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Battery Charger (Which lead is the POS)?
I have a battery charger I bought at an auction. It works (lights an auto headlight), but it came without the battery clamps. I bought some clamps, but cant identify which wire is the POS and the NEG....
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Vinyl Siding
Hello Experts! I recently purchased a house and know it will need a new paint job within the coming year. I would rather install vinyl siding and be done with it. I will not be doing the job myself,...
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Amish man willing to install electricity In his home
It's pretty clear that they don't think cars are per se evil, because they don't object, I'm told by someone who should know, to their 16 to 18 year old children** having cars. Sometimes they park...
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Motion Detector troubleshooting tip
Like many of you, I use X-10 and HF motion detectors outdoors because they're cheap, mostly waterproof, run a long time on a set of batteries and have fairly decent range and they work. I find them...
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How Good Are Roombas For Fine Dust and Bugs?
Hi, We get a nice layer of fine dust and bugs on our floors daily. How good are Roombas (or equivalents) at picking that up? Thanks, Gary
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Gotta get them squirrels
A family of gray squirrels have taken up residence in my attic. I had been hearing them for a week or two, but I figured they were on the roof, because I didn't think there was any place in the attic...
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Air in Sealed Central Heating System
If it's a steam system, ignore this. Never had steam radiators. I've had a couple hot water systems. You don't say if the system was recently emptied, then refilled If so, when refilling the radiators...
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OT physical questions about the sinking Italian ship
OT Does anyone know a) what the water temp was where the ship sank in Italy? How long can one last at that temperature? b) how far it really was from the ship to land? Because of telephoto lenses,...
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OT Thought this might amuse...
Looks like a standard Mark I 'possum to me...
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12 years ago
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Actuary work
On Jeopardy tonight, one of the 3 contestatnts was an actuary but not for people. He worked for a "home improvement" company, and with statistics, he predicted how long your refrigerator would last....
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water softeners in the UK
My daughter lives in the London area, and is interested in a water softener. They have visited with a salesman from a company called Harvey water softeners. They live in a typical masonette, so it...
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First 100w bulbs, now the internet
Is there anything our legislators cannot do? Big portions of the internet will go dark Wednesday. "Controversial anti-piracy legislation, already on life support in the House, is now in serious doubt...
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Lights dim
LOL... Umm... troll much ? Some details about which circuits the heater fan is on versus the lights you notice dim... Same question about the power tools and the light... Long wire run back to panel ?...
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Drywall
What is the correct spacing for drywall screws for a wall and ceiling, what I've found so far is 16" wall and 12" ceiling, I can't find chicago code on this and a dry Waller doing a few hundred sheets...
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Adjustments on large pre-WW2 Hot Water Finned Radiators
Title says it all - 1920s colonial with bulky radiators currently fed by modern Burnham V8 Boiler. General Description: On the radiators themselves there are two types of adjustments(at least they...
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