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Refrigerator question
Last August I replaced my failing refrigerator with a new Kenmore. All the many years I had the old refrigerator the freezer temp was a bit below 0, until its last few weeks. The new Kenmore was also,...
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Old Shop Tools
My father left me several tools (Craftsman drill press, Craftsman radial arm saw, Rockwell 14 band saw, unknown brand shaper) that are 50 years old or older. I don't have a shop, room for a shop, or...
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leaking dishwasher different cause
Anyone else encounter this? I see water leaking from bottom of dishwasher door. After some searching I find the cause. The dishwasher has a steam vent near the top of the door. When I pry off the...
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12 years ago
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i broke the ceiling!!
You are not the first to do this and your damage is minor. Some years ago, my wife's uncle went through his ceiling until he caught himself at about waist deep. I know of a half dozen others similar...
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12 years ago
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Christmas morning with hot water heater
Looks like my electric hot water heater has sprung a leak near the bottom next to the threaded hole for the drain. If I drained the thing and unscrewed the drain pipe I could probably reach in and...
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12 years ago
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Soft Toilet Seats
We prefer soft toilet seats. The ones we bought in the past are cheap and don't last long. Can someone recommend a good brand or model? Here's one at Amazon that seems to be an upgrade in that it has...
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12 years ago
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water inside the window + humidifier
i have 2 old windows upstair in my 1.5 house. they both old and i see now water inside them (please see is like when you put a glass of cold water outside in a humid day in the summer. how can I fix...
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12 years ago
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Federal Pacific Electric Stabloc
Today I discovered that a friend (who I value) lives in a trailer, with a Federal Pacific Electric Stabloc breaker panel. Who can spot why this might be a concern? What is the reccomended course of...
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12 years ago
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OT, Americans Are Such Horrible People
For all my Leftists friends from other countries, you were right. Americans are horrible. Christmas! TDD TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL
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12 years ago
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Merry Christmas to all (with animation pic).
This is a really great Christmas animation. Christmas to everyone on http://www.horizonflightcenter.com/AnimatedChristmasHouseLights.gif
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unclearable toilet (toilet auger, hot water, time) (I gorged on peanut butter!)
Man, I've never had a stoppage like this before. First, this is the one toilet in the house that has a big exit hole, pipe, etc. If it got blocked (before now,, that is), a home-depot orange...
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12 years ago
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Drain connection to sewer for condensate drain?
Anyone with experience in typical plumbing codes have advice on this? I need to route the condensate drain on a high efficiency furnace/AC to an appropriate drain. It appears that going outside is not...
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12 years ago
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Does having multiple RJ45 jacks degrade the Internet signal a lot?
This is my first time installing cat5 cable in my house and I am unsure how to connect to RJ45 jacks that I need to put in the wall. I've installed a WISP antenna 75 feet from the house & will be...
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12 years ago
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Removing stickers from the floor
When my brother removes stickers from tomatoes, apples or other food items, he drops them on the floor where they stick. These stickers are VERY difficult to remove. Our floor is a sheet goods floor...
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12 years ago
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Plumbing question
Just when I thought our dream bathroom was looking so good I noticed a problem with the height of the shower head. The shower head is 3 inches shorter than it is supposed to be. The contractor...
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12 years ago
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