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(OT) Traffic Speed Detecting Signs
Our town recently got one of those Traffic Speed Detecting Signs, that tell you how fast you're going. I've always wondered how they work, and why they dont detect cars going the opposite direction.(I...
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Kitchen trash compactor hums when foot pedal is lifted
Do you have experience troubleshooting kitchen compactors? The GE built in compactor just stopped working. When I close the door and lift up the foot pedal, it just very lightly hums as if a motor is...
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Proper placement of vapor barrier in floor above vented crawlspace.
I just have a basic question. I have read so many conflicting opinions and just needed someone to answer this question: I live in KY which is zone 4. I have a vented crawlspace with HVAC ducts that...
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Re: Why is water from faucet cold then warm then cold?
The answer to the original question is easy. The CW pipe feeding the HW tank warms up for a good distance both up & downstream from the "T" feeding the HW tank. The pipe further downstream near the...
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Homemade Depth Stop For Drill
The tolerance for the countersinks on my current project is pretty tight. I have 20 holes to drill and I want the countersinks to be consistent. None of the depth stop collars that I have will work,...
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O.T. ? Divided sheet protectors
I am looking to organize all my factory manuals. Do they make sheet protectors with two sections of about 5 x 5.5 inches for a total of two pockets ?
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hose lawn sprayer
Home Depot sells one from mircale gor loaded with fertiliser for ten bucks I found them in 99c stores empty for less diverting to plain spray guns, got them for like three bucks from 99c stores But...
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Moisture in boat lift motor
My automatic boat lift fell off the arm of the lift into the water. Amazingly, we let the motor dry out and it worked. We had to reattached and it was working fine and now it is tripping and shutting...
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Need new Radar Detector recommendations
No AC in the car? How well do they work with the instant on laser guns? I've not used a detector for years because the early versions were useless around here so I watch my speed until I get to the...
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What do you use for all-purpose rubber gasket material?
A few times a year I need to replace a thin rubber gasket of some sort. It's often quicker and easier and cheaper to cut a rubber gasket to fit than it is to order the parts, especially since I'm 20...
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Dissolving heavy greenishwhite internal corrosion on brass plumbing
I need to clean a bunch of brass plumbing fixtures' internal bores of the greenish white (mostly green) corrosion. There are passageways I can't get sandpaper and wire brushes into. What solution...
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W10374126
I didn't know heat sinks had thermal protection.
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kink on the inside of the snake housing
It's a kollmann ridged model
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I Expect an Answer and I Expect it NOW.... Damnit
Yes, but at a roughly 29 year depreciation schedule. If you're rude, the time period jumps to the AMT depreciation rate of around 40 years. So be nice.
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Drill hole in glass globe
I would like to drill holes into a glass globe. The reason is because it contains a CFL bulb which does not tolerate high heat levels. What are my options. Thanks, Andy
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