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"Keystone" stainless wall plate, *deep* recess
Something like this: But with a much deeper recess/setback for the keystone insert. (Also prefer NOT to have the protruding "rivets")
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Outdoor thermometer placement
I can't seem to get this right. :< Can't put it on the roof with the other sensors as the deliberate exposure that the roof affords those others interferes with the accuracy of the temperature...
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Answering Machine Rings
Problem Solved (almost) The problem is with my home security system. A tech from AT&T spent two hours tracing the problem. If the home security company can't correct the problem, I'll get a land line...
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OT: The Day After ...
Twas the day after Christmas it's rained all day long the roads are all soggy and so is our yard. We turned on the news and we watched all the stories main streets turn to rivers and skies are still...
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moles
The moles are highly active this part of the year. Have you been successful in eradicating them and if so what did you use?
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OT In case you havn't heard of this guy
Gavin McInnes Gives a Master Class: How to Troll a Feminist Til She?s Shaking with Rage
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DOOR OPEN FORCE CONTROL LOCATION GENIE MODEL 820 (OLD)
Hello all..... I have a Genie Model 820 garage door opener and apparently I need to adjust the "Door Open Force Control. I see a reference that this potentiometer may be on the units control board. My...
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8 years ago
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Hysteresis on the Honeywell old-style bulb thermostat
How does the hysteresis work on the Honeywell old-style bulb thermostat? My house has two of those tan round things, with a dial that has only two indicators. 1. The desired temperature on top,...
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(OT) The Christmas Music Overload has Ended
Ever since Thanksgiving, we have been bombarded with an overload of Christmas Music, on darn near every radio station. Dont get me wrong, I like much of it, but TOO MUCH is TOO MUCH.... (Especially...
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8 years ago
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Incandescent - Florescent - LED - or *NEON*
Anyone that knows something about electric knows that LED lights use far less power than incandescent bulbs, and florescent bulbs fall somewhere in the middle. So, we went from Incandescent to CFL...
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8 years ago
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Why do mice chew wires?
I have an underground pit where my well tank sits. The top of the pit is a removable trap door. Because that pit gets some water in it after a heavy rain, I need to pump it out. I have a sump pump in...
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8 years ago
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One circuit 125V, others 117V, why?
Approximately 8 years ago I built (with the help of a contractor) a 1,200 sq. ft. shop detached from our home (nice shop with central heat and air, half bath, hot water, etc.). Our home has a 200 amp...
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Romex through Cinder block
My garage is cinder block. I'm installing two outdoor motion sensor decorated accent lights on each side of my garage door. I'm mounting the fixture directly to the block, drilling a hole through the...
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Mousetrap
Ralph Waldo Emerson once advised, “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” The world would have been in for a bit of a shock if they’d found themselves at the door...
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Lock the door....
It's Christmas eve. Whoever is the last person on here, please lock the door to before leaving. See you all AFTER Christmas! ~ Merry Christmas ~ Signing off..... whoooosssshhhhhhhhhh............
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