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Garage door opener
My garage door opener is humming but is working just fine. Is that a fire hazard?
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Whirlpool dishwasher leak
Hi folks, I have a slight dishwasher leak. it's not the door. It looks to be coming from a white plastic piece on the bottom. As I'm looking at the dishwasher, it is on the right basically a couple...
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OT Amazon drivers.
Hearing repeated ads for Amazon drivers. One criterion: "Ready for flexible shifts?" I'm sure some think the shifts will be flexible at the discretion of the driver, but I have a feeling they're...
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Building a window sill
In my house I have some windows that have window sills and some that don't. Don't know why the builder only put them some places. The dims of the other windows have as a sill are 4-1/2" x 5/8" thick....
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Antifreeze smell
2004 xterra, 59000 miles. Smelling antifreeze when up to temp. Head gasket? No leaks. What should I look for and how fat of a wallet should I expect?
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OT. Independent Mechanics Shops?
Are those becoming a thing of the past? The days of points, condensers, etc. are long gone. Computerized this and that are becoming the rule. How important is it to have an actual Ford or Chevy dealer...
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oil spill on concrete, how to remove?
Had a recent motor oil quart slowly leek onto a ribbed concrete surface. Not all of it leaked, but it left a slick about 2 feet in diameter. I have tried to clean it up with materials I had on hand,...
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Allow for expansion?
Hello all, Hello all, Do you allow for the expansion of wood and steel in your projects? Here is why I am asking: In preparation to convert a closet to a small bathroom, I and my carpenter buddy are...
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what effects pedal do you use
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Bent self-cleaning over door latch arm
hey folks, being the dummy that I am, I tried to force the over door latch open before it was time and bent the thing. Now, the oven door won't open without physically flicking the latch with a butter...
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glue to attach flashing to aluminum roof
Just purchased a house with a metal roof. When it was built 3 years ago, they missed adding gutter or flashing to redirect the water coming off the roof where the roof meets at strange angle. Very...
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Wall-mounted toilets
I am interested in a wall-mounted toilet in a new second bathroom. They come with a reservoir inside the wall. They are expensive but save space. My friend says that they also make it very easy to...
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How does "salvage title" work anyway?
For others to benefit from every action taken on Usenet, I just realized adding one more check at the BAR web site nets only "active" licensees... 1. Call BAR 1-800-952-5210 who says to go to <>2....
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My RESTORED Red Clay Tile Roof
World Roofing interlaced the good original Red Clay Tiles with the new Red Clay Tiles to create a pattern effect, and I love the new copper guttering! :-) John Kuthe...
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My nemesis, that leaf blower again...
So, my leaf blower that has been a source of much trouble in the past just started in again. Last two times it was that the piston ring had carbonized and stuck. This time, IDK haven't started on it...
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