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Gas Boilers and Gas Bottles in Spain

We have a floor mounted oil boiler in an outside well ventilated store in Spain (1.1m x 1.1m with 1 wall fully louvred)...
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posted by Alan
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by Alan

Laser Level Charger

I have a very good Laser Level, although I feel the charger is faulty. I have replaced the Ni-Cad batteries also. Here...
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posted by jloomis
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by jloomis

Two 15 amp breakers Vs 15 amp double pole

Question: I have a well pump conected to one of those breaker that have 2 15 amp on the outside and 2 15 amp in the cen...
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posted by Oz
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by Oz

clutch clipping

On JD 5103 should the PTO clutch operating rod be adjusted to be longer or shorter if the internal PTO clutch is slippin...
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posted by gno52
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by gno52

Mohawk Ironworkers

Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair. OT for a.h.r. I read a number of news sites on the web, one of whi...
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posted by willshak
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by willshak

Bowed Ceiling Drywall

A friend recently bought a house and the unfinished (not taped and mudded) drywall is bowed down between the trusses ac...
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posted by creative1986
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by creative1986

Do people still use nails?

I've heard that builders are starting to use glue exclusively instead of nails. I guess its a cost savings. The builder...
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posted by Bob Twain
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Bob Twain

Formerly flooded house

I am buying a house in NJ which has an outdoor heating and cooling unit I g uess its like a heat pump and I think it wa...
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posted by tmurpha1hi
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by tmurpha1hi

Tile layout tool for iPhone

I was just playing with an app called TilePro for the iPhone. It's just a simple app that gives you a starting point fo...
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posted by Nailbiter
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Nailbiter

Safe Walking on Acid Washed Concrete

I am having a vendor acid wash some large rectangular concrete stepping stones. They look great, but when it rains they...
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posted by persistentone
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by persistentone

Pressure treated deck

I am in the process of designing a deck for my house in the spring. It will be a somewhat complicated design, aka expen...
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posted by kbremner4
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by kbremner4

one cool build you gotta see

http://izismile.com/2013/01/08/homemade_multicoloured_igloo_16_pics.html
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posted by noreply
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by noreply

One man's answer to stonehenge - KISS it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7q20VzwVs This man demonstrates one possible way how stonehenge could have been built....
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posted by noreply
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by noreply