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Harbor Freight phone system hacked...
Called HF customer service today to straighten out a credit card flub, and using the number on the letter, 1-800-423-2567, I was directed to call 1-800-444-2353, which in turn redirected to...
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painting galvanized flashing
The roofers did a nice job and the new roof looks fine except for one thing: the galvanized valley flashing kinda sticks out visually. I'd like to paint it to blend in better if not actually match the...
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San Bruno go boom!
Been watching the teevee nooz coverage of the San Bruno [San Francisco peninsula] gas main explosion and conflagration. Wow. I used to live about a mile away from that spot, across Skyline Blvd.; used...
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What kind of clear coat for acrylic paint
We asked an artist to paint a mural on the side of the house. The artist used acrylic paint for the mural, about 4x6 feet. The background is water- based house paint, acrylic or latex (Kelly Moore)....
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Re-screening a door
Asked this question in a thread up yonder but it apparently got overlooked. I need to re-screen a screen door. Will probably use fiberglass (the aluminum screen has started disintegrating after only...
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Solar & Wind Power Excesses / back to the grid
I was told that if a person operates a solar or wind generator, and if they produce more power than they need, this power is put back into the grid, and the producer is actually paid for the energy...
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Do they even make these
Friend is going on couple month trip. He wants to put monitors for water near his sump pump and near his water heater. He would like it if they could e-mail him (I suggested texting might be quicker)...
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A question about nailing 1/4" HardieBacker to a subfloor
Hi all: I've sent this message to the HardieBacker folks but I thought I'd also ask here, just in case. I'm a homeowner putting down HardieBacker as part of a bathroom floor tiling project. I've read...
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Are you satisfied with your electric service?
I got a call today that showed up as "Private Caller" on my caller ID. He claimed he was from the County Electric Membership Corporation. I don't know if the call was ligit or not, but the guy asked...
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Here in central Texas, we had 12+ inches of rain last Wednesday & Wednesday night. We needed it but it is too late to save my grass/weeds. Anyway, we had a leak around the fireplace chimney, and it...
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Replacing section of lawn sprinkler pipe
I have to replace about 20 feet of 1-inch black poly pipe between the house and the five-zone manifold. About six feet of the pipe passes under a paver brick walkway, which I don't want to disturb....
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I'm in the wrong business (bedbugs)
As some of you may know, there seems to be a national infestation of bedbugs, as has been noted recently in the NY Times and elsewhere. Apparently it has nothing to do with cleanliness or the lack...
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Last lightbulb factory closes - sniff
"[WINCHESTER, VA.] The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace...
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Toilet - Slow Flush
Just subscribed to this group so I apologize if this is widely known. My toilet started flushing slowly. Floaters needed a couple flushes. Hardly any vortex to speak of. Very weak flush. It's a...
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Why Insulation is a Good Investment
Why Insulation is a Good Investment Investing in products to make homes more energy efficient pays significant dividends over a lifetime =97 with none of the wild fluctuations of Wall Street....
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