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New requirement for Electric cars. Straw in the spoke.
The Department of Transportation is proposing new regulations that would require hybrid and electric cars to make more noise when their engines are running. The rules are designed to make it easier...
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Faucet hot water valve won't
I'm trying to take off my old faucet and replace it with a new one in my bathroom's vanity. I had no problem shutting off the cold water valve, but the hot one is giving me a hard time. I have about...
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Clean/repair stained porcelain sink?
Our porcelain-enamel kitchen sink has developed stains, especially where the plastic "feet" of a "sink protector" have rested. I think that stuff that has been dropped into the sink and not rinsed...
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Hooking up humidifier to water supply
I need to relocate a water heater, so while I'm at it, I would like to eliminate the saddle valve that is feeding water to my furnace humidifier, and instead put in a supply valve like this: wanted to...
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Plumber's putty as a sealant?
I am going to install a vanity marble top with sink onto my vanity after I take off the old, naturally. I have lots of plumber's putty which i know i can use on the faucet drain, but could i also use...
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Yuma AZ handyman?
Can anyone possibly recommend a handyman in Yuma AZ? I have had several good ones in the past but they all retired or moved. Ads I've responded to were poor - very expensive and/or didn't follow...
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Smooth finish with grout
I have some Polyblend sanded grout. I would like to fill a small hole in the tile with it. Is there a way to get a smooth finish with it ? Thanks.
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Drought is causing house foundations to sink and crack
STEVEN DERSE, the owner of a corporate travel business in Nashville, cannot feel his house move, but he can hear it. ?It?s an eerie creaking sound,? he said, and it echoes throughout his two-story...
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Gas engine exhaust extensions and back pressure
Awl -- Recently, in asking about pipe diam/length and pressure drops for natural gas, I was surprised at how significantly delivered gas volume drops with length. For example, for 3/4" pipe, the cfh...
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Nat gas pressure drop vs. pipe length
OK, took delivery of a 15,000 W tri-fuel generator, with a Honda GX690 motor, 690 cc, about 22 hp. Couldn't get it to run off propane, cuz their regulator (that attaches to the tank itself) seems to...
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Bathroom vainity faucet
Need to replace my bathroom faucet...i am not looking for anything too expe= nsive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take the= rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish...
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OT - Who puts nickels on their gun barrels?
I was just talking to a co-worker, who happens to be a hunter, so she knows a bit about guns. She said that when she was young she used to mess with her brother by "moving his nickels". When I looked...
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water line freeze damage
I live in far SW AZ where it rarely goes below 35 F or so. Rarely once or twice in a winter it gets down to 28 or 30 F. Obviously we don't normally insulate water lines or otherwise protect them from...
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper...
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Heating Gasoline in a Microwave
As unbelievable as it sounds, some program I saw on tv, showed a guy put a gasoline can in a microwave, and turn the MW on. About a minute later the house exploded. The good part is that it shows the...
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