plans of Rock Salt and Drains
In the continuing saga of my "roots in the drain" issue, I decided to apply the first 25 lbs of dissolved salt this morning just prior to leaving for work. Last night I put a 20 gallon storage tub on...
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13 years ago
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Painting class
Went to the local Home & Garden Show and sat in on a painting class. Here are some hints I gleaned. You probably know most of them. * Don't mask window glass - use Chapstick! Use cling-wrap on...
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13 years ago
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Washing Machine AC motor
Hi, I have a used Washing Machine AC motor, it has 3 cables, two of them are connected with starting capacitor and the other one direct to AC main(220V). Now I want to use this motor and connect to AC...
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13 years ago
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Why don't ovens have temp gauges
I mean the average residential oven. I've never seen one with a temp gauge. Is it because the oven manufacturers don't want you to know how inaccurate their ovens are compared with the setting on the...
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