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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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13 years ago
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kitchen sink help me please!!
I know absolutely nothing about plumbing, but may need to learn. My kitchen sink drain started leaking today. We have lived here for six months and not seen it before. From what I can tell (I'll try...
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13 years ago
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Connect Christmas Lights Sets End To End - Only 2?
I bought some 300 bulb Icicle lights sets at Target. On the box it says (word for word): "Electrical rating: 120V, 0.6 Amps, 72 watts Connect up to 210 Watts or 2 sets (600 lights) of the same TARGET...
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Should I drink softened water
Except for the outside faucets, all the water in my house runs through a water softener. The water we drink, i.e the cold water from the faucet in the sink, the ice cube maker in the fridge as well as...
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13 years ago
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adding a outlet to a dimmer switch
I was wondering if it were possible to add a switch that would retain my Dimmer for the overhead light in my bathroom and add an outlet to it? I only see 2 wires attached to the Dimmer now. ..blanck...
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Fixing latex paint mess
A month or so ago, I painted my bathroom with semi-gloss latex paint. On one wall, I noticed some thick, drippy paint after it'd been drying for a while and foolishly tried to wipe it off so I could...
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Thread a short pipe coming out of a wall?
I have a short piece of 1-1/2 inch underground pipe coming out of an exterior wall and into my basement. It is a gas supply line. Here is a photo: part coming out of the wall and before the first...
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HOT WATER ON DEMAND, HEATERS
Maybe you've spoke of this subject B-4. But I see Lowes big box store has a variety of instant hot water heaters. The one like Rinnai ... Are these water heaters worth the price to switch out from a...
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13 years ago
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OT: New google search results format
Anyone noticed the new search results format from google? I can't use it anymore. They made the font too tiny to read, and I can't CTRL-Scroll my way to a bigger font. I swear, those bastards at...
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HDMI VS Componet Video
What is the difference between HDMI and Component Video. I recently bought an HDMI cable and hooked it up from my cable box to my HD TV. It was not a MONSTER cable as they are stupidly overpriced etc....
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Horizontal sand filter
Horizontal sand filter Our horizontal multi-cell designs partition the unit to form individual filter cells. They can often be used as a cost-effective substitute to multiple vertical units. Pressure...
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