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Dust Theory
The upstairs at my home is always has infinitely more dust than the rest of the house. Another post in this group gave me a thought. The attic fan is on a thermostat, and it runs quite a lot in the...
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OT The right thing to do
Greetings This is a sensible group on Usenet, so I thought I'd ask here. My daughter is paying her way through college by babysitting. She has 4 different families she baby-sits for regularly. She...
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element in stove blew up
Just had the weirdest thing happen. The element in my JennAir electric stove blew up. The wife was heating up the oven and there was a very loud pop and a fire, with lots of smoke. After it settled, I...
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My Rug Is Bunching Up
New problem. I have a 4-season sun-room addition over a crawl space. The 12 X 20 room was built 9 years ago, and at the time I had the floor carpeted with what I thought was good padding. This winter...
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Portable Home Generator Questions
After last month's ice storm in North Carolina, I have decided to invest in a portable generator. After some research at various sites, I am certain that around 8 kw will fit my needs. However, I...
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Roofing question
I have a squarish ranch southwest style home. The roof has a slight pitch on it. The builder of this house gets a rating of 3 on a scale of one to ten from me. I wish I would have looked at the house...
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Props to me! Long Distance electrical/plumbing diagnosis
My sister called me the other day and said that my mom and dad were feeling a slight tingle when they touched both the kitchen faucet and the metal sink. (They live about 300 miles from me) I...
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Air compressor ratings (not horsepower)
When a lawsuit a few years ago caused air compressor manufacturers to quit exaggerating their horsepower ratings, did it also affect the way they advertised CFM air flow ratings? Because my old,...
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How to stop entry door leaks?
I have installed several prehung exterior steel entry doors over the last few years, and virtually all of them have minor leaks somewhere around the bottom. The first was the entry door to our garage,...
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Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent
We have relatively new high efficiency gas furnaces that feed into 100 year old ductwork. In particular, our 2 third floor bedrooms are fed off the same 9" riser that feed the 2nd floor bedrooms...
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Hairbrained Lighting Idea
Our big hallway has a night light plugged into the outlet. While thinking about the situation, I decided it might be neat to have a permanently installed light. It seems that the type of light I would...
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Raleigh-Durham, NC
Is anyone here who does residential remodeling and repair from Raleigh-Durham, NC? As I have posted, I have a couple of projects beyond my meager capability. I've never met a handyman who knew what...
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Leak Under Kitchen Sink
There was a small leak over a long period of time under my kitchen sink. This past weekend, I went under the house for other reasons. Out of curiosity, I looked at the floor underneath the sink. It is...
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Refrigerator problem - again!
For the second time in four months I had to have service on my new refrigerator (under warranty). This is a low end Whirlpool with top freezer. There is only one temperature control. The freezer was...
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NM wires too short. Now what?
When I replace my main panel I will need to move it down about 2" or 3" from where the current panel is. Several of the branch circuits are running through the top of the main panel and they will do...
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