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Building 20' sliding pool poles out of EMT conduit (is it possible?)
Over the years, I've bought & broken and finally given up on aluminum pool poles from the box & pool stores: They bend: They crack: They kink: They break: My wife angrily threw away my prized yellow...
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What would make a skimmer basket hole shrink anyway?
Both my baskets are so tight in the skimmer opening that I can barely get them back in. The lid is the same way. What would make a skimmer basket almost impossible to fit into the skimmer hole? Even...
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Lawn Tractor Engine Problem
Not exactly home repair but closely related. I have a 7-year-old Craftsman lawn tractor with the Briggs and Stratton 24 hp 2 cylinder engine. It's bee n well maintained, regular oil and filter changes...
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A question about mold:(
A good friend looked at a home for sale, its a foreclosure. The home has a sump pump and interior french drain. When the power was turned off the water built up in the basement. Its probably been this...
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PT pine shrinkage versus smooth sided cedar?
I used hand-picked 5 x 6 PT pine decking to resurface my deck and I wasn't too happy with how much the decking shrunk - I guess I should have stacked it outside to air dry for a while (week or two?)...
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OT: Guys shapes guitar into AK-47
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What is this plant called?
I saw this shrub in the neighborhood. Anyone knows the name and can I buy it at hone depot? Here is a picture: Thanks
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Vinyl wallpaper
The vinyl wallpaper in my bathroom is curling up around the door and the shower enclosure. What's the best way to un-curl the wallpaper so I can re-stick it to the walls?
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How to convert a JPG picture into a vector drawing for experimentation
I would like freeware to convert a JPG photo into whatever format I need so that I can "arrange" pumps and pipes around in the drawing to determine an efficient setup (few elbows, no pipes running...
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10 years ago
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Do they still sell propane refrigerators
Trying to setup a camping cabin with no electricity. Lights will be solar power or coleman lanterns. The stove will be propane and wood. Water pump will run on a generator. But the refrig is a...
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10 years ago
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Pool pump power supply
Pool store literature (the salesman says) is written for dummies so that they hire an electrician, which may not be necessary. The power source requires a dedicated 20 amp GCFI circuit. There is...
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Turnbuckle
How much distance should I allow so I can use a turnbuckle to stretch the ends of a wire rope taut? (Each end of the cable is looped with wire-rope clamps).
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More Cheap Chinese Junk
We can only wish. http://tinyurl.com/cdtu7s8 Students in this booming Chinese city shocked the world last year when they beat every other country on international exams, but Chinese educators say...
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On-Off Range of Gaz Water Heater Too Wide
For some reason, the natural gas has expanded the range at which it turns on and off to heat water. In effect what we have now at the old setting, 1) tepid warm but not hot water when the tank has had...
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Blending a new partition wall
I have two inside walls meeting in an outside corner. Both have drywall with heavy orange peel. I want to extend one of them a bit with a partition wall. I want the side of the partition wall to blend...
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