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Hot Roof
>The second link was inneresting, an inneresting take on the shingle issue. I think there are quite a variety of spray-type foams used. Ultimately, the issue is circulating air. Trapped air, otoh, is...
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Kitchen flooring
What type of flooring do you have in your kitchen & or dining room? What are the pro's & con's about it? Trying to decide on flooring. Have one rather large Rottie, and no little kids around (no, he...
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Hardwood floor -- cost effective alternatives to poly?
If I put down standard poly is there a non-toxic oil that could be used to hide scratches? Or is there a non-toxic oil I could use on the whole floor as an alternative to poly? I had a small section...
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Do you put bones & meat into a compost pile ... or not?
I'm inclined to put anythign that doesn't go into the recycle bin into the compost heap. But I'm curious if animal bones (chicken, beef, etc.) and meat on the bones would be a good idea or not. On the...
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Testing dollhouse circuits and bulbs
My multimeter arrived today. I cannot get to the wiring underneath the dollhouse because there is paint and glue drying. ;-) I tried to get a voltage reading at the light sockets inside the doll...
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Generator noise examples
Excellent Honda comparison, with lotsa numbers husky better husky vid muffler don't help much here this muffler helped Aurora diesel, pretty quiet. generator in a box.... big diff! Harbor Freight --...
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Odd X-10 Problem
One of the wall sockets in my house has suddenly become unresponsive to X-10 commands. I have switched appliance modules and no difference. The wall socket is still active and appears normal except...
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Generators, nat gas: Noise?
They are as loud as any typical small air cooled engine. If you want quiet you have to move up to a commercial grade liquid cooled model. Most noise from a small air cooled engine is from other than...
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Bootleg 100W Incandescent Bulbs ALREADY on Ebay
*** BOOTLEGGING IT *** They're starting out early on Ebay with the 100W Incandescent Light Bulbs. One seller has 4 pack for $3.50 plus $5.50 s+h Item number: 150718831241 there's the seller who has a...
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THIS is the plumber I should have hired....
for that dastardly (PhD level plumbing) pedestal sink....
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12 years ago
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Low-Speed Forklift Chase Ends In Arrest - OAKLAND CA - Sell forklift for scrap?
"Home Guy" wrote yet another OT post about crime in America: > For a guy who's always lecturing people to trim their posts and other netnanny crap, why on earth can't you put OT in the subject line to...
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OT Why doesn't the credit card company put your photograph on your card?
Anyone think having your photo on your card is a bad idea?
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IC Rated Lighting Fixtures and Insulation
IC rated is only for recessed fixtures that will be in contact with insulation. Insulation can make the can very hot. IC rated list the bulbs that can be safely used, and all of them I have seen have...
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Tappan Convection oven repair?
It came with the house so is around 25 years old, and a very good oven. Around 7 or 8 years ago the oven started failing and it was the igniter or thermocouple I think. It seems to be failing again,...
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Number of yearly decapitations from ceiling fans
Yesterday I went into a public restaurant and saw an out of control ceiling fan only a few feet from my head. To begin it was going way too fast. If this was not bad enough, it apparently had a blade...
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