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Blocked cold water 1/2 " copper pipe
posted for all of us... Yes
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Paint for sectional garage door
The paint on my garage door has become faint so I'd like to re-paint it. Because I live in a condo development, all garage doors must be the same color. What is the "standard" brown color for garage...
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[FoxNews]A small town's sudden power surge fried tech gear in hundreds of homes
This thread reminds me of a surge protector question I have. I have a Tripp-LIte surge protector It has two "filter banks": one marked (50db) and the other (75db). What do those number mean? Different...
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Electric cord repair
Other than for underground wiring connections, which are about like a skinny cigar tube and have clamping screws and silicone gel to weatherproof them, I don't recall seeing butt connectors rated for...
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Maytag Wall Oven Model No. CWE9000BCB
Control Panel shows an F1 fault, beeps continually and oven will not work. When CANCEL is touched on the screen, the beeping stops for a few minutes, then resumes. This pattern continues to repeat...
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does anyone make a decent wiper blade?
I bought the wipers from the parts counter and installed them myself. They are silent, clean perfectly, fit perfectly, no big bulges where it attaches to the arm, and all three cost $54.75.
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New faucet - reduced flow
You must really smell bad.........
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Mercaptan stink!
I kinda agree. My info source was the propane delivery guy, a source I've come to trust in the 6 yrs I've known and dealt with him. He also did not know the exact reason. But, it seems to be a common...
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Electrical advice-30A circuits
Having any standard outlets on a 30A breaker is both dangerous and a code violation. There should be two 15A or 20A (single) breakers. Wire gauge determines if it should be 15A or 20A. #12 wire is 20A...
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TSP
As a laundry additive ... we have very hard water , and I've noticed that my work clothes are getting stains that don't come out . I do know rhat when they quit using phosphates in detergents and...
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Toilet paper septic (does it dissolve or not)
If you really are religious about only putting human waste and TP into your system, you can almost always go for at least 5 years without pumping. If you know where the tank cleanout cover is located,...
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washer overflow from standpipe
Has it always leaked or is this new? Either the pipe does not have the capacity or it is partly clogged and has to be snaked out. If the discharge hose is smaller than the standpipe, it should be able...
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Leaking ball valve repair
I thought that ball valves were superior to the old valves with washers and packings. But I have one which is my water main shutoff, and after using it to shut off the water, it is now driping from...
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Win 7 or XP?
HAHA! yeah ... I tried telling myself that, too. Then I dug out my old copy of photoshop and loaded it to this computer! :)
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Tree Puncture Wound Care ?
Drilled a 3/8" hole about 3" deep into the side of a maple tree - in order to mount a screw eye. Turned out to be the wrong location and now the tree has that hole in it. What would you do to minimize...
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