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roof leak after days of rain
I live in the Northeast and we've just had several days of almost continuous rain. Unfortunately, when I went into the laundry room of the house today, I happened to notice some water on top of the...
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stucco cracks
~1980 house is built of stucco over cinder block (in some places) and slump block (in others). There are long, narrow, noticeable cracks in the exterior stucco suggesting some subsidence (water is all...
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TPO vis a vis EPDM
Anybody here have enough knowledge regarding the two roofing materials to be able to know how to tell apart on an installation? Bkgd: I was certain in my mind that previous replacement used EPDM on...
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Bidet (is that the right word)?
Bidet (is that the right word)? I know that these are popular in foreign countries, but not in the U.S. The way I understand it, when you finish pooping, some clean water sprays and cleans your butt....
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(OT) LG Cellphone browser upgrades.
I have a LG flip phone using prepaid Tracfone. It's NOT a smartphone, just a basic phone for calls, texts, and has a basic browser built in. I dont really want or need a smartphone. But I used to use...
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toilet flapper again
Two of my toilets are of the same model. Both are made by American Standard and both use the flapper as shown in the following link: Lowe's sells this flapper for around $9. Here, I need to pay more...
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Truck Topper Door Hold Up things
I have a topper on my pickup truck. The rear door lifts up and has these two things that resemble small shock absorbers. Apparently they re getting weak, because the door dont stay up very well...
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Do they make LED lights for a Stove Hood?
Have a hood over my stove and I like to leave it on as a sort of nightlight. But I dont want an incandescent bulb left on all the time. (due to electric costs). I put a CFL in there and it did not...
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8 years ago
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Doorbell Troubleshooting [transformer]
i may have made a mistake, buying unused but open parts on Ebay replaced the doorbell chime box, and the outdoor push button, and now i get sporadic results - sometimes it works and sometimes it...
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8 years ago
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TV Antenna Mast: 2x4 Bolted To Outside Of Garden Shed?
I am going to make the breadboard TV antenna installation on my garden shed permanent. To that end, I will use two 4" standoff brackets to hold the mast: - One up at the eve, so it will bolt into a...
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Flooded dryer vent due to heavy rain
Is my dryer safe to use after the dryer vent flooded with water. We removed the water with sa shop vac, but now the dryer smells very musty.
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OT: Industrial photography
My wife and I recently viewed a photo exhibit by In his exhibit (and book) "Forge Work" He has a few great shots of one of my former customers ...Ladish... (now ATI Ladish). It will not only give...
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8 years ago
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How do I remove this faucet cartridge
My faucet is leaking, but when I remove the handle, I can't see how to get the cartridge out. It looks like this: I tried using a wrench on the nut-shaped top of the metal housing, but it would not...
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Mineral Insulated Heating Cables
PECON is a growing and promising Singapore company, we started our commenced our journey in 2011 to work with Process and related industries in the undertaking of Electrical and Instrumentation...
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Series Constant Watt Heating Cables
PECON is a growing and promising Singapore company, we started our commenced our journey in 2011 to work with Process and related industries in the undertaking of Electrical and Instrumentation...
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