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OT - multiple redundancies
I think I noticed another redundancy. I had typed "after you IM messaged me". Is IM messaging, like your insurance company needs your vehicle's VIN number? And if the tires are inflated in pounds PSI?...
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Teflon Pipe Thread Tape
I have a bunch of white Teflon pipe thread tape. I wanted some thicker tape and the only thing I could find at the store was the usual thin white stuff for water lines and some thicker stuff that was...
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Oil Fired Boiler Problems
I have an oil fired boiler for heat with old fashioned 1930's-style hot wat er radiators. The furnace started turning off every week or so and I called our oil company repair people. The guy came out...
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OT - I can't be the only one...
Nestor speaks from experience.
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What's in the spending bill? We skim it so you don't hav e to--Light Bulbs!!!!!
LIGHT BULBS: The bill once again prohibits new standards that would ban the use of cheaper, less energy efficient incandescent bulbs. The proposal was first introduced and set in motion by the Bush...
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PEX pipe diameter
I worked as a plumber in the 80's, and back then, plumbing was mostly copper or the older galvanized steel. PVC was being used for drainage, and CPVC was available but not legal in some places. PEX...
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Advice about 2nd VoIP Number
Next week I'm hooking up Time Warner cable internet plus one VoIP phone, so that part's all set. I have a 2nd land line that I need to convert to VoIP and keep the same number. For 2nd line, TWC...
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Trouble lights NEED Incandescent bulbs
Over the many years I have used trouble lights, I have ruined many incandescent bulbs by dropping the light. And those trouble lights are prone to falling due to poorly designed hooks. I thought using...
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Car Battery voltage gone Crazy
My Chevy pickup truck was getting hard to start on cold days. I took it to a service garage and had the guy put a battery tester on it. The results showed it to be borderline between Fair and Good....
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How do you 'unstick' a seized Garbage Disposal Unit?
Have an Insinkerator(sp?) garbage disposal unit in the kitchen. Badger 1-83A with a power cord. The kitchen sink was not used very often, and the disposal not run for a while, suspect rusted 'solid'...
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ping Oren: 93 MPH winds, did you survive?
Hi Oren, ¡Ay, caramba! Did you survive the wind storm? I heard Vegas had it too, although not as bad. Utility trucks, tree trimmers and fence contractors fanned out across Carson Valley on Friday...
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Better start hoarding those 60-watt incandescents...
The era of incandescent light bulbs will soon be extinguished forever. Beginning Jan. 1, 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs will start to disappear from store shelves.
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Tire pressure
From time to time this subject has come up. I had an interesting thought. Why doesn't someone come out with a gauge that you push against the side of the tire that measures the deflection? Beats...
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Regluing and shimming up Vinyl flooring
When I bought my house last year, there was a soft spot in the kitchen floor, under a window, where there had been a window air conditioner. the floor was made of particle board which had deteriorated...
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Generac 8Kw generator balky start and transfer switch makes clicking sounds
trader_4 wrote, on Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:41:58 -0800: Yes. It's the Generac 09067-9 (often called 9067-9). It's a built-in 8KWH, 66 amp 240/120 generator with the transfer switch. Runs on propane (or...
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