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Whirlpool strikes again
Hi All, While trying to figure out what the heck on a wrong part from Whirlpool's parts diagram, I came across this video: Click on the "Repair video". Run it up to 2:45 and watch till 4:20. In...
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How do you cut a door into this wall?
There is an exterior 10 ft wall to the garage that is made of 2x6 studs at approx 16 inch centers. Upon examining the tile roof line, that 'external' wall may be not a supporting wall at all. I can...
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What size?
Okay, so I bought a heavy but powerful weedwacker from the same woman who gave me a great deal on the lawn mower. I guess they had to screw on the sold plastic guard around and above the wacker,...
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What's a good top-loading washer?
I pulled out the machine today (GE WHRE5550K1WW) expecting to see water, which I did, but also found oil. Same color and smell as the same as with my previous GE washer - the one with the leaking...
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Matching Paint
How do you match a paint color on drywall in a bedroom? Cut out of piece of the wall and take it to the paint store? Is there such thing as a portable color analyzer?
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Refrigerator update
Thanks for the assist, although I have an additional tip to add. We went through and cleaned out of the coils underneath the fridge. About 4 hours later is was still very hot to the touch and we...
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Where is this capacitor?
Hi All, On this parts diagram Page 9, item 32, the capacitor. Where is that thing attached? In back of the compressor? And to what terminals does it go? Many thanks, -T
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Refrigerator weirdness
The post that separates my freezer from the refrigerator is all of a sudden very hot to the touch. It is hot all long the post, but even just a 1/4 or so into the freezer and refrigerator the wall is...
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Cleaning mortar residue
It seems that no matter how careful I am , I manage to get some mortar on the face of the stone I'm putting up behind my wood stove . In the past I've used vinegar to cut the haze left on ceramic tile...
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OT - Things you might never need to know.
Gears are probably the most efficient method of mechanical power transmission we have today, and much of the reason for that is the shape that gear teeth are ground to. Unlike the triangular or...
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Lightning Strike, Breakers Tripped
Wowser! Lightning strike two nights ago shook our house and sent our puppy (briefly) into hiding. Our son lives about 1/2 mi. away as the crow flies; the hit turned off some of his breakers. His...
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the preheat beeper go off before the oven is at full temperature
My oven preheats quickly to about 250 and beeps that it is ready. But I have it set to a higher temperature. If I just wait a few minutes it will get to the temperature setting, and cooks just fine....
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refrigerator freezer troubles
Hi All, Help! refrigerator freezer: Whirlpool GR2SHKXKQ 21.6 cu ft Purchased ~ 12/2010 Stinker won't cool below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Both sections. It started out stinking like a burnt tire. Then...
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Leakly coupler joint
For a long time I occasionally would smell sewer gas in the vicinity of my kitchen sink. I thought it was because I hadn't been using my dishwasher. I finally took a look under the sink and discovered...
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I do not like water-saving washers
They don't get the clothes clean and stink about every 2-3 weeks. Have been buying some brand name cleaner that costs a fortune. Anyone have another clearner that will get that stink out and doesn't...
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