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opens with light switch
i have 2 1/2 hp door openers and one has started opening when the garge light is turned on and the other has lost all contacts with the remotes any thoughts ------------------------------------- Jim...
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Toilet Question: I have a Toto Clayton GMAX- looking at the Toto Double Cyclone 1.2, anyone have a double cylcone
I have a clayton gmax 1.6- looking at the toto double cyclone 1.2- vespin 2 or drake2... Has anyone used the 1.2 double cyclones?? any info would be great
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Rheem HVAC Condenser Coils Cleaning Guide With Pictures
Since the weather is mild right now during the Florida "winter", I took the time to clean our outside A/C condenser unit and snapped some pictures of the process. It took about an hour to finish and...
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Installing HW heater without heat trap nipples
I posted a few days ago to ask about ideas on reloacting my HW heater. I just noticed a possible issue with clearance of the heat trap nipple on the hot side. My 6" furnace duct runs close to where...
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Accessories for DeWalt Cases
I was wondering if anyone knows if you can buy just the inserts for the DeWalt cases. I'm talking about the hard rubber dividers or holders with the dovetails that lock into the sides of the cases....
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Energy Star program gone?
"Moving aggressively to make good on election promises to slash the federal budget, the House GOP today unveiled an eye-popping plan to eliminate $2.5 trillion in spending over the next 10 years......
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Compact Fluorescent Lamps Burn Out Faster Than Expected, Limiting Energy Savings in California's Efficiency Program
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Toilet troubles
There is a toilet which doesn't flush solid waste fully. It just swirls in the bowl without much going down the drain. (Thge same thing happens if there is no solid waste in the bowl-the water swirls...
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One problem replaced by another. OIl furnace burns, stops after 9 seconds
So everything was fine, and now my oil furnace starts, runs for about 9 seconds with a good yellow flame, and stops. In a while I can press reset and then the same thing happens. 9 seconds is not...
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Gas-powered wheel barrow
At $1,300, I'll wait for a used one on Craigslist. Still...
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Temporary/easy-to-put-up wall?
Greetings: We have a finished basement with pine floors, one fairly small bedroom down there and a main room. There's a laundry room down there too, as well as a two piece bathroom (sink/toilet)....
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Router and Table
I am looking at the following router and table, any comments on it? other alternative is a Harbor Freight router/shaper the 2 my thought is Sears, but I can add the extended warranty on HF for about...
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GOOD comic for the group
Based on personal experience, and numerous discussions here on AHR, I think y'all will appreciate this one: http://comics.com/arlo&janis/2011-01-19/ Welcome to GoComics.com, the world's largest comic...
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Garage Door Opener defunct
My old garage door opener seems to have bit the dust today. It's a Sears 1/3 HP model 139.663900, serial number E-154271, circa mid- to late '80s. When I tried to open the door this morning, it...
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50 year old house.. Wood doors need to be repained. need to remove paint,, advice on sanding etc
Hi I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it...
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