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Bad bushings or capacitor dinasour rheem
yup its old needs replaced saving money for that cause it involves a crane and paul bunyon, ac lines replaced and furnace too. meanwhile a repair to limp along til I get a loan or? original issue no...
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Another Asphalt Driveway Question
We live southeast of Phoenix, AZ and presently have no paved driveway. Our winter temperatures are mild and we get very little percipitation, however our summer temperatures can easily reach 110-115°...
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Wall furnace installation in older house
In an apartment that uses a gas-with-gas stove (cooking and heating) and there's a pipe exiting the heater part of the stove and going to a chimney that's to the right of it. Gas-with-gas stoves...
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OT On the job injury
I just found out that my sister has injured her arm at work. I asked her if she got hurt on the job. She said, yes and no. Yesterday at work, she was handing some keys (I think they may have been her...
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condenser unit sweating
I have an central A/C condenser unit in the basement that is sweating and water is dripping onto the floor. Will more insulation help? Currently, I have turned off the A/C and just running the blower...
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CFLs that start out bright
Just a small data point to throw into the ongoing discussion/argument/fight over CFLs here. One of the oft-heard complaints about them is that they take a long time to achieve full brightness. I...
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Loose fence post
I have a loose fence post that I would like to fix. This happens to be one that has a gate attached to it, so it would be nice if this particular fence post is level. The fence post is a regular metal...
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Asphalt Driveway Question
My neighbor is having his asphalt driveway re-done. His old driveway was full of cracks, and he assumed that the cracks were from freezing and thawing and that probably the foundation under the...
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Can I use a clothes iron in place of "seam iron" on carpet?
I have a small run of wall-to-wall carpet that I want to join along a seam in a hallway -- maybe 3 feet across. I purchased some carpet heat bond tape at the Borg. Can I use an old clothes iron to...
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new lighting standards
It looks like this guy, obama, is a dictator, not a president. What does he know about lighting standards? Is anyone else fed up with the government trying to take care of us and protect us by not...
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Central Air Unit Not Cooling House
I have 2 units- one upstairs and one downstairs- The upstairs is blowing- I feel the air blowing- the thingamabob outside (can't think of the name) is operating, but no cold air. I did notice that...
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OT--USB turntable
Looking to buy my brother something to record his old vinyl collection onto a computer. A local store has a closeout sale on Ion USB turntables for $75 each. As a technical weakling, I'm consulting...
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Quarter Horse motor
Motors come 'on the hoof'. But some run one way round and others run the other way round. So you will need a quarter horse that can run in the right direction. Make sure you get the right saddle in...
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Replacement window air conditioner is weak
A 14 year old Sharp window air conditioner rated at 10,000 BTU/hr was recently replaced with a much more efficient 12,000 new Sharp window unit. The replacement was motivated by the higher energy...
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Questions about building a wooden gate
Am wanting to build a double gate made of treated wood - 2x4's and 1x6 x6'. have a 10' opening, so 2 - 5' sections. I think these gates will be a bit heavy, so I am wondering if I should use 4x6 posts...
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