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Backflow check valve necessity?
Durring renovations of my home eight years ago, my contractor installed a water backflow prevention valve on my water heater. I think he told me it was required by code at the time, so I didn't think...
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Way OT: Loon Over MyYammy
I went to HEB [a local food market chain] tonight. I got a cart from the outside cart collection. I passed a mountain of yams - six for a dollar. "Hmm," said I, "that seems reasonable." So I bagged up...
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Black Friday at the Dollar Store
"Another thing you can do along the same lines, is buy a larger metal bucket, build up the bottom with newspaper, top with metallic shred and add four cans or bottles of beer, along with the glasses,...
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As seen on TV! Twin Draft Guard
Flipping through the "vast wasteland"[1], now and again I run across a commercial that catches my attention. The Twin Draft Guard was one such. Looks like an actual Good Idea, to keep air from...
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TSA/scanner nightmare
I don't know that it will help much, but there is an electronic form letter/petition to sign at was surprised that there are just over 2,000 signatures. I expected many more.
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Floor to ceiling, wall to wall bookcase materials
Tight budget, and I'm a novice diy'er. My wife wants my to build a wall to wall bookcase that is floor to ceiling. There will actually be 3 sections because we want the end sections to have...
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Need fast drying grout for bathroom tiles in shower/tub area
I have to replace some dirty and moldy grout between the tiles above the bathtub. But the grout I saw sold at the hardware store said that it has to stay dry for 36 hours. That would be impossible,...
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Furnace question
Anybody happen to know how much initial startup amperage is used for a furnace just coming on, starting its vent motor, and running the glow starter for a gas furnace? I'm needing to know what a...
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Removing smell from items
Long story, made short. Started with new smelly luggage. Chamber maid tried to remove smell by spraying some cleaner on it. I sprayed a second dose of this cleaner on it (outside). Next I placed...
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Mold on floor joist in crawl space.
Trying to treat mold in crawl space with 20% bleach in water. I thought I could spray it on, but it beads up and runs off. Is there a chemical that will kill the mold that can be applied with a...
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One Piece Low Flow Toilet Seat Replacement
We are looking to replace our ancient Case one piece lowboys with a new lowboy. Replacing a toilet seat on one of my Case toilets is really difficult, the other is so-so.. How is it on the new ones?...
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Big Lots Multifunction Tool
Selling a variable speed for $39. guess is a real POS even compared to the HF version. Only power tool I bought from Big Lots was actually a name brand Skill circular saw. Discontinued 7-1/4 model,...
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OT: Removing remnants of magnetic decal from car
I know it's OT, but I get so much useful info here, that I'm sure someone can help with this... I have several magnetic "decals" on my car (like outlines of my dogs etc). Makes it much easier to find...
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Code Question: Service Wire Over Garage
First Question: Is there a spec for the minimum distance between the service wire to a house and a garage roof? I dropped my son off to help a friend roof a garage that the friend had just rebuilt....
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Craigslist alchemy - will any doors work with a neo angle shower base?
OK team, I see this great shower base on my local Craigslist: MAXX Tigris shower base: 's JUST the base, no doors, for $100. I really want a neo angle shower. Can I use any shower door set with this...
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