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Grayco spray pattern problem
I've got a grayco airless sprayer, the 900 series magnum, and it seems to not spray right. I've tried a couple of new tips, and had the pressure from low to high. What i'm getting is a...
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Looking for Long Life Pilot Lamp
I will be mounting this externally in view of the neighbor's house on a seasonal cottage. I make few trips there in the winter, but would like to have the neighbor (all year round resident) be...
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How to ground electric outlets over a slab?
I used to own a house that was built on a stemwall foundation. I grounded the electric outlets by drilling a hole up through the bottom plate under each outlet box, pushing ground wires up through the...
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Houston, Texas price for central a/c installed
Got a quote today for a Trane 4 ton (replacing a 3.5 ton) XL15 outside unit with a matching Trane coil inside. Installed was $7800. I'm thinking a more fair price is $7000 but this is just based...
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refrigerator not cooling, compressor too hot?
We have an old (c 1980) GE 'Frost Free' fridge (freezer-on-top). Both the freezer and the fresh-food areas cool down only to about 50F. The evaporator fan runs, and seems OK. The evaporator...
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Installing a new water heater over a porcelain tile floor
Should I put a piece of plywood (or something with a little "give") under the new heater? My concern is that if I don't install the four 12x12" tiles under the heater so they are all the same...
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floor repair
I have some water damaged floor that I have to replace. It has long since dried out now. I had some estimates done, found only two people who would do it and one was twice as expensive. Anyway I spent...
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Loose Fence Post
I have 1 loose post in a 50' run of fence. Construction is typical for around here: 4x4 PT posts every 8', 2x4 PT rails, 1x6 PT boards alternating from side to side, PT lattice panels on top....
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seeking 12 feet 5" exhaust hose
I am seeking 12 to 15 feet long 5" diameter exhaust hose. This is the Royal protable air conditioner I purchased at Costco. This is picture of this protable air conditioner exhaust hose: This exhaust...
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Mulching around trees
I have several trees with established sod right up to the tree trunk. They are a pain to mow around. I can only get so close with the riding mower or the push mower, so I have to run around with the...
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Styrofoam insulation -- foil in or out?
I have two exterior cinder block walls in an apartment that are being redone on the inside. The furring strips are in place and the walls will be getting sheetrocked. I have 1-inch styrofoam...
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Filling hole in wall
I need to fill a 3/8 " hole I put in the wall. I'm pretty new at these things...I had thought the walls were plaster (house is a brick colonial built in 1948), but there are no laths, and looking...
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Circuit breaker as switch?
I want to semi-permanently turn off two spas/whirlpools that came with the house we bought last summer. (They have "on" buttons that I think are too easy to push.) The only way I can see to do...
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Installed new flow master valve
I installed a new flow master valve in my toilet tank. It's the one that has the cup that rises with the water and then eventually shuts the water off to stop the tank from filling. It works well,...
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Building a party room
I want to build a party room. I already got a room in the basement that is not used so that will be the room. But what I want to do is make the room air tight. Then I want to find a way to remove all...
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