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another shed project question
I have my shed almost finished.....I poured slab, then one row of concrete blocks, and then built shed....It rained quite a bit last night and I noticed some wetness at the mortar joint between slab...
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Touching up bathtub caulk
I just re-caulked a bath tub for the first time. In one spot, I took off a little too much caulk when smoothing the bead, and when the caulk dried, a harline gap formed between the caulk and the edge...
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Snowblower tires
My snowblower tires are too soft. I try pumping them up with my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level. Are they losing air around the rim? How can I get them to hold air? Thanks, Larry
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Gluing plastic drop cloths
I need to glue plastic drop cloths to a metal frame but the caulk I have tested wont adhere to the plastic. I tried as a test using new GE silicone caulk and latex caulk on black plastic bags but they...
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US: Chinese drywall not harmful
"[WASHINGTON] Federal product-safety regulators said Thursday that their sampling of Chinese drywall emits higher concentrations of sulfur gases and strontium than U.S.-made product, but found no...
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Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller
There no doubt that houses are getting "smarter" all the time. More and more new homes are coming with goodies like alarm systems, intelligent controls for HVAC, pools and sprinklers and even devices...
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Motor question
I have a 115v, 1 1/8 HP motor with a faceplate rating of 13 Amps. It actually draws 17 Amps (according to the Kill-A-Watt) with no load. Does the difference mean anything important? Thanks in advance...
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Save money
On reconditioned power tools from Amazon. example, the WeedEater SST25, regularly $69.00, can be had for the ridiculous price of $65.99 ! Seriously, though, most of the other stuff is worth a look....
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Dealing with the concrete backer board/drywall butt joint
Hi all: Pretty soon I'll start putting up the concrete backer board for a tub surround, with the rest of the bathroom covered with drywall. The backer boards' edges aren't tapered and as...
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Oven not lighting up, need help.
Hopfully someone here can shed some light on this. I have an Avanti 24" gas stove with electronic ignition. This oven, unlike most oven's I've seen, does not use a glow bar to ignite, but rather the...
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WATER/AIR HYDRONIC SYSTEM WITH HEAT-PUMP
I've been designing and working on this for over a year and have a home that facilitates experimentation fairly easy. The system design so far: 4 Ton RUUD Air Handler factory equipped with R-410A...
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Turn thermostat down or leave steady?
Please forgive me while I troll for a moment..... Is it energy saving to turn the thermostat down, when leaving the house? I mean, the furnace has to run to catch up when I get home. I have a way of...
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Getting rid of the neighbor cats
Any suggestions besides trapping and drowning or shooting the little pieces of sh*t that poop in my garden and pee in my carport? I'm considering getting one of the "havahart" electric fence jobs...
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Rust or combustion deposits?
What am I likely to find inside the oil furnace flue collector and heat transfer tubes, rust or the products of combustion? When I took off the metal box that connects my furnace to the flue, because...
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Truss support
I have a pole barn with pre-built trusses on 2 foot centers. I would like to put a loft at one end to increase my storage. Is it possible to reinforce the rafter so that I could remove parts of the...
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