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Covering Sewage w/lime
Hello, Is there any difference between that huge, 50-lb bag of white, lime powder, and the Nutralime pellets of limestone that comes in a smallish 40lb bag for sprinkling on sewage spill?
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Drilling hole in Quartz Countertop
What is the best drill bit to use to drill a 1/2" hole in a quartz countertop? It might need to drill throug the sink (iron) as well. thanks.
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Delivered unsafe item damaged me
You did something stupid and you want someone else to pay for your stupidity. Doesn't anyone take responsibility for their actions? Good grief.
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Garage Door Maintenance Questions
My garage door isn't as smooth and quiet as it used to be. Not that it was that quiet in the first place. It uses the chain mechnism, instead of one of those bolt setup. But now, I often find it to...
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Looking for GU-10+C bulb
This summer, I got a Portfolio model 16032 light fixture that has four halogen bulbs. One of them just gave out, so I went to replace it. The bulb is 50W GU-10+C, but the replacement GU10 bulb I got...
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Shower water temp problem
Greetings. I can't seem to find an answer to this problem. In the shower, regulating the temperature is an issue. Turn on the hot water, fine. Turn on the cold to balance the temperature, and the...
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Power failure
I have a 5000 watt gas generator. I would like your opinion as to if it is safe during a power failure to turn off my main breakers and plug the generator into any house outlet to backfeed the power...
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Loud Fan on the 2008 RUDD 90RS furnace fan
Does the fan on this unit have a fan speed option? I think my fan is too loud and I wonder if it is because of the fan speed?
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Trim work question
I have what is probably the dumbest question on the planet, but believe it or not, I cannot find an answer to it - maybe because it is so dumb. I am totally renovating a bathroom and tiling all of the...
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Cross Country Moving?
This isn't really a home repair question (I did post the same question to and misc.legal. moderated) but I thought someone here might be able to pass on some info. My friend is planning on moving from...
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house heat loss
We have this house -- basement is unfinished, and the above garage "bonus" room actually has the door from the house hallway (instead of the garage as shown). The door is kept closed and that above...
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Dishwasher tripping main breaker
50 amp breaker (on the panel outside the house with three breakers, not the box inside of house with all the 20 amp ones) sometimes trips when dishwasher is running.
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what is viable shelf life for latex paint ?
the paint specs if it makes a difference is ... Behr latex semi-gloss Behr latex satin Behr latex bright white gloss trim paint ace flat ceiling paint 1, 2 ... 5 ... 7 ? years :} tia robb
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Home Depot electric pressure washers?
Just wondering if anyone here has had any good or bad experiences with Home Depot's electric pressure washers?? I just bought the H1700 model (1700 psi) and am primarily going to use it to wash the...
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Two different ends of the gas elbow
Just replacing the kitchen gas hob for a new one. It comes with a right-angled pipe (an elbow), one end of which goes into the hob and one end into the copper supply pipe. The *threaded* part of one...
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