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Mighty Mule FM500 blew up green circuit board by reversing battery
What generally blows up when a Mighty Mule gate opener battery is hooked up in reverse by accident? I blew up something on the green Mighty Mule FM500 GTO gate opener circuit board. Now I have a...
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Nice little online fuel cost comparison calculator
>> This is sort of a useless chart. What you really want to know is something like: How does the cost of 1000 BTUs compare for coal vs wood pellets? The cost per ton and an efficiency number is...
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Gas Heaters in Bedrooms
What kind of gas heater can be installed in a bedroom? I'm pretty sure that an unvented one cannot. Since some bedrooms have gas fireplace logs, there have to be some style of heater than will be...
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Major Score
My dad passed away in 1998. He loved power tools. Today I was going through the attic and found an almost new Craftsman 315.276040 3 HP Electronic Plunge Router. It was purchased new in 1992 for...
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rigid foam board in Portland, Or
I need to buy some foam board (say 1"x4'x8') that is fire rated (flame spread 25) that I can attach to an interior crawlspace foundation wall and leave exposed. Where can I buy some in Portland Oregon...
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Leaky hot water heater flex fitting
I'll communicate this to the professional plumber that installed this about 6 months ago. I wonder how many callbacks he gets on these fittings? -- Paul
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oven temp sensor not working properly (I think)
We have a ~9 yr old Kenmore gas oven/range (runs on propane actually), and the oven temperature sensor appears to be flakey (the actual temperature in the oven is definitely flakey). The oven has a...
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Can a breaker partially fail?
I had a double 40-Amp breaker running a Range, and a Dryer. The dryer stopped heating (but kept tumbling), we replaced it, and the new dryer said "Voltage problem" I checked the plug/line, and I'm...
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Need help deciding which attic ladder to buy
As the subject states, here are 2 that I saw at the local home centers: Werner AL2210 300lb rating $195 at Lowes. AA229GS 350lb rating $159 at Home Depot. only difference I can tell is the Louisville...
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Sticky Tiles
Friend had a neighbor handyman lay ceramic tiles (not shiny) in family room. He then put silicone on and mineral oil(??) Tiles are now sticky. What to do?? TIA Lou
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Circuit Decoding?
I'm trying to determine which circuits are controlled by which circuit breakers on a sub-division home built in Southern California in 1980. I want to minimize the process of shutting off one circuit...
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How to remove a Symmons shower faucet TA-25B shower faucet volume control spindle
Does anyone have removal instructions for a Symmons TA-25B shower faucet volume control spindle?
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Does a House's LEVEL Change, Day to Day?
I'm getting ready to set some ceramic tiles on my kitchen wall for a backsplash. A few days ago I screwed a couple of very straight 5' steel bars end to end horizontally along the wall studs, to serve...
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what's it called?
The track for sliding glass doors, like the locking doors on the back of a jewelry store display case. I am looking for a double track, one that will allow two panes of plexiglass to slide past each...
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Load Snow Blower into SUV
Any suggestions on a ramp solution to load a snow blower into an SUV? At 170 pounds I'm just not up to picking it up, hahahaha. I've verified it will fit with the handle collapsed and the blower chute...
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