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metal yard shed recommendations?
As some of you may have heard, SW MI had a little storm a couple of weeks ago. My back yard is a lot sunnier now, with 4 big trees down, and another that will probably have to come down. Anyway, a...
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Swimming Pool Phosphate Remover Cost Comparison
Does that mean if you kept the chlorine at lower levels than normal you wound up with noticeable water problems? Not that I disagree with you, just curious. I'm skeptical about the science behind it....
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brighter 3-way CFL?
I remember having a thread on these maybe a year or so ago and I thought someone had posted a link to a product that was brighter than the GE "150W equivalent" one, but now I can't find it (either the...
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Why use a level when building something?
I dont understand the point in using a level when someone is building something. That level may show that the floor, wall, or roof is completely level right now, but in an hour or day from now, it...
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Siding sitting on ground - help!
I recently bought a somewhat older home. The exterior of the house is aluminum siding and brick. On 2 sides of the house, the siding is touching the dirt, which I know is a no-no. I've already pulled...
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gfi outlets in galley kitchen
I am getting to the end of a kitchen reno. This is a galley style kitchen. On one side of the kitchen is the sink, where I will put GFI outlets. On the opposite wall there is just cabinets with...
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12 years ago
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Concrete tamper
I bought a two handed concrete tamper at a yard sale yesterday, probably spending too much for it ............ $10. But I needed one. On the bottom screen, it's reasonably clean, but has some residual...
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What is journaling, if anything???
I posted to an English ng, but their answer was writing in a journal. Now I think I'm thinking about some machining process, journaling??? Related to bearings??? What am I thinking of?
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Molding
How do I attach 1/4-round oak molding to drywall panels? What kind of nails do I need and how long should they be? Do I pre-drill holes in the molding? (I don't own a nail-gun).
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Help with setting psi for pressure tank
I have been in my house for about 7 months now. We have been having a steady flow of problems over the past 3 months. The system runs as followed: Well with submersible well head pump with a pressure...
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12 years ago
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Basement too cold. Insulating ductwork?
I'm getting ready to install a drop ceiling down in my walkout basement. I should say this will really only be the half of the basement that has finished walls and is set up to be my Home Theater...
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Hard Wired Dishwasher Help
We recently moved into our first home, which had a dishwasher still hooked up. We tried it out and unfortunately the dishwasher did not work; I knew that it was receiving power, however, because I...
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Siphon a truck tank?
My 89 F150 will no longer draw gas from the main tank. Not a biggee as the truck is my beat to crap 'wooding' rig and hasn't been more than 30 miles fromthe house in over 20 years. I want to recover...
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repairing Electrolux Hi-Tech 2100 vacuum cleaner power switch assembly
The power switch of my Electrolux Hi-Tech 2100 vacuum cleaner had been kind of sticky for a long time. It didn't have a smooth positive action. Somebody else was using the vacuum and was less than...
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Oscillating tools - loud and not that great?
Maybe it's the tool I bought, but whenever I use my new oscillating tool I'm just not impressed with it. Cutting wood takes too long. Cutting metal (cuting nails) takes much too long versus a Dremel....
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