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patch for cracked plastic shield on roof?
The plastic shield around the base of my attic fan is cracked at the roof l ine, on the side facing the top of the roof (i.e. in the path of water/snow coming down); how should I patch it? It's about...
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Transponder car key
Had a big scare today - thought I locked my only remaining car key in the t runk.* Called road service - they said would have to send locksmith to make key in situ. Insurance would cover only $100...
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10 years ago
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All Tetrrain Hoover Carpet Cleaner
I noticed that the brushes on my carpet cleaner were not operation. When I pulled the brushes off, I noticed, that the piece that the brushes connect to, to make the brushes operating, is not moving....
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10 years ago
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3-way switches -- old house wiring
I am trying to solve a 3-way switch circuit issue in an old house. The wiring in the house is old, and it is either knob and tube wiring or whatever came after that and before "Romex" etc. There are...
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OT Lee Valley article
Saw this in another newsgroup Some of us here buy from Lee Valley. This is a good reason to do so, as they treat employees right. http://fw.to/yFOyBTc
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What once was old is now new again. White appliances are BACK.
http://investors.whirlpoolcorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=692074
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OT - vehicle thank you
Might have been on this list. A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my work van didn't start for a hoot. Someone suggested that might be a bad cap and rotor on the distributor. I wasn't sure, thinking it...
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If anyone wants free bit-coins, here's how to get them
So there's a site where you can create a bitcoin wallet and will deposit fractional bitcoins into it each hour. You can play games or try to win a jackpot once you have the wallet: But first, if you...
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10 years ago
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Light bulbs
While I was in Europe I saw these Osram light bulbs. They are much better t han the Chinese garbage sold in the U.S. They are reliable and economical. Anyone have any idea why they?re not sold here?
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Wire connection torquing ?
The instructor at my last code refresher class talked about properly torquing wiring connections. He said he went through a building one time checking the connections. Few or none were torqued...
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10 years ago
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any alterations required in replacing a 2 piece toilet with a 1 piece?
The title pretty much says it all. ? Thanks!
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10 years ago
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oil change
I recently got a new 2014 dodge caravan and it`s now ready for it`s first oil change. I would like to do it myself but don1t know where the drain and filter are. thanks for any help===herb
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Home Inspection[s] pros & cons
I may be buying a home in the near future; it would be less than 10 years old. Is it a reasonable thing to do, on a somewhat newer home, or should I save the hundreds of dollars? On it's surface, it...
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Which screws to use for 2 x 4 construction?
Went to add a structure to the studs and need to use screws to assemble [no real way to pound nails in and pounding would damage existing structure, so nails are OUT] BUT! vaguely remember some...
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Alarm system transformer + power supply (would both go bad at once?)
Dead alarm system troubleshooting advice requested ... Yesterday, I had been messing with the main breakers, and accidentally shut the main 200A breaker without turning off the power generator switch;...
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