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Plastic repair-Pet Safe
I have a watering bowl that has a plastic container that sits on top and fills the bowl as the level in the bowl goes down when pets drink. The plastic container has a small hole in the "top" (when...
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New Dimmer
Today's newspaper had an ad for light dimmers that claim to work with all types of lamps. Here's a piece from their web site. Dimming saves energy while setting the right light level to improve mood...
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OT Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four
Pretty cool video. I'll have to check out more episodes of that program. Very well done and he makes it interesting.
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How do I Unthaw yard hydrant underground?
I have a yard hydrant in my barn. It had heat tape on it, and the top part above the ground was not frozen (I took off the head and put a wire down). Its frozen under the ground. I know it's not to...
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OT Cold Weather Here In The U.S., Ha!
If we Americans think it gets cold in The States, look at what our Russian cousins put up with. :-) could be Russia or our Plains, not sure but it's bad....
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Marathon Asphalt Crack Sealing
Marathon Equipment FZE is representing Canadian company Marathon Equipment Inc. which is an owned and operated manufacturer of wide variety of asphalt and concrete construction & maintenance equipment...
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Running gas line to HW heater
I posted a few days ago on relocating my HW heater to make more living space in my basement. I purchased a Kenmore (AO Smith) HW heater on Friday and today I started piping the gas. It was a lot...
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Running gas line to new HW heater (pics)
I posted a few days ago on relocating my HW heater to make more living space in my basement. I purchased a Kenmore (AO Smith) HW heater on Friday and today I started piping the gas. It was a lot...
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Cold caulk
After I read about it here, I bought a tube of 3M Fire Barrier Sealant, but when I got home and read more I decided it wasn't what I want. I put it in the car to take it back and didn't think about...
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Q For An Electrician
Sometimes I work on equipment with 3-phase (delta). If you mix up the wires...how do YOU figure out which wire goes where? Thanks.
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quick connect porcelain tiles
click together porcelain tiles...any opinions? consider for the bathroom 金碧滙彩娱乐场成立于1999年,经过17年的拼搏与努力,现已成为国内最大的基于单品供应...
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OT: any good routers on the market?
currently using a Netgear WNR3500 v2 and I think it's starting to die. this is the second Netgear I've had; the previous one bricked itself after about 2 years. This one is less than a year old and...
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Electrical 60 double pole
When it says 60 double pole does that mean 60 amp each let or is it 30 amp each leg? Thanks in advance Chris
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Dimmer Switch
------------------------------------- I am an amateur at repairs. I bought a new faceplate for an electrical outlet that has 2 regular light switches and 1 dimmer switch. It is the old fashion...
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Making a driveway in clay soil
Generally speaking, where there is very heavy clay soil, how many inches of 4" ballast then how many inches of clean or modified crusher run?
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