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Gasoline in Home Heating Oil - Bad?
OK...this may sound weird, but I had a dream last night... A friend pulled up at my house with his pickup truck towing a tank of home heating oil. He said he needed some gas for his pickup. I went...
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Best wood for house exterior
What's the best wood for house outside exterior: trims, fascia, etc. assuming all wood will be painted by exterior grade paint?
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Need quick advice for fixing galvanized horizontal hot water pipe in crawlspace (first time)
I need basic direction for fixing a 3/4" steel galvanized hot-water pipe which developed a leak right in the middle of a 50' horizontal run (probably put there in the 1960s' in the crawl space). I saw...
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Gluing Plastic on Plastic
My car's air cleaner shroud is made of plastic and a piece broke off. It's a clean break and I should be able to glue it. It will get hot under the hood and the area adjacent to the break is a little...
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Sharp Microwave Touch pad not working
The Unit is a Sharp Carousel II Well there are 3 pads or keys across the top, express defrost, clock and minuit plus and they quit working. every so often they will work, seems more like maybe after I...
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Local Building Codes
By accident I learned that my municipality's building codes require that I obtain a building permit (with payment and inspection) for the following activities, even when they are performed by...
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Another Tool for the Trash Can
As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of a hoarder although in his later years he...
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Trailer roof coating recipe
I'm forwarding this for comment. Cement on the roof of a mobile home doesn't sound good to me.
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Venting for electric range
I have a Jenn-Air electric range with a grill option. Because of this, it has the downdraft vent in the middle on the cooktop. I want to move this stove to my basement and just use it's oven, when...
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Heatmor outdoor boiler
I'm trying to determine the pros and cons of having a wood boiler installed on my property. If you haven't heard of these, the boiler is built to circulate water around the firebox. The water gets...
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Electrical Outlet In Vanity - Code?
On an episode of Ask This Old House, they replaced a vanity that had a GFCI mounted in the side of it. It was the only outlet in the bathroom and the homeowner didn't want to lose it. After installing...
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TSP
The posters here have convinced me that TSP is something I need to use. The searches I have done point me to TSP substitutes, even though the products have "TSP" in large letters on the bottle. Where...
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Staining interior door, Should the hardware be removed or just leave it on ?
I am staining a new interior door, should I remove the hinges so I don't have to work around them. Or just leave them on ? Thanks
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Harbor Freight Coupons
I may make my first trip to Harbor Freight's local store today. There are lots of discussions here about coupons. Are there any that I should be aware of before I head that way?
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Parts for Porter Cable Tools
A small belt on my Porter Cable Model 333 Series 2 random orbital sander broke. The part number is 903373. The typical cost is about $2, but every source I have checked wants $9 or more for shipping....
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