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Junction Box Trouble
When I took out the walls of the bathroom I am working on, I found a junction box with five wires running to it. Here is a picture. power to the junction box is routed from the switch that runs the...
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Bathroom Remodel
I just finished removing all the drywall, the sink and toilet from this small upstairs bathroom. I am trying to decide whether to replace or repair/refinish the old cast iron bathtub that is already...
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Fluor. And Starting Problem
Hello, Put ujp a light in my shop about 2 years ago. Two bulb Fluor. fixture from HD. Wasn't all that expensive, but not the cheapest either, if I remember right. Anyway, from the get-go, it would...
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The crazy things you see a Home Depot
I was in the electrical dept the other day having some wire cut. A lady pushing a cart comes along to ask the guy, who from all indications didn't know much, which wire is the right one to use to hook...
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Carrier/Bryant heat exchanger class action
I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck getting service under this class action settlement. I have a 350MAV060120 AAKA furnace which started giving problems in early spring. It came with a lifetime...
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Advice needed: Oil filter needed for oil furnace?
I'm about to get a final price for a new oil furnace. Need I make sure that they will install an oil filter in the line from the in-the-basement oil tank? For the last 31 years, since the house was...
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Artemide Tolomeo
The new contemporary and modern designed suspension lights as those from Artemide Tolomeo are creating waves in the market giving a romantic touch to the room through their illumination. These lights...
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finish on red oak threshold
I bought a piece of 6/4 red oak that I'll use for a threshold. I'm matching to wood that has recently been treated with Thompson's water seal. Do I go with Thompson's on the threshold, or do you want...
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I'll Tell You A Little Secret About Belt-Stickem
Guys, you know the stuff. It comes in a tube or an aerosol can, and is applied to the underside of fan belts to keep them from slipping. Real sticky stuff, for sure. Well, I discovered two NEW uses...
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Gas Fireplace Repair
With the heating season approaching it is time to start thinking about Firing up our gas fireplaces. I am a National Fireplace Institute Certified Gas Specialist, I have a repair company in Denver Co....
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Sizes of PT Timbers ?
I know that they make 6 x 6 pressure treated timbers, like you normally see at the big box stores. Does anyone know if they make 8 x 8 , or 6 x 8 of the same pt timbers ?? Thanks !! james
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Roofing and shingle options for hail country
Big hail storm through last month here in Minnesota and we'll be replacing the roof. Current is basic builder-quality asphalt shingles and the roof line isn't too complex. I'm wondering what we should...
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Carpet Tile in bathroom
Yes, I know; you're not supposed to use c.t. in bathroom. But my old white vinyl tile is so beat up, and I can't afford to redo the whole floor, that I thought I'd take a desperate leap and install...
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First Alert FA-210 panel keeps beeping
Hi, I have a 10 year old First Alert FA-210 panel which shows LO BAT off and on, but there is no zone number info. Sometimes the panel will keep beeping until I press any key on the keypad to turn the...
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My sewer got clogged while I was on vacation.
On various occasions over the past 30 years, I have had partial blockages in my sewer pipe which have caused the basement toilet to gurgle and bubble when the 2nd floor toilet is flushed. I snaked it...
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