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Subzero vs. GE Monogram Freezers and refrigerators
Any opinion on which would last longer and do a better job? We looked at two homes: one had a freestanding Subzero freezer and beside it a separate Subzero refrigerator. The other had the same thing,...
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OT - Toy Money
All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. So, the bills got to be paid. The church tithes and offerings. The electric, rent, etc. But, that gets boring in a hurry. How much to spend on fun? Does...
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Frigidaire refrigerator is not blowing colder air. Please help.
It has been pretty hot in our house because we have some HVAC issues. Anyway the freezer side seems to be working but there is no air coming from the vent in the refrigerator side. The model number is...
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Ionic breeze
Okay, let me get braced here. Okay, let her rip. What do you think of them. SWMBO bought $1,000 worth of them, and I need a good argument when she tells me I don't need any more tools. Are they worth...
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cheap toilet hoses
The plastic nuts on certain flexible hoses used to supply water to toilet tanks are cracking at the base and leaving homes to flood.
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GE SpaceMaker washer w/MAGIC FILTER: Need advice on this filter
I just moved into a small apartment that has a GE Spacemaker clothes washer with tow "Magic filters" on inside of the stainless steel tub. I pulled these tow plastic housing out and they were both...
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Focusing the HEPA filter discussion
Hi, May I start a new thread on this top. The other thread I started provided me with a lot of useful information, but has also gotten off track a little bit. Forget HEPA - here's the problem. I have...
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Technique for dry fitting PVC pipe?
In previous projects I really haven't had the need to dry assemble a bunch of fittings to get the alignment right and make sure it would all work before gluing. In the case of some recent work with 2"...
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Do they make a tool to clean up threads on a garden hose?
Both ends of my garden hoses are kind of beaten up but the brass is still thick and strong. Do they make a relatively inexpensive (as compared to the hose) tool to clean up those threads? The problem...
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Anybody with ATT Cell
Im in a dead zone and I just got ATT Micro Cell, a home cell signal booster. Before I had to go to a window to talk, get dropped at any time and have no basement reception, and sometimes in some rooms...
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Room above driveway is warmer
I have 4 rooms all upstairs. Below 3 are all indoors like living room, etc. They're cool. One is above outdoor driveway. It's noticeably warmer. I can't think of any explanation. One day I used a...
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New Fridge - setting up monitoring
Just got a new fridge, and I thought I would try monitoring operating parameters with my home automation system. I 've got sensors for kWhs used, ambient room temperature, freezer and refrigerator...
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HEPA Air return filters
Hi, I want to put a HEPA filter in my A/C Air Return Grille. I check local big box stores and didn't find anything. Strike-out at local A/C suppliers such as Michael. I did a google search "HEPA Air...
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Can't wash bricks in a front-loader
I'm glad that question is now settled. Video
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Large wasp nest
You think you've got problems. "[UK] Britain's biggest wasp nest has been discovered in a pub in Southampton... measuring a staggering 6ft by 5ft and containing half a million insects.
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