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Testing thermocouples with multimeter
The universal thermocouples used in gas appliances like water heaters, soves, space heaters and so forth employ thermocouples specified as "30 mv" When a thermocouple fails, the pilot light will not...
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Man Shoots TV Over DTV Converter Problems
Well, I guess that solved the problem...... Now he can go for help over his drinking and wont need to worry about whats on tv. Too bad someone didn't video this, it would have been a big hit on...
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Switch cover plates
I'm looking for a White, Double , switch on one side , blank on the other. I didn't think this would be such a big deal to find, but i'm striking out. anyone got a part number? thanks steve
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Interior Doors trials and tribulations
So they sell the door slabs and in the jamb. The slabs have come down to $19 at HD. Wow that's cheap. But, my jambs are all boogered up. Well, especially the part where the door catches. Maybe I...
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before i switch the electric back on.....
Hi, Before i switch the electric back on i wanted to get some second opinions. I have an existing #12 wire which comes directly out of the circuit box in the basement and runs up the side of my house,...
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15 years ago
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Blower needs something, but what?
I have been using my Sears gas blower for about 10 years. It's the kind you carry in one hand. It's been working fine, except lately it stutters and stalls when I take the blower out of the horizontal...
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Anybody know a good way to get this faucet apart?
My kitchen faucet is dripping. Makes me crazy. I cant figure out how to get at the washer to replace it. Here are a couple photos: cowling doesnt have any obvious screws, but there may be some under...
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Help; power lines to house
Hi, My wife and I just bought our first house. It's a great house but needs some attention here and there (what else is new, right?). It has a full basement with a crawl-space under an addition....
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15 years ago
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New tub faucet leaking
I recently purchased a roman tub faucet online. It was a discontinued product from a company called westbrass ( as such was pretty inexpensive, but it seemed like the quality should be good. When I...
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Boiler pump runs continuously
Years ago, a serviceman installed a new pump and wired it to run continuously when the heat circuit was on because "it's more energy efficient as it gets all the heat into the radiators." Well the...
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life cycle of new GE appliances (ranges)
Does anyone know when GE revamps their Profile models please? I need to buy a range and it seems that the PGB918SEM is the only real contender: There is a Maytag with a double GAS oven (for some...
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Wiring electric baseboard heaters
I am about to add electric baseboard heat to a finished attic space in a house that I own. The wiring diagrams in a book that I have and on the Internet show to create a 220/240-volt system using a...
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New Electrical Code Requirement
Beginning February 17, 2009 all electrical wiring must be digital wire. The old and outdated analog wire can no longer be used. All electrons flowing thru these new wires will be digital electrons....
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Heat Pumps
I live in the Dallas Ft. Worth area and I'm considering installing a heat pump rather than a standard A/C unit. Any recommendations as to reliability and efficiency?
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Re: Worth leaving shower/bath water to cool down? (2023 Update)
50 gal x 8 pints/gal x 20 degree drop in temp = 8000 BTU 8000 / 134000 BTU (per gal kerosene) = 0.06 or 6/100 if 1 gal kerosene = $4.00 den 6/100 gal cost a bit less den a quarter. Keep it up and...
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