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Door Bell Problem
My front door bell button rang the chime, but did not light up. I purchased a new door bell button. I had it hooked up, it worked (rang and lit up). But, I forgot to put the decorative plate on it, so...
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EPA/CARB-mandated Blitz portable gasoline containers (additional gas can rant)
Q: If you know of a good source for the replacement CAP - please post! These three videos covered most of my rants: 1. How to fix a Blitz gas can: Midwest Can Company gas can modification: How to fix...
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Composition of old cloth covered wire
What was the composition of that old cloth covered electrical wire? Obviously some sort of cloth. What kind? Then what was added to it to make it firm? From what I've seen it appears that some...
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Bifold Door Pivot Issue
Hi All, The bottom door pivot is angled outwards to get the front of the door close to the trim at the bottom of the door when it's closed. Otherwise there will be a large gap between the front of the...
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What do you recommend for coating/selaing rocks on side of house?
On the outside of our Tuscan style home there is stonework that looks like 'wainscoating'. The stones are varied in color and only extend up around 3 feet or so with recessed mortaring. Being multiple...
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Keeping door latches from freezing
Have you ever found some sort of spray or grease that will keep stuff from freezing? We got rain yesterday, and a deep freeze right afterwards. Last night both push button door handles on my F-150...
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DIY extension
hello all, would like some advice as im attempting to do most of the building work on an extension to my house, the blockwork has been built up to joist height and ive started to fix a wallplate onto...
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toilet clogged by underwear (probably)
I've had plenty of clogged toilets in the past and have always been able to eventually push the clog through with a plunger (things usually soften up and dissolve in the water after a while). After we...
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Huge explosion in Indianapolis destroys 2 homes, damages dozens more
This one is really off the charts: aerial pictures are amazing. gas company says they can find nothing wrong, no reports of gas leaks. Only two people died. My theories: Accidental: 1) Nobody home...
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What about no-plumbing toilets
I have heard that there are toilets that do not require a drain pipe to the sewer or septic, and dont need water to flush them. I'm looking for something like that for a cabin which is only used a...
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Carbon Monoxide Detector and Humidifier?
My sister has a stand alone humidifier located against a wall a few inches away from where a carbon monoxide detector is plugged into a wall outlet. An electrician doing some work in her home told he...
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Gas Cans
I can't believe the prices for gas-cans on Ebay most of 5-gallon cans are up to$50.00 plus shipping a piece of plastic to cost that much
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Past Wiring Codes
In my early 1950s house, I decided to upgrade the bathroom outlet fixture to a GFCI, 20-amp circuit. When removing the old, metal outlet box, I found that the ground wire to the outlet was connected...
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Magical Border
It seems that the Southern border of the United States is magical. Anytime = anyone who wasn=92t born in the United States crosses it suddenly turns int= o a contractor.
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My new cabinets
Hi, I'm not sure what my purpose is for posting the pictures of my new cabinets constructed by a local carpenter. Perhaps the experts here would be able to give me some words of wisdom or consolation....
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