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tool to toilet water inlet pipe nipple
Hi All, I am calling that round compression ring thing that goes over your toilet's inlet water pipe (1/2" copper?) a nipple. If I am wrong, please correct me. Question, how do I get the nipple off...
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Stove fan
Anyone have any experience with a wood stove fan to distribute the heat.
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Lanco Ultra Siliconizer white elastomeric paint . Opinions ???
How did you like it ? Easy to apply, drying time , very reflective, smooth ???? Its going on a rubber roof. Thanks.
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OT The Post Office should cut mail days in half and the price of stamps
I get all my bills paperless. It would prefer getting my spam flyers once a week instead of everyday. I do acknowledge there are still some valid reasons to use the US Mail, but half of the mail days...
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interior SER cable usage in 2008 NEC
My contractor's electrician mentioned that he thinks SER cable is no longer allowed (or possibly no longer allowed to be run exposed) in interior residential applications under the 2008 NEC for, e.g.,...
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Overfull Steam Boiler
Hi, We have a steam boiler which was installed 2 years ago. The sight glass is full of water, all the way up to the top. Is this creating problems with my system. I know it's especially bad to have...
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where to purchase locally aluminum foil vapor barrier?
home depot or lowes does not sell this and don't know locally who does is the web my only answer? this material
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low pressure water to dishwasher?
Can a dishwasher still clean as well if the water pressure is extremely low? I realize it mostly runs off an internal reservoir which gets filled OK and pumped around, but is there a mode that also...
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Strange Lighting Event
The items involved are: A duplex remotely controlled by and on-off/dimmer switch. A string of 200 LED Christmas lights plugged into one of the duplex sockets. As string of 60 LED Christmas lights plus...
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Harbor Freight wood stove?
Third page of the first flyer. Anyone have one of these Vogelzang "boxwood" stoves? How are they for a garage? It wouldn't be running all the time, just when I expect to spend a lot of time in the...
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AAADD
Ok, this ain't exactly my situation but it's similar to why I don't get as much done as I feel I should. (Reposted from another group) Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel...
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Repairing an electric bathroom heater
My electric bathroom heater has stopped working. It is a NuTone model 920 heater. It was made in 1957. It fits into a metal can in the ceiling which is just under 13 inches in diameter. It is rated as...
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What's the R-value of a fireplace?
I've got this red brick fireplace taking up half a wall. Capped the chimney decades ago, but it's still siting there conducting heat outa' the place thru the bricks. How would one go about calculating...
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Q: Omni Whole House Filter Question?
I have one of these contraptions and I change the filter element every 1-2 months depending on conditions. Usually, with the Omni wrench, its simply a matter of unscrewing and spinning the filter...
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Do I really need 200 A main service?
I am building an addition to my house and thought of upgrading my 150 A service and panel to 200 A. However after weighing the cost (upward of $1500 in my area) and benefit I started having second...
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