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Garage door opener problem
Single width metal door, ancient Genie opener. Door goes about halfway down, then up again. Disconnected the door from the chain drive and found that it was imbalanced - the door barely stays open...
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Aged heating oil
With my wood boiler, wood stove and pellet stove I seldom use my oil burner. Maybe if I go away for more than a day in the winter or if I shut down the wood boiler to clean the tubes. Going on 3 years...
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Spray in foam insulation
This past winter I found I had a cold wall in my home around my chimney. I want to replace the fiberglass insulation in that wall with spray in closed cell foam. I dont want to open up the sheetrock....
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Marvel Lubricating Oil
A decal on my furnace blower seemed to say the motor was permanently lubricated. The other day I got my head a little lower and saw a second decal saying it should be lubricated every couple of years...
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I am looking for a local source for "Rockwool" / "Mineral Wool" / "Safe & Sound" / "AFB"
This stuff evidently is quite common in Canada but I would like to find it locally to avoid the shipping costs. It is all the same I believe, just different trade names. I am looking in the area of...
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Blade Has Begun Climing in Sunbeam Food Processor
This is a Sunbeam LeChef food processor, Catalog # 14-11. We inherited it from my wife's mother. It's at least 20 years old. It sat unused for about 15 years until we developed a need for it about 9...
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Grinding/cutting Concrete
Here's the problem: I had a polebarn built last year. It has 2 overhead doors that are 14' high and 12' wide. The concrete slopes toward the doors as it should. But, the concrete extends about 16...
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Freaking out a repair man (funny)
I heard this from a coworker. It's funny. Someone calls a repairman for anything. Maybe an appliance, or to install carpeting, or a plumber. But it's a well known repairman who robs everyone. Call and...
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Sears water softener and Morton System Saver salt.
Been using Sears softeners over the years. Our last softener had problems with the plastic solenoids eroding due to chemicals in the System Saver salt I was using (according to service tech,) so...
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Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator
Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator. It i leaking around the adjusting screw... I'd like to get a repair kit for it, but cant find a make or model. The house was built in in BC Canada in...
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I want to purge carpet from my home
How hard is it to install laminate flooring? I recently picked up the home improvement bug but lacking in diy skills. The house is 6 years old with the original carpet. With pets and everyday usage...
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Wrench
I was wanting to change the grease in my transaxle on my Jetta diesel. I it takes a 17mm allen type hex wrench to remove the fill and drain plugs. I went to 3 different auto parts stores and K-mart...
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Flashing Under Shingles- Entire Roof
In small buildings (such as a shed) what is the downside to covering the entire roof with aluminum flashing before shingling? Perhaps expensive? That's the only thing I can think of. Any other...
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Tree Sap Removal?
When I work in my yard I often get tree sap on my hands and clothing. For years I have used a product called De-solv-it, but it has been harder and harder to find in recent years, and now I don't see...
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Concrete sidewalk replacement
Midwest US. There used to be mines under this area: coal and later fire-brick. Find a nice flat spot today, come back in a day or a week and there's a sink-hole. Private sidewalk on the side of a...
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