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Cat 5 for automatic sprinkler wiring (2023 Update)
Anyone use Cat 5 for sprinkler wiring? I had a home built over the fall an d winter and now I beginning to set up my sprinklers. The low voltage guys installed Cat 5 to my garage and to both sprinkler...
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problem with vintage oil furnace starting
I have an oil furnace, forced air, It's a Carrier 58HV085, 34 years old, and works well, until last night after I fell asleep. (Please, no one tell me to get a new furnace. I've heard that before....
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OT. Weather map
or (AEI) Map shows the cold spell that hit the eastern U.S. last month. It looks like California is stealing the heat. http://alturl.com/tdvp8 Free URL redirection service (also known as URL...
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Broken Garage Door Torsion Spring .
How can I raise the garage door when the garage door torsion spring is broken?
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Great way to paint
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CFL lights flicker when turned off
In my bathroom I use 2 cfl for lighting. The problem is, recently, when I flip the switch turning the lights off, the 2 cfl's continue to flicker fai ntly. I read elsewhere that sometimes have a...
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OT, Oh Crap, Now We Have An Ice Storm On The Way
There is a winter storm warning in effect for Alabamastan. All sorts of schools, government offices and businesses will not open tomorrow Tuesday 2/11/2014 and everyone is freaking out and they don't...
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How to remove this sliding glass door?
This door is hard to slide. The track itself looks ok and the door doesn't drag on the threshold, so I'm guessing the rollers are clogged with pet ha ir and dirt, etc. I have changed rollers on other...
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modular storage shelf?
In hardware stores or warehouse the products are place in custome shelf built with slotted angle posts. Is there a light duty version for home use? For example, I want a shelf that is 5 feet wide and...
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10 years ago
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Target Breach Spells End For Magnetic Stripe Cards Next Year
After years spent fighting pushes for more secure standards, the payment card industry and retailers are moving quickly to abandon magnetic stripe cards and embrace so-called ?chip and pin?...
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Cold water inlet temperature
I am wondering if prolonged cold spells substantially reduce the temperature of the water entering a house from the city water service . . . . . . and if that's true, does that temperature drop...
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Ariens Sno-Thro Adjustable Height Handles ?
I Have a ST24LE, purchased new Dec. 2012, after I sold my uncle's 1974 Sno-Thro, really solid built machine, with available add on equipment in those days (also low handles). My new one is a great...
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Installing Remote Natural Gas Outlet?
I have a small (2kw) suitcase generator that runs on gas, but doesn't supply quite enough watts for some uses. One option is to buy another just like it, except made to run parallel with the first...
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GFI bathroom re wiring
I am trying to add a few GFI outlets to my wife's bathroom. I also have to move one of the outlets because of a larger mirror that I will be installin g to make wife and daughter happy. The problem...
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Combatting snowfleas: How to dry a mop
I discovered snow fleas in my bathroom. Not a whole lot, just a few every day, and I spray them with vinegar. I try tp wipe everything down when I u se the washroom, so I was curious as to how they...
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