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Adventures in home ownership
Hi All, Oh Poop! Literally! The stupid black water pipe broke under the house (crawlspace). I HAVE MY OWN BUILT IN CESSPOOL UNDER THE HOUSE! Yesterday was spent sucking it out. Dryer ran all night....
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Need a powerful led flashlight
how about some of those malibu outdoor lights, they are 12 volts and should be safe:) You should be able to get some water sensors that run on 12 volts or powered from above
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Car rear window washer
I suspect this is hopeless but thought I'd ask. Rear window washer on 2012 Nissan Versa doesn't spray water. I can hear pump motor run. Windshield washers work fine. I'm told both get water from same...
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Gas boiler will not come on.
Hello, I have a gas boilerIt is a peerless 61-05-STDG-S. Every week or so, I have to go into the basement and make sure to add water too it because it shuts down if it runs out. Well it must have been...
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Shopping for a snow blower, maybe.....
We are two retirees, 50' long double driveway (concrete). Shoveled a lot of snow last year, but getting older and lazier. I would like recommendations for a snow blower if there is one that isn't a...
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Sign in a Public Men's Restroom
A local public building has a sign in their Men's restroom, above the urinal. It reads: "Please stand closer to the urinal. It's shorter than you think!" I got a good laugh out of this, and wanted to...
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Basmore Little 100 series boiler what temp. is best to get most heat 160 ?
My house doesn't keep warm as it should can I set the temp. up higher to 160 or 170 ?
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I shoulda ...
At 3 AM and 3? , the water was fine . At 6:30 and 1? it was frozen (only in the camper , The Shed water is fine) . Apparently the insulation I covered the short vertical run of hose wasn't quite...
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Roof leak
A friend asked me to repair a roof leak. During rain, he gets water leaking around a light fixture. I thought about drilling a small hole from around the fixture thru the roof and shingles in order to...
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laminate plywood or wood -- sources?
this is for my computer workstation project. what's a good source to get cherry or tiger mahogany laminate plywood? checked out Home depot's website, they don't seem to carry the ones at higher...
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What's the best 120VAC wall outlet with two full power USB ports of at least 20 Watts?
I want to help out a neighbor who knows nothing about electricity by replacing a handful of wall outlets with those that have two (full power) USB ports. By full power, I mean BOTH PORTS...
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Water heater questions
I think our water heater came with the dielectric unions. Still, they are a minor expense for a little added insurance. Our water is rather acidic and tends to be corrosive anyway. I used the...
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KitchenAid cookware -- How to reattach handles to glass lids?
We have some KitchenAid SS cookware -- maybe 15yrs old now -- with SS-rimmed glass lids whose handles are coming off. The handles are attached by what look like rivets (or threadless bolts) inserted...
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Caps for propane bottles?
My propane bottles (for torch) make me a bit nervous since I have had a few that started leaking. Usually this was the camp-stove type bottles but the y seem to use the same sort of valve as the...
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(Auto) Seatbelt Extender Question
Re: The seatbelt on my 95 Chevy pickup truck. The buckle part is right against the crack in the seat, and can not be pulled up further. It's not rigid, so it turns side to side. To buckle it, I have...
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