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hanging a wall kitchen cabinet
I've been working on my '29 kitchen... I'm building some euro cabinets out of maple plywood. How are these usually attached? I'm trying to decide to make the back out of 1/4" or 3/4" which is in short...
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OT: Wireless electricity rant
It's _much_ more difficult to put the self-stick tile under the carpet - you'd have to have really long and very skinny arms to do it, so maybe it wasn't such an idiotic suggestion after all. ;)
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bad evaporator coil on a 45 yr old furnace
Greetings. I have just been told my AC is 95% dead on freon and the leak is in the evaporator coil. The furnace is a lennox, 45 years old, the AC is a lennox 12 years old. 2 repairmen have checked it...
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OT You fancy one of these then?
Damn that's almost as fast as my 2008 BMW 335i.
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13 years ago
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Propane generator for blackouts?
I'm considering getting a generator for backup in case of power blackouts and propane seems like a good idea since I always have a tank or two for the grill. It seems easier to maintain than gasoline....
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Multi-function tool victory
"Bob F" wrote in news:i85nc7$alh$ Oh boy! HF multi-function tool. My favorite tool :-) http://www.dysan.net/Weird/show/686.html
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Window air conditioner
Does it hurt to store a window air conditioner sideways, on it's back, backwards or upside down?
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GE stops making its iconic bulb in the U.S.
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Water precipitate question
This summer, I noticed a white "snow globe" effect in my water. I'd take soda pop bottles, fill them 1/3 and lay them in the freeezer. In the morning, fill them with water, and take in the van while I...
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13 years ago
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Dewalt 18 volt cell replacement
Anyone know of a good company that replaces cells in power tool batteries. I have 2 18 volt dewalt XR2 batteries that need replacing or re-celling. They have lasted many years and 1 actually still...
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13 years ago
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Water Hammer - All faucets
I recently bought a house so I can't comment on history, but our plumbing has a water hammer that occurs when shutting off any faucet in the house. The hammer is delayed about 0.5-1 sec after turning...
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13 years ago
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Running Plumbing Supply Lines
The updates are moving along and I'd like to thank everyone for the help. I'm ready to run new supply lines to the kitchen and bath, distances are not great (10' - 15' or so). What I have now is 3/4"...
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13 years ago
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more garage door questions
Hello, a.h.r. I'd like to use you again as a sounding board for my current projects. I'm refinishing a garage door that has seen a lot of weathering. q1) The thing squeaks like a son of gun. Would a...
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13 years ago
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Chop saw - use for cement blocks?
I'm building an Allen Block (cement) retaining wall and need to trim a large number of top caps which are 11"w x 11"d x 3 3/8"h. I'm wondering if a 14" chop saw would work if I were to put a diamond...
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Musty smell in hot water
I just moved into this new house one year ago. I have noticed a musty smell in the hot water. I've never noticed it in the cold water. The water comes from one of several wells which are shared by...
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