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Temp sensor in range oven
My 4 yr old Kenmmore Gas range started acting weird yesterday. Set it and it would come up to temperature-- but wouldn't maintain the temp-- it essentially just went off, though the indicator light...
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It's a Merry Christmas, remodel is at 95%
For any of you who doubt what I do when not writing in the newsgroup: Kitchen remodel is 95% done. Had family and guests last night, and it was wonderful. Coming back this morning for omelets after...
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Bathroom fan question
We just did a complete gut renovation of our bathroom and we installed a fan/light combo unit in the ceiling...The bathroom didn't have one before..The plastic duct goes up thru a foot of insulation...
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OT- cheap entry-level 32" LCD with more than 2 sets of input jacks?
Subject says it all, almost. My 85YO half-blind father wants to upgrade his bedroom TV, which he uses several hours per day. But it need to have inputs for his old composite-feed VCR, DVD, and Dish...
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Christmas light hardware/software
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do...
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Warning Crystal Radio
the piece of scum is trying to get you download a virus scan that is actually virus laden. Even just cliking on the link sets in motion
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Happy Christmas Folks!
Wow.. I used to live in Styvesant Hills sub-division in Hockessin. There was Casapula's subs and steak right down the road, is it still there and mm mm, Tasty?? I miss Tastykakes too, can't get them...
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Meet the ShotLock
It's a gizmo for securing a shotgun that opens with the right touch on the keypad. Home page the page DOESN'T illustrate is the apparatus can be mounted on the wall behind your front door or in a...
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8th largest army in world deploys...
... kills as many targets as they can find while experiencing no casualties! "The state of Wisconsin has ... over 600,000 hunters. Allow me to restate that number. Over the last two months, the eighth...
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Faulty Info ( from another NG)
would've been interesting and educational video if he hadn't got the part about the effusion of the stator being mycardically transposed into a hydroflexible valvulator wrong. Merry Christmas to all!...
 
oil vs. grease
Every year on Christmas Eve, I like to read about the differences between oil and grease. Maybe in order to lubricate my chimney. This article seems exceptional in its thoroughness and even-...
 
Read this advice before re-roofing and rain gutter installation.
If you=92re going to install or replace rain gutters or going to re- roof I strongly recommend using gutter hangers that have a strap. Try to avoid using the other types of hangers as much as...
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adding an audio jack to an electrical box
Hi, I have a two gang box. I would like to replace it with a three gang box where the third slot is occupied by an audio jack (the idea being that audio out on my computer goes to the jack and the...
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problem replacing ceiling fan/light with light fixture
I'm trying to replace a ceiling fan/light fixture with just a light fixture. There are separate wall switches for the light and fan (both are also three-way). I didn't notice how the old fixture was...
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Share our blessings
This is to wish all the good people on this NG Happy Holidays and a New Year of peace, health and prosperity. At this holiday seasons, let us share our blessings with poor Bradley Manning, who is...
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